• Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.7-14
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• 2006

In this study, nitrogen removal characteristics of SBR3 process, which is two-sludge system of sequencing batch reactor(SBR) type, were investigated, with comparison of those of SBR1 process, which is conventional SBR process, and SBR2 process, which was designed to enhance denitrification efficiency through step-feeding of wastewater, using domestic wastewater. SBR3 process of two-sludge type can perform external nitrification, on which nitrification occurs in separated reactor, and enhanced denitrification using biosorbed organics. In the results with domestic wastewater, T-N removal efficiency of SBR3 process was better than those of SBR1 and SBR2 processes. It was observed that bigger difference of T-N removal efficiency between SBR3 process and SBR1 & SBR2 processes was showed at low C/N ratio than that at high C/N ratio resulting from more efficient use of organics by biosorption mechanism in denitrification of SBR3 process than those of SBR1 and SBR2 processes. In addition, T-N removal efficiency of SBR3 process according to influent T-N loading rate was better than those of SBR1 and SBR2, even though influent T-N loading rate of SBR3 process was higher than that of SBR1 and SBR2 process resulting from operation of SBR3 process in short hydraulic retention time(HRT) by external nitrification.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.254-262
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• 1998

Multilayer Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) films coated on quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) of octa-substituted metallophhtalocyanines ($MPc(OEH)_8$, M = Cu, Co, and Sn) and dihydrogen phthalocyanines ($H_2Pc(OEH)_8$) were used to quantify $NO_2$ concentrations. They were exposed to various concentrations of $NO_2$ in dry $N_2$. Among the four phthalocyanines we tested, the metal-free $H_2Pc(OEH)_8$ was observed to be most sensitive to $NO_2$. However, its LB film showed a partially irreversible behavior, that is part of the frequency change due to $NO_2$ adsorption could not be recovered even after purging with pure $N_2$ gas for an extended period. Examining the spectra of NMR and FTIR revealed fact that the irreversible portion of frequency change was due to ether groups in the linkage between side chains and the Pc unit. In order to remove the effect of such initial deactivation, on $NO_2$ quantification experiment, a freshly fabricated LB film was treated at a high concentration of $NO_2$ so that the ether sites were saturated. A pretreated LB film showed a reproducible performance for repeated uses. The $CuPc(OEH)_8$ LB film showed a satisfactory sensing performance down to as low as 4 ppm. For the $H_2Pc(OEH)_8$ LB film, the lower detection limit was found to be 35ppb of $NO_2$. In order to make the experimental condition more realistic, the carrier gas, dry nitrogen, was replaced by air. It was observed that the presence of oxygen, a weak electron acceptor, reduced the sensitivity and thus increased the sensing limit to hundreds of ppb. Results of experiments with moisture added showed that the interference of moisture was quite severe.

• Clean Technology
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.189-197
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• 2019

In this study an optimization of the preparation conditions of activated carbon with a ternary metal ion material to treat $H_2S$, which is classified as a representative odor substance, was carried out. For a metal ion material for enhancing the adsorption performance of hydrogen sulfide, performance enhancement was confirmed by combining Li and Fe or a ternary combination (K, Li, Fe) based on KI, which is a substance promoting hydrogen sulfide adsorption performance. Also, it was determined by XRD analysis that the reaction of each active substance with $H_2S$ was because of binding. The adsorption performance increased more than 3 times with heat treatment of the adsorbent with nitrogen compared with heat treatment with air. The maximum adsorption constant ($q_m$) value of the optimum adsorbent was 97.07, which is 6 times higher than that of the existing K-based impregnated activated carbon. It was confirmed that the objective adsorption amount ($0.3g\;g^{-1}$) was secured by an equilibrium between the mass transfer rate and adsorption rate. From the results, it was confirmed that the performance improvement was noticeable even when activated carbon with a reagent grade activated carbon particle size was modified. It was confirmed that the adsorption performance exists at high relative humidity levels of 60 and 100%, and the optimized preparation can be applied to a wet process such as a scrubber downstream.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.34 no.6
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• pp.576-583
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• 2023

This study investigated the possibility of new adsorbent materials made from pig bone-based biomass. To this end, the properties of pig bone-based activated carbon (PAC) prepared from animal biomass were investigated, and its carbon dioxide adsorption performance was examined. KOH was used as the activation agent, and the specific surface area increased with increasing activation temperature, and the adsorption efficiency of carbon dioxide also increased. The sample activated at 800 ℃ exhibited the largest specific surface area of 1208.7 m²/g and the highest CO₂ adsorption efficiency of 3.33 mmol/g at 273 K, 1 bar. However, the specific surface area and the CO₂ adsorption efficiency decreased at activation temperatures above 900 ℃ due to crystallinity changes and overactivation. On the other hand, when the selectivity was calculated using the ideal adsorption solution theory, PAC-900 samples at 273 K and below 0.8 bar showed the best selectivity. These results suggest that the high selectivity of carbon dioxide/nitrogen adsorption at 273 K is due to the carbon dioxide adsorption capacity of hydroxyapatite formed by the decomposition of carbonate when pig bone is activated at 900 ℃ and its crystallinity.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2002.05b
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• pp.279-280
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• 2002

$TiO_2$의 흡착에 의한 폐수처리는 거의 없으며, 본 실험의 T 산업 폐수에 평균 65mg/L 포함된 다량의 Cl￣ 이온은 광산화 반응의 억제제(inhibitor)로서 작용하는 것으로 사료되었다. 암모니아성 질소가 초기 40 mg/L에서 운전시간 24 시간 후에는 60 mg/L까지 증가함을 알 수 있었으며, 질산성 질소의 농도는 15 mg/L 까지 증가하였다. ${PO_4}^{3-}$ 의 농도 변화는 거의 없었으며 1 mg/L 이하의 낮은 농도로 존재하였으며, 무기탄소 양은 매우 소량으로 거의 변화가 없었다. 운전기간 동안 pH 2.4 ～ 2.6으로 수렴하였고 반응속도의 변화는 거의 없었으며, CODcr에 대한 $BOD_{5}$의 분율은 반응이 진행될수록 증가하는 것으로 보아 난분해성의 폐수가 광촉매 반응 후 생물학적 처리가 가능한 폐수로 변화되었음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.12 no.2
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• pp.86-92
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• 2003

The pumping characteristics of a commercial UHV cryopump with a G-M refrigerator for various gases were investigated. The pumping speeds as a function of pumped amount of $H_2,\; D_2,\; He,\; Ar,\; N_2$, CO and the pumping capacity of $N_2$ were measured and the trend was theoretically analyzed. The spectrum change of the residual gas was also investigated during cyropump operation.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2020.10a
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• pp.136-136
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• 2020

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2015.08a
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• pp.175.2-175.2
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• 2015

이 연구는 nano-indenter를 중심으로 박막의 nano-electrotribology 분석 연구로 Hafnium Nitride (HfN) 박막의 열처리 시 열적안정성에 대한 연구를 진행하였다. HfN 박막은 Copper (Cu)와 Silicon (Si)의 계면 확산방지막으로 사용될 수 있는 박막으로 현재 많은 연구소에서 다양한 연구가 진행되고 있다. HfN 박막은 Si (100)기판 위에 rf magnetron sputter로 증착되었다. 증착 시 Ar, $N_2$ 가스유량을 총 40 sccm 사용하였고 증착 후 HfN 박막을 질소분위기 furnace에서 500, $700^{\circ}C$로 각각 30분 동안 열처리 하였다. 열처리 전 후의 시료를 nano-indenter를 이용하여 nano-electrotribology 분석을 실시하였다. Nano-indenter 측정결과 열처리 전 HfN 박막 시료의 표면강도는 39.68 GPa였고 500oC 열처리 후 31.31 GPa로 감소하였다. 그러나 $700^{\circ}C$ 열처리 시 표면강도가 37.89 GPa로 다시 증가하였다. 탄성계수 측정결과도 이와 같은 경향을 나타내었는데, $500^{\circ}C$ 열처리 전 후 탄성계수가 258.99 GPa에서 201.88 GPa로 감소하였고 $700^{\circ}C$ 열처리 시 247.55 GPa로 다시 증가하였다. 이는 $500^{\circ}C$ 열처리하였을 때 박막 내에 흡착되었던 $N_2$ 가스가 빠져나가며 tensile stress가 발생하여 박막의 표면강도 감소를 유발했고 $700^{\circ}C$ 열처리 시 다시 박막 표면이 안정화되었기 때문으로 생각된다. 이를 통해 열처리 온도 변화에 의한 질소효과가 나타나 HfN 박막 표면의 물성이 달라지는 것을 확인하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.44-51
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• 2008

In this study, the effects of carbonization temperature on the physico-chemical properties of Korean red-pine wood (Pinus densiflora S. et Z.) powder charcoal are studied by elemental analysis, nitrogen adsorption-desorption and SEM techniques. The surface structure and physico-chemical properties of the wood charcoal greatly depend on the carbonization temperature and their temperature dependences for sapwood (swd) and heartwood (hwd) are qualitatively analogous. Because of the differences in characteristics such as hardness and composition between heartwood and sapwood, charcoals from heartwood have larger specific surface area and smaller average pore diameter than that from sapwood. Because the decomposition reaction mostly proceeds in the precarbonization stage, the charcoal produced in this stage mainly consists of carbon. The second carbonization reaction is insignificant but still proceeds up to $700^{\circ}C$, and the specific surface area continuously increases. Above $800^{\circ}C$, the surface area is reduced by the pore-filling and narrowing effects and especially above $900^{\circ}C$, new carbon phase with hexagonal column rooted into the pore is formed. The nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherm of the charcoal is classified as type I and its hysteresis loop was as type H4.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.152-158
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• 2010

Biosorption is considered to be an alternative method to replace the present adsorbent systems for the treatment of metal contaminated wastewater. In this study, by-product which was abandoned from brewing factory was used to remove metal component in aqueous solution. The experimental results showed that the range of the removal efficiency is 60~91% and adsorption equilibrium was reached in about 3 hr. FT-IR and stereo microscope has been used to observe the surface conditions and changes in functional groups by calcination. At the end of elution, the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in water was increased 11 and 7 times compare raw sample to calcinated samples. The Langmuir isotherm adequately described the adsorption of waste materials and the maximum adsorption capacity was 28.17 mg/g for Cd. The overall results suggested that waste material might can be used for biosorption of Cd.