• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.24 no.3
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• pp.254-260
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• 2013

• Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
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• v.50 no.11
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• pp.715-723
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• 2017

Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) in the water environment assemble fine, colloidal particles, such as clays, microorganisms and biomass, in large flocs, which are eventually subject to sedimentation and deposition and determine water/sediment quality and quantity. This study hence aimed to investigate the way that water and colloidal chemistry affects EPS-mediated flocculation of colloidal particles, using a jar-test experiment. Especially, ionic strength, divalent cation and humic substances concentrations were selected as experimental variables in the jar-test experiments, to elucidate their effects on EPS-mediated flocculation. A higher ionic strength increased flocculation capability, reducing electrostatic repulsion between EPS-attached colloidal particles and enhancing particle aggregation. 0.1 M NaCl ionic strength had higher flocculation capability, with 3 times larger floc size and 2.5 times lower suspended solid concentration, than 0.001 M NaCl. Divalent cations, such as $Ca^{2+}$, built divalent cationic bridges between colloidal particles and EPS (i.e., $colloid-Ca^{2+}-EPS$ or $EPS-Ca^{2+}-EPS$) and hence made colloidal particles to build into large, settelable flocs. A small $Ca^{2+}$ concentration enhanced flocculation capability, reducing suspended solid concentration 20 times lower than the initial dosed concentration. However, humic substances, adsorbed on colloidal particles, reduced flocculation, because they blocked EPS adsorption on colloidal particles and increased negative charges and electrostatic repulsion of colloidal particles. Suspended solid concentration in the tests with humic substances remained as high as the initial dosed concentration, indicating stabilization rather than flocculation. Findings about EPS-mediated flocculation in this research will be used for better understanding the fate and transport of colloidal particles in the water environment and for developing the best management practices for water/sediment quality.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 1999.05a
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• pp.454-458
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• 1999

절연재료의 성능 개선과 전력계통의 신뢰성을 확보하기 위해 고분자 재료가 많이 사용되고 있다. 고분자 절연재료는 절연저항 및 절연파괴 강도가 우수하며, 유전손실이 낮고 기계적 강도가 우수하며 대량생산 및 제조가 용이하고, 경량이며 유지비용이 절감되는 등의 장점이 있으나 연구의 역사가 짧고 운전 실적이 적어 불분명한 점이 많으며, 내열성 및 내트랙킹성이 비교적 약하며 표면에 오손이 축적되어 열화가 발생, 진행되거나 수분침투에 의한 파괴사고가 발생하는 단점이 있다. 따라서, 고분자 절연재료의 기본적인 화학적 구조 및 인공적 인 오손 환경을 만들어, 오손 환경의 농도 및 시간대별로 오손환경하에서 우수한 특성을 보이는 샘플을 이용하여 LDPE전체에 대한 실험을 진행했다. 또한 측정법으로서는 화학적인 구조 및 함량을 측정하기 위하여 FT-lR, DSC, TGA를 이용했고, 전기적인 측정으로서는 각각의 조건별로 전도도 및 부분방전특성을 평가하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.06a
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• pp.17-20
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• 2006

한국에너지기술연구원에서는 가정용 고분자연료전지 열병합 발전시스템을 위한 통합형 천연가스 연료처리 시스템을 개발해 왔다. 가정용 시스템으로서 필수적인 소형화와 고효율을 현실화하기 위해, 연료처리 시스템의 각 단위 공정 즉 수증기 개질, 수성가스 전이, 선택적 산화 공정 등을 이중 동 심관형 반응기에 통합하여 상호 열교환이 용이하도록 반응기를 설계하였다. 현재 시험 운전 중인 Prototype-I 연료 처리 시스템은 1kW급 고분자 연료전지 열병합 발전 시스템에 개질 가스를 공급하기 위해 설계되었으며, 기초 성능은 정격 부하 운전시 열효율 78% (HHV 기준), 메탄 전환율 91%이다. 개질 가스 내 일산화탄소 농도는 고분자 연료전지 전극의 피독을 피하기 위해 10ppm 이하로 유지되어야 하며, Prototype-I 연료 처리 시스템은 백금과 루테늄 촉매를 적용한 선택적 산화 반응기를 통해 개질 가스 내 일산화탄소 농도를 10ppm 이하로 제거하였다. 일반 가정에서는 고분자 연료전지 시스템의 부하 변동이 예상되기 때문에 연료 처리 시스템의 부하 변동 운전 특성도 살펴보았다 정격 부하에서 80%, 60%, 40%로 부하를 변동하며 운전하였고, 각 부하에서 안정한 메탄 전환율과 10ppm이하의 일산화탄소 농도를 보였다. 80%까지는 열효율이 77%로 큰 변화를 보이지 않았으며, 60%에서는 76%, 40%에서는 72%로 열효율이 감소하는 현상을 보였다 연료 처리 시스템의 일일 시동-정지 운전시 내구성을 테스트 중이다. 현재까지 50여회의 일일-시동 정지를 시도하였다 시동 후 약 세 시간가량의 정력 부하 운전을 실시한 후 부하 변동을 실시하였고, 총 운전 시간 8시간 정도 운전한 후 시스템을 정지하였다 메탄 전환율과 일산화 탄소 농도, 열효율을 모니터링 하고 있으며, 현재까지 초기 성능을 그대로 유지하고 있다. 앞으로 일일시동-정지 운전 시험을 지속하면서 초기 시동 특성 및 부하 변동에 따른 응답 특성 개선, 그리고 연료전지와의 연계 운전을 실시할 예정이다

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.60-65
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• 2011

In order to maximize the performance of polymer nano-composites, it is essential to understand an effect of a dispersion state on material properties as well as to achieve highly dispersed composites. In this work, a simple quantitative approach to evaluate the degree of dispersion was suggested for carbon nanotube (CNT) embedded polymer nano-composites. Through UV-visible spectroscopy analysis, the transmittance of nano-composites was measured at various dispersion states and it was found that the transmittance reduced as the dispersion state of CNT improved. Based on the results, an effective concentration factor for quantitative evaluation of dispersion state was introduced into the Beer-Lambert transmittance law. The proposed method and parameter to evaluate the degree of dispersion were verified by analyzing the transmittances at different dispersion states of CNT, concentrations of CNT and sample thicknesses.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.55-64
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• 1991

The ultrathin membranes of cellulose acetate and polyvinyl chloride were prepared by the method of watercasting. The spreading ability of polymer solutions on water doereased with increasing the surface tention and the viscosity of polymer solutions, and the temperature of water surface, respectively. The aggregation states of water-casting membranes were dense and dense with increasing the concentration of polymer solutions and the temperature of water surface. The surface structure of the air sides showed more dense than that of the water sides. In the case of the 3 wt% cellulose acetate/acetone system, the thickness of the membrane was about $0.1{\mu}.$.

• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.2 no.2
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• pp.45-55
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• 1990

분자량이 큰 고분자의 구조가 점탄성에 미치는 영향을 설명하기 위해 선형-선형 고 분자 블랜드에 적용되었던 equivalent primitive chain 모델을 블랜드의 긴 완화시간을 갖는 사슬이 엉킴이중용한 star 고분자를 포함하는 고농도 용액에 까지 확장한다. 긴 완화시간을 갖는 사슬의 완화현상에서 이 사슬의 국부에서 주의 사슬들의 제약이 해제되므로서 일어나 는 현상의 고려하여 분자량과 사슬구조는 다르나 화학적 성질은 같은 이성분계 고분자 블랜 드의 유변학적 거동을 설명한다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.43 no.1
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• pp.21-26
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• 2005

Experimental researches on the preparation of porous polymeric monoliths in supercritical carbon dioxide have been performed and the effects of monomer and polymerization parameters on the physical properties of the monolith prepared were examined. Polymerizations were carried out in the high pressure stainless steel reactor with sapphire window to show the phase change during the polymerization reaction, and continuous and dry porous monolithic polymer could be obtained. The specific surface area of monolithic polymer increased with monomer contents in reaction mixture and reaction pressure. The Rockwell hardness could be enhanced by the addition of co-monomer MMA in reaction mixtures.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.358-363
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• 2003

Dispersion polymerization of acrylamide was carried out in the media of ethyl alcohol/water mixtures using hydroxypropyl cellulose and ammonium persulfate as steric stabilizer and initiator, respectively. The effects of concentrations of initiator and steric stabilizer, amount of monomer, polymerization temperature, ethyl alcohol/water ratio, and purification of monomer and nitrogen purge on the particle size of the latices and molecular weight of the polymers were investigated. The average particle diameter increased with increasing concentration of initiator, water content in ethyl alcohol/water media, and polymerization temperature, but decreased with monomer and stabilizer concentrations. The viscosity average molecular weight increased with increasing concentrations of monomer, steric stabilizer, and water content in dispersion media, but decreased with initiator concentration and polymerization temperature. The PAM polymers prepared with the purified monomer and the nitrogen purging before the reaction showed the highest molecular weight. In this study, PAM latices of 0.5∼2.4 $\mu\textrm{m}$ with 20000∼335000 in M$\_$v/ were prepared and the resulting PAM latices were all dissolved in water instantly.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.629-637
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• 2000

Dispersion polymerization of acrylamide in the media of t-butyl alcoho1/$H_2O$ mixtures at 30~5$0^{\circ}C$ in the presence of hydroxypropyl cellulose and ammonium persulfate as steric stabilizer and initiator, respectively, was carried out. It was studied the effects of concentrations of initiator and steric stabilizer, amount of monomer, polymerization temperature, t-butyl alcohol/$H_2O$ ratio, concentration of crosslinker, purification of monomer and nitrogen purge on the particle size of the resulting acrylamide latices and molecular weight of the latex-poly(acrylamide). In this study, poly(acrylamide) latices of 0.1~0.5 ${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ with 470000~2080000 in (equation omitted) were prepared and the resulting PAM latices were all dissolved in water in stantly.