• 청정기술
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.287-294
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• 2013

구리-제올라이트 촉매와 Fe-제올라이트 촉매로 과잉산소 분위기에서 일산화질소의 암모니아 선택적 촉매환원반응을 체계적으로 조사하였다. 촉매는 디젤엔진에서의 SCR기술의 적용을 위하여 구리와 철을 $NH_4$-BEA와 $NH_4$-ZSM-5 제올라이트에 이온교환법과 함침법으로 담지시켜 제조하였다. 촉매의 특성은 BET, XRD, FE-TEM과 SEM/EDS를 사용하여 조사하였다. 고정된 반응조건에서 선택적 촉매환원반응의 활성을 조사한 결과에서 구리를 BEA 제올라이트에 이온교환시켜 제조한 촉매가 $200{\sim}250^{\circ}C$의 저온영역에서 탁월한 성능을 나타내었다. $250^{\circ}C$ 이하의 저온에서 구리-제올라이트 촉매가 Fe-제올라이트 촉매보다 높은 반응활성을 나타내었다. BEA 제올라이트에 담지된 촉매가 ZSM-5 제올라이트에 담지된 촉매보다 $250^{\circ}C$ 이하의 저온에서 우수한 반응활성을 나타내었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2013

Optimal preparation guidelines of a cathode catalyst layer by non-precious metal catalysts were evaluated based on electrochemical performance in single-chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs). Experiments for catalyst loading rate revealed that iron(II) phthalocyanine (FePc) can be a promising alternative, comparable to platinum (Pt) and cobalt tetramethoxyphenylporphyrin (CoTMPP), including effects of substrate concentration. Results showed that using an optimal FePc loading of $1mg/cm^2$ was equivalent to a Pt loading of $0.35mg/cm^2$ on the basis of maximum power density. Given higher loading rates or substrate concentrations, FePc proved to be a better alternative for Pt than CoTMPP. Under the optimal loading rate, it was further revealed that 40 wt% of FePc to carbon support allowed for the best power generation. These results suggest that proper control of the non-precious metal catalyst layer and substrate concentration are highly interrelated, and reveal how those combinations promote the economic power generation of single-chamber MFCs.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2010년도 제35회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.804-806
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• 2010

석유자원 고갈에 따른 대체에너지 개발의 필요성과 더불어 온실가스인 CO2 저감 등 높은 환경개선 효과로 인하여 새로운 청정연료로 바이오매스로부터 제조되는 BTL(Biomass to Liquid) 공정에 대한 관심이 유럽을 중심으로 크게 증가하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 BTL 기술의 핵심인 촉매와 공정 개발 현황을 조사하였다. 또한 본 연구팀에서 수행해온 철계 촉매를 사용한 BTL pilot 공정을 소개하고자 한다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.2249-2252
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• 2009

The clay-based Fe-bearing catalyst was successfully prepared through ion-exchange reaction and applied as heterogeneous catalyst for discoloration of acid fuchsine (AF) in an aqueous solution by Fenton-like reaction. Experimental results demonstrated that the AF discoloration ratios increased by increasing Fe-loaded clay dosage and initial $H_2O_2$ concentration, and by decreasing the pH, respectively. The lower the initial AF concentration, the shorter the reaction time needed to achieve complete discoloration of AF. Comparative studies indicated that AF discoloration ratios were much higher in presence of Fe-loaded clay and $H_2O_2$ than those in presence of $H_2O_2$, raw natural clay or Fe-loaded clay only and raw natural clay and $H_2O_2$ jointly. After AF discoloration, there existed no new phases in the clay samples detected by XRD and no change in the clay crystal morphology observed by SEM. A mechanism proposed suggested adsorption and Fenton-like reaction were responsible for discoloration of AF.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.96-104
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• 2015

Fischer Tropsch reaction is one of the interesting topic for renewable and clean energy. Polymerization of carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide with hydrogen over metal supported catalyst can produce long chain hydrocarbons. Synthetic liquid hydrocarbons are promising alternative to fossil fuels. This research work has been focused on the synthesis of Fe based catalyst for Fischer Tropsch reaction. Mesoporous silica (MS) support prepared by a precipitation method using two different washing solution, distilled water (DW) and acid in ethanol solution (ET), and different calcination temperature. Then, Fe/MS was prepared by an incipient wetness impregnation method. All of samples were systematically characterized using various physical and chemical techniques. TEM and XRD analysis were used to ensure that the cubic Ia3d mesostructure is stable after calcination. FTIR spectra are useful to ascertain the existence of template in the support. TPR studies were also used to understand the nature of Fe species and their reducibility. The results reveal that washing the support with distilled water and calcination at $550^{\circ}C$ can efficiently remove the triblock copolymer templates. The existence of template in the support affects the textural properties of all catalyst investigated.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.387-392
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• 2006

이온 교환법으로 (Fe, Co)/NaY, (Fe, Co)/NaBeta (Fe, Co)/HUSY 등 (Fe,Co)/zeolite 촉매를 제조하였으며, 카테콜을 합성하는 과산화수소에 의한 페놀의 수산화 반응에서 이들의 촉매 성능을 조사하였다. (Fe, Co)/NaBeta 촉매에서는 반응온도가 $70^{\circ}C$, 페놀/과산화수소(몰) 비가 3, 페놀/촉매(무게) 비가 50, 용매(물)/페놀(무게) 비가 6인 조건에서 페놀의 전환율은 22％, 수산화 반응에 대한 선택도는 77％, 카테콜에 대한 선택도는 70％, 카테콜/하이드로퀴논의 생성비는 2.5로 가장 좋은 반응 결과를 얻었다. (Fe, Co)/zeolite 촉매는 재생하여 반복 사용해도 성능이 저하되지 않았다. 반응 전후의 (Fe, Co)/zeolite 촉매를 XRD, UV-VIS DRS, XPS 등으로 조사하여, 이를 근거로 촉매 반응 결과를 해석하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.274-282
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• 2004

This study focused on the development of high performance catalyst for autothermal reforming (ATR) of gasoline to produce hydrogen. The ATR was carried out over MgO/Al2O3 supported metal catalysts prepared under various experimental conditions. The catalysts before and after reaction were characterized by N2-physisorption, CO-chemisorption, SEM and XRD. The performance of supported multi-metal catalysts were better than that of supported mono-metal catalysts. Especially, it was observed that the conversion of iso-octane over prepared Ni/Fe/MgO/Al2O3 catalyst was 99.9 % comparable with commercial catalyst (ICI) and the selectivity of hydrogen over the prepared catalyst was 65% higher than ICI catalyst. Furthermore, it was identified that the sulfur tolerance of prepared catalyst was much better than ICI catalyst based on the ATR reaction of iso-octane containing sulfur of 100 ppm. Therefore, Ni/Fe/MgO/Al2O3 catalyst can be applied for a fuel reformer, hydrogen station and on-board reformer in furl cell powered vehicles.

• Journal of Ceramic Processing Research
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.810-814
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• 2017

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are some of the most efficient electrochemical energy sources for transportation applications because of their clean, green, and high efficiency characteristics. The optimization of catalyst layer morphology is considered a feasible approach to achieve high performance of PEMFC membrane electrode assembly (MEA). In this work, we studied the effect of the solvent on the catalyst layer of PEMFC MEAs fabricated using the electrostatic spray deposition method. The catalyst ink comprised of Pt/C, a Nafion ionomer, and a solvent. Two types of solvent were used: isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and dimethylformamide (DMF). Compared with the catalyst layer prepared using IPA-based ink, the catalyst layer prepared with DMF-based ink had a dense structure because the DMF dispersed the Pt/C-Nafion agglomerates smaller and more homogeneously. The size distribution of the agglomerates in catalyst ink was confirmed through Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and the microstructure of the catalyst layer was compared using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). In addition, the electrochemical investigation was performed to evaluate the solvent effect on the fuel cell performance. The catalyst layer prepared with DMF-based ink significantly enhanced the cell performance (1.2 A cm-2 at 0.5 V) compared with that fabricated using IPA-based ink (0.5 A cm-2 at 0.5 V) due to the better dispersion and uniform agglomeration on the catalyst layer.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.18-22
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• 2007

Carbon nanofilaments were deposited on silicon oxide substrate by thermal chemical vapor deposition method. We used $Fe(CO)_5$ as the catalyst for the carbon nanofilaments formation. Around $800^{\circ}C$ substrate temperature, the formation density of carbon nanofilaments could be enhanced by the vacuum sublimation technique of $Fe(CO)_5$, compared with the conventional spin coating technique. Finally, we could achieve the low temperature, as low as $350^{\circ}C$, formation of carbon nanofilaments using the sublimated Fe-complex nanograins with thermal chemical vapor deposition. Detailed morphologies and characteristics of the carbon nanofilaments were investigated. Based on these results, the role of the vacuum sublimation technique for the low temperature deposition of carbon nanofilaments was discussed.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.137-145
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• 2021

Among the non-precious metal catalysts, iron-nitrogen doped carbon (Fe-N/C) catalysts have been recognized as the most promising candidates for an alternative to Pt-based catalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) under alkaline and acidic conditions. In this study, the nano replication method using mesoporous silica, which features tunable primary particle sizes and shape, is employed to prepare the mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts with different shapes. Platelet SBA-15, irregular KIT-6, and spherical silica particle (SSP) were selected as a template to generate three different kinds of shapes of the mesoporous Fe-N/C catalyst. Physicochemical properties of mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts are characterized by using small-angle X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms, and scanning electron microscopy images. According to the electrochemical evaluation, there is no morphological preference of mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts toward the ORR activity with half-cell configuration under alkaline electrolyte. By implementing X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis of Fe and N atoms in the mesoporous Fe-N/C catalysts, it is possible to verify that the activity towards ORR highly depends on the portions of "Fe-N" species in the catalysts regardless of the shape of catalysts. It was suggested that active site distribution in the Fe-N/C is one important factor towards ORR activity.