• Plant Resources
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.171-174
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• 2005

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of activated carbon on leaf and stem production of Agastache rugosa as affected by different amounts of activated carbon. The results obtained are summarized as follows. Growth characteristics including plant height and leaf length were the highest when activated carbon added with $10\%$, suggesting that optimum amount of activated carbon was ranged from 10 to $20\%$. Growth and enlargement of the root were improved by $10\%$ AC. Activated carbon can be utilized as a soil conditioner in agricultural crop areas.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.405-415
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• 2019

Microcystins (MCs) are toxins produced by cyanobacteria causing a major environmental threat to water resources worldwide. Although several MCs have been reported in previous studies, microcystin-LR (m-LR) has been extensively studied as it is highly toxic. Among the several techniques employed for the removal of this toxin, adsorption with AC has been extensively studied. AC has gained wide attention as an effective adsorbent of m-LR due to its ubiquity, high sorption capacity, cost effectiveness and renewability. In this review, the adsorption of m-LR onto AC was evaluated using the information available in existing scientific literature. The effects of the pore volume and surface chemistry of AC on the adsorption of m-LR considering the structural and chemical properties of ACs were also discussed. Furthermore, we identified the parameters that influence adsorption, including natural organic matter (NOM), pH, and ionic strength during the m-LR adsorption process. The effect of these parameters on MCs adsorption onto AC from previous studied is compiled and highlighted. This review may provide new insights into future activated carbon-m-LR adsorption research, and broaden its application prospects.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제23권11호
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• pp.643-648
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• 2013

Activated carbon (AC) was synthesized from rice husks using the chemical activation method with KOH, NaOH, a combination of (NaOH + $Na_2CO_3$), and a combination of (KOH + $K_2CO_3$) as the chemical activating reagents. The activated carbon with the highest surface area (around $2000m^2/g$) and high porosity, which allows the absorption of a large number of ions, was applied as electrode material in electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs). The AC for EDLC electrodes is required to have a high surface area and an optimal pore size distribution; these are important to attain high specific capacitance of the EDLC electrodes. The electrodes were fabricated by compounding the rice husk activated carbons with super-P and mixed with polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) at a weight ratio of 83:10:7. AC electrodes and nickel foams were assembled with potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution as the electrolyte. Electrochemical measurements were carried out with a three electrode cell using 6 M KOH as electrolyte and Hg/HgO as the reference electrode. The specific capacitance strongly depends on the pore structure; the highest specific capacitance was 179 F/g, obtained for the AC with the highest specific surface area. Additionally, different activation times, levels of heating, and chemical reagents were used to compare and determine the optimal parameters for obtaining high surface area of the activated carbon.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2024

This research investigated the preparation of activated carbon derived from Krabok (Irvingia malayana) seed shells to improve the quality of crude glycerol obtained during biodiesel production. The activated carbon was prepared using a dry chemical activation method with NaOH, utilizing an innovative biomass incinerator. The results revealed that the resulting KC/AC-two-step exhibited favorable physicochemical adsorption properties, with a high surface area of 758.72 m²/g and an iodine number of 611.10 mg/g. These values meet the criteria of the industrial product standard for activated carbon No. TIS 900-2004, as specified by the Ministry of Industry in Thailand. Additionally, the adsorption efficiency for methylene blue reached an impressive 99.35 %. This developed activated carbon was then used to improve the quality of crude glycerol obtained from biodiesel production. The experimental results showed that the KC/AC-two-step increased the purity of crude glycerol to 73.61 %. In comparison, commercially available activated carbon (C/AC) resulted in a higher crude glycerol purity of 81.19 %, as analyzed by the GC technique. Additionally, the metal content (Zn, Cu, Fe, Pb, Cd, and Na) in purified glycerol using KC/AC-two-step was below the standards for heavy metals permitted in food and cosmeceuticals by the Food and Drug Administration of Thailand and the European Committee for Food Contact Materials and Articles. As a result, it can be inferred that Krabok seed shells have favorable properties for producing activated carbon suitable as an adsorbent to enhance crude glycerol purity. Furthermore, the improved crude glycerol from this research has potential for various industrial applications.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.246-251
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• 2017

탄소나노튜브, 활성탄 및 층상이중수산화물 흡착제를 크롬 처리에 적용하여 흡착특성을 평가하였다. 비표면적은 활성탄이 가장 큰 $1028.1m^2{\cdot}g^{-1}$, 기공 부피는 탄소나노튜브가 가장 큰 $0.829cm^2{\cdot}g^{-1}$로 분석되었다. 탄소나노튜브와 활성탄은 99% 이상 탄소로 구성되어 있으나, 층상이중수산화물은 51.5%의 탄소, 41.8%의 산소 및 4.1%의 마그네슘 성분으로 구성되어 있었다. 크롬의 흡착 제거율은 흡착 시간이 경과함에 따라 활성탄이 약 80.2%로 가장 높았다. pH를 7로 설정한 이후 24시간 동안 흡착반응을 진행할 경우 28.4%의 크롬 제거율 나타냈고 이후에도 30.5%로 평형을 유지하여 가능한 산성 영역을 유지할 필요가 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2022

질소산화물(NOx)은 대기오염의 주요 인자로 일산화질소와 이산화질소의 형태로 존재하며 인체에 유해하다. 최근 대기 중 NOx를 제거하기 위한 많은 연구가 진행되고 있으며, 이러한 노력은 건설재료 분야에서도 동일하다. NOx는 광촉매 반응을 이용하여 효율적으로 제거할 수 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 활성탄(AC)과 이산화타이타늄(TiO₂)을 이용한 폼 복합재의 NOx 제거성능을 조사하였다. AC는 폼 복합체의 비표면적을 증가시켜 TiO₂의 광촉매 반응 효율을 향상시켰다. 본 연구에서는 AC의 혼합율을 주요 변수로 하여 폼 복합체를 제조하였다. 제조된 시험체를 이용하여 ISO-22197-1에 제시된 시험방법에 따라 NOx 제거성능을 평가하였다. 폼 복합체의 비표면적은 AC 함량에 따라 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으나 15% 이상에서는 감소하였다. 또한 AC 혼입률이 15%일 때 NOx 제거 효율이 가장 높았다.

• 공업화학
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.237-243
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• 2018

활성화제 KOH, NaOH 및 $ZnCl_2$를 사용하여 폐감귤박으로부터 제조한 활성탄인 WCK-AC, WCN-AC, WCZ-AC의 표면 화학적 특성을 검토하고, 대상가스인 아세톤, 벤젠 및 메틸메르캅탄(MM)에 대한 흡착량과 활성탄의 비표면적, 세공부피 및 세공크기와의 상관관계를 살펴보았다. 이들 활성탄에 대한 XPS 분석결과에 의하면 graphite 및 phenolic이 C1의 주요 표면 작용기였으며, 작용기인 phenol, carbonyl 및 carboxyl의 합은 WCK-AC > WCN-AC > WCZ-AC의 순서로 증가하였다. 고정층 흡착반응기에서 3가지 대상가스에 대한 흡착실험으로부터 얻어진 파과곡선은 Yoon과 Nelson에 의해 제안된 경험식에 의해 잘 모사되었다. 작용기의 합이 큰 값을 갖는 활성탄일수록 아세톤, 벤젠 및 MM에 대한 흡착능이 더 컸다. 비표면적 및 세공부피가 크고 세공크기가 작은 활성탄일수록 흡착성능이 우수하였으며, 특히 본 연구에서 사용된 활성탄들의 흡착성능을 가장 잘 나타내는 기준은 비표면적이었다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.936-941
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 나노 사이즈의 은입자가 첨착된 입상활성탄을 적용하여 기체상 포름알데히드의 흡착특성을 확인하고 실험결과를 수치해석 결과와 비교 평가하였다. 나노 은입자 첨착활성탄에 대해 BET분석 결과, 나노 은입자가 활성탄 표면의 미세기공을 막아 활성탄의 비표면적이 다소 감소하였으며, 특히 $20{\AA}$ 이하 micropore의 총 부피가 크게 감소한 것을 확인하였다. 포름알데히드에 대한 등온흡착실험 결과, 최대 겉보기 흡착능은 나노 은입자 첨착활성탄의 값이 일반활성탄에 비해 높았다. BET 표면적이나 미세기공의 감소에도 불구하고 나노 은입자 첨착활성탄이 향상된 포름알데히드 제거능을 나타낸 것은 은입자 첨착활성탄에서 흡착 외에 추가적인 포름알데히드의 촉매산화가 이루어지고 있기 때문으로 판단된다. 흡착강도를 의미하는 1/n은 두 가지 활성탄에 대해 모두 비슷한 기울기를 보여 활성탄의 표면 개질에 의해 활성탄 고유의 물리 화학적 흡착 성능은 영향을 받지 않은 것으로 판단된다. 연속유입 실험 결과에서도 나노 은입자 첨착활성탄이 일반활성탄보다 높은 포름알데히드 제거능을 나타내어 포름알데히드 산화효과를 확인하였다. 활성탄의 연속유입 실험결과를 수치해석 결과와 비교했을 때 나노 은입자 첨착활성탄에 대해서는 나노 은입자에 의한 산화효과를 반영하지 않고 있지 않아 실험결과와 거의 일치하지 않았다. 따라서 금속물질로 표면 개질된 활성탄 컬럼 설계에 수치해석 모델을 활용하고자 한다면 흡착뿐만이 아니라 촉매산화 효과가 반영된 새로운 수치모델의 개발이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.85-92
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• 2008

In this present study, we have synthesized Fe-containing AC(activated carbon)/$TiO_2$ composites with titanium (VI) n-butoxide (TNB) as a titanium source to Fe treated AC through an impregnation method. The result of the textural surface properties demonstrates that there is a slight decrease in the BET surface area of composite samples with an increase of the amount of Fe treated. The surface properties of scanning electron microscope (SEM) presented a characterization of a porous texture on the Fe-containing AC/$TiO_2$ composites and homogenous compositions for Fe and titanium dioxide distributed on the sample surfaces. Fe compound peaks and a titanium dioxide structure were observed in the X-ray diffraction patterns for the Fe-containing AC/$TiO_2$ composites. The results of chemical elemental composition for the Fe-containing AC/$TiO_2$ composites showed that most of the spectra for these samples gave stronger peaks for C, O, treated Fe components and Ti metal than that of any other elements. From the photo degradation results for the piggery waste, the Fe-containing AC/$TiO_2$ composites showed an excellent degradation activity for the chemical oxygen demand (COD) due to a photocatalysis of the supported $TiO_2$, radical reaction by Fe species and the adsorptivity and absorptivity of porous carbon.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.291-296
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• 2016

This study investigated the potential use of soybean stover (SS) (0.1-0.5 g/100 mL)and rice hull (RH) (1.5-3.5 g/100 mL) derived biochars for removing methylene blue (100 mg/L) from wastewater compared to activated carbon (AC) (0.1-0.5 g/100 mL). The adsorption equilibrium data were best represented by Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The calculated maximum adsorption capacity was 71.42 mg/g for AC, 30.30 mg/g for SS, and 4.76 mg/g for RH. The adsorption kinetics was found to follow the pseudo-second order kinetics model. The rate constant was 0.0020-0.0065 g/mg.min for AC, 0.0069-0.5787 g/mg.min for SS, and 0.1370-0.3060 for RH. AC and SS biochars showed considerable potential for adsorption.