• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.243-248
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• 2011

Pt deposited porous carbon nanofibers was prepared as a highly sensitive material of hydrogen gas sensor operating at room temperature. Nanofibers was obtained by electrospinning method using polyacrylonitrile as a carbon precursor and then thermally treated for carbon nanofibers. Chemical activation of carbon nanofibers was carried out to enlarge specific surface area up to $2093m^2/g$. Sputtered Pt layer was uniformly distributed keeping the original shape of carbon nanofibers. The hydrogen gas sensing time and sensitivity were improved based on effects of high specific surface area, micropore structure and deposited Pt catalyst.

• Bulletin of Food Technology
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.3-19
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• 1995

효소는 생물이 만드는 단백질로서 화학반응을 촉진시키는 촉매이다. 현재까지 알려진 효소의 종류는 약 3,000종이 되며 그 숫자는 해마다 증가하는 경향을 보이고 있다. 이 가운데 산업적 응용 가능효소는 150여종이며 상업적으로 생산되고 있는 효소는 60여종이 된다. 효소의 산업적인 이용은 1894년 소화제인 takaamylase가 Aspergillus oryzae의 배양에 의하여 생산된 이래 $\alpha$-amylase와 동물에서 pancreatin, trypsin, chymotrypsin, 사람의 소변에서 urokinase와 식물체에서 protease등이 공업적으로 생산되고 있다. 효소는 화학촉매보다 많은 장점을 가지고 있는데 온건한 반응조건에서 촉매력과 기질특이성(specificity)이 높고 부산물(by-product)이 적다. 그러나 효소의 폭넓은 산업적인 이용은 아직 많이 제한되어 있는데 대체적으로 열, 화학물질, protease, 반응환경등에 의해 쉽게 불활성화되기 때문이다. 이러한 한계를 극복하기 위해 많은 노력을 기울여 왔고 산업적인 필요성에 부응하여 1993년말 이래 미국, New Zealand, Ireland 등지에서 별도의 학술적인 모임이 열렸다. 본 고에서는 현재 식품산업에서 사용되고 있는 효소와 그의 특성, 효소 개발기술 및 국내외 효소시장 현황을 중심으로 개술하고자 한다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1992.10a
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• pp.43-44
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• 1992

촉매막반응기란 반응기와 분리막이 동시에 하나의 과정으로 결합된 unit로, 촉매막반응기를 사용할 경우 가역 반응에서 막을 통한 생성물의 선택적 제거는 화학 평형이동을 유발시켜 열역학적으로 얻을수 있는 평형 전환율보다 높은 전환유을 얻을 수 있다. 본 연구는 이러한 촉매막반응기의 성능에 대한 실험적 연구로, 산 촉매하에서 일어나는 MTBE 분해반응을 12-텅스토인산 촉매상에서 수행하였다.

• Prospectives of Industrial Chemistry
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.27-37
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• 2014

온실가스축적으로 인한 지구온난화를 비롯한 기후변화 및 고갈되어가는 석유를 비롯한 화석원료에 대한 문제를 해결하기 위해 재생가능한 자원으로부터 바이오기반 케미칼 및 고분자 등의 화학제품을 생산하는 바이오화학 공정이 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 본 기고문에서는 바이오화학공정에 핵심적인 촉매로 사용되고 있는 재조합 미생물 및 효소의 최근 개발동향을 내열성 엔지니어링 플라스틱인 바이오나일론의 생산을 위하여 개발되고 있는 바이오촉매를 중심으로 살펴보고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.64-70
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• 2023

Global warming is getting worse since a dramatic increase in greenhouse gas emissions recently. As a result, the necessity and implementation of carbon neutrality is required more urgently. To do this, among various new and renewable energies, attention in hydrogen arises. Hydrogen as a carbon-free power source is an abundant resource on Earth and is eco-friendly. Eventually, perfectly eco-friendly hydrogen can be obtained through electrolysis of water. However, the catalyst used in the oxygen evolution reaction is rare and expensive, and has a durability issue. Consequently, the development of a non-precious metal catalyst is necessary. In this review paper, we summarize and introduce Co- and Mo- based catalysts among recently announced oxygen evolution catalysts. This will help understand the design of catalyst to increase the activity and durability of non-precious metal catalysts.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.455-455
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• 2011

탄소나노튜브(CNT)는 우수한 전기적, 화학적, 기계적 특성으로 인해 전자기술 분야에 있어서 많은 응용이 가능한 나노소재로 각광을 받고 있으며, 실질적으로 CNT를 이용하여 트렌지스터, 전계방출원, 이차 전지 등으로의 응용연구가 진행되고 있다. 일반적으로 CNT 합성을 위해 전이금속의 촉매가 필요하며 또한 촉매가 나노입자로 형성이 되어야 CNT 합성이 가능하다. 기존에는 CNT 합성기판으로 실리콘 웨이퍼 위에 완충층(buffer layer)과 촉매층을 증착하여 사용하였다. 완충층은 촉매가 기판의 내부로 확산하는 것을 막아주며, 촉매의 나노입자 형성을 원활히 함으로 고효율 합성과 구조제어를 가능하게 한다. 그러나 사용되는 완충층은 알루미나 또는 실리콘 산화막과 같은 절연막이기 때문에 CNT 고유의 우수한 전기전도도를 그대로 이용할 수 없다는 문제가 있다. 그러므로 보다 폭넓은 응용을 위해서는, 완충층의 사용없이 전기전도도가 좋은 금속기판에서 CNT를 직접 합성시키는 것이 중요하며, 이때 적절한 크기의 촉매 나노입자를 형성시키기 위한 각종 표면처리법 등이 현재까지 연구되어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 Inconel 600 합금을 합성기판으로 하여 CNT의 고효율 합성에 대하여 연구하였다. 촉매의 나노입자 형성을 위하여 고온 산화처리 및 플라즈마 이온조사처리 등을 실시하였으며, CNT의 고효율 합성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 결과로서, 두 종류의 전처리를 혼합하여 처리한 Inconel 600 기판에서 높은 밀도의 미세한 나노입자가 형성되었고, CNT의 고효율 합성까지 얻을 수 있었다. 이는 Inconel 600 고유의 표면산화특성 및 플라즈마 이온조사에 따른 표면구조 변화가 그 원인으로 사료된다. 발표에서는 고효율 합성결과 및 합성기전에 대하여 보다 자세히 토의하고자 한다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.32 no.4
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• pp.385-392
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• 2021

In this study, impact of Co proportion and calcination temperature of ceria on the Co/CeO₂ was analyzed by comparing nitrogen monoxide oxidation performance of various catalysts and their physico-chemical properties. The structural properties of each catalyst were studied by XRD and BET analysis, and the surface crystal states of cobalt were proposed according to the surface density. Oxidation states of elements were observed through Raman and XPS analysis, and the relationship between typical oxidation states and nitrogen monoxide oxidation performance was designed. Through H₂-TPR, oxygen-transferring capacity due to changes in the characteristics of catalysts were identified, and activation sites (Co³⁺) for oxidation were suggested.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.555-564
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• 2016

In recent years, methanol has attracted much attention since it can be cleanly manufactured by the combined use of atmospheric $CO_2$ recycling and water splitting via renewable energy. For the concept of "methanol economy", an active methanol synthesis catalyst should be prepared in a sophisticated manner rather than by empirical optimization approach. Even though Cu/ZnO-based catalysts prepared by coprecipitation are well known and have been extensively investigated even for a century, fundamental understanding on the precipitation chemistry and catalyst nanostructure has recently been achieved due to complexity of the necessary preparation steps such as precipitation, ageing, filtering, washing, drying, calcination and reduction. Herein we review the recent reports regarding the effects of various synthesis variables in each step on the physicochemical properties of materials in precursor, calcined and reduced states. The relationship between these characteristics and the catalytic performance will also be discussed because many variables in each step strongly influence the final catalytic activity, called "chemical memory". All discussion focuses on how to prepare a highly active Cu/ZnO-based catalyst for methanol synthesis. Furthermore, the preparation strategy we deliver here would be utilized for designing other coprecipitation-derived supported metal or metal oxide catalysts.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.54 no.3
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• pp.419-424
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• 2016

$H_5PMo_{10}V_2O_{40}$ ($PMo_{10}V_2$) catalyst chemically immobilized on sulfur-containing mesoporous carbon (S-MC) was prepared, and it was applied to the benzyl alcohol oxidation reaction. S-MC was synthesized by a templating method using SBA-15 and p-toluenesulfonic acid as a templating agent and a carbon precursor, respectively. S-MC was then modified to have a positive charge, and thus, to provide sites for the immobilization of $PMo_{10}V_2$. By taking advantage of the overall negative charge of $[PMo_{10}V_2O4_{40}]^{5-}$, $PMo_{10}V_2$ catalyst was immobilized on the S-MC support as a charge matching component. It was revealed that $PMo_{10}V_2$ species were finely and molecularly dispersed on the S-MC via chemical immobilization. In the vapor-phase oxidation of benzyl alcohol, $PMo_{10}V_2$/S-MC catalyst showed higher conversion of benzyl alcohol and higher yield for benzaldehyde and benzoic acid than unsupported $PMo_{10}V_2$ catalyst. The enhanced catalytic performance of $PMo_{10}V_2$/S-MC was due to fine dispersion of $PMo_{10}V_2$ species on the S-MC via chemical immobilization.

• Clean Technology
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.174-181
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• 2022

Biomass is a sustainable alternative resource for production of liquid fuels and organic compounds that are currently produced from fossil fuels including petroleum, natural gas, and coal. Because the use of fossil fuels can increase the production of greenhouse gases, the use of carbon-neutral biomass can contribute to the reduction of global warming. Although biological and chemical processes have been proposed to produce petroleum-replacing chemicals and fuels from biomass feedstocks, it is difficult to replace completely fossil fuels because of the high oxygen content of biomass. Production of petroleum-like fuels and chemicals from biomass requires the removal of oxygen atoms or conversion of the oxygen functionalities present in biomass derivatives, which can be achieved by catalytic hydrodeoxygenation. Hydrodeoxygenation has been used to convert raw biomass-derived materials, such as biomass pyrolysis oils and lignocellulose-derived chemicals and lipids, into deoxygenated fuels and chemicals. Multifunctional catalysts composed of noble metals and transition metals supported on high surface area metal oxides and carbons, usually selected as supports of heterogeneous catalysts, have been used as efficient hydrodeoxygenation catalysts. In this review, the catalysts proposed in the literature are surveyed and hydrodeoxygenation reaction systems using these catalysts are discussed. Based on the hydrodeoxygenation methods reported in the literature, an insight for feasible hydrodeoxygenation process development is also presented.