• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.36 no.6
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• pp.619-624
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• 2012

In this study, we demonstrated the operation of an electroosmotic pump with cylindrical porous glass frits and evaluated its long-term operation. The performance of this electroosmotic pump was characterized in terms of maximum flow rate, current, and pressure using deionized water and 1 mM borate buffer. The maximum flow rate, current, and pressure linearly increase with voltage. The maximum flow rate is normalized by the pumping area and voltage for comparison of the performance between the electroosmotic pumps with cylindrical and planar frits. The normalized maximum flow rate of the cylindrical-type pump is higher than that of the planar-type pump because of their different geometries. The cylindrical-type electroosmotic pump has five times better performance than the planartype electroosmotic pump for a given pump package volume. It can operate stably for over 3 hours.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.379-383
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• 2011

Electro-osmotic pumps were fabricated by using two types of porous glass frits. The performance of these pumps was characterized in terms of maximum flow rate, current, and pressure using deionized water and 1 mM sodium tertraborate decahydrate buffer. Maximum flow rate and current when ROBU porous glass frits were used were higher than those when DURAN porous glass frits were used because of the high porosity of the ROBU glass frits. However, the maximum pressure when ROBU glass frits were used was similar to that when DURAN glass frits were used. The therrmodynamic efficiency of a pump with ROBU porous glass frits is approximately twice that of a pump with DURAN porous glass frits. Further, the maximum flow rate at maximum current in the case of ROBU porous glass frits is high. However, it is lower than the maximum pressure at maximum current in the case of DURAN porous glass frits. Further, in this study, we also verified the effectiveness of ROBU glass frits when high flow rate is required and of DURAN glass frits when a high pressure is required.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.36 no.7
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• pp.753-757
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• 2012

This paper presents the performance of a porous glass electroosmotic pump using an iodide/triiodide aqueous solution. The porous glass electroosmotic pump is characterized in terms of the flow rate and voltage. The flow rate and voltage increases linearly with current. A point where the voltage significantly increases is observed owing to an excess in redox capacity. The transition time monotonously decreases with current. The normalized flow rate (flow rate per membrane surface area) is used to compare previous results with results obtained in this study. The normalized flow rate of porous glass frits is three times higher than that of Nafion 117.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.04a
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• pp.51-52
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• 1996

무기막을 기체 분리 및 분리막 반응기에 적용하려면 특정 기체에 대한 선택도 뿐만 아니라 절대 투과 속도 또한 높아야 한다. 박막 담지 무기막은 다공성 지지체를 사용하여 그위 또는 그 기공 내에 선택적 투과성을 지니는 막을 합성한 형태로서, 되도록 얇은 선택적 투과막을 지지체에 제조함으로써 투과도를 향상시킬 수 있다. 고온에서 수소에 투과성이 있는 실리카막의 경우 기공의 크기기 4nm 정도인 다공성 유리를 지지체로 하여 화학증착법으로 제조하는 연구가 많이 수행되어 왔으며 400$\circ$ 이상의 온도에서 막을 통한 수소의 투과도는 0.1 cm$^3$[STP]/min-atm-cm$^2$ 수준이었다. 본 연구에서는 실리카 담지 무기막의 수소 투과성 향상을 위하여 기공의 크기가 다공성 유리보다 큰 다공성 알루미나를 지지체로 사용하였으며, 이 지지체의 기공 내부에 솔-젤 및 화학증착법에 의하여 실리카 막을 합성하고 고온에서의 기체 투과 특성을 살펴보았다.

• Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers B
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.105-111
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• 2010

Two types of electro-osmotic pumps were prepared: with anodized and DRIE porous silicon. The pump performance was characterized for both types in terms of flow rate and flow rate per current using organic solvents. Both types of electro-osmotic pumps showed a better performance compared to porous glass electro-osmotic pumps. The DRIE porous silicon electro-osmotic pump especially demonstrated an excellent flow rate and flow rate per current performance. The DRIE porous silicon electro-osmotic pump is expected to help in the development of electro-osmotic pumps and micropumps in general due to the recently widespread availability of DRIE processes.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1992.10a
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• pp.5-6
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• 1992

무기막은 고분자 계통의 유기막과는 달리 200$\circ$C 이상의 고온에서도 높은 기체 투과도와 구조적 안정성을 보인다. 따라서 무기막을 고온의 촉매 반응에 이용하면 생성물 중 일부를 선택적으로 분리시키므로써 열역학적으로 예측할 수 있는 값 이상의 높은 전환율을 얻을 수 있으며, 또한 반응물 중 일부를 막을 통해 주입하면 반응의 정도를 조절함으로써 원하는 생성물의 수율을 높일 수 있게 된다. 그러나, 현재 실험실에서 많이 연구되고 있는 다공성 유리 또는 다공성 알루미나와 같은 무기막들은 기체 투과도는 높은 반면에 기체 분리가 Knudsen diffusion에 의해 이루어지기 때문에 분리선택도가 낮은 단점이 있다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.21-32
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• 1992

Hydrogen-permselective silica membranes were synthesized within tim walls of porous Vycor tubes by chemical vapor depostion of $SiO_2$. Film deposition was carried out using $SiCl_4$ hydrolysis either in the oppm shag reactants or in the one-sided geometry. At temperatures above $600^{\circ}C$ the permeation rate of hydrogen thorough the silica films varied between 0.01 and $025cm^3(STP)/cm^2-min-atm$ depending on the reaction geometry and the $H_2 : N_2$ permeation ratio was about 1000. Permeation rates of both $H_2$ and $N_2$ increased with increasing temperature. The silica membranes produced by one-sided deposition have higher hydrogen permmeation rates than those produced by the opposing reactants geometry although the membranes formed in an opposing reactants geometry were relatively stable during the heat treatment or after exposure to ambient air. These membranes can be applied to high temperature gas separations or membrane reactors once the film deposition process is optimized to get high permeability as well as good stability.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1996.04a
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• pp.11-15
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• 1996

무기막은 고분자막에 비해 기계적, 열화학적 안정성이 매우 크기 때문에 다양한 분야에 응용이 가능하다. 따라서, 이러한 무기막의 장점을 이용한 분리 공정의 개발 및 분리 성능이 탁월한 새로운 형태의 무기막을 개발하려는 노력이 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 현재까지는 주로 액상분리, 농축 공정 등에 활용이 되어왔으나, 최근 들어서는 기체 분리 또는 반응 등의 분야에 이용하기 위한 다양한 형태의 막 제조와 이들을 이용한 공정개발에대한 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. 특히, 고분자막의 활용이 불가능한 200$\circ$C 이상의 고온조건에서 이루어지는 기체분리 또는 촉매반응 등의 분야에 무기막을 이용하려는 연구가 활발하다. 본 연구에서는 상압화학증착법을 이용하여 다공성 유리관 위에 타이타니아, 실리카, 알루미나 등의 복합박막을 제조하고, 제조변수가 분리막의 특성에 미치는 영향에 대해 살펴보았다.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.233-243
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• 2007

In this study, a separate. which is a microporous membrane based on poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVdF) was prepared by phase inversion method. Being prepared by dissolving the PVdF in the N,N'-dimethylformamide(DMF) with mechanical stirring, the homogenous casting solution was cast onto a clean glass plate. Pore size and porosity of the membranes were controlled by changing preparation condition. The highest porosity of the membrane was 78.6%. The mechanical property of the membrane was determined by using an universal testing machine(UTM). The morphology of the membrane was investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The cross-section of the membrane shows sponge-like small micro-pores.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.359-368
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• 2007

The copolymer membranes, poly(vinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP) were prepared by phase inversion method using as an additive with N,N-dimethylformamid as a solvent. The pores are generated during the solvent and non-solvent exchange process in the coagulation bath filled with non-solvent (distilled water). The highest porosity of the membrane was 60%. The surface and cross-section of the membranes was observed with a scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The mechanical property of the membrane was determined by using an universal testing machine (UTM). Tensile strength of measured membranes is presented the maximum 6.57 MPa at 30 wt% of PVdF-HFP.