• Journal of Energy Engineering
• /
• v.1 no.1
• /
• pp.58-65
• /
• 1992

Pt loaded porous carbon Pt/C electrode was prepared by hot pressing process to enhance the electrode performance in PAFC (phosphoric acid fuel cell). By changing the hot pressing conditions and PTFE contents, Pt/C electrodes were prepared and the electrochemical characteristics of oxygen reduction and unit-cell performance were evaluated. The optimum condition of hot press to make electrode is 360$^{\circ}C$ and 10 kg/$\textrm{cm}^2$. Maximum performance was obtained at 30 wt% PTFE content in the catalyst layer with 80% utilization of platinum clusters. Unit-cell performance of hot pressed Pt/C electrode was 200 mA/$\textrm{cm}^2$ at 700 ㎷ and stable performance was maintained more than 200 hr.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
• /
• 2003.07c
• /
• pp.1415-1417
• /
• 2003

Yoneyama 등이 2001년 기존의 potentiometry 형의 요소 센서보다 우수한 성능을 갖는ampeometry 정의 요소 센서를 제안한 이후, 전자 전달 메커니즘에 관한 관심이 집중되어 왔으나, urease로부터 전극 기질까지의 전자 전달 매질로서 전도성 고분자보다 쉽고 단순한 공정은 아직까지 제시된 바 없다. 본 논문에서는 전도성 고분자로서 polypyrrole(PPy)과 poly(3-methylthiophene)(P3MT)을 이용하여 다공성 실리콘(PS) 요소 센서를 제작하고 각각의 특성을 전기화학적으로 분석하였다. Urease 고정화 전압, 고정화 시간, 고정화 시의 효소 농도, 수소이온 농도 등이 감도에 미치는 영향은 PPy 와 P3MT 각각의 경우 유사한 경향성을 보였다. 감도 특성의 경우, PPy는 다공질 실리콘 전극과 평면 전극 각각에 대하여 1.55 ${\mu}A/mM{\cdot}cm^2$와 0.91 ${\mu}A/mM{\cdot}cm^2$였고, P3MT의 경우는 각각 8.44 ${\mu}A/mM{\cdot}cm^2$와 4.28 ${\mu}A/mM{\cdot}cm^2$의 감도를 보였다. 즉, PPy가 P3MT 보다 일반적으로 높은 감도를 보였고, 다공질 실리콘 전극을 사용하는 경우, 그렇지 않은 경우보다 약 2배외 감도 향상 효과를 기대할 수 있었다. 재현성이나 안정성의 경우는 P3MT 가 PPy 보다 우수하였다. 사용 빈도에 따른 감도 저하는 다공질 실리콘 전극의 경우 직선적으로 감소하셨으나 평면 전극의 경우는 지수함수적으로 감소하였다 시간에 따른 감도 저하 현상은 만15일 이후의 감도를 기준으로 하여, 10% 미만의 감도저하를 보임으로써 PPy, P3MT 모두 우수한 특성을 보였다.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
• /
• v.27 no.5
• /
• pp.542-548
• /
• 2005

A fluidized bed reactor containing porous media has been known to be effective for nitrogen and organic matters removal in wastewater. The porous media which attached microbes plays important roles in simultaneous nitrification/denitrification (SND) due to coexistence of oxic, anaerobic and anoxic zone. For SND reaction, oxygen and organic substrates should be effectively diffused from wastewater into the intra-carrier zone. However, the overgrowth heterotrophic microbes at the surface of porous media may restrict from substrates diffusion. From these viewpoints, the existence and effect of heterotrophic bacteria at surface of porous media might be the key point for nitrogen removal. A porous media-membrane hybrid process was found to have improved nitrogen removal efficiency, due to stimulated denitrification as well as nitrification. Microelectrode studies revealed that although intra-media denitrification rate in a conventional fluidized bed was limited by organic carbon, this limitation was reduced in the hybrid process, resulting in the increased denitrification rate from 0.5 to $4.2\; mgNO_3-N/L/hr$.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
• /
• v.15 no.4
• /
• pp.27-32
• /
• 2011

Management of gas safety is becoming important with increasing use of gas facilities. U-safety system is being promoted as part of national management of gas, and thus real-time and in-situ gas sensor should be developed. Detection method for When the gas sensor is installed in gas conduit, explosion may be likely, because hydrocarbon gases is usually used the difference of thermal resistance between reference and working electrode. Therefore, it is required to detect the hydrocarbons, such as $CH_4$ and CO, at room temperature via electrochemically catalytic reaction. In this study, Pt nanoparticle was doped on the porous gold powder by electrolytic plating method, and then it was used as catalytic electrode for CO oxidation. For Pt/PAu electrode, approximately 21% of CO conversion was obtained. It is noted that Pt/PAu electrode could be used to react the oxidation of hydrocarbon gases at room temperature via applying of external voltage.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
• /
• 1993.05a
• /
• pp.87-89
• /
• 1993

용융탄산염 연료전지 양극 재료인 tape casting된 다공성 Ni-Cr 합금과 Ni-Al 합금의 전기화학적 특성과 소결 및 creep특성이 양극조건의 분위기 $650^{\circ}C$에서 조사되었다. 이들 전극재료의 전류밀도는 100 mV의 과전압에서 약 100~150㎃/$\textrm{cm}^2$의 크기이었다. Ni-Al 합금에서는 Ni 표면에 형성된 $Al_2$O$_3$의 영향으로 소결저항성이 큰 것으로 나타났으며, Creep 특성도 Al 첨가량의 증가에 의해 향상되었다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
• /
• 2009.11a
• /
• pp.273-273
• /
• 2009

고체산화물 연료전지 (Solid Oxide Fuel Cell, 이하 SOFC)는 제조형태에 따라 크게 평판형과 원통형으로 구분할 수 있다. 단위면적당 출력 효율이 높은 평판형의 장점과 원통형의 밀봉이 용이한 장점을 동시에 가지는 평관형 형태로 지지체를 제작하였으며, 셀의 배치를 평면상 직렬로 연결하는 다전지식으로 구성함으로 전극의 길이나, 셀 간격을 기존 평판형이나 원통형에 비해 대폭 감소시켜 단위면적당 전압 및 출력효율을 높이고자 하였다. Segmented 평관형 지지체의 소재로는 연료전지의 성능 특성에 관여하지 않으며 열사이클 저항성과 기계적 강도가 우수한 spinel구조를 가지는 $MgAl_2O_4$를 선정하였다. 연료가스의 원활한 공급이 가능하도록 carbon을 기공 전구체로 사용하여 압출성형하였으며 건조과정에서 crack이 생기지 않는 공정을 확립한 후 $1400^{\circ}C$ 에서 소결하였다. 제조된 지지체는 수은침투법과 3점 굽힘 강도법으로 기공율과 기계적 강도를 각각 측정하였다. Anode를 스크린 프린팅법으로 지지체 위에 적층한 후 미세구조를 확인하였고 이를 바탕으로 다공성이며 기계적 강도를 가지고 음극과의 반응이 없는 우수한 지지체를 제조할 수 있었다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
• /
• v.22 no.5
• /
• pp.575-578
• /
• 2011

We fabricated a novel simple and rapid method of three dimensional nanoporous gold thin film (NPGF) onto a Au substrate using electrochemical deposition method. The NPGF-modified electrode analysis by scanning electron microscope and reveals the formation of nanopores, approximately 30~50 nm in diameter. differential pulse voltammetry was measured for the determination of ${\gamma}$-aminobutiric acid in the concentration range of ($10{\sim}100{\mu}M$ using a NPGF. The high sensitivity feature of NPGF is expected to be applied for real sample biosensor applications.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
• /
• v.37 no.5
• /
• pp.1200-1207
• /
• 2020

We have fabricated the supercapacitor composed of porous activated carbon, metal-organic framework (MOF) with polymer based solid state electrolyte as a "ion gel" and characterized its electrochemical behaviour as a function of the MOF contents. The electrochemical properties of the supercapacitor were analyzed via cyclic voltammetry(CV), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and galvanostatic charge/discharge test. As a results, the supercapacitor based on porous activated carbon/MOF composite showed the highest capacitance value at 0.5 wt% of MOF contents and decreased capacitance with increase MOF contents over the 0.5 wt%. Consequently, the porous activated carbon/MOF composite based supercapacitor is applicable to various aspect for energy storage device.

• Composites Research
• /
• v.35 no.6
• /
• pp.394-401
• /
• 2022

Two polymer precursors, polyvinylidene chloride-resin (PVDC-resin) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), are assembled into the microporous carbon by pyrolysis. Microporous carbon is advantageous as an electrode for supercapacitors that store electric charges through ion adsorption/desorption. The pyrolysis also turns the various heteroatoms of two precursors into functional groups, contributing to the additional charge storage. The analysis of the porous structure and function group during carbonization are important to develop the carbon for energy storage. Here, we analyzed the functional groups of two polymer-derived carbons through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The electrochemical properties of the functional groups were explored in various pH electrolytes. The specific capacitance of two carbons in the acidic electrolyte (1 M H₂SO₄) was improved compared to that in the neutral electrolyte (0.5 M Na₂SO₄) due to the faradaic charge/discharge reaction of the quinone functional group. In particular, the carbon electrode derived from PVDC-resin exhibits a lower capacity than the carbon from PVDF due to the small micropores. In the alkaline electrolyte (6 M KOH), the highest specific capacitance and rate capability were obtained among the three electrolytes for both electrodes based on the facile adsorption of the constituent electrolyte ions (K⁺, OH^-).

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
• /
• 2003.10a
• /
• pp.213.1-213
• /
• 2003