• Clean Technology
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.379-387
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• 2013

Ethanol steam reforming reaction considered as a clean hydrogen production method is introduced in this paper. Reactivity and reaction rate equation of ethanol steam reforming reaction using various catalysts, reaction temperature, and molar ratio of ethanol and water will be discussed. In addition to introducing a membrane reactor combining a reactor and a separator, the effect of the use of a membrane reactor on an ethanol conversion and hydrogen yield will be compared to those from a conventional packed-bed reactor.

• Clean Technology
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.239-244
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• 2010

The carboxylation of the fluorenyl epoxide with a spiro framework, 9,9'-Bis(4-oxiranylmethoxyphenyl) fluorine (2) was catalyzed by some onium salts such as quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts to produce the corresponding five-membered cyclic carbonate (3) in an efficient and environmentally benign fashion. The coupling reactions depend greatly on the kind of the halide anions and alkyl chain length of the onium salts. While the reaction was sensitive to the reaction temperature, the reaction trends suggest that the catalytic efficiency of the quaternary ammonium halides may correlate strongly with the melting points of the halides. The reactions using a catalytic amount (2 mol %) of quaternary ammonium bromide with an n-butyl chain at 75.9 bar of $CO_2$ and 393 K give the highest yield of the cyclic carbonate (92%).

• Clean Technology
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.123-129
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• 2014

A green procedure is described for the preparation of a series of ionic liquids where two 3-methylimidazolium cations were bridged with ethylene glycol chain as linkers. Diethylene glycol-bis(3-methylimidazolium) ditosylate, triethylene glycolbis(3-methylimidazolium) ditosylate, and tetraethylene glycol-bis(3-methylimidazolium) ditosylate were heated with 3-methylimidazole under solvent-free condition to give the corresponding bis(3-methylimidazolium) ditosylate ionic liquids efficiently in a short time.

• Clean Technology
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.325-328
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• 2011

Atom-efficient preparation of 9, 9'-bis[4-(2'-hydroxy-3'-acryloyloxypropoxy) phenyl]fluorene (3), the extensively used building block for fluorene-containing acrylic epoxy polymers has been described. The epoxide ring opening esterification of 9, 9-bis[4-(glycidyloxy)phenyl]fluorene (1) with acrylic acid was catalyzed by some onium salts such as quaternary ammonium and phosphonium salts. While the coupling reactions depend greatly on the kind of the onium salts, the reaction of 9, 9-bis[4-(glycidyloxy)phenyl]fluorene (1) with acrylic acid proceed most efficiently in the presence of a catalytic amount of tetrabutylphosphonium bromide at $110^{\circ}C$ with 90% yield. This reaction is a cleaner reaction that minimizes the use of reactants and the production of chemical wastes.

• Clean Technology
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.281-290
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• 2001

A microwave-assisted process to prepare chitosan from natural crabshells has been investigated. This study was primarily to examine the effectiveness of microwave as clean energy for chitosan preparation. Several human-edible organic acids were used as clean catalyst, possibly to improve the current HCl-based hydrolysis process of polymeric chitosan. The microwave was found to be effective substantially in reducing the reaction time. Nonetheless, no beneficial effect of microwave other than time, such as the chemical selectivity, was hardly observed. The organic acids were very effective in the hydrolysis reaction of polymeric chitosan. Their catalytic behavior was greatly improved especially when reactions were performed under pressure. In the case of autoclave reaction for 60 minutes at $120^{\circ}C$, viscous solution of polymeric chitosan (mol. wt. > 300,000) turned into thin solutions of water-like viscosity, which means chitosan molecules were decomposed to very small-sized oligomers.

• Clean Technology
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• v.21 no.4
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• pp.229-234
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• 2015

Recently, there are increasing numbers of study regarding hydrogen fuels but researches on desulfurization of diesel are rare. In this study, we performed diesel desulfurization reactor design by computation fluid dynamics simulation. By analyzing the change in flow and sulfur concentration at the outlet according to the changes in flow rate, reactor length, and reactor diameter, we have found the minimum catalyst performance for the given flow rate condition and the relation between the reactor performance and the reactor size and shape. We also studied the effects of permeability of the packed bed on the flow and sulfur concentration distribution. The present work can be utilized to design a diesel desulfurization reactor for a fuel cell used in ships. Furthermore, the present work also can be used to design low sulfur diesel supply in oil refineries and therefore contribute to the development of clean petrochemical technology.

• Clean Technology
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.140-147
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• 2017

In this study, we performed numerical simulation for the catalyst regeneration process of diesel desulfurization reactor. We analyzed the changes in regeneration process according to purge gas flow rate, catalyst permeability, reactor size, and heat loss of reactor. We have found that the regeneration process is very much affected by temperature changes whereas it is hardly affected by catalyst permeability and porosity. We also estimated the regeneration time according to purge gas flow rate and initial temperatures and have found that increasing purge gas temperature is more effect for fast regeneration. The present results can be utilized to design a regeneration process of diesel desulfurization reactor for a fuel cell used in ships. Furthermore, the present work also can be used to design low sulfur diesel supply in oil refineries and therefore contribute to the development of clean petrochemical technology.

• Clean Technology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.91-101
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• 2009

The metal complex dyes that are mainly used for good color fastness in dyeing amide fibers with highly concentrated colors usually contain toxic chromium. The remaining dye in th dyebath containing $Cr^{6+}$ causes not only environmental problems but also serious damages to human health. In this study, we applied reactive dyestuff for dyeing wool and nylon in order to substitute heavy metal dyestuff. The dyeing properties of reactive dyestuff in fibers as well as their absorption rates and fastness according to color concentration were investigated. By analyzing the quantity of heavy metals and toxic amine of reactive dyestuff, we investigated their harmfulness trends quantitatively. By comparing the reactive dyes with traditional metal complex dyes, we tried to find out the possibility of the reactive dye being a clean dyes in the future.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.856-856
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• 2009

석유 및 천연가스를 대체하는 자원으로 석탄이 유망하다고 전망하고 있다. 미국에서는 6대 파괴력이 있는 기술로 청정석탄기술이 선정되었고, 한국에서도 15대 그린에너지 중 하나인 청정연료에 석탄전환기술이 포함되어 전략로드맵이 작성되고 있다. 국내에서 추진되고 있는 석탄기술은 석탄가스화를 기반으로 하고 있다. 석탄가스화는 고체연료인 석탄을 $1000^{\circ}C$ 이상의 고온에서 산소와 반응시켜 일산화탄소와 수소가 주성분인 합성가스로 전환하는 기술이다. 석탄을 가스화하면 석탄에 포함된 불순물을 쉽고 완벽하게 제거할 수 있으며 특히 CO2 제거를 값싸게 할 수 있어 청정화가 가능하다. 최근 고유가를 겪으면서 열량이 높은 고급탄의 확보가 어려워지면서 가격이 낮고 수급이 용이한 저급탄을 활용하는 기술의 수요가 발생되어 국내에서 기업을 중심으로 저급탄을 고효율로 가스화하는 기술 개발이 시도되고 있다. 정제된 석탄가스는 성분을 조절하여 촉매에 의해 메탄으로 전환시킬 수 있고, 이렇게 제조된 가스를 합성천연가스(SNG)라 한다. 값싼 저급탄을 사용하면 SNG를 천연가스보다 저렴하게 생산할 수 있다. 국내 기업이 SNG 제조 실증시설을 도입하고, 동시에 핵심기술인 SNG 합성반응공정을 개발하는 사업을 추진하고 있다. 석탄가스를 촉매반응에 의해 디젤 및 �F싸로 전환하는 석탄간접액화기술은 현재 남아공 Sasol사에서 상업적으로 운전되고 있는 기술이나 국내로의 기술이전이 거의 불가능하다. 철을 기반으로 하는 고유 촉매와 scale-up이 가능한 반응기가 핵심인 기술로 국내에서 세미-파일럿급 액화공정 기술개발이 진행중이다. 전세계적으로 석탄액화공장의 수요가 현재의 15만배럴/일에서 2030년 240만배럴/일로 증가한다고 예측된다. 따라서 200조원 이상의 플랜트 시장이 기대되며 국산 가스화, SNG 및 액화기술로 상당부분의 시장을 장악하고자 한다.

• Clean Technology
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.11-22
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• 1998

The photo-sensitized oxidation of benzene in water was investigated under various reaction conditions using persulfate, sulfate, nitrate, nitrite and chloride ions as sensitizers. Persulfate ion was proved to be the most effective sensitizer, while sulfate and nitrite could not play any sensitizing role on the benzene photooxidation. When exited together with other ions, the nitrite ion inhibited the photooxidation of benzene by quenching the produced hydroxyl radicals.