• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.179-184
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• 2012

The light absorbance of photocatalysts and reaction kinetics of environmental pollutants at the liquid-solid and gas-solid interfaces differ from each other. Nevertheless, many previous photocatalytic studies have applied the science to aqueopus applications without due consideration of the environment. As such, this work reports the surface and morphological characteristics and photocatalytic activities of carbon-embedded (C-$TiO_2$) photocatalysts for control of gas-phase methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) under a range of different operational conditions. The C-$TiO_2$ photocatalysts were prepared by oxidizing titanium carbide powders at $350^{\circ}C$. The characteristics of the C-$TiO_2$ photocatalysts, along with pure TiC and the reference pure $TiO_2$, were then determined by X-ray diffraction, scanning emission microscope, diffuse reflectance ultraviolet-visible-near infrared (UV-VIS-NIR), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The C-$TiO_2$ powders showed a clear shift in the absorbance spectrum towards the visible region, which indicated that the C-$TiO_2$ photocatalyst could be activated effectively by visible-light irradiation. The MTBE decomposition efficiency depended on operational parameters, including the air flow rate (AFR), input concentration (IC), and relative humidity (RH). As the AFRs decreased from 1.5 to 0.1 L/min, the average efficiencies for MTBE increased from 11% to 77%. The average decomposition efficiencies for the ICs of 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 ppm were 77%, 77%, 54%, and 38%, respectively. In addition, the decomposition efficiencies for RHs of 20%, 45%, 70%, and 95% were 92%, 76%, 50%, and 32%, respectively. These findings indicate that the prepared photocatalysts could be effectively applied to control airborne MTBE if their operational conditions were optimized.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.167-173
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• 2011

Nickel cobalt ferrite($Ni_{0.5}Co_{0.5}Fe_2O_4$) powder was prepared through the ceramic route by the calcination of a stoichiometric mixture of NiO, CoO and $Fe_2O_3$ at $1100^{\circ}C$. The pressed pellets of $Ni_{0.5}Co_{0.5}Fe_2O_4$ were isothermally reduced in pure hydrogen at $800{\sim}1100^{\circ}C$. Based on the thermogravimetric analysis, the reduction behavior and the kinetic reaction mechanisms of the synthesized ferrite were studied. The initial ferrite powder and the various reduction products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, reflected light microscope and vibrating sample magnetometer to reveal the effect of hydrogen reduction on the composition, microstructure and magnetic properties of the produced Fe-Ni-Co alloy. The arrhenius equation with the approved mathematical formulations for the gas solid reaction was applied to calculate the activation energy($E_a$) and detect the controlling reaction mechanisms. In the initial stage of hydrogen reduction, the reduction rate was controlled by the gas diffusion and the interfacial chemical reaction. However, in later stages, the rate was controlled by the interfacial chemical reaction. The nature of the hydrogen reduction and the magnetic property changes for nickel cobalt ferrite were compared with the previous result for nickel ferrite. The microstructural development of the synthesized Fe-Ni-Co alloy with an increase in the reduction temperature improved its soft magnetic properties by increasing the saturation magnetization($M_s$) and by decreasing the coercivity($H_c$). The Fe-Ni-Co alloy showed higher saturation magnetization compared to Fe-Ni alloy.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.856-863
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• 2018

순산소 순환유동층 보일러에서 탈황을 위해 이용되는 석회석의 재탄산화 거동을 분석하기 위하여, 상용 순환유동층 보일러에서 이용되는 석회석 4종의 재탄산화 반응 특성을 열중량분석기(TGA-N1000)에서 고농도의 $CO_2$ 가스를 이용하여 분석하였다. 생석회의 재탄산화 반응은 반응온도($600{\sim}900^{\circ}C$), 석회석의 $CaCO_3$ 함량(77~95%) 등의 조건에 따른 질량 변화를 통해 고찰되었다. $600{\sim}800^{\circ}C$의 온도 영역에서는 반응 온도가 증가함에 따라 전환율이 증가하였고, $850{\sim}900^{\circ}C$ 에서는 반응 온도가 증가함에 따라 전환율이 감소하는 경향이 발견되었다. $CaCO_3$ 함량의 경우, $870^{\circ}C$의 반응온도에서 뚜렷한 전환율의 차이를 보였다. 또한 기-고체반응속도 모델들에 적용하여 석회석의 재탄산화 반응을 모사하는 반응속도식을 제시하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.506-512
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• 2013

바이오매스 및 저등급 석탄인 갈탄은 잠재력이 큰 에너지원으로 이들을 가스화하여 합성가스를 얻으면 발전을 하거나 수송용 연료를 생산할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 상압의 열천칭 반응기(thermobalance)에서 woodchip, 톱밥, 갈탄의 수증기 가스화반응의 kinetics를 조사하였다. 가스화 온도 $600{\sim}900^{\circ}C$, 수증기 분압 20~90 kPa 범위에서 수증기 가스화 반응을 수행하였다. 세 가지의 기체-고체 화학반응모델들이 가스화반응의 거동을 묘사하는 능력을 비교하였다. 이들 중에서 탄소전환율의 변화를 가장 잘 나타내는 modified volumetric model을 사용하여 가스화반응의 kinetic 정보를 도출하였다. Arrehenius plot으로부터 얻어진 시료들의 활성화에너지는 문헌상의 범위 내에서 얻어졌으며 톱밥 > woodchip > 갈탄의 순으로 나타났다. 각 시료에 대하여 수증기 분압에 대한 반응차수를 결정하였으며, 가스화공정 설계의 기초 데이터로서 겉보기 반응속도식을 제시하였다.