• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.170-174
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• 2023

CO₂ is known as one of the causes of global warming, and various studies are being conducted to capture it. In this study, a tetrafluoromethane (CF₄) plasma reaction was performed to improve the CO₂ adsorption of activated carbons (ACs) through changes in surface characteristics, and the adsorption characteristics according to the reaction time were considered. After the reaction, the micropore volume increased up to 1.03 cm³/g. In addition, as the reaction time increased, the fluorine content on the surface increased to 0.88%. It was possible to simultaneously control the pore properties and surface functional groups of the ACs through this experiment. Also, the CO₂ uptake of surface-treated ACs improved up to 7.44% compared to untreated ACs, showing the best performance at 3.90 mmol/g when the reaction time was 60 s. This is due to the synergy effect of the fluorine functional groups introduced on the surface of the ACs and the increased micropore volume caused by the etching effect. It was found that the micropore volume had a greater effect on CO₂ adsorption in the region where the CO₂ uptake was less than 3.67 mmol/g, while the added fluorine content had a greater effect in the region above that.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.90-95
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• 2008

We studied the effect of thermal annealing and hydrofluoric (HF) acid treatment on the field emission properties of carbon nanotube field emitter arrays (CNT-FEAs) grown with the resist-assisted patterning (RAP) process. After thermal and HF treatment, it was observed that the electron emission properties were remarkably improved. The enhanced electron emission was also found to depend strongly on the sequence of the treatments; the electronemission current density is 656 $mA/cm^2$ with the process of thermal treatment prior to HF treatment while the current density is reduced by 426 $mA/cm^2$ with the reversal processes. This is due to the increased crystalline structure by thermal annealing and then strong fluorine bond was formed by HF treatment.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2001.11a
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• pp.149-150
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• 2001

질산, 인산, 불산을 페수처리한 슬러지를 가열함에 따라서 아파타이트 결정으로 발달하는 과정을 살펴보면 질산칼슘의 분해에 따라서 아파타이트가 생성되지만 HF는 분해되지 않고, 결정내에 잔류하고 있다는 것을 알 수가 있다. 따라서 $900^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 소성한 아파타이트를 물에 용출시킬 대 HF가 용출되어 나오므로 그 사용에 제한이 되고 있다. 이러한 현상을 방지하고, 양론적인 아파타이트를 제조하기 위하여 인산 이온을 흡착 시키고 $900^{\circ}C$에서 2시간 소성한 결과 불소이온은 대폭적으로 감소되었고, Ca/P의 몰비는 양론적인 1.67에 근접하였고, 이 조건에서 합성한 아파타이트는 중금속의 흡착, 인 및 COD의 흡착, 제거율이 우수하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.225-226
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• 2012

전기방사법으로 형성한 마이크로 크기의 실리카($SiO_2$) 코팅층 위에 광환원법(photo-reduction mothod)를 이용하여 나노 크기의 금속 나노입자를 형성하여 마이크로-나노 계층구조(hierarchical structure)의 코팅층을 형성하였다. 자외선(UV선) 조사강도 및 조사시간의 변화에 따른 미세구조 및 표면 평활도지수(roughness factor) 변화 거동을 관찰하였고, 이 코팅층에 불소화 처리를 하여 초소수성 표면을 형성하였다.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.41.1-41.1
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• 2011

초소수성 표면은 $150^{\circ}$ 이상의 높은 접촉각을 가지며 표면에 오염물질이 묻지 않게 하는 anti-contamination, anti-fingerprint, self-cleaning 기능을 갖고 있는 것이 특징이다. 재료표면의 친/소수성을 제어하기 위해서는 고체 표면의 화학적인 요인과 물리적인 요인 두 가지를 조절함으로써 이루어지는데 즉 물질의 표면에너지와 표면 거칠기를 변화시켜 친/소수성을 부여할 수 있다. 초소수성 표면을 구현하기 위해서는 고체 표면의 에너지를 낮춰야 하며 이는 일반적으로 불소화합물을 사용한다. 불소는 지구상의 원소 중 가장 낮은 표면에너지를 가지고 있어 주로 후라이팬이나 치아 표면에 코팅되며 오염을 방지하는 특성을 지닌다. 실리카는 박막소재로 이용하기 위한 우수한 특성을 가진 물질로서 자연계에서 매우 풍부하게 존재하고 있으며, 생체무해하며 내구성과 내마모성, 화학적 안정성, 고온 안정성 등을 지니고 있어 여러 가지 종류의 전자기기 및 부품의 내외장 코팅에 적용이 적극 검토되고 있다. 이러한 실리카 코팅소재를 바탕으로 초소수성 코팅층을 구현하는 하나의 방법으로서 본 연구에서는 전기분무법을 사용하여 실리카 코팅층을 형성하였으며, 표면에너지를 제어하기 위해 플루오린 처리를 하여 초소수성 실리카 코팅층을 제조하였다. 합성된 실리카 코팅층은 물 뿐만이 아니라 표면장력이 낮은 다른 용액에서도 초소유성을 나타내었다. 이러한 코팅층에 대한 고온 안정성과 UV 저항성, 내구성(durability) 등을 조사하여 실제 응용 가능성을 타진하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 2004.10a
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• pp.100-103
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• 2004

In this work, the effects of oxy-fluorination on surface characteristics of carbon fibers were investigated in mechanical interfacial properties of carbon fibers-reinforced composites. The surface properties of the carbon fibers were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), FT-IR. and contact angle measurements. And their mechanical interfacial properties of the composites were studied in interlaminar shear strength (ILSS) and critical stress intensity factor $(K_{IC})$. As experimental results, the $F_{1S}/C_{1S}$ ratio of carbon fiber surfaces was increased by oxy-fluorination, due to the development of the oxygen containing functional groups. The mechanical interfacial properties of the composites, including ILSS and $K_{IC}$, had been improved in the oxy-fluorination on fibers. These results could be explained that the oxy-fluorination was resulted in the increase of the adhesion between fibers and matrix in a composite system.

• The korean journal of orthodontics
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• v.27 no.5 s.64
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• pp.781-789
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of fluoride relasing orthodontic sealant on the shear bond strength of light-and chemical-cured orthodontic rosins, to compare the shear bond strenth with light-and chemical-cured orthodontic resins, and to identify the changes of shear bond strength by rebonding in vitro. The brackets were divided into eight groups. Each group of metal brackets had different bonding mechanisms with adhesives. Group A : Transbond only Group B : Mono-Lok 2 only Group C : Light cured FluoroBond+Transbond Group D : Light cured FluoroBond+Mono-Lok 2 Group E : Transbond only(rebonded) Group F : Nomo-Lok 2 only(rebonded) Group G : Light cured FluoroBond+Transbond(rebonded) Group H : Light cured FluoroBond+Mono-Lok 2(rebonded) 65 extracted human premolars were prepared for bonding and 65 metal brackets for each group were bonded to prepared enamel surfaces of buccal surfaces as the above prescription. 24 hours bonding after, the Instron universal testing machine was used to test the shear bond strength of metal brackets to enamel. After debonding, same kind of metal brackets for each group were rebonded to prepared enamel surfaces of buccal surfaces to test the shear bond strength at the rebonding to enamel. Statistical analysis of the data was carried out Student's t-test ANOVA test, and Scheffe test using $SPSS/PC^+$ The results were as follows : 1. The order of shear bond strength was Group B(11.84MPa), Group A(10.75MPa), Group, D(9.69MPa), and Group C(9.39MPa)in lst bonded groups. 2. The order of shear bond strength was Group E(7.40MPa), Group G(6.48MPa), Group F(5.89MPa), and Group H(5.15MPa) in rebonded groups. 3. The shear bond strength of chemical cured orthodontic rosins had higher than that of light-cured orthodontic resins in all groups, but there was no statistical significance between groups(P>0.05). 4. In rebonded groups, the shear bond strength of light cured orthodontic rosins had higher than that of chemical cured orthodontic resins, but there was no statistical significance between groups(P>0.05). 5. The shear bond strength of all rebonded groups progressively decreased than that of 1st bonded groups, and there was statistical significance between groups(p<0.05, p<0.001).

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.12 no.6
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• pp.2904-2912
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• 2011

Water qualities in the decentralized water treatment plants do not frequently satisfy the water standard limit, in particular, fluoride and nitrate are notorious for the poor removal. In this study, an electro-adsorption equipped with carbon nonotube (CNT) electrodes were carried out to effectively remove the nitrate and fluoride in the decentralized water treatment plants. Two types of CNT electrodes, coating and sintering electrodes were applied. Coating electrodes were made based on different kinds of binder and sintering electrodes were made based on different sintering temperature. Removal of fluoride and nitrate when the coated electrodes with organic binder were used for electro-adsorption were 46 and 99.9% respectively, which were better performances than the coated electrodes with inorganic binder were used. On the other hand, removal of fluoride and nitrate when the electrodes sintered at higher temperature ($1,000^{\circ}C$) were 77 and 87% respectively, which were better performances than the electrodes sintered at lower temperature ($850^{\circ}C$). As a consequences, the electro-adsorption equipped with a CNT electrodes could be an potential alternative process for the removal of fluoride and nitrate in a decentralized water treatment plants if proper current density and contact time were applied.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.329-337
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• 2010

Purpose: The surfaces and compositions of rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses were analyzed with the consistent methods, and the basic informations for the composition design of lens materials were suggested. Methods: The bulk structures were analyzed by using Fourier infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), the compositions of surface components were observed by using x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), the surface morphology and roughness were observed using atomic force microscopy (AFM), and the wettabilities were estimated by the surface wetting angles. The relations and trends of those results were analyzed. Results: The high oxygen permeability RGP lenses showed the trend that the fluorine decreases and the silicon increases. As the silicon and fluorine contents increased, the carbon and oxygen contents of RGP lens materials decreased at a constant ratio. The decreasing ratio of the carbon contents was three times larger than the decreasing ratio of oxygen contents. The composition of the surface treated lens was far from these tendency line. When the silicon contents increased, the rough surface was formed with the cohered particles. When the fluorine contents increased, the rough surface was formed with the deep flaws. The surface roughness increased and then wettabilities decreased as the silicon and fluorine contents increased. For the surface roughness changes, the increasing ratio of the silicon contents was two times larger than the increasing ratio of fluorine contents. The surface of RGP lens materials appeared the hydrophobic character of which the wettabilities decreased when the roughnesses increased. Conclusions: The surfaces and compositions of RGP contact lenses were measured by the same methods. Those results and relationships were compared and analysed. It is considered that these research results will be applied with the basic data for the composition design of lens materials.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.22 no.4
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• pp.405-410
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• 2011

High-performance of an electric double layer capacitance (EDLC) electrode was prepared by the amino-fluorination of activated carbon by using $NF_3$ gas. The pore structure and surface chemistry were investigated based on the specific capacitance of EDLC. The amino-fluorination of activated carbon introduced functional groups of nitrogen and fluorine which are beneficial for the specific capacitance of EDLC without the change of pore structures. The E-NF100AC electrode, which has nitrogen and fluorine functional groups less than 1 at%, showed the highly improved specific capacitance of 528 (${\pm}9$) F/g at 2 mV/s showing 122% improved value when comparing with that of non-functionalized E-RAC electrodes. Whereas, the E-NF200AC electrode, which has nitrogen and fluorine functional groups over 1 at%, showed the decreased specific capacitance because of perfluorinated introduction. So, it is concluded that the proper contents of nitrogen and fluorine groups improved the specific capacitance of EDLC.