• Clean Technology
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• v.13 no.1 s.36
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• pp.54-63
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• 2007

Even traces of CO in the hydrogen-rich feed gas to proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) poison the platinum anode electrode and dramatically decrease the power output. In this work, a variety of catalytic materials consisting of $Cu/Ce_xZr_{1-x}O_2$, (x = 0.0-1.0) were synthesised, characterized and tested for CO oxidation and preferential oxidation of CO (PROX). These catalysts prepared by hydrothermal and deposition-precipitation methods. The catalysts were characterized by XRD, XRF, SEM, BET, $N_2O$ titration and oxygen storage capacity (OSC) measurement. The effects of composition of the support and degree of excess oxygen were investigated fur activity and $CO_2$ selectivity with different temperatures. The composition of the support markedly influenced the PROX activity. Among the various $Cu/Ce_xZr_{1-x}O_2$ catalysts having different composition, $Cu/Ce_{0.9}Zr_{0.1}O_2$ and $Cu/Ce_{0.7}Zr_{0.3}O_2$ showed the highest activities (>99%) and selectivities (ca.50%) in the temperature range of $150{\sim}160^{\circ}C$. It was found that by using of $Ce_xZr_{1-x}O_2$ mixed oxide support which possesses a high oxygen storage capacity, oxidation-reduction activity of Cu-based catalyst was improved, which resulted in the increase of catalytic activity and selectivity of CO oxidation in excess $H_2$ environments.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2007.06a
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• pp.220-223
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• 2007

이 논문은 DMFC와 태양전지의 하이브리드형 연료전지에 적합한 $TiO_{2}$구조에 대한 연구로서, DMFC에 사용되는 귀금속 Pt의 사용량을 줄이기 위해 Pt를 $TiO_{2}$광촉매 지지체에 함침 시켜 UV가 조사될 때 Pt의 활성을 극대화시키기 위한 연구이다. $TiO_{2}$는 Rutile결정 구조를 이루었으며, 반응 시간에 따라 나노막대 모양을 형성하였다. $NaBH_{4}$ 환원법을 통해 Pt를 함침 시켜 전극을 제조하였다. 이 전극들은 UV가 입사되지 않을 때보다 UV가 입사될 때 메탄올 산화성능이 주목할 만큼 향상되었다. 특히 긴 막대모양의 $TiO_{2}$에 백금이 잘 분산된 촉매의 메탄올 산화반응 성능이 크게 향상되었다. 이러한 $Pt/TiO_{2}$의 주목할 만한 성능 향상은 UV가 조사될 때 빛에 의해 생성된 $TiO_{2}$의 hole들에 의해 메탄올 산화반응이 향상된 것으로 사료된다.

• Korean Journal of Materials Research
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• v.7 no.4
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• pp.295-302
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• 1997

금속분말 Fe와 Si에 KNO$_{3}$(Fe+Si)무게비=0.2로 점화촉매 KNO$_{3}$를 혼합하고 50MPa로 성형한 후 점화시키는 비기체연소합성(SHS; Self propagating High temperature Synthesis)법으로 출발 분말을 얻었다. 점화분위기를 공기 및 Ar으로 한 경우 XRD결과에서 특별한 차이가 없었고 두 경우 모두 SiO$_{2}$피크가 검출되었다. 합성된 분말을 성형한 후 119$0^{\circ}C$환원분위기에서 소결하고 포석온도이하에서 열처리하여 반도성 FeSi$_{2}$가 주상인 Fe-Si계 열전재료를 제조하였다. Fe/Si무게비=46/54,44/56 및 42/58시편의 제벡계수는 Si함량이 증가할수록 증가하였다. 점화후의 세척처리를 2단계로 하는 경우 제벡계수의 부호가 변화하여 p-type에서 n-type으로 변화하며 소결밀도가 크게 상승하였다. 조성에 관계없이 공통적으로 발견되는 SiO$_{2}$는 점화시의 분위기보다는 점화촉매에 포함된 K성분이 소결 및 열처리시 산화제로 작용하여 형성되는 것이 확인되었다.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.150-154
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• 2007

Redox complexes to transport electrodes from biomaterial to electrodes are very important part in commercial biosensor industry. A novel osmium redox complex was synthesized by the coordinating pyridine group with osmium metal. A novel osmium complex is described as $[Os(dme-bpy)_2(ap-im)Cl]^{+/2+}$. We have been studied the electrochemical characteristics of this osmium complex with electrochemical techniques such as cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperommetry. In order to immobilize osmium redox complexes on the electrode, we deposited gold nano-particles on screen printed carbon electrode(SPE). The electrical signal converts the osmium redox films into an electrocatalyst for glucose oxidation. The catalytic currents were monitored that the catalytic currents were linearly increased from 1 mM to 5 mM concentrations of glucose.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.57 no.5
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• pp.714-722
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• 2019

Catalysts were prepared by using incipient wetness impregnation method with 17 wt% Ni on a support ($SiO_2-Y_2O_3$, $Al_2O_3$, $SiO_2-ZrO_2$, $SiO_2$, $TiO_2$, MgO) and the catalytic activity in the reductive amination of ethanol with ammonia in the presence of hydrogen was compared and evaluated. The catalysts used before and after the reaction were characterized using X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption, ethanol-temperature programmed desorption (EtOH-TPD), isopropanol-temperature programmed desorption (IPA-TPD), and hydrogen chemisorption etc. In the case of preparing $ZrO_2$ and $Y_2O_3$ supports, the small amount of Si dissolution from the Pyrex reactor surface provoked the formation of mixed oxides $SiO_2-ZrO_2$ and $SiO_2-Y_2O_3$. Among the catalysts used, $Ni/SiO_2-Y_2O_3$ catalyst showed the best activity, and this good activity was closely related to the highest nickel dispersion, and low desorption temperature in EtOH-TPD and IPA-TPD. The low catalytic activity on Ni/MgO catalysts showed low activity due to the formation of NiO-MgO solid-solutions. In the case of $Ni/TiO_2$, the reactivity was low due to the low nickel metal phase due to strong metal-support interaction. In the case of using a support as $SiO_2-Y_2O_3$, $Al_2O_3$, $SiO_2-ZrO_2$, and $SiO_2$, the selectivities of ethylamines and acetonitrile were not significantly different at similar ethanol conversion.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.285-294
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• 1994

Some supported gold catalysts were prepared by impregnation and coprecipitation methods. Effect of gold addition and active sloe formation were studied by investigating particle sizes of gold, amounts of oxygen adsorbed, adsorption properties of CO and NO, and reduction and oxidation properties, etc.. The gold particles of the catalyst by impregnation were irregular and very large as 30~100 nm, but those by coprecipitation were uniform and ultra-fine as about 4 nm. On $Au/Al_2O_3$ catalyst, the addition of gold to inactive $Al_2O_3$ caused the decomposition of $N_2O$, and CO was not irreversibly adsorbed while $O_2$ was atomically and irreversibly adsorbed. The adsorption sites of oxygen were attributed to the active sites which were restricted to the circumference of hemispherical gold particle-support interface rather than all atoms on the surface of gold particle. Also, CO was reversibly and irreversibly adsorbed on $Al_2O_3$ at low temperature, and the addition of gold weakened both reversible and irreversible adsorptions. The affinity for CO on $Au/Co_3O_4$ catalyst decreased conspicuously compared to $Co_3O_4$. The effect of gold addition did not appear in reduction step but did remarkably in reoxidation step; the added gold promoted the reoxidation of the reduced cobalt atoms.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.645-654
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• 1994

Photocatalytic oxidation conditions of reactant recirculation flow rate 275 mL/min, aeration rate 2 LPM and $UV+TiO_2+H_2O_2$(500 mg/L) proved to be appropriate for water including organic materials treatment. With increasing turbidity and suspended solids concentration, at turbidity 10 NTU-suspended solids concentration 29 mg/L the phenol degradation efficiency increased, which in turn decreased at turbidity 50 NTU-suspended solids concentration 170 mg/L, however no significant differences were observed, demonstrating similar results with those obtained at zero turbidity and suspended solids concentration. The degradation efficiency of phenol decreased with increasing influent phenol concentrations. The $UV+TiO_2+H_2O_2$ photocatalytic advanced oxidation process conducted is considered to be possibly applied to the drinking water treatment, and the post-treatment process of biological wastewater treatment.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.7-11
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• 1983

본 공장(진해화학주식회사)에서 암모니아는 나프타를 원료로 한 수소와 공기 중의 질소를 합성하여 제조된다. 암모니아 제조 공정 중 메탄가스(CH$_{4}$)와 수소가스(H$_{2}$) 중에 불순물로 존재하는 유화 수소(H$_{2}$S)를 제거시키는 공정이 탈황공정이다. 탈황공정은 산화 아연(ZnO)과 코발트-몰리브덴(Cobalt-Molybdenum) 촉매층에서 이루어지며 탈황공정이 이루어지는 용기를 탈황조(desulfurizer vessel)라 한다. 본 공장에 설치된 탈황조는 1966년에 설치되어 운용되어 왔다. 본 공장의 안전 조업을 위해 초음파 탐상법, 방사선 투과 탐상법, 표면 침투 탐상법으로써 탈황조의 노후도 측정을 행하였다. 탐상 결과 스테인레스 클래드의 모재부 용접선을 따라 균열이 발견되었다. 균열 부위를 깊이 연마하여 용접 결함부를 제거하고 다시 용접을 함으로써 본 탈황조를 연장하여 사용할 수 있었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.275-280
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• 2009

The direct incorporation of vanadium into the three-dimensional(3-D) cubic Ia3d mesostructure designated as V-KIT-6 was carried out hydrothermally using a Pluronic P123 and n-butanol as the structure-directing mixture, tetraethylorthosilicate(TEOS) as the silica source and $NH_4VO_3$ as the vanadium source. The obtained V-KIT-6 showed a very high specific surface area ${\sim}1,000m^2/g$ with tunable pore diameters in narrow distribution of sizes ~6.0 nm. The coordination and nature of V sites in V-KIT-6 are characterized by $^{51}V$-spin-echo NMR analysis. The calcined V-KIT-6 materials showed excellent catalytic activity in the direct oxidation of styrene using tert-butyl hydroperoxide(TBHP) as an oxidant.

• Clean Technology
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.355-359
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• 2012

For effectively photochemical hydrogen production, Ti ions (0.01, 0.10, 0.50 mol%) impregnated $WO_3$ ($Ti/WO_3$) nanometer sized particles were prepared using a impregnation method as a photocatalyst. The characteristics of the synthesized $Ti/WO_3$ photocatalysts were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), photoluminescence spectra (PL), atomic force microscope (AFM), and electrostatic force microscope (EFM). The evolution of $H_2$ from methanol/water (1/1) photo-splitting over $Ti/WO_3$ photocatalysts was enhanced compared to those over pure $TiO_2$ and $WO_3$ photocatalysts; 3.02 mL of $H_2$ gas was evolved after 8 h when 0.5 g of a 0.10 mol% $Ti/WO_3$ catalyst was used.