• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.74-79
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• 2002

80년대 반도체 산업의 급격한 성장으로 오늘날 반도체 산업은 반도체소자의 초고집접화, 웨이퍼의 대구경화로 발전이 거듭났으며, 소자의 성능과 생산 수율의 향상을 위하여 실리콘 웨이퍼의 세정하는 기술 및 연구를 계속 진행하고 있다. 기존의 반도체 세정은 과다한 화학약품의 사용으로 비 환경친화적이며, 이에 본 연구에서는 기존의 세정방법을 대체하기 위한 방법으로 환경친화적인 전리수를 이용한 반도체 세정법을 하였다. 이때 실리콘 웨이퍼 표면의 원자적 상태의 변화가 발생하여 다양한 방법으로 확인할 수 있다. 본 연구에 서는 이러한 분석을 하기 위하여 기존세정의 화학약품과 전리수로 세정한 웨이퍼의 표면을 비교하였으며, 또한 온도 및 시간별 표면상태변화를 분석하였다. 특히 접촉각 변하에 중점을 두어 변화를 관찰하였으며, 음극수의 경우 17.28°, 양극수의 경우 34.1°의 낮은 접촉각을 얻을 수 있었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.695-700
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• 2014

고분자전해질 연료전지로 물을 전기분해하여 수소와 산소를 발생시킬 수 있다. 그러나 1.7V 이상의 높은 전압에서 수전해 반응이 일어나므로 전극과 고분자 전해질 막의 열화가 빠르게 진행된다. 수전해 과정에서 anode의 열화를 방지하기 위해 촉매로 지지체 없는 $IrO_2$를 보통 사용하는데 본 연구에서는 고분자전해질 연료전지용 Pt/C 촉매를 수전해 반응에 그대로 사용했을 때 전극과 막의 열화 현상을 분석하였다. 1.8~2.0 V 전압 범위에서 수전해 반응 후 고분자 전해질 연료전지 구동 조건에서 I-V, CV, 임피던스, LSV를 측정했다. 수전해 전압이 높을수록 전극과 막의 열화 속도가 증가하였다. 2.0 V에서 1분 동안 수전해 반응했을 때 수소 수율은 88%였고, 전극과 고분자 막이 열화되어 0.6 V에서 성능이 49% 감소하였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.33-36
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• 2008

The transient behavior of a passive air breathing direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) operated on vapor-feeding mode is studied in this paper. It generally takes 30 minutes after starting for the cell response to come to its steady-state and the response is sometimes unstable. A mathematical dynamic one-dimensional model for simulating transient response of the DMFC is presented. In this model a DMFC is decomposed into its subsystems using lumped model and divided into five layers, namely the anodic diffusion layer, the anodic catalyst layer, the proton exchange membrane (PEM), the cathodic catalyst layer and the cathodic diffusion layer. All layers are considered to have finite thickness, and within every one of them a set of differential-algebraic governing equations are given to represent multi-components mass balance, such as methanol, water, oxygen and carbon dioxide, charge balance, the electrochemical reaction and mass transport phenomena. A one-dimensional, isothermal and mass transport model is developed that captures the coupling between water generation and transport, oxygen consumption and natural convection. The single cell is supplied by pure methanol vapor from a methanol reservoir at the anode, and the oxygen is supplied via natural air-breathing at the cathode. The water is not supplied from external source because the cell uses the water created at the cathode using water back diffusion through nafion membrane. As a result of simulation strong effects of water transport were found out. The model analysis provides several conclusions. The performance drop after peak point is caused by insufficiency of water at the anode. The excess water at the cathode makes performance recovery impossible. The undesired crossover of the reactant methanol through the PEM causes overpotential at the cathode and limits the feeding methanol concentration.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.135-142
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• 2009

In this investigation, we prepared a 1 and 3-parallel serpentine single PEMFC, which has an active area of $100\;cm^2$ and a flow channel cross section of $1{\times}1mm$. Distribution and transport of water in a non-operating PEMFC were observed by varying flow types and the flow rates (250, 400, and 850 cc/min). This investigation was performed at the neutron imaging facility at the CO1d Neutron RAdiography facility (CONRAD), HMI, Germany of which the collimation ratio and neutron fluence rate are 250, $1{\times}10^{6}n/s/cm^2$, respectively. The neutron image was continuously recorded by a scintillator and lens-CCD coupled detector system every 10 seconds. It has been observed that although the distilled water was supplied into the cathode channel only, the neutron image showed a water movement from the cathode to the anode channel. The water at the cathode channel was completely discharged as soon as the pressurized air was supplied. But the water at the anode channel was not easily removed by the pressurized air except for the 3-parallel serpentine type with 850cc/min of air flow rate. Moreover, the water at the MEA wasn't removed for any of the cases.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2019

Volatile organic compounds(VOCs) are toxic carcinogenic compounds found in wastewater. VOCs require rapid removal because they are easily volatilized during wastewater treatment. Electrochemical advanced oxidation processes(EAOPs) are considered efficient for VOC removal, based on their fast and versatile anodic electrochemical oxidation of pollutants. Many studies have reported the efficiency of removal of various types of pollutants using different anodes, but few studies have examined volatilization of VOCs during EAOPs. This study examined the removal efficiency for VOCs (chloroform, benzene, trichloroethylene and toluene) by oxidization and volatilization under a static stirred, aerated condition and an EAOP to compare the volatility of each compound. The removal efficiency of the optimum anode was determined by comparing the smallest volatilization ratio and the largest oxidization ratio for four different dimensionally stable anodes(DSA): Pt/Ti, $IrO_2/Ti$, $IrO_2/Ti$, and $IrO_2-Ru-Pd/Ti$. EAOP was operated under same current density ($25mA/cm^2$) and electrolyte concentration (0.05 M, as NaCl). The high volatility of the VOCs resulted in removal of more than 90% within 30 min under aerated conditions. For EAOP, the $IrO_2-Ru/Ti$ anode exhibited the highest VOC removal efficiency, at over 98% in 1 h, and the lowest VOC volatilization (less than 5%). Chloroform was the most recalcitrant VOC due to its high volatility and chemical stability, but it was oxidized 99.2% by $IrO_2-Ru/Ti$, 90.2% by $IrO_2-Ru-Pd/Ti$, 78% by $IrO_2/Ti$, and 75.4% by Pt/Ti anodes The oxidation and volatilization ratios of the VOCs indicate that the $IrO_2-Ru/Ti$ anode has superior electrochemical properties for VOC treatment due to its rapid oxidation process and its prevention of bubbling and volatilization of VOCs.

• 한국해양공학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.8-14
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• 2013

Although there are various factors that threaten the security of ships, one of the most harmful is corrosion. It is not easy to find corroding areas and the status of corrosion, even though corrosion causes serious problems such as submergence and marine pollution as a result of leaking oil and polluted water. To monitor the corrosion of ships, non-destructive inspection, weight loss coupons, electrical resistance, linear polarization resistance, zero resistance ammeter, and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy have been developed. However, these methods require much time to detect corrosion, and most are not appropriate for real time monitoring. Coating, sacrificial anode, and impressed current cathodic protection (ICCP) methods have been developed to control corrosion. The ICCP and sacrificial anode methods are the most popular ways to prevent ship corrosion. However, ICCP is only appropriate for the outside of a ship and cannot be used for complex structures such as ballast tanks because these are composed of many separate chambers. Sacrificial anodes have to be replaced periodically. This paper proposes an integrated corrosion monitoring and control system (ICMCS) that can detect corrosion in real time and is appropriate for complex structures such as ballast tanks. Because the system uses titanium for an anode, exhausted anodes do not need to be replaced.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.151-159
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• 2006

A one-dimensional numerical analysis is carried out to investigate the effects of inlet gas humidities, inlet gas pressures, and thicknesses of membrane on the performance of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. It is found that the relative humidity of inlet gases at anode and cathode sides has a significant effect on the fuel cell performance. Especially, the desirable fuel cell performance occurs at low relative humidity of the cathode side and at high humidity of the anode side. In addition, an increase in the pressure ranging from 1 atm to 4 atm at the cathode side results in a significant improvement in the fuel cell performance due to the convection effect by a pressure gradient toward the anode side, and with decreasing the thickness of membrane, the fuel cell performance is enhanced reasonably.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권7호
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• pp.666-674
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• 2009

An electrochemical bioreactor (ECB) composed of a cathode compartment and an air anode was used in this study to characterize the ethanol fermentation of Zymomonas mobilis. The cathode and air anode were constructed of modified graphite felt with neutral red (NR) and a modified porous carbon plate with cellulose acetate and porous ceramic membrane, respectively. The air anode operates as a catalyst to generate protons and electrons from water. The growth and ethanol production of Z. mobilis were 50% higher in the ECB than were observed under anoxic nitrogen conditions. Ethanol production by growing cells and the crude enzyme of Z. mobilis were significantly lower under aerobic conditions than under other conditions. The growing cells and crude enzyme of Z. mobilis did not catalyze ethanol production from pyruvate and acetaldehyde. The membrane fraction of crude enzyme catalyzed ethanol production from glucose, but the soluble fraction did not. NADH was oxidized to $NAD^+$in association with $H_2O_2$reduction, via the catalysis of crude enzyme. Our results suggested that NADH/$NAD^+$balance may be a critical factor for ethanol production from glucose in the metabolism of Z. mobilis, and that the metabolic activity of both growing cells and crude enzyme for ethanol fermentation may be induced in the presence of glucose.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.453-458
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• 2008

본 연구는 생활하수 최종처리수의 색도, 잔류 유기물질 제거 및 소독에 관한 연구를 Nb/Pt Anode 전극으로 구성된 전기분해장치를 이용하여 수행하였다. RNO는 OH$\cdot$에 의하여 빠르게 탈색시키며, 전류세기 5 A, 10 A, 15 A에서 RNO의 2차 분해속도는 각각 $\frac{0.223l}{mg{\cdot}min}$, $\frac{1.679l}{mg{\cdot}min}$, $\frac{2.322l}{mg{\cdot}min}$로 96% 이상의 r$^2$ 조사되었다. 회분식 전기분해장치에서 전류세기 15 A와 초기 pH 5, 7.5, 9일 때 15분 후 COD$_{Mn}$ 농도는 4 mg/L 미만, 색도는 5도 미만, 일반세균은 불검출로 먹는물 수질 기준값으로 조사되었다. 전기분해 연속 시스템의 HRT 3.7$\sim$49.2분에서 유리염소는 0.2$\sim$0.7 mg/L, 일반세균은 불검출, 색도는 5도 미만과 THMs는 0.017 mg/L이다. 그러므로 Nb/Pt anode 전기분해 공정은 소독뿐만 아니라 생물학적 처리수의 재이용 기술로 적용될 수 있다.

• 공업화학
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.687-693
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• 2019

수소전기차와 발전을 시작으로 수소연료전지 시장이 성장하면서 연료전지와 수소의 수요가 증가하고 있으므로, 조기 상용화와 시장 활성화를 위하여 연료전지의 내구성과 연료 이용효율에 관한 연구가 진행되어야 한다. 본 연구에서는 연료전지의 성능과 연료 이용효율을 최적화하기 위하여 양극 닫힌계의 운전조건에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 부하 전류에 대한 배출 조건과 수소 공급 압력이 고분자전해질 연료전지의 성능에 미치는 영향에 대하여 평가하였고, 전해질막 두께에 대한 물의 역확산 영향을 분석하였다. 양극 닫힌계에서 수소극에 쌓인 물은 연료전지 전압이 3% 감소한 경우에 솔레노이드 밸브를 열어 배출하였다. 수소 공급 압력은 0.1~0.5 bar, 배출 시간은 0.1~1 s까지 변화시키면서 실험을 수행하였다. NR 211 (25.4 um) 전해질막의 경우 0.1 bar의 수소 공급 압력과 0.1 s 배출 시간 조건에서 수소 이용효율 98.9%의 가장 높은 연료 이용효율을 보였지만 잦은 flooding으로 인하여 장시간 운전 시 연료전지의 성능이 감소하였다. 이에 반해 NR 212 (50.8 um)의 전해질막에서 생성된 물과 질소의 역확산 속도를 늦추어 배출 간격을 늘리고 연료 이용효율을 높일 수 있었다.