• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.5
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• pp.251-256
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• 2007

Plasma nitriding is a surface treatment process which is increasingly used to improve wear, fatigue and corrosion resistance of industrial parts. Active screen plasma nitriding (ASPN) has both the advantages of the classic cold wall and the hot wall conventional dc plasma nitriding (DCPN) method and the parts to be nitrided are no longer directly exposed to the plasma. In this study, AS plasma nitriding has been used to nitride the UNS S31803 duplex stainless steel, AISI 304 and AISI 316 austenitic stainless steel, and AISI 420 martensitic stainless steel. Treated specimenswere characterized by means of microstructural analysis, microhardness measurements and electrochemical tests in NaCl aerated solutions. Hardness of the nitride cases of AISI 420 stainless steel by Knoop test can get up to 1300 HK0.1. From polarization tests, the corrosion current densities of AISI 420 and UNS S31803specimens ASPN at $420^{\circ}C$ were generally lower than those of their untreated substrates. The corrosion resistance of UNS S31803 duplex stainless steel can be enhanced by plasma nitriding at $420^{\circ}C$ Cowing to the formation of the S-phase.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2003.07b
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• pp.1050-1053
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• 2003

Polymer dispersed liquid crystal mode can be classified into two cases, normally scattering mode (NS) and normally transparent (NT) mode according to an initial state. Electro-optic characteristic NS/NT PDLC mode can be improved by controlling the factors to influence the phase separation. In case of NS PDLC mode, we inspected change of a phase separation as a function of curing temperature for the mixture of E7 and NOA65 with different ratios. When the LC concentration is less than polymer such as LC : NOA65 = 40 : 60wt%, the PDLC cell is influenced strongly by the curing temperature. However, when LC concentration is much less than polymer such as LC : NOA65 : 80 : 20wt%, it is influenced slightly by the curing temperature. In case of NT PDLC mode, we observed change of a phase separation as a function of the ratio of the mixture and UV conditions such as curing temperature, UV intensity The cell made with strong UV intensity and curing temperature of $20^{\circ}C$, in case that the ratio of LC to polymer is 70:30wt%, showed good electro-optic characteristics.

• Journal of Power System Engineering
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.74-81
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• 2001

The infiltration behavior of molten Al-alloy, microstructures, hardness, and the interfacial reactions of $SiC_p/Al$ composites fabricated by the pressureless infiltration technique were investigated. It was made clear that both the weight fraction of SiC reinforcement and additive Mg content considerably influenced on the infiltration behavior of the molten Al-alloy matrix. Complete infiltration of molten Al-alloy achieved under the conditions that weight fraction of SiC content is more than 30wt%, and additive Mg content is more than 9wt%. Interfacial region of Al-alloy matrix and SiC reinforcement phase, $Mg_2Si$ was formed by the reaction between Mg and SiC. Another reaction product AlN was also formed by the reaction between Al-alloy matrix and gas atmosphere nitrogen.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.04b
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• pp.1-2
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• 2008

Thick films of Carbon fiber were prepared by a heating element of plan shape made in Darin co.. We have investigated surface morphology of the specimen depending on second heat-treatment temperatures. X-ray diffraction patterns of Carbon fiber thick films show that the specimen heat treated below $600^{\circ}C$ was an amorphous phase and the one heat treated above $1100^{\circ}C$ forms a poly-crystallization. Scanning electron microscope(SEM) image of Carbon fiber thick films of the specimen heat treated in between 900 and $1100^{\circ}C$ shows a grain growth. At $1100^{\circ}C$, the specimen stops grain-growing and becomes a poly-crystallization.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1995.07c
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• pp.1190-1192
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• 1995

Poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF) is one of the most studied polymers in the latest date. The interest in PVDF lies in its remarkable piezoelectric and pyroelectric properties. Also, PVDF has at least four known crystalline structures(; they are referred to as the ${\alpha},\;{\beta},\;{\gamma}\;and\;{\alpha}_p$ phase or forms II, I, III and $IV_p$). In this study, the manufactured PVDF thin film through vapor deposition method had form II(; the glass at $70^{\circ}C$). This thin film was investigated by x-ray diffraction(XRD), Fourier Transform Infrared(FT-IR) spectroscopy and Differential Thermal Analysis(DTA). XRD and FT-IR indicate crystallization forms from the glass at $70^{\circ}C$ into form II.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.50 no.3
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• pp.398-402
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• 2012

The catalytic performance of some metal oxides in the vapor phase selective oxidation of $H_2S$ in the stream containing ammonia and water was investigated. Among the catalysts tested $Fe_2O_3/SiO_2$ was the most promising catalyst for practical application. It showed higher than 90% $H_2S$ conversion and very small amount of $SO_2$ emission over a temperature range of $240{\sim}280^{\circ}C$. The effects of reaction temperature, $O_2/H_2S$ ratio, amount of ammonia and water vapor on the catalytic activity of $Fe_2O_3/SiO_2$ were discussed to better understand the reaction mechanism. The $H_2S$ conversion showed a maximum at $260^{\circ}C$ and it decreased with increasing temperature over $280^{\circ}C$. With an increase of $O_2/H_2S$ ratio from 0.5 to 4, the conversion was slightly increased, but the selectivity to elemental sulfur was remarkably decreased. The increase of ammonia amount favored the conversion and the selectivity to elemental sulfur with a decrease in $SO_2$ production. The presence of water vapor decreased both the activity and the selectivity to sulfur, but increased the ATS selectivity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.503-508
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• 2004

The antimicrobial substance produced by Lactobacillus bulgaricus was inactivated by protease. It showed inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC6538, Streptococcus agalactiae ATCC14364, some Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and characteristics of a bacteriocin. The optimal temperature and culture time for the production of bacteriocin were $30^{\circ}C$ and 10 h, respectively, in the culture of L. bulgaricus. The bacteriocin production started in the exponential phase and reached a maximum at the early stationary phase. Using Staph. aureus ATCC6538 and Strep. agalactiae ATCC14364, known as common bovine mastitis pathogens, as indicator strains for determination of the bacteriocin activity, the antimicrobial activity of the bacteriocin was found to be stable in acidic and neutral pH's (2- 7) even at lOOT, whereas it was lost at high pH (10- 11) and $100^{\circ}C$. The mode of action for the antimicrobial activity was bacteriocidal, and the molecular weight determined by SDS-PAGE and overlay method was 14 kDa.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1995.11a
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• pp.603-605
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• 1995

We present a novel method. to fabricate surface micromachined structures without their sticking on the substrate. An anhydrous HF/$CH_3OH$ vapor-phase etching (VPE) of sacrificial $SiO_2$ layers was employed to release 0.5-2 {\mu}m$ thick polysilicon cantilevers. The fabricated structures were observed using scanning electron microscope and 3-dimensional optical microscope. The results show that we can successfully make cantilever beams up to 1200{\mu}m$ long without sticking. Annealing effects on residual stress of polysilicon microstructures were also investigated. Anneal ins at 1100$^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour was found to be effective to release the residual stress of the polysilicon microstructures. These VPE and anneal ins techniques will be useful in surface micromachining technologies.

• Clean Technology
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.287-292
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• 2008

In this study, computer simulation works have been performed for the capture process of the $CO_2$ and $H_{2}S$ gases contained in the effluent stream using methanol aqueous solution. In order to increase the solubilities of the $CO_2$ and $H_{2}S$ in the methanol aqueous stream, the operating pressure of the absorber was raised to 30 bar and the feeding temperature of the solvent was lowered to $-20^{\circ}C$ by using refrigeration cycle. NRTL liquid activity coefficient model was used to estimate the liquid phase nonidealities for methanol and water. Soave-Redlich-Kwong equation of state was used for the vapor phase nonidealities. Henry's law option was also used to calculate the solubilities of the supercritical noncondensible gases into the methanol aqueous solvent stream.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.365-372
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• 1991

LAS (lithium aluminosilicate) sol was synthesized using the hydrolysis-condensation reaction of TEOS, chelated Al(OBus)3 and Li-salt with H2O in alcohol (EtOH+2-Propanol) medium. Effects of important reaction parameters on the properties of sol and gel-derived LAS were examined. The crystallization of the sol-gel derived LAS with ${\beta}$-spodumene composition began at ∼600$^{\circ}C$, and a series of polymorphic transformations occurred as temperature was increased to 1100$^{\circ}C$: amorphous LAS\longrightarrowhexagonal LiAl(SiO3)2\longrightarrow${\beta}$-spodumene. Lowering Li content in the gel enhanced densification and retarded the crystallization significantly. Optimum reaction conditions of LAS sol formation for thin coating applications were derived from rheological measurements, and these can be summarized as: H2O/total alkoxides molar ratio=4, pH=∼2.5, and aging time of ∼250h.