• Clean Technology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.325-331
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• 2021

In this study, bio-carbons were produced by activation process from unused biomass (Grade 3 wood pellet and spent coffee grounds) to determine the removal performance of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde. The activation experiments were conducted in a fixed bed reactor using CO₂ as an activation agent. The temperature of the activation reactor and input of CO₂ were 900 ℃ and 1 L min^-1 for all the experiments. The maximum BET surface area of about 788 m² g^-1 was obtained for bio-carbon produced from Grade 1 wood pellet, whereas about 544 m² g^-1 was achieved with bio-carbon produced from spent coffee grounds. In all the experiments, the bio-carbons produced were mainly found to have micro-porous nature. A lower ash amount in raw material was favored for the high surface area of bio-carbons. In the removal test of formaldehyde and acetaldehyde, the bio-carbon produced from spent coffee grounds showed excellent adsorption performance compared with woody biomass (Grade 1 wood pellet and Grade 3 wood pellet). In addition, the comparative experiment of commercial impregnated activated carbon and bio-carbon produced from spent coffee grounds was conducted. In terms of formaldehyde removal performance, the commercial impregnated bio-carbon was excellent, while bio-carbon produced from spent coffee grounds was excellent in acetaldehyde removal.

• Journal of Navigation and Port Research
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.134-146
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• 2023

The issue of 'carbon reduction' can be said to be one of the most important issues worldwide. For efficient carbon reduction, it is necessary to consider ways to increase absorption and reduce emissions. Accordingly, much attention has been paid to increasing carbon absorption using blue carbon biomass. Blue carbon biomass refers to an ecosystem related to blue carbon, which has a higher carbon absorption rate than inland ecosystems and a longer collection period. It is very efficient in reducing carbon. Therefore, in this study, a current status survey was conducted on domestic and foreign policies, studies, and plans related to the preservation of blue carbon biomass habitats. Basic research was conducted to prepare plans for future preservation of blue carbon biomass habitats suitable for the domestic environment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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• 2004.05a
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• pp.132-132
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• 2004

카본나노튜브는 나노튜브의 종류에 따라 1~10nm의 직경과 수 $\mu\textrm{m}$정도의 길이를 가지는 고종횡비(high aspect ratio)가 가능하며, 고강성, 전기화학적 내성, 마모에 대한 강인성 때문에 원자력간 현미경(AEM)의 프로브로서 이상적인 재료로 인식되어 왔다. 따라서 단백질이나 DNA를 측정하는 바이오 분야, 나노 일렉트로닉스 분야, 나노 구조 측정분야 등 나노 관련 측정분야에서 점차 그 활용도가 높아 져가고 있다. 특히 100nm이하의 반도체의 CD(critical Dimension)을 측정하는데 있어서 나노튜브는 가장 이상적인 후보라고 할 수 있겠다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2012.10a
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• pp.1000-1002
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• 2012

The material with superior biocompatibility and physical-chemical stability is required to fabricate high sensitive biosensors. Many kinds of biomaterials have been evaluated to apply for bioindustry. Recently, carbon based diamond and graphene thin films have been focal pointed as bio applications and their possibility is partially evaluated. Diamond thin film has many advantages for electrochemical and biological applications, such as wide potential window (3.0~3.5V), low background current and chemical-physical stability. And graphene film has many advantages as biomaterial, chemical-physical stability and conductivity. In this work, we have cultured human nerve cell (SH-SY5Y) on the nanocrystalline diamond, mirocrystalline diamond, graphene film and cell culture dish. We use MTT assay to evaluate the characteristics of cell culture on the substrates. As a result, nerve cell is well cultured on the carbon based diamond and graphene films as similar as cell culture dish. We expect that carbon materials have been applied for bioindustry such as biosensors.

• Journal of Climate Change Research
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.41-49
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• 2013

Recent findings have revealed that black carbon is one of the substantial materials affecting climate change along with greenhouse gases. Usually, black carbon is generated by incomplete combustion of biomass and deposited on snow and ice surface, resulting in increasing adsorption of radiant energy and accelerating ice melting. However, it is still questionable what the emission characteristics of black carbons from biomass combustion is. We investigated the emission characteristics of black carbon generated from a wood stove in this study. We found that the emission of black carbon was highly dependent upon combustion temperature and the amount of combustion air supplied. The emission factors were 1.01 g-BC/kg-Oak for fireplace wood burning under incomplete combustion, 0.37 g-BC/kg-Oak for fireplace wood burning under complete combustion and 0.29 g-BC/kg-Oak for small wood-stove burning.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 1995.05a
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• pp.23-29
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• 1995

Fafbric 4종, 수지2종과 상용화된 프리프레그 2종에 대한 내열특성에 관하여 비교 연구 하였다. Fabric의 특성은 알려진 바와 같이 PAN계 카본 fabric의 경우 내삭마성은 우수하나 단열성능이 떨어지고, Rayon계의 경우는 그 반대이다. 공정성면에서는 rayon spun yarn으로 제직한 경우가 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났다. Spun PAM으로 제직한 경우는 직조후 탄화공정을 채택함으로써. 노즐재료로서 PAN계 탄소섬유의 사용을 가능하게 하였지만 즉 공정성은 좋으나 단열성 및 내삭마성 모두가 떨어졌다. F940수지의 경우는 SC1008과 페놀수지의 화학적특성은 다소 차이가 있으나 물리적특성이나 열적특성은 거의 유사한 것으로 나타났다. 프리프레그의 제조는 각수지와 Fabric의 조건에 맞게 R/C, V/C를 조정하여 코팅하였다. 토오치 테스트등 결과들을 종합해보면 전체적인 노즐재료로서의 성능은 아직은 Rayon계 카본이 우수한것으로 판단할수 있으나, 보다 정확한 평가를 위해서는 실제 노즐 테스트가 필요하다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.363-368
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• 2018

Polyoxometalates (POMs) have outstanding properties and a great deal of potential for electrochemical applications. As POMs are highly soluble, the implementation of POMs in various functional materials is required to fully use their potential in electrochemical devices. Here, we will review the recently developed immobilization methods to incorporate POMs into conductive nanomaterials, such as nanocarbons and conducting polymers. Various immobilization strategies involve POMs entrapped in conducting polymer matrix and integration of POMs into nanocarbons using a Langmuir-Blodgett technique, a layer-by-layer self-assembly, and an electrochemical in-situ polymerization. In addition, we will review a variety of electrochemical applications including electrocatalysts for water oxidation, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and electrochemical biosensors.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.16-20
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• 2010

In present work, tin-carbon mixtures by using carbon from pyrolyzed coffee seeds were synthesized. Synthesis methods includes simple mixing and chemical mixing. X-ray diffraction pattern indicated carbon and tin mixture peaks and scanning electron microscope images showed particles size of $12{\sim}85\;{\mu}m$ and shape. Charge discharge test were carried out. Tin-carbon mixture by chemical mixing indicated higher discharge capacity of 191 mAh/g than commercial carbon black(105 mAh/g) for 15cycles. Tin-carbon mixture by simple mixing indicated similar performance to carbon black.

• Clean Technology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.114-122
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• 2019

The synthesis of bio polyol from renewable resources has attracted attention in recent years. In particular, it is important to take advantage of bio polyols in the synthesis of polymers. In this study, a series of dimethylformamide (DMF) based polyurethanes were synthesized using polycarbonate polyol/bio polyol (PO3G: polytrimethylene ether glycol prepared from 1, 3-propanediol produced by fermentation from corn sugar), methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) and 1,4-butandiol (BD). The properties of prepared polyurethane films and the cell structure of wet type artificial leather were investigated. As the bio polyol content increased, the tensile strength of polyurethane films decreased, however, the elongation at break increased significantly. As a result of thermal characteristics analysis, the glass transition temperature of polyurethanes increased when increasing the content of polycarbonate polyol. As a result of comparing the cell characteristics of wet type artificial leathers prepared in this study, it was found that the number and uniformity of cells formed in the artificial leather samples increased when increasing the content of polycarbonate polyol in polycarbonate polyol/bio polyol. From these results, it was found that DMF-based polyurethane containing an appropriate amount of bio polyol could be used for wet type artificial leather. The bio textile analysis system according to ASTM standard was used to measure the bio carbon content of polyurethane. The content of bio carbon increased proportionally with the increase of bio polyol content used in polyurethane synthesis.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.327-327
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• 2011

DLC 필름은 바이오 적합성, 특히 생체 적합성이 뛰어나기 때문에 바이오 코팅분야에서 널리 이용된다. 많은 연구 결과에 의하면 세포와 장기 등이 바이오 재료 표면에 적절히 접합할 수 있도록, 재료 표면을 산소나 질소를 이용하여 플라즈마 처리로 초친수성 표면으로 개질하고 있다. 하지만, 시간이 지남에 따라서 친수성 표면은 점차 재료의 표면 처리 전의 성질인 소수성을 회복하게 된다. D실제 생체에 적용하기 위해서 이러한 시효 효과에 대한 정확한 평가가 이루어져야 한다. 따라서 산소와 질소 플라즈마 처리 후의 친수성 성질이 소수성 성질로 변해가는 거동을 조사하는게 중요하다. 13.56 MHz의 plasma assisted chemical vapor deposition (PACVD) 법을 이용하여 DLC와 Si-DLC를 500 ${\mu}m$ 두께의 P-type 실리콘(100) 기판에 증착하였다. 박막 증착 과정에 사용한 기체는 벤젠과 희석된 silane이 사용되었다(SiH4/H2=10:90). 박막 증착은 -400 V의 바이어스 전압을 인가하였으며, 이때 증착 압력은 1.33Pa으로 일정하게 유지하여, 두께 $0.55{\pm}0.01{\mu}m$로 증착하였다. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) 법을 이용하여 실리콘 함량을 측정하였으며, 증착 된 Si-DLC의 실리콘 함량은 0~4.88 at. %였다. 이후에 질소와 산소 플라즈마를 이용하여 챔버 압력을 1.33 Pa로 유지하여, -400 V의 바이어스 전압을 인가하여 10분간 표면 처리를 하였다. 표면 처리된 DLC와 Si-DLC 표면 위에서의 물방울(water droplet)의 젖음각을 20일간 측정하였다. 플라즈마 표면 처리 된 모든 시편에서 초기 젖음각은 $10{\sim}20^{\circ}$의 친수성 성질을 보였지만, 점차 젖음각이 상승하여 산소 플라즈마 처리 된 Si-DLC를 제외하고는 5일이 지나면서 거의 소수성 표면으로 회복되었다. 산소 플라즈마 처리 된 Si-DLC의 경우, 젖음 각 측정 기간(20일) 동안 $15^{\circ}$ 미만의 친수성 성질을 유지하였다.