• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.911-917
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• 1995

로듐 자기 기전력형 중성자 계측기는 단위 중성자당 발생되는 전류 신호가 매우 커 계측성이 우수하나 연소율이 빨라 자주 교체해야 하므로 재장전 기간 연장 및 새로운 로듐계측기 구입 등의 문제점이 있다. 75% 연소에 해당하는 제5핵 연료 주기 기간 동안 영광 3, 4호기와 같은 C-E 원자로에 사용되고 있는 로듐 자기 기전력형 중성자 계측기의 연소 거동이 C-E에 의해서 연구되었다. 약 제3핵연료주기까지 분석한C-E의 초창기 연구에서는 중성자 방사화율 개념에 근거하여 약 66%연소시점까지 로듐계측기 연소특성곡선은 선형적임이 밝혀진 바 있다. ［l, 2］ 그 후 C-E의 연구에 의하면 약 75% 연소에 해당하는 제5핵연료 주기까지도 로듐계측기 연소 특성 곡선은 선형적임이 밝혀졌다. 그 결과로 C-E형 원자력발전소에서 사용되는 로듐 노내계측기의 수명을 약 60%연소에서 66%연소 시점까지 연장시킬 수 있게 되었다. ［3］이 정도의 계측기 수명 연장은 약 반년의 원자로 운전 기간에 해당되며 차기 핵연료주기에서 많은 로듐 노내계측기를 계속 사용할 수 있게 한다. 특히 영광 3, 4호기가 12개월 핵연료 주기에서 18개월 핵연료 주기로 재장전 전략을 바꿀 경우 로듐 노내계측기의 수명 이 연장되지 않으면 계측기 교체가 빈번해 질 것으로 사료되어 로듐 수명 연장과 관련된 기술 특히 C-E 및 B&W의 로듐 노내계측기 연소도 특성곡선 불확실도 평가 및 출력 측정 계통 오차 분석 기술을 소개하고자 한다. 영광3, 4호기에서 사용중인 로듐 노내계측기 수명을 현재 연소도 기준 66%내로 한정하고 있는데 C-E 및 B&W의 로듐 노내계측기연소 특성에 관한 연구 내용을 분석한 결과 노내계측기 수명을 연소도가 66%를 초과하는 계측기가 있어도 전체적으로 불확실도가 안전한계를 넘지 않으면 노내상주가 가능한 것으로 평가되었다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.29-34
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• 2013

Solvent extraction experiments were performed to separate platinum and rhodium from mixed chloride solution by using tri 2-ethylhexyl amine (TEHA) and its mixture with TBP and LIX 63. Effects of extraction conditions on the separation of the two metals were investigated as a function of extractant concentration in the HCl concentration range from 1 to 9 M. The concentration of Pt (IV) and Rh(III) was controlled to $1{\times}10^{-3}M$ and $2{\times}10^{-4}M$, respectively. In the extraction with TEHA and its mixture, Pt was quantitatively extracted irrespective of HCl concentration, while the extraction percentage of Rh depended on the extraction condition. When the concentration of HCl in the mixed solution was low, the extraction of Rh was nil and separation of Pt and Rh was possible. Adding TBP to TEHA had little effect on the extraction of both metals, while adding LIX63 to TEHA favored the extraction of Rh.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.140-140
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• 2012

로듐은 열전도성 및 전기전도도가 우수할 뿐 아니라 산/알칼리에 잘 부식되지 않으며 강한 내구성을 지니고 있어서 장식 및 액세서리의 표면처리 및 각종 전기/전자산업의 부품으로 널리 이용되어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 반도체 검사 장비인 프로브 카드에 조립되어 있는 프로브 니들의 내마모성을 향상시키기 위하여 로듐도금의 특성을 연구하였다. 로듐의 이온 공급원으로 Rhodium sulfate 를 사용하였다. 시편은 황동 시편($0.5cm{\times}2cm$)을 사용하였다. 로듐 도금 시 여러 가지 제어인자 중도금욕의 온도(상온, $40^{\circ}C$, $60^{\circ}C$)와 황산농도(10ml/l, 50ml/l, 100ml/l) 그리고 전류밀도(0.2ASD, 0.5ASD, 1.0ASD)를 변수로 하여 실험을 하였다. 각각의 변수에 따라 전류 효율 및 전착 속도를 분석하였으며, 현미경을 이용하여 표면을 관찰하였다. 그리고 비커스 경도계를 이용하여 경도를 측정하였다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.45-56
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• 2023

This study analyzed the economic and environmental effect of recycling rhodium used in the non-catalytic field. As an analysis methodology, economic effect analysis applied cost-benefit analysis and resource-saving effect analysis and the environmental effect analysis applied life cycle assessment (LCA). The results show that from an economic point of view, the cost-benefit ratio was 1.28, which was feasible, and the cost reduction was 237,000 won based on 1 g of rhodium recycled and the amount of rhodium recycled was 7.17 billion won in 2025. As for the environmental effect, the greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions were compared between the case of recycling based on rhodium 1 kg and the case of overseas sales. The calculation results show that based on rhodium 1 kg, greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by 99.8%, from 65 kg CO₂eq./kg-Rh when recycling to 28,800 kg CO₂eq. when sold overseas. The results obtained from this study could suggest that rhodium recycling is necessary in Korea where resources are scarce by analyzing the economic and environmental effect of recycling rhodium used in the non-catalytic field.

• Journal of the Microelectronics and Packaging Society
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.51-54
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• 2019

The electrodeposition of rhodium (Rh) on silicon substrate at different current conditions were investigated. The cracks were found at high current density during the direct current (DC) plating. The pulse current (PC) plating were applied to avoid the formation of cracks on the deposits. Off time in the pulse plating relieved the residual stress of the Rh deposits and consequently the current conditions for the crack-free Rh deposits were obtained. Optimum pulse current (PC) condition is 5:5 (on:off) for the crack-free Rh electroplating.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.30-37
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• 2009

Distribution diagram of Pt(IV), Pd(II), and Rh(III) in HCl solution was obtained as a function of HCl concentration from 0.001 to 10 M by considering complex formation reaction together with mass balance. When HCl concentration was higher than 0.1 M, most of Pt and Pd in HCl solution exist as $PtCl_6^{2-}$ and $PtCl_4^{2-}$. The concentration of HCl had a feat effect on the speciation of Rh(III). As HCl concentration increases from 0.1 to 10 M, the pedominant species changes from $PhCl_5^{2-}$ to $PhCl_6^{3-}$. Interaction parameters of $PtCl_6^{2-}$ and $PdCl_4^{2-}$ with hydrogen ion were evaluated from the solvent extraction data of Pt and Pd reported in the literature.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.231-232
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• 2000

자동차 보급의 증가에 의한 심각한 대기오염으로 인하여 국내 제작차(휘발유 자동차)의 경우 1987년부터 자동차 배기가스 정화용 촉매 전환기의 장착을 의무화하였다(환경부, 1998). 자동차용 촉매로 많이 사용되는 귀금속은 백금(Pt), 팔라듐(Pd), 로듐(Rh)이며, 수요비율은 백금이 전체 수요의 39%, 팔라듐이 16%, 로듐이 96%로 자동차용으로 많은 귀금속이 사용되고 있음을 알 수 있다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.35-39
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• 1995

Simultaneous measurements of trace platinum and rhodium, based on catalytic reduction of protons by the adsorbed Pt-formazone and Rh-formaldehyde complexes formed in formaldehyde-hydrazine-sulfuric acid medium, were demonstrated. The conditions for the measurements of Pt and Rh both present at trace levels (>10-10 M) were 0.004% (w/v) formaldehyde-0.0012% (w/v) hydrazine-0.75 M sulfuric acid. In this medium method detection limits are 7.3${\times}$10-11 M Pt and 3.2${\times}$10-11 M Rh. And dynamic ranges are 5${\times}$10-10~6${\times}$10-8 M and 1${\times}$10-10∼2${\times}$10-8 M for platinum and rhodium respectively. In the linear dynamic ranges, Rh and Ir interfere platinum in the presence of only 10 and 100 times that of Pt respectively. There are no interferences from other platinum group metal ions for rhodium even in the presence of a 500-fold excess of Ir(IV), a hundredfold excess of platinum.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.350-350
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• 1998

• Resources Recycling
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.26-31
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• 2017

LIX 63 showed a selectivity for the extraction of Pd(II) over other PGMs, such as Pt(IV), Ir(IV) and Rh(III) from 6 M HCl solution. Moreover, HCl solution has significant effect on the oxidation-reduction reaction between Ir(IV) and LIX 63. Therefore, the applicability of employing LIX 63 for the separation of the 4 PGMs was investigated from 3 M HCl solution. From 3 M HCl solution, only Pd(II) was selectively extracted by LIX 63 and its extraction percentage was higher than from 6 M HCl solution. Extraction of the Pd(II) free raffinate with TBP led to the selective extraction of Pt(IV). After oxidation of Ir(III) with $NaClO_3$ to Ir(IV), extraction of the Pt(IV) free raffinate with Aliquat 336 selectively extracted Ir(IV). For each extraction step, optimum stripping conditions were obtained. By this process, it was possible to separate the 4 PGMs by solvent extraction from 3 M HCl solution.