• Membrane Journal
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.250-255
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• 2008

Zeolite A have been known to be chemically, mechanically and thermally quite stable. The ion-exchanged membranes were tested for the removal of water from ethanol/water mixtures by pervaporation. Since it is quite difficult to prepare the potassium form of zeolite A by a direct synthesis, it was obtained by the ion-exchange method from NaA zeolite. The effects of concentration of ethanol at the feed side and the temperature were studied on the permeation flux and the separation factor of water. After $Na^+$ ion was exchanged to $K^+$ ion, it was found that the total flux decreased and the separation factor increased.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.51 no.3
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• pp.330-334
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• 2013

Mixtures of poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVdF-HFP) and silica nanoparticles are coated on the surface of a silk fabrics separator. The coated separators are finally prepared by injecting an electrolyte solution and then characterized for use of lithium-ion battery separator/electrolyte. In the preparation, various contents of dibutylphthalate (DBP) as a plasticizer are used to enhance the formation of micropores within the coated membrane. The coated silk fabrics separators are characterized in terms of ionic conductivity, drenching rate, and electrochemical stability, and the charge-discharge profiles of lithium-ion batteries adopting the coated separators are also examined. As a result, the coated silk fabrics separator prepared using DBP 40~50 wt% and silica shows the superior separator properties and high-rate capability. This is due to (i) high sustainability of silk fabrics, (ii) the formation of micropores with the coated layer membrane by DBP, (iii) increase in drenching rate by silica nanoparticles to involve great enhancements in specific surface area and ionic conductivity.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.48-53
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• 2012

Polyethylene (PE) separator is the most popular separator for lithium-ion batteries. However, it suffers from thermal contraction and mechanical rupture. In order to improve the thermal/mechanical dimensional stabilities, this study investigated the effects of $Si_3N_4$ coating. SCS (Silicon-nitride Coated Separator) has been fabricated by applying 10 ${\mu}m$-thick $Si_3N_4$/PVdF coating on one side of PE separator. SCS exhibits enhanced thermal stability over $100{\sim}150^{\circ}C$: its thermal shrinkage is reduced by 10~20% compared with pristine PE separator. In addition, SCS shows higher tensile strength than PE separator. Employing SCS hardly affects the C-rate performance of $LiCoO_2$/Li coin-cell, even though its ionic conductivity is somewhat lower than that of PE separator.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.10-19
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• 2014

Porous flat sheet membranes for separators in Zn air batteries were prepared with polyethersulfone (PES) solutions by immersion precipitation phase inversion method. PES/polyvinylpyrrolidone(PVP)/N-methylpyrrolidone(NMP) mixtures were used for casting solutions and water was used for coagulant. With the separators, Zn air batteries were fabricated. The separators were characterized by means of stress-strain test, impedance test and SEM. The Zn air batteries were tested by current interrupt method (CIM) and galvanostatic discharge method. The tensile strength increased with increasing PES content in the casting solution while the ionic conductivity decreased. On the other hand, the ionic conductivity increased while the tensile strength decreased with increasing PVP content. The effect of ionic conductivity trend of the separator in the Zn air battery was confirmed through current interrupt method and galvanostatic discharge method experiments. The battery with the separator from casting solution with higher PES content showed higher IR drop and lower discharge capacity. And the battery with the separator from casting solution with higher PVP content showed lower IR drop and higher discharge capacity.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.33 no.4
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• pp.343-351
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• 2022

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are considered promising energy storage devices with good performance such as high energy density, slow self-discharge rate, high rate charge capacity, and long battery life. However, the application of these LIBs in the high-energy density electric vehicle and large device industries poses a major safety problem. In order to solve this problem, developing a material having high thermal stability and intrinsic safety is the ultimate solution for improving the stability and electrochemical performance of LIBs. This review introduced a surface modification technology of a separator to overcome the stability problem of a commercial separator, and summarized and summarized the research trends using the modified separator for a lithium-ion battery. Based on this, the future prospects for the separator development by surface modification were discussed.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.226-231
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• 2017

1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate ($BMIM^+BF_4{^-}$) and $Al_2O_3$ as metal oxide for preparation of composite membrane were utilized for the $CO_2$ separation. When 13 nm $Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles were incorporated into ionic liquid $BMIM^+BF_4{^-}$, the separation performance for composite membrane showed the selectivity ($CO_2/N_2$) of 30.5 and $CO_2$ permeance of 45.7 GPU. The enhanced separation performance was attributable to the increased $CO_2$ solubility by both oxide layer of $Al_2O_3$ and abundant free ions of ionic liquid. In particular, $Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles acted as obstacles to nitrogen gas, resulting in the decrease of permeability of nitrogen gas. As a result, the carbon dioxide separation performance could be enhanced.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1993.10a
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• pp.75-76
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• 1993

자연수에는 무기이온, 용해유기물, 미립자, 미생물과 같은 성분들이 혼재되어 있다. 일반실험실에서 사용하는 증류수, RO수 또는 이온교환수는 실험용 기구 세척수, 일반 정성화학 실험 등에는 적당하지만, 최근 급속히 발전하는 생명공학의 조직배양용이나 PHLC, AAS, 이온크로마토그래피 등 정밀분석기기 용수로는 부적당하다.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.22-27
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• 2013

In this study, we prepared separators with improved thermal stability by coating microporous polyethylene (PE) film for lithium secondary battery using poly(meta-phenylene isophthalamide) (Nomex). The mechanical and thermal properties of prepared separators were evaluated by thermal stability test and TMA as a function of the Nomex concentration and coating parameters. The corresponding coated PE separator showed better thermal and mechanical properties than the original PE separator. Electrochemical properties were also assessed by ionic conductivity, cyclic voltammetry and charge/discharge cycle.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.10 no.3
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• pp.445-449
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• 1999

Hydrophilic polyphosphazenes were synthesized from hydrophobic polyphosphazenes by adding methoxyethylenoxy side chains and cast by dip-coating method into membranes supported on porous polypropylene mesh filter sheet for metal separation testing. A solution of $Cr^{3+},\;Co^{2+},\;Mn^{2+}$ nitrates was used in diffusion experiments which were conducted from $25^{\circ}C$ to $60^{\circ}C$. lt was found that the ion transport properties were increased as the repeating number of ethylenoxy side chain increased. Membrane from trifluoroethoxy methoxyethoxyethoxyethoxy co-substituted polyphosphazenes was found to separate $Cr^{3+}$ ion from $Mn^{2-}$ and $Co^{2+}$ ions with separation factor of 4.5 at $60^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1995.10a
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• pp.38-40
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• 1995

분리막공정을 폐수처리에 적용시 적용되는 각 폐수의 특성과 조건에 따라 공정의 안정성 및 경제성에 많은 영향을 받게 된다. 특히 폐수에 대한 농축도는 공정의 경제성과 밀접한 관계를 갖고 있는 중요한 인자이다. 폐수중에 염류 및 난분해성 유기물의 농도가 높을 경우 최종 처리수의 양을 줄이지 않으면 추가로 농축수에 대한 처리비용이 증가하기 때문에 폐수에 대한 분리막의 농축특성을 실험을 통하여 충분히 고려하여야 한다. 난분해성 폐수의 일종인 염료폐수는 고농도의 유기물과 높은 염류를 함유하고 있어 분리막공정을 이용하여 처리시 농축도의 증가와 함께 폐수의 특성변화로 막의 성질을 변화시킬 수도 있다. 더불어 과포화된 무기이온성분에 의하여 막표면에 scale을 유발시킬 수 있으므로 농축에 따른 적절한 무기이온성분의 제거는 농축도를 높이는 중요한 인자라고 볼 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 2가 이온에 대한 선택적 배제가 가능한 nanfiltration계열의 분리막을 이용하여 염료폐수를 대상으로 처리효율, cold crystallization공정을 응용한 농축실험 및 세척효과에 관하여 연구하였다.