• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.503-509
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• 2016

Fuel cell is a device for producing electricity by using the hydrogen produced by the fuel processor. At this time, CO is also created by the fuel processor. The resulting CO enters the stack where is produce electricity and leads to the adsorption of anode catalyst, finally the CO poisoning occurs. Stack which occurred CO poisoning has a reduction in performance and shelf life are gradually fall because they do not respond to hydrogen. In this paper, experiments that using a PROX reactor to prevent CO poisoning were carried out for removing the CO concentration to less than 10ppm range available in the fuel cell. Furthermore experiments by the PROX reaction was designed and manufactured with a water-cooling heat exchange reactor to maintain a suitable temperature control due to the strong exothermic reaction.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.153-159
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• 1991

The electrochemical oxidation of p-methoxyphenol and hydroquinone for wastewater treatment application was investigated on platinum anode. At the cyclic voltammetry, it was observed that nagative shift of peak potential of p-methoxyphenol and hydroqinone as the pH of electrolytes increases and the peak current showed higher at strong electrolytes than weak electrolytes. In the case of p-methoxyphenol, the optimum electrode potential of controlled potential electrolysis was observed at the potential region of 0.8-1.0 (V vs. SCE) and hydroquinone was showed at the potential of l.0(V vs. SCE). Specially the oxidation rate of p-methoxyphenol and hydroquinone was showed high value in the acid electrolytes.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.354-361
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• 2022

In a direct methanol fuel cell system (DMFC), one of the drawbacks is methanol crossover. Methanol from the anode passes through the membrane and enters the cathode, causing mixed potential in the cell. Only Pt-based catalysts are capable of operating as cathode for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in a harsh acidic condition of DMFC. However, it causes mixed potential due to high activity toward methanol oxidation reaction of Pt. To overcome this situation, developing Pt-based catalyst that has methanol tolerance is significant, by controlling reactant adsorption or reaction kinetics. Pt/C decorated with phosphate ion was prepared by modified polyol method as cathode catalyst in DMFC. Phosphate ions, bonded to the carbon of Pt/C, surround free Pt surface and block only methanol adsorption on Pt, not oxygen. It leads to the suppression of methanol oxidation in an oxygen atmosphere, resulting in high DMFC performance compared to pristine Pt/C.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1221-1228
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• 2005

Carbon electrode was applied to a wastewater treatment system as biofilm media. The spatial distribution of heterotrophic bacteria in aerobic wastewater biofilm grown on carbon electrode was investigated by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and biomass measurement. Five volts of electric oxidation and reduction potential were charged to the carbon anode and cathode of the bioelectrochemical system, respectively, but were not charged to electrodes of a conventional system. To correlate the biofilm architecture of bacterial populations with their activity, the bacterial treatment efficiency of organic carbons was measured in the bioelectrochemical system and compared with that in the conventional system. In the SEM image, the biofilm on the anodic medium of the bioelectrochemical system looked intact and active; however, that on the carbon medium of the conventional system appeared to be shrinking or damaging. In the AFM image, the thickness of biofilm formed on the carbon medium was about two times of those on the anodic medium. The bacterial treatment efficiency of organic carbons in the bioelectrochemical system was about 1.5 times higher than that in the conventional system. Some denitrifying bacteria can metabolically oxidize $H_{2}$, coupled to reduction of $NO_{3}^{-}\;to\;N_{2}$. $H_{2}$ was produced from the cathode in the bioelectrochemical system by electrolysis of water but was not so in the conventional system. The denitrification efficiency was less than $22\%$ in the conventional system and more than $77\%$ in the bioelectrochemical system. From these results, we found that the electrochemical coupling reactions between aerobic and anaerobic reactors may be a useful tool for improvement of wastewater treatment and denitrification efficiency, without special manipulations such as bacterial growth condition control, C/N ratio (the ratio of carbon to nitrogen) control, MLSS returning, or biofilm refreshing.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.423-429
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• 2008

This work was carried out to improve the performance of anodic electrocatalysts in direct ethanol fuel cell(DEFC). PtRu and $Pt_5Ru_4M$(M= Ni, Sn, Mo and W) electrocatalysts were prepared by using a $NaBH_4$ reduction method. Alloy crystal structure and particle size of electrocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The XRD analysis of the electrocatalysts revealed that the face-centered cubic(fcc) peaks shifted to slightly higher diffraction angles when third metals were added. Average size of the uniform particles was observed to be approximately $3{\sim}3.5\;nm$ from the TEM image. The electrochemical measurements were carried out in the solution 1M $H_2SO_4$ and 1M $C_2H_5OH$ at room temperature. Cyclic-voltammogram results showed that $Pt_5Ru_4W$ electrocatalyst exhibited much higher current density for ethanol oxidation of $2.73\;mA/cm^2$ than PtRu electrocatalyst of $0.73\;mA/cm^2$.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.117-121
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• 2005

Platinum catalysts for the DMFC (Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) were impregnated on several carbon supports and their catalytic activities were evaluated with cyclic voltammograms of methanol electro-oxidation. To increase the activities of the Pt/C catalyst, carbon supports with high electric conductivity such as mesoporous carbon, carbon nanofiber, and carbon nanotube were employed. The Pt/e-CNF (etched carbon nanofiber) catalyst showed higher maximum current density of $70 mA cm^{-2}$ and lower on-set voltage of 0.54 V vs. NHE than the Pt/Vulcan XC-72 in methanol oxidation. Although the carbon named by CNT (carbon nanotube) series turned out to have larger BET surface area than the carbon named by CNF (carbon nanofiber) series, the Pt catalysts supported on the CNT series were less active than those on the CNF series due to their lower electric conductivity and lower availability of pores for Pt loading. Considering that the BET surface area and electric conductivity of the e-CNF were similar to those of the Vulcan XC-72, smaller Pt particle size of the Pt/e-CNF catalyst and stronger metal-support interaction were believed to be the main reason for its higher catalytic activity.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.284-288
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• 2008

박막 리튬이차전지의 고용량 음극을 개발하기 위하여, Sn(II) 아세테이트를 포함한 유기전해조 도금법을 이용하여 Sn 박막전극을 제조하였다. $Li^+$와 $Sn^{2+}$를 포함한 전해조에 대한 순환전위전류시험 결과 3종류의 환원 반응이 나타났으며, $2.0{\sim}2.5\;V$ 영역이 Ni 집전체 표면에 대한 Sn의 석출 반응에 해당한다. 수계전해액에 대한 $Sn^{2+}$의 표준환원전위는 2.91 V vs. $Li^+/Li^{\circ}$ 인데 반해 유기전해조에서는 보다 낮은 전위에서 환원반응이 일어났다. 이는 유기전해질의 고저항과 $Sn^{2+}$의 낮은 농도에 기인한 과전위의 결과로 생각된다. 제조한 전극의 물리적 특성 및 전기화학적 특성을 연구하였다. 석출한 Sn 전극을 $150^{\circ}C$로 열처리하여 보다 높은 결정성을 얻을 수 있었고, 이를 Sn/Li 전지로 구성하여 전기화학적 실험을 한 결과 0.25 V와 0.75 V에서 각각 합금화-탈합금화 과정을 확인 할 수 있었다. 제조한 전극의 두께를 전기량을 통하여 계산한 바 $7.35{\mu}m$였으며, 가역용량은 $400{\mu}Ah/cm^2$을 얻었다.

• 청정기술
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.308-313
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 Graphite Felt (GF) 전극의 표면에 산소와 질소의 도핑을 통하여 전기화학적 특성을 개선하고, 이의 촉매화학적 효과를 바나듐 레독스 흐름전지의 양극과 음극의 특성비교를 통하여 관찰하였다. 탄소전극 표면의 산소와 질소 동시 도핑은 GF 샘플을 773 K에서 암모니아-공기 ($NH_3=50%$, $O_2=10%$) 혼합가스에 노출시켜 Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) 방법으로 제조하였다. 이러한 산소-질소 동시 도핑의 전기화학적 효과는 산소만으로 도핑 처리된 GF 샘플과 비교하여 분석, 평가하였다. 탄소전극 샘플들의 표면 구조와 화학적 조성은 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)와 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) 방법을 통하여 분석하였다. 결과물로 얻어진 탄소전극은 바나듐 레독스-흐름전지의 양극과 음극에 동시 적용하여 충-방전 사이클을 진행하고, 각 전극이 흐름전지의 효율과 양극과 음극에서의 전기화학적 특성에 미치는 효과를 비교하여 분석하였다. 산소와 질소의 동시 도핑으로 처리된 GF 전극은 산소만으로 활성화된 전극에 비하여 흐름전지의 전압 및 에너지 효율에서 2% 이상의 향상 효과를 보여주었다. 특히, 탄소전극 표면의 산소-질소의 동시 도핑은 음극반응에서 우수한 전기화학적 특성을 유도하는 것을 확인하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.227-230
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• 2005

There is a worldwide interest In the development and commercialization of PEMFCs for vehicular and stationary applications. The major problem in the practical use of PEMFCs is the deactivation of the Pt anode electrocatalyst by the adsorption of carbon monoxide. Therefore, intensive work has been devoted to finding electrocatalysts that are tolerant to CO in hydrogen at operating temperatures bellow $100^{\circ}C$. Also, DMFC is considered to be one of the most promising technologies for energy generation. But, the most important problem associated with the DMFC is the slow reaction rate of methanol oxidation and the second major problem is fuel crossover. So, the performance of a state-of-the-art DMFC is considerably lower than that of hydrogen-fuelled PEMFC. In this research, the preparation and characterization of electrode materials will be introduced. Also, some electrochemical techniques for the characterization of PEMFCs will be presented.

• 한국안전학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.96-103
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• 1998

The treatment of the wastewater of Carmine-6B Process was studied using an electrochemical batch reactor with Pt-electrodes. The concentration of azo dye was exponentially decreased unto 6-37% residuum during 50 hr operations. The fractional conversion was not influenced by the initial pH value, but it was increased with increasing the rotating speed and/or temperature of the electrolyte. It was observed by the differential method of rate analysis that the rate of the oxidation reaction at anode was exponentially increased with increasing the cell voltage. The pH of the wastewater was changed from acid or alkali to neutral. The COD of the solution was increased at the beginning of the treatment, but it was decreased soon.