• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.32 no.11
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• pp.1054-1062
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• 2010

Oxidative coupling reactions of humic substances (HS) can be catalyzed by a variety of natural extracellular enzymes and metal oxides. In this study, property changes of HS induced by a natural enzyme, horseradish peroxidase (HRP), and the effect of it to microfiltration (MF) were investigated. PAHA was transformed by oxidative coupling reaction with HRP and hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$), verifying the catalytic effects of the HRP. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) revealed that weight-average molecular weight (MWw) of PAHA was proportionally increased with the dosages of HRP and $H_2O_2$, indicating the transform action of HS into larger and complex molecules. An increase in the conformational stability of HS was achieved through the promotion of intermolecular covalent bondings between heterogeneous humic molecules. Spectroscopic analysis (fluorescence and infrared spectroscopy) proved that functional groups were transformed by the reaction. Additionally, HS and transformed products were undergone microfiltration (MF) to examine the treatment potential of them in a water treatment facility. Original HS could not be removed by MF but larger molecules of transformed products could be removed. Meanwhile, transformed products caused more fouling on the filtration than original HS. This results proved that natural organic matter (NOM) can be removed by MF after its increase in molecular size by oxidative coupling reaction.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2012.08a
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• pp.349-349
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• 2012

산화제를 이용 기상중합법을 통해 합성되는 고전도도 Poly (3,4-Ethylenedioxythiophene)(PEDOT) 박막은 OTFT, RFID tag, 또는 연성 디스플레이 같은 분야에 다양한 응용 가능성을 가지고 있으며 이로 인해 최근에 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. PEDOT박막의 전극소재로써 가능성은 박막의 중합 정도와 표면 형상에 크게 좌우된다. 특히, Si-웨이퍼 기판 위에 산화제의 균일한 도포 및 산화제 자체의 높은 산도 ($pH{\leq}2$)에 따른 부반응의 억제는 기상중합법을 이용한 PEDOT박막의 합성에 있어 매우 중요하다. PEDOT의 효율적인 중합과 균일한 성장을 위해 산화제에 DUDO 와 PEG-PPG-PEG를 첨가한 혼합 산화제 용액을 제조 기상중합 방법을 통해 PEDOT박막을 제작하였다. 그 결과 산화제만을 사용하여 제작된 박막에 비해 전도도가 최대 3,660 S/cm로 향상된 PEDOT 박막이 합성되었다. 이러한 결과는 PEG-PPG-PEG가 산화제 용액의 균일 도포를 향상시키고 Base Inhibitor로 작용하는 DUDO는 PEDOT 성장 시 중합속도를 조절하고 부반응을 최소화 하여 효율적인 공액 이중 결합의 생성을 촉진한데 주로 기인한다. 따라서 그로인해 조밀하며 마이크로 스케일의 기공이 최소화된 PEDOT박막의 합성이 가능하였다. PEDOT박막의 특성 평가에는 4-point probe, optical microscopy, Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscope, 등이 사용되었으며 또한 전도도의 향상 원인을 분석하고자 ATR-IR Spectrophotometer를 이용하여 합성된 박막의 작용기를 분석하였다. 이러한 고전도도의 PEDOT 박막이 OTFT의 전극소재로 사용된다면 OTFT소자의 성능 향상에 크게 기여 할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Soil and Groundwater Environment
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.62-69
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• 2005

Removal of 4-chlorophenol (4CP) by natural manganese dioxide (NMD) catalyzed reaction was investigated in this study. Tests were also carried out to evaluate the effects of pH and natural organic matter (NOM) on the degradative oxidation of 4CP. Experimental results proved that NMD was effective for the removal of 4CP. Extensive kinetic analysis suggests that overall oxidation of 4CP by NMD is second-order reaction, the first-order with respect to 4CP, and the first-order with respect to NMD, respectively. Also, 4CP oxidation rates on the Mn-oxide surfaces were highly dependent upon experimental conditions such as pH, initial concentration of 4CP or NMD, and existence of humic acid. As pH increased above PZC of NMD, the reaction rate of 4CP was decreased, due to the low affinity of 4CP on NMD at high pH. At pH lower than PZC of NMD, reaction rate of 4CP was also decreased. It was considered that humic acid was involved in the oxidative coupling reaction of 4CP by NMD, resulting in the enhanced degradation rate of 4CP. This study proved that natural manganese oxide can be effectively applied for the removal of chlorophenols in aqueous phase.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.34-42
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• 2008

The properties of sodium silicate solution were surveyed by using the yellow silicomolybdic method, and the formation of silica sol from sodium silicate solution and the growth of silica sol were investigated in this study. The $SiO_2$ content of 2 wt% in sodium silicate solution was proper to oxidize sodium silicate with sulfuric acid. After the removal of sodium ions in sodium silicate solution, the pH of silicate solution had to be controlled above 9 for the stabilization of silicate solution. The condensation between silicic acid species and silica nuclei surfaces has been studied at $20{\sim}80^{\circ}C$ and pH 10 in silicate solutions with silica nuclei. The reaction falls into two kinetics regimes, limited at high silicic acid species concentration by polymerization, but at lower concentration by a process whereby deposited silicic acid species condenses further to silica. The overall condensation is first-order in silicic acid species concentration, proceeded toward to pseudo equilibrium concentration, $C_x$, rather than the solubility of amorphous silica. The heat of solution of amorphous silica was 3.34 kcal/mol and exhibits an Arrhenius temperature dependence with an apparent activation energy of 3.16 kcal/mol in the range of $20{\sim}80^{\circ}C$.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.33 no.5
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• pp.452-457
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• 2009

Hybrid nanomaterials consisting of multi-walled carbon nanotube(MWNT) and/or PEDOT of conductive polymer were prepared in this study. In the presence of catalyst and ligand, the MWNT-Br compound prepared by the successive surface treatment reaction was mixed with MMA to initiate the atom transfer radical polymerization process. PMMA was covalently linked to the surface of MWNT for the formation of MWNT/PMMA nanocomposites. The EDOT and oxidant were added in the aqueous emulsion of PS produced via a miniemulsion polymerization process and then it proceeded to carry out the oxidative chemical polymerization of EDOT for the preparation of PEDOT/PS nanoparticles with the core-shell structure. The aqueous dispersion of PEDOT:poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS) was mixed with the silica particles treated with a silane compound and thus PEDOT:PSS-clad silica nanoparticles were prepared by the surface chemistry reaction. The hybrid nanomaterials were analyzed by using TEM, FE-SEM, TGA, EDX, UV, and FT-IR.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.45-49
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• 2016

In the presence of poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PSS) and excess amount of graphene oxide (GO), we conducted in-situ polymerization of 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) without an oxidant. XPS and IR spectroscopies of the product (GO-P) showed that PEDOT/PSS was successfully synthesized by oxidative polymerization of EDOT and hybridized with GO. GO-P displayed a stable aqueous suspension, however, the high content (42%) of GO in GO-P diminished electrical conductivity down to $15S{\cdot}m^{-1}$. Annealing of GO-P films at $200^{\circ}C$ for 8 hr induced partial reduction of GO and finally enhanced electrical conductivity up to $212S{\cdot}m^{-1}$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2001.05a
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• pp.138-139
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• 2001

$TiO_2$/UV 고급 산화 공정을 실제 산업 폐수에 적용하였다. 회분식 원통형 반응기에서 T산업 폐수를 광반응시킨 결과 COD 값과 TOC 값이 24시간 경과된 후 95% 이상의 제거 효율을 나타내었다. 광반응에 미치는 인자에 대한 연구에서 $TiO_2$ powder가 0.1 $g/{\ell}$ 에서 8 $g/{\ell}$까지는 투입된 광촉매의 량과 광반응속도가 비례적으로 증가되었으나 10 $g/{\ell}$ 이상에서는 광차폐효과가 나타나 광반응속도가 감소하였으며, UV 광원이 강할수록 광반응 속도는 증가하였고 초기 pH는 광촉매 반응에 영향을 미치지 않음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.450-454
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• 1973

The afterpolymerization and depolymerization of poly-${\varepsilon}$-caproamide in solid state have been studied under two different reaction conditions, nitrogen flow and sealed state. The degree of polymerization ($\bar{P}$) of nylon 6 increased with the increase in reaction time and temperature, and then reacted finally an equilibrium. In the presence of oxygen, $\bar{P}$ decreased by increasing the reaction time due to the oxidation reaction. Under certain reaction condition, the change of $\bar{P}$ for different initial degree of polymerization ($\bar{P}_0$) tendered toward unity in equilibrium.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.316-320
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• 1976

Based on the results of graft copolymerization to proteins, an attempt is made to derive the rate equations to explain the mechanism of Ce(IV) ion-initiated graft copolymerizations. In this system the oxidative termination by Ce(IV) $[R{\cdot}+ Ce(IV) ${\rightarrow}$ R(inert) + Ce(III) + H^+]$ is considered characteristic particularly in higher concentration of Ce(IV) ion. The change in the mode of termination reactions with change in Ce(IV) ion concentration makes possible the presence of an optimum Ce(IV) ion concentration for maximum graft copolymerization yield. This effect is reflected in presently derived equations.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.159-168
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• 1976

Acrylic acid has been grafted onto nylon fabric with ceric salts and ${\gamma}$-rays from Co-60 as initiators. The distribution of molecular weight of the grafted polyacrylic acid has been determined and it was found that the ratio of weight-average and number-average molecular weight was higher in room temp. than in low temp. (-184$^{\circ}C$). The weight-average molecular weight of the polyacrylic acid was calculated from viscosity measurements in sodium hydroxide solution. The factors affecting graft polymerization of acrylic acid onto nylon were examined. A possible mechanism that the oxidation of nylon probably takes place at the methylene group attached to nitrogen to give a free-radical was discussed.