• 공업화학
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2013

광촉매 혼성 저온 플라즈마는 폐수에 함유된 유기물을 분해시키는 효과적인 기술이다. 본 연구에서는 광촉매가 결합된 특별히 설계된 유전체 방전 시스템을 골프장이나 감귤농가에서 흔히 살포되는 디크로보스, 카보퓨란 및 메치다치온 살충제의 분해에 적용하였다. 단독 및 병합 시스템에서 살충제의 분해를 평가하였다. 단독 시스템은 UV의 차폐 유무 및 산소기체와 공기에 의한 오존(각종 반응 활성종들 포함) 플라즈마를 이용하였다. 혼성 시스템은 UV로 활성화된 산화아연, 이산화티타늄과 그래파이트 옥사이드와 결합하여 공기에 의한 플라즈마 반응에 적용하였다. 그래파이트 옥사이드는 모사 허머스 법으로 제조하여 FT-IR 분광기로 성능을 측정하였다. 반응시간 60 min에서 UV를 차폐하고 공기를 이용한 플라즈마 반응에 의한 분해성능과 비교하였으며, UV로 활성화된 그래파이트 옥사이드(0.01 g/L)와 결합된 플라즈마 반응은 디크로보스와 카보퓨란의 각각 100% 분해도를 보였다. UV를 활용한 광촉매 혼성 플라즈마는 살충제를 분해시키는 효과적인 대안으로 입증되었다.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.193-200
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• 2021

화석 연료 사용으로 인한 각종 환경오염의 정도가 심화됨에 따라 많은 국가에서 대체 에너지 개발을 위한 투자를 계속해서 진행하고 있다. 대체 에너지 중 하나인 PEMFC는 양극판, 전해질, 가스 확산 층, 전극 네 가지의 주요 구성요소로 이루어져 있다. 이 중 양극판, 가스 확산 층, 전극은 보편적으로 카본 블랙, 탄소 섬유 등의 탄소 재료를 사용하여 제조한다. 탄소 재료들은 공정비용이 비싸거나 부식 등의 단점이 존재하는데 이를 개선하기 위해 많은 분야에서 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 논문은 이 세 가지 구성요소들의 단점을 개선하기 위하여 시행된 여러 연구결과들을 취합하여 과거부터 현재까지의 PEMFC에 어떤 문제점이 있었고 어떻게 개선되어 왔는지를 파악하여 PEMFC 연구 흐름을 파악한다.

• 공업화학
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.538-544
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• 2022

One of the most exciting areas for the development of alternative fuels is the production of biodiesel. To reduce the cost of biodiesel production, in situ trans-esterification has been introduced to simplify the production process by enabling extraction and trans-esterification to occur at a single stage in the presence of a catalyst. In this study, we investigated the feasibility of using non-corrosive and environmentally receptive flying jet plasma as an alternative catalytic route for in situ tran-sesterification of castor bean seeds (CBS). Upon optimizing the reaction conditions, it is elucidated that applying a low ratio of methanol to seeds (≤6:1) has resulted in hindering the in situ trans-esterification and leading to insignificant conversion. The yield of esters has increased from 80.5% to 91.7% as the molar ratio rose from 9:1 to 12:1. Excess alcohol beyond the ratio of 15:1 was shown to have a negative impact on the yield of the produced esters, attributed to an increase in the biodiesel portion prone to dissolving in the co-product (glycerol). An increase in the reaction bulk temperature from 40 to 55 ℃ led to a higher ester content by 50%. Further increases in the bulk temperature beyond 55 ℃ did not affect yields. Regarding the reaction period, the results have shown that 3 h of reaction is adequate for a higher biodiesel yield. The quality of the biodiesel obtained has demonstrated that all physicochemical properties meet the ASTM D6751 specifications.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.335-339
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• 2008

Biodiesel is an alternative and renewable energy source, which is hoped to reduce global dependence on petroleum and environmental problem. Biodiesel produced from a variety of oil sources such as vegetable oil, animal fat and waste oils, and has properties similar to those associated with petro-diesel, including cetane number, volumetric heating value, flash point, viscosity and so on. In this study, we investigate the effect of quality of raw materials on alkali-catalyzed transesterification for producing of biodiesel. The increase of content of free fatty acid and water in oil were caused the sharp decrease of conversion yield. Also, the low purity of methanol in reactant was inhibited the reaction rate. In the case of addition of sodium sulfate as absorbent to prepare catalyst solution, the content of fatty acid methyl ester in product was increased more about 1.6% than that of control. However, the addition of zeolite, sodium chloride and sodium sulfate as absorbent in reactant to remove water generated from reaction did not show any enhancement in the reaction yield. This result may provide useful information with regard to the choice and preparation of raw materials for more economic and efficient biodiesel production.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.653-658
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• 2010

바이오디젤은 기존석유디젤을 대체할 수 있는 친환경적인 연료로 알려져 있다. 하지만 원료물질이 대부분 가격이 높은 식량자원을 이용한다는 단점을 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 음식쓰레기로 생긴 오리기름을 전처리 한 후, 염기촉매를 이용하여 전이에스테르화 반응을 통해 바이오디젤을 합성하였다. 합성되어진 바이오디젤의 대표적 연료특성으로 밀도, 동점도, 저온특성, 윤활성, 세탄가를 분석한 결과, 국내에서 동절기 외에는 충분히 석유대체연료로 사용 가능하다는 결과를 얻었다.

• 오토저널
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.67-73
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• 1992

This paper describes Hyundai's research and development work on a flexible fuel vehicle (FFV). The work on FFV has been conducted to evaluate its potential as an alternative to the conventional gasoline vehicle. Hyundai FFV described here can be operated on M85, gasoline, or any of their combinations, in which the methanol concentration is measured by an electrostatic type fuel sensor. For that operation, a special FFV ECU(Eletronic Control Unit) has been developed and incorporated in the FFV. The characteristics affecting FFV operation, such as FFV ECU control strategy and injector flow rate, have been investigated and optimized through the experiment. And various development tests have been performed in view of engine performance, durability, cold startability, and exhaust emissions reduction. The exhaust gas aftertreatment system consisting of manifold type catalyst and secondary air injection system shows good emission reduction performance including formaldehyde, and finally, the possibility of the FFVs as the low emission vehicles is evaluated by presenting NMOG(Non-Methane Organic Gases) levels with respect to M0 and M85. With these results, it is concluded that FFV can be a candidate for the low emission vehicles, but more works on its durability improvement is required.

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2010

The removal characteristics for aromatic and aliphatic VOCs by electron beam (EB) were discussed in terms of several removal variables such as initial VOC concentration, absorbed dose, background gas, moisture content, reactor material and inlet temperature. It was reviewed that only reactor material was an independent variable among the potential control factors concerned. It was also suggested that main mechanism by EB should be radical reaction for the VOC removal rather than that by primary electrons. It was discussed that the removal efficiency of benzene was lower than that of hexane due to a closed benzene ring. In the case of aromatic VOCs, it was observed that the decomposition of the VOCs with more functional groups attached on the benzene ring was much easier than those with less ones. As for aliphatic VOCs, it was also implied that the longer carbon chain was, the higher the removal efficiency became. An EB-catalyst hybrid system was discussed as an alternative way to remove VOCs more effectively than EB-only system due to much less by-products. This hybrid included supporting materials such as cordierite, Y-zeolite, and $\gamma$-alumina.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.313-320
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• 2019

In this study, cobalt diselenide ($CoSe_2$) and the composites ($CoSe_2@RGO$) of $CoSe_2$ and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) were synthesized by a facile hydrothermal reaction using cobalt ions and selenide source with or without graphene oxide (GO). The formation of $CoSe_2@RGO$ composites was identified by analysis with X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Electrochemical analyses demonstrated that the $CoSe_2@RGO$ composites have excellent catalytic activity for the reduction of $I_3{^-}$, possibly indicating a synergetic effect of $CoSe_2$ and RGO. As a consequence, the $CoSe_2@RGO$ composites were applied as a counter electrode in DSSC for the reduction of redox couple electrolyte, and exhibiting the comparable power conversion efficiency (7.01%) to the rare metal platinum (Pt) based photovoltaic device (6.77%).

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2019

Greenhouse gas emissions have a profound effect on global warming. Various environmental regulations have been introduced to reduce the emissions. The largest amount of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, is produced in the steel industry. To decrease carbon dioxide emission, hydrogen-based iron oxide reduction, which can replace carbon-based reduction has received a great attention. Iron production generates various by-product gases, such as cokes oven gas (COG), blast furnace gas (BFG), and Linz-Donawitz gas (LDG). In particular, COG, due to its high concentrations of hydrogen and methane, can be reformed to become a major source of hydrogen for reducing iron oxide. Nevertheless, continuous COG cannot be supplied under actual operation condition of steel industry. To solve this problem, this study proposed to use two alternative COG-based fuel mixtures; one with natural gas and the other with biogas. Reforming study on two types of mixed gas were carried out to evaluate catalyst performance under a variety of operating conditions. In addition, methane conversion and product composition were investigated both theoretically and experimentally.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.41-45
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• 2010

DME(Dimethyl Ether)는 물리적 성질이 LPG와 유사하여 청정하면서 LPG와 잘 섞이고, 세탄가가 디젤연료와 유사하여 디젤을 대체할 수 있는 환경 친화적인 차세대 대체에너지이다. DME는 천연가스, CBM, biomass 등 다양한 원료로부터 제조할 수 있으며 탄소-탄소 직접결합이 없어 연소시 배기가스중에 검댕이나 황산화물이 없다. 한국가스공사에서 개발한 DME 공정은 크게 4개의 section으로 구분할 수 있다. 먼저 합성가스를 제조하는 syngas section 에서는 다양한 합성가스 비율을 제조할 수 있다. 이것은 tri-reforming을 완성하는 과정에서 합성가스 비율을 약 4.0~1.0의 범위로 조절할 수 있다. 두 번째로 $CO_2$ removal section에서 제거되는 $CO_2$는 약 92~99%로서 DME 합성반응기로 유입되는 $CO_2$의 최대 농도는 8%를 넘지 않아야 한다. 세 번째로 DME synthesis section에서 DME 합성 반응기의 반응온도는 높을수록 활성이 좋지만 촉매의 장기 활성을 위해서는 적정한 온도를 유지하는 것이 바람직하다. 마지막으로 DME purification section에서는 99.5%이상의 고순도의 DME를 정제할 수 있다.