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Preparation of $TiO_2$-Coated Polypropylene Beads by PCVD Process for Phenol Removal

  • Pham, Hung-Cuong;Kim, Dong-Joo;Kim, Kyo-Seon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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    • 2009.10a
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    • pp.185-185
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    • 2009
  • Polypropylene beads (PP) coated with $TiO_2$ thin films were prepared by a rotating cylindrical plasma chemical vapor deposition (PCVD) reactor and were used to remove phenol in aqueous solution. The $TiO_2$ thin films of 416 nm thickness were coated on the PP particles uniformly. As the number of $TiO_2$-coated PP beads increases, the phenol is degraded faster, because of larger total surface area of photocatalysts for photodegradation. This study shows that a rotating cylindrical PCVD reactor can be a good method to prepare the particles coated with high-quality $TiO_2$ thin films, which can be applied to the pollutant removal by a photodegradation reaction of $TiO_2$ with high efficiency.

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NUCLEAR REACTOR CONTROL USING TUNABLE FUZZY LOGIC CONTROLLERS

  • Alang-Rashid, N.K.;Sharif-Heger, A.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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    • 1993.06a
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    • pp.1062-1065
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    • 1993
  • Nuclear reactor operation is a human intensive task; one of the features of a problem for which fuzzy controllers present the most suitable solution. The performance of the fuzzy controllers can further be improved through tuning. In this work, application of a fuzzy controller in real-time control of a nuclear reactor is presented. The fuzzy controller is tuned on-line using direct gradient search method.

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Intensified Low-Temperature Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis Using Microchannel Reactor Block : A Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation Study (마이크로채널 반응기를 이용한 강화된 저온 피셔-트롭쉬 합성반응의 전산유체역학적 해석)

  • Kshetrimatum, Krishnadash S.;Na, Jonggeol;Park, Seongho;Jung, Ikhwan;Lee, Yongkyu;Han, Chonghun
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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    • v.21 no.4
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    • pp.92-102
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    • 2017
  • Fischer-Tropsch synthesis reaction converts syngas (mixture of CO and H2) to valuable hydrocarbon products. Simulation of low temperature Fischer -Tropsch Synthesis reaction and heat transfer at intensified process condition using catalyst filled single and multichannel microchannel reactor is considered. Single channel model simulation indicated potential for process intensification (higher GHSV of $30000hr^{-1}$ in presence of theoretical Cobalt based super-active catalyst) while still achieving CO conversion greater than ~65% and $C_{5+}$ selectivity greater than ~74%. Conjugate heat transfer simulation with multichannel reactor block models considering three different combinations of reactor configuration and coolant type predicted ${\Delta}T_{max}$ equal to 23 K for cross-flow configuration with wall boiling coolant, 15 K for co-current flow configuration with subcooled coolant, and 13 K for co-current flow configuration with wall boiling coolant. In the range of temperature maintained (498 - 521 K), chain growth probability calculated is desirable for low-temperature Fisher-Tropsch Synthesis.

Food Waste Composting by Soil Microbial Inoculators (토양미생물제제에 의한 음식물폐기물의 퇴비화 검토)

  • Bae, Il-sang;Jung, Kweon;Jeon, Eun-Mi;Kim, Gwang-Jin;Lee, Dong-Hoon
    • Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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    • v.8 no.4
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    • pp.160-167
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    • 2000
  • This study was performed to evaluate efficiency of soil microbial inoculator for active composting of food waste. In addition the number of microorganisms in roil microbial inoculator and the effect of seeding in the process of composting were investigated. food waste samples collected from a refectory were analyzed for physical-chemical properties. The samples were adjusted to moisture content of 65% by saw dust and seeded with soil microbial inoculator of 10% by the weight in case of reactor B. The number of microorganisms, aerobic bacteria, actinomyces, yeast, and fungi in soil microbial inoculator were over $2.98{\times}10^9/g$, $3.93{\times}10^7/g$, $1.21{\times} 10^5/g$, and $5.79{\times}10^7/g$, respectively. During the process of composting, the highest temperatures were $63.4^{\circ}C$ at reactor A(unseeded control)after 10 days and $66.8^{\circ}C$ at reactor B(seeded compost) after 4 days. The pH values of reactor A and B rapidly increased after 3 days and after first few days during composting period, respectively. The highest $CO_2$ concentrations were 6.1%(after 10 days) and 10.8%(afer 4 days) in reactor A and B, respectively. The degradation rates of organic matter(rd) between reactor A and B increased by 17.1% and 64.5%, respectively Consequently, the effects of Inoculation on comporting parameter such as temperature increasing, pH change, chemical properties, and the degradation rates of organic matter(rd) were higher in seeded compost than in unseeded control.

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Ethanol Steam Reforming Reaction for a Clean Hydrogen Production and its Application in a Membrane Reactor (청정수소생산을 위한 에탄올 수증기개질반응 및 막반응기에서의 응용)

  • Lim, Hankwon
    • Clean Technology
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.379-387
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    • 2013
  • Ethanol steam reforming reaction considered as a clean hydrogen production method is introduced in this paper. Reactivity and reaction rate equation of ethanol steam reforming reaction using various catalysts, reaction temperature, and molar ratio of ethanol and water will be discussed. In addition to introducing a membrane reactor combining a reactor and a separator, the effect of the use of a membrane reactor on an ethanol conversion and hydrogen yield will be compared to those from a conventional packed-bed reactor.

Protein Analysis Using a Combination of an Online Monolithic Trypsin Immobilized Enzyme Reactor and Collisionally-Activated Dissociation/Electron Transfer Dissociation Dual Tandem Mass Spectrometry

  • Hwang, Hyo-Jin;Cho, Kun;Kim, Jin-Young;Kim, Young-Hwan;Oh, Han-Bin
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.33 no.10
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    • pp.3233-3240
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    • 2012
  • We demonstrated the combined applications of online protein digestion using trypsin immobilized enzyme reactor (IMER) and dual tandem mass spectrometry with collisionally activated dissociation (CAD) and electron transfer dissociation (ETD) for tryptic peptides eluted through the trypsin-IMER. For the trypsin-IMER, the organic and inorganic hybrid monolithic material was used. By employing the trypsin-IMER, the long digestion time could be saved with little or no sacrifice of the digestion efficiency, which was demonstrated for standard protein samples. For three model proteins (cytochrome c, carbonic anhydrase, and bovine serum albumin), the tryptic peptides digested by the IMER were analyzed using LC-MS/MS with the dual application of CAD and ETD. As previously shown by others, the dual application of CAD and ETD increased the sequence coverage in comparison with CAD application only. In particular, ETD was very useful for the analysis of highly-protontated peptide cations, e.g., ${\geq}3+$. The combination approach provided the advantages of both trypsin-IMER and CAD/ETD dual tandem mass spectrometry applications, which are rapid digestion (i.e., 10 min), good digestion efficiency, online coupling of trypsin-IMER and liquid chromatography, and high sequence coverage.

Numerical Analysis of Heat Transfer in Packed Bed of $Ca(OH)_2/CaO$ for Chemical Heat Pump ($Ca(OH)_2/CaO$계 화학 열펌프에 있어서 고체 반응층의 전열해석)

  • Kim, Jong-Shik
    • Solar Energy
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    • v.17 no.1
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    • pp.67-77
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    • 1997
  • To develop chemical heat pump of higher energy density and efficiency heat-release characteristics accompanied by exothermic hydration reaction in packed bed, $Ca(OH)_2/CaO$ reactor, are examined in a lab-scale unit. We have studied the enhancement effect of inserted fins in cylindical packed bed reactor. The results obtained by numerical analysis about profiles of temperature, completion time of reaction and exothermic heat amount released from the reactor read the insertion of fins in reactor can reduce the reaction completion time by half and the rate of thermochemical reaction depends on the temperature and concentration, and it is also governed by the boundary conditions and the rate of heat transfer in the particle packed bed.

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Catalytic Reactor of Hydrogen Peroxide for a Micro Thruster (마이크로 추력장치용 과산화수소 촉매 반응기)

  • Lee, Dae-Hun;Cho, Jeong-Hun;Kwon, Se-Jin
    • 한국연소학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.237-240
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    • 2002
  • Micro catalytic reactors are alternative propulsion device that can be used on a nano satellite. When used with a monopropellant, $H_2O_2$, a micro catalytic reactor needs only one supply system as the monopropellant reacts spontaneously on contact with catalyst and releases heat without external ignition, while separate supply lines for fuel and oxidizer are needed for a bipropellant rocket engine. Additionally, $H_2O_2$ is in liquid phase at room temperature, eliminating the burden of storage for gaseous fuel and carburetion of liquid fuel. In order to design a micro catalytic reactor, an appropriate catalyst material must be selected. Considering the safety concern in handling the monopropellants and reaction performance of catalyst, we selected hydrogen peroxide at volume concentration of 70% and perovskite redox catalyst of lantanium cobaltate doped with strondium. Perovskite catalysts are known to have superior reactivity in reduction-oxidation chemical processes. In particular, lantanium cobaltate has better performance in chemical reactions involving oxygen atom exchange than other perovskite materials. In the present study, a process to prepare perovskite type catalyst, $La_{0.8}Sr_{0.2}CoO_3$, and measurement of its propellant decomposition performance in a test reactor are described.

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