• 청정기술
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.250-257
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• 2016

As an attempt to replacing petroleum-based chemicals with bio-based ones, synthesis of furfural from biomass-derived xylose attracts much attention in recent days. Conventionally, furfural from xylose has been produced via the utilization of highly corrosive, toxic, and environmentally unfriendly mineral acids such as sulfuric acid or hydrochloric acid. In this study, microwave-assisted biphasic reaction process in the presence of novel bio-based heterogeneous acid catalysts was developed for the eco-benign and effective synthesis of furfural from xylose. The microwave was irradiated for reaction acceleration and a biphasic system consisting of $H_2O$ : MIBK (1 : 2) was designed for continuous extraction of furfural into the organic phase in order to reduce the undesired side products formed by decomposition/condensation/oligomerization in the acidic aqueous phase. Moreover, sulfonated amorphous carbonaceous materials were prepared from wood powder, the most abundant lignocellulosic biomass. The prepared catalysts were characterized by FT-IR, XPS, BET, elemental analysis and they were used as bio-based heterogeneous acid catalysts for the dehydration of xylose into furfural more effectively. For further optimization, the effect of temperature, reaction time, water/organic solvent ratio, and substrate/catalyst ratio on the xylose conversion and furfural yield were investigated and 100% conversion of xylose and 74% yield of furfural was achieved within 5 h at $180^{\circ}C$. The bio-based heterogeneous acid catalysts could be used three times without any significant loss of activity. This greener protocol provides highly selective conversion of xylose to furfural as well as facile isolation of product and bio-based heterogeneous acid catalysts can alternate the environmentally-burdened mineral acids.

• 공업화학
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.291-298
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• 2013

공액 리놀레산 메틸에스테르는 불균일계 촉매인 니켈 담지 제올라이트계 촉매를 이용하여 리놀레산 메틸에스테르의 이성질화를 통해 합성할 수 있다. 니켈 담지 제올라이트계 촉매는 HY 제올라이트로부터 KCl 수용액을 이용해 이온교환하여 KY 제올라이트를 합성한 뒤 함침법을 통해 니켈을 담지하여 합성하였다. 합성된 촉매는 수소를 이용하여 전처리하여 공액화 반응에 사용하였다. 그 결과 낮은 온도에서 HY 촉매는 높은 전환율을 나타내었지만 공액화 반응에 대해 낮은 선택도를 나타내었다. KY 촉매는 낮은 온도에서 상대적으로 낮은 전환율을 나타내었으나 높은 온도에서 HY 촉매와 유사한 전환율을 보였으며, 낮은 온도에서도 공액화 반응에 대해 높은 선택도를 나타내었다. 결과적으로 반응 온도 $220^{\circ}C$에서 4 wt% Ni/KY720을 이용하여 가장 높은 63.4%의 수율을 얻었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.732-738
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• 2018

Novel carbon-based solid acid catalysts were synthesized through a sustainable route from lipid-extracted microalgal residue of Dunaliella tertiolecta, for biodiesel production. Two carbon-based solid acid catalysts were prepared by surface modification of bio-char with sulfuric acid ($H_2SO_4$) and sulfuryl chloride ($SO_2Cl_2$), respectively. The treated catalysts were characterized and their catalytic activities were evaluated by esterification of oleic acid. The esterification catalytic activity of the $SO_2Cl_2$-treated bio-char was higher ($11.5mmol\;Prod.{\cdot}h^{-1}{\cdot}gCat.\;^{-1}$) than that of commercial catalyst silica-supported Nafion SAC-13 ($2.3mmol\;Prod.{\cdot}h^{-1}{\cdot}gCat.^{-1}$) and $H_2SO_4$-treated bio-char ($5.7mmol\;Prod.{\cdot}h^{-1}{\cdot}gCat.^{-1}$). Reusability of the catalysts was examined. The catalytic activity of the $SO_2Cl_2$-modified catalyst was sustained from the second run after the initial activity dropped after the first run and kept the same activity until the fifth run. It was higher than that of first-used Nafion. These experimental results demonstrate that catalysts from lipid-extracted algae have great potential for the economic and environment-friendly production of biodiesel.

• 청정기술
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.163-171
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• 2023

최근 탄소중립을 위한 청정에너지로 주목받고 있는 수소는 기존에 화석연료의 수증기 개질 반응을 통한 생산에 의존해왔다. 하지만, 이산화탄소의 방출로 인한 한계가 있어 바이오매스 유래 바이오오일의 수증기 개질 반응이 대안으로 제안되고 있다. 바이오오일의 큰 분자량과 다양한 작용기를 가진 탄화수소들이 섞여 있는 복잡성으로 인해 Ni/Al₂O₃ 개질 촉매의 비활성화되는 문제가 발생해 니켈계 촉매의 개선이 필요하다. 본 총설에서는 바이오오일의 수증기 개질 반응에 이용되는 니켈계 촉매의 개선을 활성상, 담체 및 조촉매의 관점에서 정리했다. 활성상은 고분자의 탄화수소들의 C-C, C-H 결합을 끊어 분해 및 전환하고, 귀금속 및 전이금속이 활용될 수 있다. 담체 및 조촉매는 격자산소를 이용하거나 산점을 억제해 촉매의 비활성화의 주요원인인 탄소 침적을 억제하는 방식으로 촉매를 개선할 수 있다. 바이오오일에 기반한 청정수소 생산에 있어 우수한 성능의 개질 촉매 개발은 중요한 역할을 할 것이다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.387-391
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• 2019

A highly porous Ni@MIL-101catalyst for urea oxidation was synthesized by anchoring Ni into a Cr-based metal-organic framework, MIL-101, particles. The morphology, structure, and composition of as synthesized Ni@MIL-101 catalysts were characterized by X-Ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The electro-catalytic activity of the Ni@MIL-101catalysts towards urea oxidation was investigated using cyclic voltammetry. It was found that the structure of Ni@MIL-101 retained that of the parent MIL-101, featuring a high BET surface area of $916m^2g^{-1}$, and thus excellent electro-catalytic activity for urea oxidation. A $urea/H_2O_2$ fuel cell with Ni@MIL-101 as anode material exhibited an excellent performance with maximum power density of $8.7mWcm^{-2}$ with an open circuit voltage of 0.7 V. Thus, this work shows that the highly porous three-dimensional Ni@MIL-101 catalysts can be used for urea oxidation and as an efficient anode material for urea fuel cells.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.447-452
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• 2016

It is imperative to develop an effective pathway to depolymerize lignin into liquid fuel that can be used as a bioheavy oil. Lignin can be converted into liquid products either by a solvent-free thermal cracking in the absence air, or thermo-chemical degradation in the presence of suitable solvents and chemicals. Here we show that the solvent-assisted liquefaction has produced promising results in the presence of metal-based catalysts. The supercritical ethanol is an efficient liquefaction solvent, which not only provides better solubility to lignin, but also scavenges the intermediate species. The concentrated sulfuric acid hydrolysis lignin (CSAHL) was completely liquefied in the presence of solid catalysts (Ni, Pd and Ru) with no char formation. The effective deoxy-liquefaction nature associated with scEtOH with aid hydrodeoxygenation catalysts, resulted in significant reduction in oxygen-to-carbon (O/C) molar ratio up to 61%. The decrease in oxygen content and increase in carbon and hydrogen contents increased the calorific value bio-oil, with higher heating value (HHV) of $34.6MJ{\cdot}Kg^{-1}$. The overall process is energetically efficient with 129.8% energy recovery (ER) and 70.8% energy efficiency (EE). The GC-TOF/MS analysis of bio-oil shows that the bio-oil mainly consists of monomeric species such as phenols, esters, furans, alcohols, and traces of aliphatic hydrocarbons. The bio-oil produced has better flow properties, low molecular weight, and high aromaticity.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.344-359
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• 2019

Effects of various types of zeolite on the catalytic performance of hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of bio-oil obtained from waste larch wood pyrolysis were investigated herein. Bifunctional catalysts were prepared via wet impregnation. The catalysts were characterized through XRD, BET, and SEM. Experimental results demonstrated that HDO enhanced the fuel properties of waste wood bio-oil, such as higher heating values (HHV) (20.4-28.3 MJ/kg) than bio-oil (13.7 MJ/kg). Water content (from 19.3 in bio-oil to 3.1-16.6 wt% in heavy oils), the total acid number (from 150 in bio-oil to 28-77 mg KOH/g oil in heavy oils), and viscosity (from 103 in bio-oil to $40-69mm^2/s$ in heavy oils) also improved post HDO. In our experiments, depending on the zeolite support, NiFe/HBeta exhibited a high Si/Al ratio of 38 with a high specific surface area ($545.1m^2/g$), and, based on the yield of heavy oil (18.3-18.9 wt%) and HHV (22.4-25.2 MJ/kg), its performance was not significantly affected by temperature and solvent concentration variations. In contrast, NiFe/zeolite Y, which had a low Si/Al ratio of 5.2, exhibited the highest improved quality for heavy oil at high temperature, with an HHV of 28.3 MJ/kg at $350^{\circ}C$ with 25 wt% of solvent.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.493-499
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• 2010

Steam reforming (SR) of glycerol, a main by-product of manufacturing process of bio-diesel, for the production of hydrogen was investigated over the Ni-based catalysts. The Ni-based catalysts were prepared by an impregnation method, and characterized by $N_2$ physisorption, CO chemisorption, XRD and TEM techniques. It was found that the Ni/${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalyst showed higher conversion and catalytic stability for the carbon formation than the other catalysts in the steam reforming of glycerol under the tested conditions. The results suggest that the steam reforming of glycerol over modified Ni/${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalyst minimized carbon formation can be applied in hydrogen station for fuel-cell powered vehicles and fuel processor for stationary and portable fuel cells.

• 청정기술
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.69-78
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• 2021

팜유(palm oil)와 캐슈넛 껍질액(cashew nut shell liquid, CNSL)과 같은 식물유는 한국에서 수송용 바이오-디젤 혹은 발전용 바이오-중유의 주요 원료로서 사용되고 있다. 그러나, 이들은 탄화수소의 이중결합에 의한 높은 불포화도와 더불어 카르복실산에 기인한 높은 산소의 함량으로 인하여 연료유로서의 적용 범위에 한계가 있다. 이러한 관점에서, 본 연구는 팜유와 CNSL이 1/1 v/v%으로 이루어진 혼합 바이오오일에 포함된 불포화탄화수소를 포화시키고 산소 성분을 제거하기 위한 수소화처리 반응을 단일금속촉매(Ni과 Cu)와 이원금속촉매(Ni-Zn, Ni-Fe, Ni-Cu Ni-Co, Ni-Pd와 Ni-Pt) 들을 적용하여 완화된 반응조건(온도 250 ~ 400 ℃, 압력 5 ~ 80 bar와 LHSV 1 h-1) 하에서 수행하였다. Ni 활성성분에 대한 귀금속과 전이금속의 첨가는 수소화반응(HYD)과 탈산소반응(HDO)의 두 반응에 대한 활성을 증가시키는 시너지 효과를 보였다. 가장 활성이 뛰어난 유망한 촉매는 Ni-Cu/��-Al2O3으로서 Ni/Cu의 원소비가 9/1 ~ 1/4의 넓은 범위에서 HYD반응과 HDO반응에 대한 전환율이 각각 90 ~ 93%와 95 ~ 99%을 보였다. 이와 같이 Ni/Cu의 원소 비율이 넓은 범위에서 일정한 촉매반응활성을 보임에 따라 전형적인 구조비민감성 반응임을 알 수 있다. 그리고, 수소화처리 반응에 의해 정제된 혼합 바이오오일은 원료 혼합 바이오오일에 비해 요오드가, 산가 및 동점도가 크게 낮아졌으며, 고위발열량은 약 10% 증가되었다.

• 청정기술
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.168-176
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• 2019

Spent coffee is one of biomass sources to be converted into bio-oil. However, the bio-oil should be further upgraded to achieve a higher quality bio-oil because of its high oxygen content. Deoxygenation under hydrotreating using different catalysts (catalytic hydrodeoxygenation; HDO) is considered as one of the promising methods for upgrading bio-oil from pyrolysis by removal of O-containing groups. In this study, the HDO of spent coffee bio-oil, which was collected from fast pyrolysis of spent coffee ($460^{\circ}C$, $2.0{\times}U_{mf}$), was carried out in an autoclave. The product yields were 72.16 ~ 96.76 wt% of bio-oil, 0 ~ 18.59 wt% of char, and 3.24 ~ 9.25 wt% of gas obtained in 30 min at temperatures between $250^{\circ}C$ and $350^{\circ}C$ and pressure in the range of 3 to 9 bar. The highest yield of bio-oil of 97.13% was achieved at $250^{\circ}C$ and 3 bar, with high selectivity of D-Allose. The carbon number distribution of the bio-oil was analyzed based on the concept of simulated distillation. The $C_{12}{\sim}C_{14}$ fraction increased from 22.98 wt% to 27.30 wt%, whereas the $C_{19}{\sim}C_{26}$ fraction decreased from 24.74 wt% to 17.18 wt% with increasing reaction time. Bio-oil yields were slightly decreased when the HZSM-5 catalyst and dolomite were used. The selectivity of CO was increased at the HZSM-5 catalyst and decreased at the dolomite.