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Effects of Aluminum and Silicon as Additive Materials for the Zinc Anode in Zn-Air Batteries

  • Lee, Yong-Seok;Ryu, Kwang-Sun
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.12-20
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    • 2018
  • To solve low cycle efficiency of the zinc anode in Zn-air batteries by corrosion, this study examined the effects of Al as a cathodic protection additive to Zn. The Al-mixed Zn anodes were produced by mixing Zn and Al powder (1, 2, and 3 wt. %). To compare the effects of the Al additive, Si was selected under the same conditions. The morphology and elemental composition of the additives in the Zn were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and inductively coupled plasma - mass spectrometry. The anti-corrosion effects of the Al and Si-mixed Zn anodes were examined by linear polarization. Cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge tests were conducted to evaluate the electrochemical performance of the Al and Si-mixed Zn anodes. As a result, the Al-mixed Zn anodes showed highest corrosion resistance and cycling performance. Among these, the 2 wt.% Al-mixed Zn anodes exhibited best electrochemical performance.

Spinning of Petroleum based Isotropic Pitch by Melt-blown Method

  • Kim, Chan;Lee, Su-Hyun;Kim, Young-Min;Yang, Kap-Seung
    • Carbon letters
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 2002
  • Petroleum based isotropic pitch was spun into short fiber by melt-blown spinning technology. The processing parameters chosen were air velocity, die temperature, and throughput rate of the pitch within the ranges of experimental tolerances. The fiber diameter was reduced to $6{\mu}m$ by increases of hot air velocity, and spin die temperature. Also, the fiber diameter was strongly dependent on the throughput rate of the pitch and jet speed of hot air through the spinnerets. Even fibers with $10{\mu}m$ diameter were produced at throughput rate of $0.17g/min{\cdot}hole$ and at die temperature of $290^{\circ}C$.

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Comparison of CARS CO and Temperature Measurements with Numerical Calculation for Methane/Air Premixed Flames (메탄/공기 예혼합화염에서 CARS를 이용한 CO 농도 및 온도측정과 수치해석 결과의 비교)

  • 강경태;정석호;박승남
    • Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.1333-1339
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    • 1995
  • Recently developed technique of measuring minor species concentration by using the modulation dip in broadband CARS has been applied to the flame structure study of methane/air premixed flames in a counterflow. This method used the modulation dip from the cold band CO Q-branch resonant signal superimposed on the nonresonant background. The measured CO concentration profile in a symmetric and unsymmetric methane/air premixed flames together with the velocity and temperature by using LDV and CARS have been compared with the numerical results adopting detailed chemistry modeling. The results show that there is a satisfactory agreement between the experimental data and numerical results for velocities, temperatures and CO concentrations. And the modulation dip technique of measuring minor species, such as CO is a viable tool for a quantitative measurement in a flame.

Air Plooutin Aspects of Hazardous Waste Incineration and Control Starategies (유해폐기물소각의 대기오염 관련성 및 제어대책)

  • Dong, Jong-In
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.207-212
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    • 1992
  • Main disposal technology for industrial wasites in Korea has been landfilling, however, this is encountering serious problems such as the lack of landfill sites and objections of residents. Incineration, therefore, has become a final solution for this dilema. Various kinds of air pollutants generation are possible because of the variety of types and compositions of wastes generated in industry. In this paper, air pollutants produced while incinerating hazardous industrial wastes are discussed and some control technologies are surveryed with the purpose of optimal design of incinerators and emission reduction. From this initial stage of incinerator utilization, low-emission type should be developed and applied and intensive research on pollutant generation due to waste incineration and advanced control technologies should be also performed.

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Effects of Dehydrating Agents on the Physicochemical Properties of Dried Plum (Prunus salicina L.) Slices

  • Kim, Min-Sung;Kang, Ji-Hoon;Chung, Kyung-Sook;Won, Misun;Song, Kyung Bin
    • Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.56 no.1
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    • pp.19-22
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    • 2013
  • Plum (Prunus salicina L.) slices were dehydrated with red algae extract (RAE) at a concentration of 30% (w/w), and the dried samples were compared with maltodextrin (MD)-treated and hot-air dried samples in terms of physicochemical properties such as rehydration ratio, ascorbic acid, microstructure, and color. The rehydration ratios and colors of RAE-treated plum slices were better than those of MD-treated and hot-air dried samples. The ascorbic acid contents of RAE-treated samples were higher and their microstructures were finer than those of MD-treated or hot-air dried samples. These results suggest that plum slices can be dehydrated with RAE without loss of quality.

Prediction of NOx Formation Characteristics in Turbulent Nonpremixed Hydrogen-Air Jet Flames (비예혼합 수소-공기 난류제트화염내의 NOx 생성특성 예측)

  • Kim, S.K.;Kim, Y.M.;Ahn, K.Y.;Oh, K.S.
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1998.10a
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    • pp.165-170
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    • 1998
  • Turbulent nonpremixed $H_2$-air jet flames are numerically investigated using the joint PDF model. The reaction progress variable is derived by assuming the radicals 0, H, and OH to be in partial equilibrium and additional species $HO_2$ and $H_2O_2$ in steady state. The model is extended to npnadiabatic flame by introducing additional variable for the transport of enthalpy and radiative source term is calculated using a local, geometry independent model. In terms of flame structure and NO formation, the predicted results are favorably agreed with experimental data. The effects of nonequilibrium chemistry and radiative heat loss on the thermal NO formation are discussed in detail.

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Various Alcohols as Electrolysis Suppressants in Zn-air Secondary Batteries

  • Yang, Soyoung;Kim, Ketack
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.339-344
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    • 2018
  • The gelling agent used in Zn-air cells plays a role in improving battery life. It prevents the evaporation of water and diffusion of $Zn^{2+}$ ions away from the current collector. Additional functionality was incorporated by replacing some of the gelling agents with new materials. Alcohols with moderate viscosity, namely maltose, sucrose, poly ethylene glycol 600, and 2-hydroxyethyl cellulose, were used to replace some gelling agents in this work. Among these alcohols, poly ethylene glycol 600 and 2-hydroxyethyl cellulose improved the cycle life of full cells. This improved cycle life was attributed to the inhibition of water electrolysis and the improved cycle life of the anode.

Numerical Investigation on the Thermal Characteristics of Mild Combustion According to Co-axial Air (동축공기에 따른 Mild 연소의 열적 특성에 대한 수치연구)

  • Hwang, Chang-Hwan;Baek, Seung-Wook;Kim, Hak-Young
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Combustion
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    • v.15 no.4
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    • pp.1-8
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    • 2010
  • Mild combustion is considered as a promising combustion technology for energy saving and low emission of combustion product gases. In this paper, the controllability of reaction region in mild combustion is examined by using co-axial air nozzle. For this purpose, numerical approach is carried out. Propane is considered for fuel and air is considered for oxidizer and the temperature of air is assumed 900K slightly higher than auto ignition temperature of propane. But unlike main air, the atmospheric condition of co-axial air is considered. Various cases are conducted to verify the characteristics of Co-Axial air burner configuration. The use of coaxial air can affect reaction region. These modification help the mixing between fuel and oxidizer. Then, reaction region is reduced compare to normal burner configuration. The enhancement of main air momentum also affects on temperature uniformity and reaction region. The eddy dissipation concept turbulence/chemistry interaction model is used with two step of global chemical reaction model.