• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.260-269
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• 2012

본 연구는 흡착과정의 열역학적 특성을 이해하는데 이용되는 각종 흡착모델의 적용성을 평가하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 다양한 실험조건(상이한 흡착질 초기농도, 흡착제 투여량, 온도)에서 구한 질산성 질소에 대한 상용 음이온교환수지의 흡착등온자료를 열역학 상수 및 흡착에너지 평가에 이용하였다. 흡착과정의 Gibbs의 자유에너지(${\Delta}G^0$)는 비록 실험조건에 따라 그 값이 달라지지만 Langmuir 상수 또는 Ships 상수, $b_M$를 이용하여 계산할 수 있었다. Gibbs의 자유에너지(${\Delta}G^0$)는 물론 표준 엔탈피(${\Delta}H^0$), 표준 엔트로피(${\Delta}S^0$)와 같은 열역학적 상수들은 다른 온도조건에서 얻은 흡착실험자료를 이용하여 계산할 수 있다. 다만 이를 위해서는 실험자료가 Langmuir 등온식을 따라야 하고 각 반응온도에서 산출한 Langmuir 상수($lnb_M$)와 반응온도(1/T)의 관계가 직선으로 수렴되어야 한다. 이를 만족하지 못할 경우 Langmuir상수 대신 흡착평형상태에서 $q_e/C_e$로 정의되는 실험적 평형상수(K)를 이용한 열역학적 상수의 평가는 매우 유용한 대안이 될 수 있다. 다양한 조건에서 얻은 흡착실험 결과들을 D-R모델과 Temkin모델에 적용하여 흡착에너지를 평가한 결과, D-R 등온식이 Temkin 등온식에 비해 적용성이 높았으며, Temkin 모델의 경우 실험조건에 따라 그 적용성이 크게 제한됨을 알 수 있었다. D-R 등온식으로부터 얻은 흡착에너지는 실험조건에 따라 상당히 다른 값을 나타내었지만 흡착반응이 흡열반응이고 이온교환반응임을 증명하는데 충분하였다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.459-467
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• 1997

The steady-state behavior of recycling neutral atoms in a tokamak edge region has been analyzed through a two-dimensional Monte Carlo simulation. A particle tracking algorithm used in earlier research on the neutral particle transport is applied to this Monte Carlo simulation in order to perform more accurate calculations with the EDGETRAN code which was previously developed for a two-dimensional edge plasma transport in the authors' laboratory. The physical model of neutral recycling includes charge-exchange and ionization interactions between plasmas and neutral atoms. The reflection processes of incident particles on the device wall are described by empirical formulas. Calculations for density, energy, and velocity distributions of neutral deuterium-tritium atoms have been carried out for a medium-sized tokamak with a double-null configuration based on the KT-2 conceptual design. The input plasma parameters such as plasma density, ion and electron temperatures, and ion fluid velocity are provided from the EDGETRAN calculations. As a result of the present numerical analysis, it is noticed that a significant drop of the neutral atom density appears in the region of high plasma density and that the similar distribution of neutral energy to that of plasma ions is present as frequently reported in other studies. Relations between edge plasma conditions and the neutral recycling behavior are discussed from the numerical results obtained herein.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.95-107
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• 2024

This study proposes the use of a cobalt-based Prussian blue analogue (Co-PBA; potassium cobalt hexacyanoferrate), as an adsorbent for the cost-effective recovery of aqueous ammonium ions. The characterization of Co-PBA involved various techniques, including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption-desorption analysis, and zeta potential. The prepared Co-PBA reached an adsorption equilibrium for ammonium ions within approximately 480 min, which involved both surface adsorption and subsequent diffusion into the interior. The isotherm experiment revealed a maximum adsorption capacity of 37.29 mg/g, with the Langmuir model indicating a predominance of chemical monolayer adsorption. Furthermore, the material consistently demonstrated adsorption efficiency across a range of pH conditions. Notably, adsorption was observed even when competing cations were present. Co-PBA emerges as a readily synthesized adsorbent, underscoring its efficacy in ammonium removal and selectivity toward ammonium.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.627-636
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• 2022

In nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities the removal of cobalt from radioactive liquid waste is needed to reduce the radioactivity concentration in effluents. In liquid wastes containing strong organic complexing agents such as EDTA cobalt removal can be problematic due to the high stability of the Co-EDTA complex. In this study, the removal of cobalt from NaNO₃ solutions using antimony oxide (Sb₂O₃) synthesized from potassium hexahydroxoantimonate was investigated in the absence and presence of EDTA. The uptake studies on the ion exchange material were conducted both in the dark (absence of UV-light) and under UV-C irradiation. Ca²⁺ or Ni²⁺ were included in the experiments as competing cations to test the selectivity of the ion exchanger. Results show that UV-C irradiation noticeably enhances the cobalt sorption efficiency on the antimony oxide. It was shown that nickel decreased the sorption of cobalt to a higher extent than calcium. Finally, the sorption data collected for Co²⁺ on antimony oxide was modeled using six different isotherm models. The Sips model was found to be the most suitable model to describe the sorption process. The Dubinin-Radushkevich model was further used to calculate the adsorption energy, which was found to be 6.2 kJ mol^-1.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2006

The simple Langmuir isotherm is frequently employed to describe the equilibrium behavior of protein adsorption on a wide variety of adsorbents. The two adjustable parameters of the Langmuir isotherm - the saturation capacity, or $q_m$, and the dissociation constant, $K_d$ - are usually estimated by fitting the isotherm equation to the equilibrium data acquired from batch equilibration experiments. In this study, we have evaluated the possibility of estimating $q_m$ and $K_d$ for the adsorption of bovine serum albumin to a cation exchanger using batch kinetic data. A rate model predicated on the kinetic form of the Langmuir isotherm, with three adjustable parameters ($q_m,\;K_d$, and a rate constant), was fitted to a single kinetic profile. The value of $q_m$ determined as the result of this approach was quantitatively consistent with the $q_m$ value derived from the traditional batch equilibrium data. However, the $K_d$ value could not be retrieved from the kinetic profile, as the model fit proved insensitive to this parameter. Sensitivity analysis provided significant insight into the identifiability of the three model parameters.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.1704-1710
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• 2010

The structure of a 2D grid-like copper(II) complex [Cu$(NCO)_2$(pyz)](pyz=pyrazine) (1) consists of 1D chains of Cu-pyz units connected by double end-on (EO) cyanato bridges. Each Cu(II) ion has a distorted octahedral coordination, completed by the four EO cyanato and two pyrazine ligands. Magnetic interactions through EO cyanato and pyrazine bridges in 1 are discussed on the basis of DFT broken-symmetry calculations at the B3LYP level. For model dicopper(II) complexes I (bridged by cyanato) and II (bridged by pyrazine), electronic structure calculations reproduce very well the experimental couplings for the S = 1/2 ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic exchange-coupled 2D system: the calculated exchange parameters J are +1.25 $cm^{-1}$ and -3.07 $cm^{-1}$ for I and II, respectively. The $\sigma$ orbital interactions between the Cu $x^2-y^2$ magnetic orbitals and the nitrogen lone-pair orbitals of pyrazine are analyzed from the viewpoint of through-bond interaction. The energy splitting of 0.106 eV between two SOMOs indicates that the superexchange interaction should be antiferromagnetic in II. On the other hand, there are no bridging orbitals that efficiently connect the two copper(II) magnetic orbitals in I because the HOMOs of the basal-apical NCO bridge do not play a role in the formation of overlap interaction pathway. The energy separation in the pair of SOMOs of I is calculated to be very small (0.054 eV). This result is consistent with the occurrence of weakly ferromagnetic properties in I.

• 한국가시화정보학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2015

Concentration polarization(CP) phenomena show great potential on desalination technology. As we can control the dimension of silicon based nanochannel system, it can be used to model ion exchange membrane. In this study, to investigate the effect of nanochannel number and working conditions on the CP based desalination process, nanochannel based microfluidic system is fabricated. First, we optimized nanochannel number and working conditions to conduct visualization study on CP based desalination process. Second, we visualized the desalination process with fluorescent dye in the desalination chip. We also visualized that the particles also can be removed by the CP based desalination process.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제20권8호
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• pp.939-942
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• 1999

The tie lines delineating ion-exchange equilibria between NiFe2O4-NiCr2O4 spinel solid solution and Fe2O3-Cr2O3 corundum solid solution were determined at 900, 1000, and 1200 ℃ by electron microprobe and energy dispersive X-ray analysis of oxide phases, using the flux growth technique. Activities of the spinel components were calculated from the tie lines, assuming Temkin's ideal mixing in the corundum solid solution. The spinel phase could be expressed by a regular solution with negative deviations from ideality. The Gibbs free energies of mixing for spinel solid solution were discussed in terms of the cation distribution model, based on site preference energies and assuming random mixing on both tetrahedral and octahedral sites.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.714-721
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 수용액 중의 불소이온을 제거할 수 있는 흡착제로서 란탄수산화물의 활용 가능서을 검토하였다. 란탄 수산화물을 대상으로 회분식 흡착실험을 수행하고, 그 결과를 바탕으로 pH 영향, 흡착속도, 흡착등온 및 흡착에너지 등을 살펴보았다. 란탄수산화물은 pH 8.8 이하의 산성영역으로 갈수록 불소 제거율이 증가하는 특성을 나타냈다. 란탄수산화물의 불소 흡착평형은 Langmuir isotherm 보다는 Fruendlich isotherm 모델과 더 일치하였다. D-R 모델로부터 구한 흡착에너지는 9.21 kJ/mol로 이온교환메커니즘을 나타내는 범위에 속하였으며, 흡착속도는 2차 속도모델과 일치하는 거동을 보였다. 열역학적 상수 ${\Delta}Go^{\circ}$, ${\Delta}H^{\circ}$와 ${\Delta}S^{\circ}$는 란탄수산화물의 불소흡착특성이 자발적이고 흡열반응임을 나타냈다. 란탄수산화물은 1N NaOH로 재생 가능하며, 실 지하수에 대한 흡착실험 결과, 란탄수산화물이 PA보다 불소에 대한 이온선택성은 물론 제거율이 높았다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.283-289
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• 2010

2차원 전산 해석 모델을 사용하여 고온 고분자 전해질 연료전지의 전산해석을 수행하였다. 해석 모델은 기존의 실험데이터와의 비교를 통해 검증하였으며, 다양한 작동 조건이 연료전지의 성능에 미치는 영향을 파악하기 위해 일련의 전산해석을 수행하였다. 본 전산해석의 결과를 통해 교환전류밀도, 이온전도도, 공급유량 및 작동압력이 증가할수록 연료전지의 성능이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 또한, 기체 확산층의 기공율이 높을수록 기체의 확산이 향상되어 연료전지의 성능이 향상되었으며, 양극 기체 확산층의 기공율에 의한 효과가 음극에 비해 더 두드러지게 나타났다.