• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.152-157
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• 2008

New wrought magnesium alloys have increasingly been developed in recent years for the automotive industry due to their high potential as structural materials for low density and high strength/weight ratio demands. However, their poor mechanical properties and low corrosion resistance have led to a search for new kinds of magnesium alloys with better strength, ductility, and high corrosion resistance. The main objective of this research is to investigate the corrosion behaviour of new magnesium alloys: Mg-Zn-Ag (ZQ), Mg-Zn-Mn-Si (ZSM) and Mg-Zn-Mn-Si-Ca (ZSMX). These ZQ6X, ZSM6X1, and ZSM651+YCa alloys were prepared using hot extrusion. AC, DC polarization and immersion tests were carried out on the extruded rods. Microstructure was examined using optical and electron microscopy (SEM) and EDS. The addition of silver decreased the corrosion resistance. The additions of silicon and calcium also affected the corrosion behaviour. These results can be explained by the effects of alloying elements on the microstructure of Mg-Zn alloys such as grain size and precipitates caused by the change in precipitation and recrystallisation behaviour.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.694-704
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• 2018

Novel $SnO_2$ mixed biochar composite was prepared from banana peel developed as electrode material for supercapacitor using simple chemical co-precipitation method. The physiochemical and morphological properties of activated composite $SnO_2$ mixed biochar were investigated with XRD, FTIR, UV-vis, FESEM and HRTEM. The composite accounts for outstanding electrochemical behavior such as high specific capacitance, significant rate capability and leading to good cycle retention up to 3500 cycles when used as electrode material for supercapacitors. Highly permeable $SnO_2$ mixed biochar derived from banana peel exhibited maximum specific capacitance of $465F\;g^{-1}$ at a scan rate of $10mV\;s^{-1}$ by cyclic voltammetry (CV) and $476Fg^{-1}$ at current density of $0.15Ag^{-1}$ by charge discharge studies significantly higher about 47% than previously reported identical work on banana peel biochar.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.471-477
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• 2016

In this research, the Ir supported $TiO_2$ (P25) catalyst was prepared by precipitation method for oxygen evolution reaction. The $Ir/TiO_2$ catalyst was synthesised by reduction reaction using reducing agent. Physiochemical characterizations of synthesized $Ir/TiO_2$ catalyst was studied by means of SEM, EDS mapping, TEM and XRD. The Electrochemical characterizations were tested by using the technique of CV and LSV by RDE and Potentiostat. Physicochemical properties were characterized with XRD where Iridium metal morphology and Ir(111) and Ir(222) peaks were founded. $Ir0.2Ru0.8O_2$ exhibited higher OER activity than $Ir0.5Ru0.5O_2$ followed by $Ir/TiO_2$ and $IrO_2$.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.447-451
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• 1999

Silver has the highest electrical conductivity of all metals and consequently this property is an attractive feature which makes it a leading candidate for use in electronic devices. The research conducted was focused primarily on the development of a process for obtaining a deposited silver-coating onto alumina, for applications related to electrical-conducting devices and, ancillarily, catalysts. Alumina balls and plane substrates were utilized for the investigation. The coating process employed an aqueous ammoniacal silver-nitrate electrolytes with a formaldehyde solution as the reductant. Modifying additives-an activator which would be expected to promote good deposition-characteristics onto the (dielectric) substrate and an inhibitor which would obviate homogeneous reduction (precipitation) of silver was observed when the activator-containing silver-electrolyte reductant constituents were combined. However, the silver-electrolyte/reductant system with inhibitor could be employed (at 8$0^{\circ}C$) to achieve a viable (subject to future research optimization) coating on alumina. The influence of the processing temperature on the deposition process was delineated during the course of the research. The morphology of the deposited-silver on the alumina balls was assessed by SEM imaging. A tape-peel test was employed, with the plane substrates, to semi-quantitatively characterize the adhesion to the alumina.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권5호
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• pp.1909-1913
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• 2022

This work shows the technical feasibility to obtain uranium tetrafluoride through an electrochemical mercury cell. This technique represents a custom scaling-up methodology from our previous studies to obtain UF₄ using the dropping mercury electrode cell. The UF₄ products were obtained from natural UF₆ gas, which was hydrolyzed to obtain a 50 g/L UO₂F₂ solution. The electrolysis cell was made using a mercury reservoir, to reach UF₄ production rates of 1 Kg UF₄/day. This custom design allowed a stable UF₄ production thanks to the mercury cathode, which do not permit the accumulation of solid products in its surface. The cell was tested using current densities from 5.000 to 17.500 A/m² and temperatures from 25 to 65 ℃. The maximum current efficiency achieved under these conditions was 80%. The UF₄ powders possessed spherical morphology, with diameters between 20 and 80 ㎛. Compared to the SnCl₂ precipitation, this process did not allow preferential growth of the precipitates. This improved the compaction of the UF₄ - Mg powders mixtures, with densities between 3.0 and 3.5 g/cm³. The purity of the UF₄ products was over 98%.

• Corrosion Science and Technology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2023

This work studied the inhibitory effect of the combination of benzoate-intercalated hydrotalcite (HT-BZ) and Ce³⁺-loaded clay (Clay-Ce) on carbon steel (CS). HT-BZ was prepared by the co-precipitation method and Clay-Ce was fabricated by a cation exchange reaction. HT-BZ and Clay-Ce were assessed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) coupled with zeta potential measurement. Electrochemical measurements coupled with scanning electron microscopy/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM/EDX) were used for studying the inhibitory action of the mixture of HT-BZ and Clay-Ce on steel electrodes immersed in 0.1 M NaCl. For comparison, the inhibitory effect of HT-BZ or Clay-Ce alone was also evaluated. The results showed that HT-BZ combined with Clay-Ce provided synergistic inhibition of the CS substrate. The mixture of 0.5 g/L HT-BZ + 0.5 g/L Clay-Ce provided 93.5% inhibition efficiency. The protective mechanism of the HT-BZ + Clay-Ce mixture consisted of the reaction of released BZ and Ce³⁺ and the deposition of HT-BZ and Clay-Ce structures on the CS substrate.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.111-118
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 폐 리튬이차전지의 스크랩으로부터 순도 높은 황산코발트($CoSO_4$) 용액을 회수하고, 회수된 용액을 이용하여 리튬이차전지의 양극활물질인 $LiCoO_2$를 제조하여 전기화학적 특성을 평가하였다. 황산코발트의 제조는 황산과 과산화수소수를 이용하여 원료물질로부터 금속물질을 녹여내기 위한 침출단계, 가성소다를 이용한 pH 조절로 1차 불순물을 제거하기 위한 중화공정 및 D2EHPA와 $CYANEX^{(R)}272$를 이용하여 2차 불순물을 제거하기 위한 용매추출공정을 거쳐 고순도의 용액을 회수한다. 회수된 황산코발트는 증류수와 희석하여 6 wt.% 황산코발트 용액으로 만들고, 다시 옥살산과 혼합 및 교반 후 건조, 하소 및 리튬의 원료가 되는 $Li_2CO_3$ 분말과 혼합 후 합성 공정을 거쳐 이차전지의 양극활물질인 $LiCoO_2$를 제조하였다. 이를 이용하여 전극을 조립하고, 전기화학적 특성을 평가하였다. 전기화학적 특성은 본 실험에서 합성된 $LiCoO_2$와 상업용 $LiCoO_2$(Aldrich사)를 비교하였으며, 결과는 유사하거나 혹은 합성된 $LiCoO_2$가 더 우수한 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서, 본 실험을 통해 양극활물질의 재활용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.718-724
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 농도구배형 공침합성법을 통해 $Ni_{0.9}Co_{0.05}Ti_{0.05}(OH)_2$ 전구체를 제조하였다. 높은 니켈함량의 양극 활물질에서 나타나는 산소 탈리에 따른 구조변화문제를 극복하기 위하여 소성온도 변화에 따른 양극 활물질의 물리적, 전기화학적 분석방법을 사용하여 조사하였다. $Li_{1.05}Ni_{0.9}Co_{0.05}Ti_{0.05}O_2$의 물리적 특성은 FE-SEM, XRD, TGA를 이용하여 분석하였다. 양극 활물질과 $LiPF_6$(EC:EMC=1:2 vol%) 전해질을 사용하여 제조한 코인셀의 전기화학적 성능은 초기 충 방전 효율, 사이클 유지율 및 율속 테스트를 통해 분석하였다. 제조된 양극재의 초기 충전 용량 및 초기효율은 소성온도 $750{\sim}760^{\circ}C$에서 244.5~247.9 mAh/g, 84.2~85.8%로 우수하였다. 또한 용량 보존율은 50사이클 후에 97.8~99.1%의 높은 안정성을 나타내었다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.172-180
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• 2012

리튬이온전지의 양극소재인 $LiMn_2O_4$를 다양한 모양과 크기의 망간산화물 및 망간수산화물 전구체를 사용해서 합성하였다. 첫 번째 단계로 수열합성법이나 침전법을 사용하여 ${\alpha}-MnO_2$, ${\beta}-MnO_2$, $Mn_3O_4$, amorphous $MnO_2$ 및 $Mn(OH)_2$ 등의 전구체를 합성하였고, 두 번째 단계로 이들 전구체로부터 고상법을 사용하여 다양한 형태의 $LiMn_2O_4$를 제조하였다. 합성된 $LiMn_2O_4$의 특성은 주사전자현미경과 XRD Rietveld구조분석을 통해 확인하고, Li coin cell로 조립하여 전극특성을 측정하였다. 500 nm크기의 팔면체(nano-octahedron) $LiMn_2O_4$가 1 C-rate와 50 C-rate에서 각각 107 mAh $g^{-1}$, 99 mAh $g^{-1}$의 높은 전지용량을 나타내며, 다양한 방전전류에서 가장 우수한 전기화학적 특성을 보인다. 3차원 팔면체 결정입자가 1차원 막대모양이나 2차원 판상모양의 다른 형태의 $LiMn_2O_4$보다 구조적 안정성도 우수한 것으로 평가된다. 또한 10 C-rate의 높은 전류로 500회 충 방전이 진행된 후에도 nano-octahedron $LiMn_2O_4$는 단지 5%의 용량감소(95% capacity retention)로 우수한 전극특성을 나타냈다.

• 공업화학
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.211-216
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• 2010

우레아와 포름산을 이용한 균일침전법으로 $(NH_4)_{0.3}V_2O_5$ 및 $V_2O_5$ 나노소재를 합성한 후 TGA, SEM, FT-IR, XRD, 선형 전압전류법 등을 이용하여 물성과 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 평균 층간 거리는 우레아 첨가 유무에 따라 $10.7{\AA}$, $14.2{\AA}$로 각각 나타났다. 또한 표면구조는 합성 시 우레아가 첨가된 소재는 나노로드, 포름산만 첨가된 시료는 나노쉬트 모양의 단위체가 형성되었다. $95^{\circ}C$에서 우레아를 첨가하여 제조한 $(NH_4)_{0.3}V_2O_5$ 나노소재의 전지용량은 평균 280 mAh/g 이상이었다.