• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.52 no.2
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• pp.247-255
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• 2014

$La_{0.8}Sr_{0.2}CuO_3$ powder with the perovskite structure was prepared as electrode catalyst using citrate method. Porous electrode was made with as-prepared catalyst, carbon as supporter and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) as hydrophobic binder. As results of potentiostatic electrolysis with potential of -1.5~-2.5 V vs. Ag/AgCl in 0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 M KOH at 5 and $10^{\circ}C$ on the porous electrode, liquid products were methanol, ethanol, 2-propanol and 1, 2-butanol regardless reaction temperature, while gas products were methane, ethane and ethylene at $5^{\circ}C$, and methane, ethane and propane at $10^{\circ}C$ respectively. Optimal potentials for $CO_2$ reduction in the view of over all faradic efficiency were high values (-2.0 and -2.2 V) for gas products whereas low potential (-1.5 V) for liquid products regardless of concentration and temperature.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.40 no.6
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• pp.594-600
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• 2003

L $a_{0.7}$S $r_{0.3}$G $a_{0.6}$F $e_{0.4}$ $O_{3-}$$\delta$/ perovskite-type mixed conducting membranes, which could permeate oxygen selectively, have been fabricated and the microstructural features developed by varying the sintering conditions have been analyzed. The effects of surface modification and the membrane thickness on oxygen permeability have been evaluated under He/air environment. With increasing a grain boundary fraction, the overall oxygen permeability decreased. The syngas (CO+ $H_2$) has been produced by partial oxidation reaction of methane with the oxygen permeated through the membrane. Methane conversion and syngas yield have been evaluated as functions of the compositional ratio of feed gas and reaction temperature. In long-term duration test for 600 h, under C $H_4$+He/air environment, L $a_{0.7}$S $r_{0.3}$G $a_{0.6}$F $e_{0.4}$ $O_{3-}$$\delta$/ membrane showed a highly stable performance.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.43 no.6
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• pp.668-674
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• 2005

It is reported that a method for the hydrogen production from the propane decomposition using carbon black as a catalyst is more effective than from the methane decomposition. Since the by-products like CO and $CO_2$ are not produced by the direct decomposition of propane, it is considered as an environmentally sustainable process. In this study, hydrogen was produced by the direct decomposition of propane using either commercial activated carbon or carbon black at atmospheric pressure in the temperature range of $500-1,000^{\circ}C$. Resulting products in our experiment were not only hydrogen but also several by-products such as methane, ethylene, ethane, and propylene. Hydrogen yield increased as temperature increased because the amount of those by-products produced in the experiment was inversely proportional to temperature. The achieved hydrogen yield at $750^{\circ}C$ with commercial DCC N330 catalyst was 22.47％ in this study.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2005.06a
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• pp.299-302
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• 2005

Direct Borohydride Fuel Cell은 알칼리 붕소 수소화물의 수용액을 이용하는 연료전지로 연료의 직접 산화반응을 통해 기존의 DMFC(직접 메탄을 연료전지)보다 높은 전류밀도와 OUV(Open Circuit Voltage)를 나타낸다. 또한 액체 연료를 사용하므로 장치 구성이 간단하며, 사용하는 연료가 반응성이 높은 알칼리 붕소 수소화물로 이루어져 있기 때문에 탄화수소 계열의 액체 연료와 달리 전기화학 반응이 비귀금속 전극에서도 쉽게 이루어질 수 있다는 장점을 가지고 있다 하지만 강알칼리 조건에서 전기화학 반응이 진행되므로 이에 적합한 재료로 장치를 구성해야 하며, 액체 상태의 연료가 전해질을 투과하는 현상인 크로스오버 문제를 해결해야 하고, 생성물인 $BO_2$-가 침적되어 전지효율을 떨어뜨리는 것을 방지해야 하는 문제점이 있다. 또한 알칼리 붕소 수소화물이 물과 반응하여 수소를 발생시키는 hydrolysis 반응을 억제하여야 하고 직접 산화반응만이 진행될 수 있도록 전지를 구성해야 연료효율을 높일 수 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 수소 생성반응일 hydrolysis 반응은 억제하고 연료의 직접 산화반응만을 진행시키기 위한 전극촉매에 대하여 연구하였다. 일반적인 저온형 연료전지의 전극촉매로 사용하는 Pt등의 귀금속 촉매와, 귀금속 촉매를 대체할 수 있는 Ni등의 비귀금속 촉매를 그 연구 대상으로 하였으며, 평가 방법으로는 unit cell station을 이용한 단위전지 성능측정 실험과 Potentiostat/Galvanostat을 이용한 half cell 실험을 병행하여 수행하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.32 no.5
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• pp.501-506
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• 1988

The effects of alkali promoters on the activity and selectivity of Co/NaY catalyst have been investigated. The catalysts were prepared by impregnating NaY with aqueous solutions of alkali compounds and a benzene solution of $Co_2(CO)_8$. Hydrocarbon synthesis was studied in a flow reactor under the reaction conditions : temperature = 200∼250$^{\circ}C$, space velocity = 120∼$160hr^{-1}$, pressure = 1 atm, $H_2$/CO = 1. As the basicity of alkali promoter increases, the olefin selectivity, probability of chain growth, and CO$_2$ formation increase and methane formation decreases. The activity of CO hydrogenation increases with the pH of alkali solutions.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.378-381
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• 2009

The purpose of this research is the evaluation of removal efficiency of THMFP in BAC. The changes of four types of THMFP and total THMFP were examined in the influent and effluent of BAC filter from March to December in 2008. It turned out that the amounts of brominated THMFP were obviously higher in winter and autumn compared to the spring and summer, which also resulted in an increase of the total-THMFP levels during winter and autumn. In addition, long-term running of BAC filter shows the good removal function of chloroform formation potential, but not brominated THMFP; with further bromination, this function was declined, as it shows the formation of bromoform in BAC filter during October and December. These results were caused by changing of the proportion of $Br^-$/DOC.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.8-16
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• 2019

One of the methods for low-pollution combustion, flue gas recirculation(FGR) is effective to reduce nitrogen oxides and it was applied in CH₄/air premixed counterflow flames to identify the change of flame characteristics and NOx mechanisms. Considering that the mole fraction of the products varied depending on the strain rates, the major products: CO₂, H₂O, O₂ and N₂ were recirculated as a diluent to reflect the actual combustion system. With the application of the FGR technique, a turning point of maximum flame temperature under certain strain rate condition was found. Furthermore as the recirculation ratio increased, the tendency of NO was changed before and after the turning point and the analysis on thermal NO and Fenimore NO production was conducted.

• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.412-418
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to determine the several factors for affecting chlorine disinfection by-products(DBPs) characteristics by reacting chlorine and organic matters in the aquatic phase. The results of this research yield the following specific conclusions: The concentration of trihalomethanes(THMs) was increased with increasing dissolved organic carbon(DOC), and a trend of THMs formation was parabolic with increasing organic matters. Formations of THMs increased straightly for the first 4 hours and the amounts of producted THMs for the 30 minutes were up to $25\sim43%$ in the entire experiment periods(168 hours). When keeping up the concentration of organic matters at constant and changing that of bromide, the quantity of formed THMs did not show distinguished difference with the reaction times. THMs were gradually increased at $4^{\circ}C$ even though a reaction phase was parabolic formation(PF) phase. However, THMs were increased rapidly in the instantaneous formation(IF) phase and then became slowdown in the PF phase between $20\sim35^{\circ}C$. THMs were gradually increased although entering in the PF phase at pH 5. However, THMswere increased rapidly in the IF phase and then became slowdown in the PF phase at pH 7 and pH 9, and these treads were much more clear at pH 9 than at pH 7.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2010.06a
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• pp.219.2-219.2
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• 2010

가스하이드레이트(gas hydrate)는 고압과 저온 조건에서 물분자간의 수소결합으로 형성되는 3차원 격자구조에 동공(cavity)이라는 빈 공간이 생기고 이 동공에 가스가 물리적으로 포획되어 생성되는 것으로, 수소결합을 하는 물의 격자(Host) 내에 메탄등의 저분자가스(Guest)가 포획된 결정체이다. 가스 하이드레이트는 미량의 물을 첨가, 가압하면 부피비로 약 200배의 가스를 고상의 형태로 저장할 수 있으며, 열역학적으로 안정된 결정체이기 때문에 하이드레이트로 존재하기 위한 최소한의 온도, 압력조건이 충족되면 고상으로 항구적인 존재가 가능할 수 있어 가스의 수송 및 저장에 높은 경제성을 가지는 방법이다. 현재 운영중인 전국의 242개소 매립지 중에서 발전 및 연료로 활용가능한 조건을 같춘 자원화 대상 매립지는 약 14곳에 불과한 형편이고 이들 중 대부분 시설은 자원화 시설을 운영하고 있으나. 중소규모 매립지에서 발생하는 LFG에 대하여 효율적인 이용 및 처리 방안이 없어 태워 없어지거나 방치하는 등 매립가스를 활용하는 기술은 미흡한 실정이다. 이러한 LFG는 많은 환경적인 문제를 야기하지만, 50vol% 이상의 고농도 메탄이 함유되어 있어 이를 대체에너지원으로 이용할 경우 환경적인 문제를 해결함과 동시에 신재생에너지원으로 활용 가능하다. 본 연구에서는 중소규모 매립지에서 발생하는 LFG를 활용하기 위하여 하이드레이트 형성/해리 Pilot plant의 제작을 통하여 $CH_4$와 $CO_2$(단일, 복합가스의 실험)의 하이드레이트화 연구를 진행 중이다.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.246-253
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• 1996

An obligatory methanotroph Methylosinus trichosporium OB3b was cultivated for the production of poly-${\beta}$-hydroxybutyric acid(PHB) in shake-flask using liquefied natural gas(LNG) as the sole source of carbon and energy. The maximal specific growth rate decreased by 40% using LNG compared with that obtained with pure methane. This is attributed to the inhibition by ethane and propane presents in the LNG as impurities. For the production of PHB, two-stage culture separating the production stage from the growth stage was carried out. PHB accumulation was observed after switching nutrient-sufficient to nutrient-limited condition of non-carboneous component (NO3-, PO43-, K+, Na+, Fe2+, or Mg2+). The limitation of K+ or Mg2+ resulted in relatively high PHB content, but the highest content was obtained by nitrate limitation. The optimal pH and temperature for PHB accumulation was 7.0 and $30^{\circ}C$. Under the optimal condition the maximal PHB content was about 45% after 4-day cultivation.