• 멤브레인
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.9-29
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• 1994

The development of separation technology is an important research subject as is clear from its role in the Japanese government's research and development program for basic technology for the next generation(1981~1990). Japan is poor not only in mineral resources but also in energy resources and if a sudden change occurs in oil producing facility or an accident occurs in a nuclear power plant, then energy policy must undergo changes and economic foundations may collapse. Japan has already experienced this. Although, oil prices are stable at present and Japan can import oil at low cost due to the yen appreciation, Japan needs to promote development work for any new energy crisis that may come in the future. This has been the motive for gas separation membrane development in Japan. The study of gas permeation through polymer membranes, which is the basis for membranes for gas separation, at Japanese universities began many years ago, but interest in membranes for gas separation was aroused mainly by the Government. The development of gas separation membranes in Japan started with membranes for oxygen separation on an industrial scale.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 2004년도 Proceedings of the second conference of aseanian membrane society
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• pp.183-186
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• 2004

Nano particles-containing CMS membranes were prepared by pyrolysis of polyimides dispersed uniformly with precursors and their gas separation performances were examined, to elucidate the permeation mechanism and to further improve the gas separation performance. Consequently, it was suggested that the separation performance could be controlled by doping nano-particles in the CMS membranes, and that optimization of various factors, such as the size, content, and dispersion state of the nano particles would contribute for further improvement of the gas separation performance.

• 멤브레인
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.393-408
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• 2013

고분자 분리막을 이용한 기체 분리막은 높은 에너지 효율, 경제적인 장점으로 최근 수년간 지속적으로 개발되어 왔다. 최적화된 경제적 성능을 얻기 위하여 기체 분리막은 높은 투과도와 선택도를 가져야 한다. 따라서 기체분리 분리막용으로 다양한 고분자를 시험한 연구 결과들이 보고되어 왔다. 다양한 소재 중, 폴리이미드는 다양한 기체인자에 대하여 높은 투과 선택도와 높은 화학적 열적 안정성, 그리고 물리적 안정성으로 많은 주목을 받아왔다. 따라서 본고에서는 기체분리용 폴리이미드 소재의 개발동향과 분리막의 제조방법, 기체 분리의 원리에 대하여 다루었다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.447-461
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• 2020

In recent years, stimuli-responsive materials have garnered interest due to their ability to change properties when exposed to external stimuli, making it useful for various applications including gas separation. Light is a very attractive trigger for responsive materials due to its speedy and non-invasive nature as well as the potential to reduce energy costs significantly. Even though light is deemed as an appealing stimulus for the development of stimuli-responsive materials, this avenue has yet to be extensively researched, as evidenced by the fewer works done on the photo-responsive membranes. Of these, there are even less research done on photo-responsive materials for the purpose of gas separation, thus, we have collected the examples that answer both these criteria in this review. This review covers the utilisation of photo-responsive materials specifically for gas separation purposes. Photo-chromic units, their integration into gas separation systems, mechanism and research that have been done on the topic so far are discussed.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.186-191
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• 2021

A new method for chemical separation of light rare-earth elements (LREEs) using gas-pressurized extraction chromatography (GPEC) is described. GPEC is a microscale column chromatography system that features a constant flow of solvents, which is created by pressurized nitrogen gas. The separation column with a Teflon tubing was packed with LN resin. The proposed GPEC method facilitates production of lesser chemical wastes and faster separation owing to the use of low solvent volume compared to traditional column chromatography. We evaluated the separation of Ba, La, Ce, and Nd using various elution solvents. The column reproducibility of the proposed GPEC system ranged from 2.4% to 4.9% with RSDs of recoveries, and the column-to-column reproducibility ranged from 3.1% to 6.3% with RSDs of recoveries. The proposed technique is robust, and it can be useful for the fast separation of LREEs.

• 멤브레인
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.307-320
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• 2011

고분자 기체분리막은 막분리 공정에서도 가장 빠르게 발전하고 있는 분야이다. 고분자 기체 분리막 공정은 심냉법, 가압 기체 흡착법과 견주어 볼 때 경쟁력을 지니고 있다. 기체분리용 고분자 소재로는 폴리술폰, 폴리페닐렌옥사이드, 폴리카보네이트, 폴리이미드 등의 방향족 고분자들이 주로 사용되었다. 현재 이 중에서도 유리상 고분자인 폴리이미드의 경우 높은 투과도와 선택도를 달성하기 위해 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 고분자 소재는 기체분리 성능에 많은 영향을 미치는 요인이기 때문에 기체분리용 고분자 소재와 구조에 대한 올바른 이해가 중요시되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 폴리이미드 제조 및 기체투과 특성에 대한 동향 및 개발 방향에 대해 확인하였다.

• 멤브레인
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.81-92
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• 2007

막 분리공정은 기존의 분리공정이 달성하기 쉽지 않은 많은 공정들을 대체할 수 있기 때문에 관련 학계나 산업체에서 많은 관심을 받고 있다. 특히, 고분자막을 이용한 기체분리공정은 해마다 가파른 성장세를 보이는데 이는 주로 기존의 기체분리공정에 비해 설치가 용이하고 분리공정에 필요한 에너지를 절약할 수 있기 때문이다. 고분자막을 이용한 기체분리의 가장 중요한 요소는 물론 뛰어난 선택적 투과성을 가지는 소재의 개발에 있다. 현재 상업적으로 쓰이고 있는 대부분의 기체분리용 고분자막을 폴리술폰, 폴리카보네이트 및 폴리이미드와 같은 탄화수소계열의 고분자소재이며, 이들은 수소분리, 산소부화, 천연가스에서 이산화탄소분리 등 다양한 용도로 사용되고 있다. 이와는 상대적으로 불소고분자막들에 대한 기체분리특성은 탄화수소계열의 고분자막에 비교하여 그다지 많이 알려지지는 않았다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 무정형 불소고분자로부터 제조된 고분자막에 대한 기체 및 증기분리특성에 대해 자세하게 살펴보고자 한다. 이러한 불소고분자들은 종종 기존의 탄화수소계열의 고분자막과는 상이한 기체 투과 및 분리특성을 보이며, 따라서 본 논문에서는 이러한 기체분리거동을 활용한 적용방안에 대해서도 알아보고자 한다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2022

Gas separation via hollow fibre membrane modules (HFMM) is deemed to be a promising technology for natural gas sweetening, particularly for lowering the level of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in natural gas, which can cause various problems during transportation and process operation. Separation performance via HFMM is affected by membrane properties, module specifications and operating conditions. In this study, a mathematical model for HFMM is developed, which can be used to assess the effects of the aforementioned variables on separation performance. Appropriate boundary conditions are imposed to resolve steady-state values of permeate variables and incorporated in the model equations via an iterative numerical procedure. The developed model is proven to be reliable via model validation against experimental data in the literature. Also, the model is capable of capturing axial variations of process variables as well as predicting key performance indicators. It can be extended to simulate a large-scale plant and identify an optimal process design and operating conditions for improved separation efficiency and reduced cost.

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2005

Among ceramic membranes developed to date, amorphous silica membranes are attractive for gas separation at elevated temperatures. Most of the silica membranes can be formed on a porous support by sol-gel or chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. To improve gas permselectivity of the membrane, well-controlled pores having desired size and chemical affinity between permeates and membrane become important factors in the preparation of membranes. In this article, we review the literature and introduce our technologies on the microstructure to be solved and pore size control of silica membranes using sol-gel and CVD methods.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제51권7호
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• pp.1866-1870
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• 2019

Residual salt separation is an essential step in pyroprocessing because its reaction products, as prepared by electrochemical unit processes, contain frozen residual electrolyte species, which are generally composed of alkali-metal chloride salts (e.g., LiCl, KCl). In this study, a simple technique that utilizes high-temperature gas flux as a driving force to melt and push out the residual salt in the reaction products was developed. This technique is simple as it only requires the use of a heating gun in combination with a gas injection system. Consequently, $LiNO_3-ZrO_2$ and $LiCl-ZrO_2$ mixtures were successfully separated by the high-temperature gas injection (separation efficiency > 93%), thereby demonstrating the viability of this simple technique for residual salt separation.