• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.424-433
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• 2015

The operating characteristics of hydrogen iodide (HI) decomposition for hydrogen production were investigated using the commercial computational fluid dynamics code, and various factors, such as hydrogen production, heat of reaction, and temperature distribution, were studied to compare device performance with that expected for device development. Hydrogen production increased with an increase of the surface-to-volume (STV) ratio. With an increase of hydrogen production, the reaction heat increased. The internal pressure and velocity of the HI decomposer were estimated through pressure drop and reducing velocity from the preheating zone. The mass of $H_2O$ was independent of the STV ratio, whereas that of HI decreased with increasing STV ratio.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.507-515
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• 2015

HI decomposition reaction requires a catalyst for the efficient production of hydrogen as a key reaction for hydrogen production in sulfur-iodine thermochemical water-splitting (SI) cycle. As a catalyst used in the reaction, the performance of platinum catalyst is excellent. While, the platinum catalyst is not economical. Therefore, studies of a nickel catalyst that could replace platinum have been carried out. In this study, the characteristics of the catalytic HI decomposition on the amount of loaded nickel (Ni = 0.1, 0.5, 1, 3, 5, 10 wt%) were investigated. As the supported Ni amount increased up to 3 wt%, HI decomposition was found to increase in linear proportion. However, the conversion of $Ni/Al_2O_3$ catalyst loaded above 3 wt% was not linear. It was thought that the different HI decomposition characteristics was caused in the size and metal dispersion of Ni particles of catalyst. The physical property of catalyst before and after HI decomposition reaction was characterized by BET, chemisorption, XRD and SEM analysis.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.359-366
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• 2013

This work is investigated for the catalytic decomposition of hydrogen iodide (HI). Platinum was used as active material by loading on $ZrO_2-SiO_2$ mixed oxide in HI decomposition reaction. To obtain high and stable conversion of hydrogen iodide in severe condition, it was required to improve catalytic activity. For this reason, a method increasing dispersion of platinum was proposed in this study. In order to get high dispersion of platinum, zirconia was incorporated in silica by sol-gel synthesis. Incorporating zirconia influence increasing platinum dispersion and BET surface area as well as decreasing deactivation of catalysts. It should be able to stably product hydrogen for a long time because of inhibitive deactivation. HI decomposition reaction was carried out under the condition of $450^{\circ}C$ and 1 atm in a fixed bed reactor. Catalysts analysis methods such as $N_2$ adsorption/desorption analysis, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, ICP-AES and CO gas chemisorption were used to measurement of their physico-chemical properties.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2012

This study was performed to develop a low Pt content catalyst as a catalyst for HI decomposition in S-I process. Bimetallic catalysts added various amounts of Pt on a silica supported Ni catalyst were prepared by impregnation method. HI decomposition was carried out using a fixed bed reactor. As a result, Ni-Pt bimetallic catalyst showed enhanced catalytic activity compared with each monometallic catalyst. Deactivation of Ni-Pt catalyst was not observed while deactivation of Ni monometallic catalyst was rapidly occurred in HI decomposition. The HI conversion of Ni-Pt bimetallic catalyst was increased similar to Pt catalyst with increase of the reaction temperature over a temperature range 573K to 773K. From the TG analysis, it was shown that $NiI_2$ remained on the Ni(5.0)-Pt(0.5)/$SiO_2$ catalyst after the HI decomposition reaction was decomposed below 700K. It seems that small amount of Pt in bimetallic catalyst increase the decomposition of $NiI_2$ generated after the decomposition of HI. Consequently, it was considered that the activity of Ni-Pt bimetallic catalyst was kept during the HI decomposition reaction.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.249-258
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• 2002

Thermochemical water-splitting IS(Iodine-Sulfur) process has been investigating for large-scale hydrogen production. For the construction of an efficient process scheme, two kinds of membrane technologies are under investigating to improve the hydrogen producing HI decomposition step. One is a concentration of HI in quasi-azeotropic HIx ($HI-H_2O-I_2$) solution by elecro-electrodialysis. It was confirmed that HI concentrated from the $HI-H_2O-I_2$ solution with a molar ratio of 1:5:1 at $80^{\circ}C$. The other is a membrane reactor to enhance the one-pass conversion of thermal decomposition reaction of gaseous hydrogen iodide (HI). It was found from the simulation study that the conversion of over 0.9 would be attainable using the membrane reactor using the gas permeation properties of the prepared silica hydrogen permselective membrane by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Design criterion of the membrane reactor was also discussed.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제55권3호
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• pp.529-540
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• 2011

이 연구는 9학년 과학교과서 물질변화에서의 규칙성 단원에 제시되어 있는 실험의 분석과 small-scale chemistry (SSC)를 적용한 실험을 개발하고자 하는 것이다. 연구를 위하여 9학년 9종 과학교과서의 물질변화에서의 규칙성 단원에 제시되어 있는 앙금생성, 물의 전기분해, 과산화수소수의 분해 실험들을 분석하고, 13명의 과학교사들에게 과학교과서의 실험들을 수행하게 하여 문제점과 개선해야할 사항들을 추출하였다. 개선해야할 사항들을 바탕으로 SSC를 적용하여 개발한 실험들을 19명의 예비교사들에게 과학교과서의 실험과 함께 수행하게 한 후 SSC를 적용한 실험의 장점과 단점을 조사하였다. 연구 결과, 요오드화납 앙금생성 실험과 Hoffman식 물의 전기분해 실험, 그리고 이산화망간을 촉매로 사용하는 과산화수소수의 분해 실험이 9학년 과학교과서에 가장 많이 제시되어 있었다. 과학교과서의 실험들에서 개선해야할 사항들로는 시약의 소모량, 실험시간, 실험장치 규모 등이었다. SSC를 적용하여 개발한 실험들의 장점은 적은 양의 시약 사용으로 폐액 처리의 용이성과 실험의 안전성을 높여주며, 실험시간의 단축과 재현성이 있는 실험결과들을 얻을 수 있는 것 등이었다. 반면에 단점은 적은 양의 시약 사용으로 실험관찰에서 다소간의 어려움과 성취감의 감소, 작은 규모의 실험 기구 사용의 미숙함 등이었다. 그러나 SSC를 적용하여 개발한 실험들을 9학년 과학실험으로 활용한다면, 적은 양의 시약을 사용하여 간편하게 재현성이 있는 실험을 이론수업과 병행하여 실시할 수 있어, 학생들이 물질변화에서의 규칙성에 대한 과학적인 개념을 형성하는데 도움을 줄 것으로 기대된다.