• Korean Membrane Journal
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.8-14
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• 2009

The sulfonated poly(styrene-divinylbenzene-acrylonitrile) (ST-DVB-AN) composite polymer electrolyte membrane based on the original PVC film was successfully synthesized to improve oxidative stability using semi-interpenetrated polymer network (semi-IPN). Weight gain ratio after copolymerization was enhanced by the DVB and AN contents, and the sulfonated membranes were characterized in terms of proton conductivity (k), ion exchange capacity (IEC), and water uptake ($W_U$). The effect of DVB content and AN addition were thoroughly investigated by comparing the resulted properties including oxidative stability. The obtained ST-DVB-AN composited semi-IPN membranes showed relatively high proton conductivity and IEC compared with Nafion117, and greatly improved oxidative stability of the synthesized membrane was obtained. This study demonstrated that a semi-interpenetrated sulfonated ST-DVB-AN composited membrane reinforced by PVC polymer network is a promising candidate as an inexpensive polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell applications.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1997.04a
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• pp.111-130
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• 1997

The lack of water resources is becoming worse due to water pollution with accelerated industrialzation and regional unbalanced distribution of water resources. In recent, the production water quality is decreasing because of the increased organic matters and soluble solids in the water sources for power plants. The purpose of this paper discribes the ststus and prospect of membrane application in electric power industry. So this study lies in developing a process which can produce high purity water by appluing RO(Reserve Osmosis) ahead of the IX(Ion Exchange) tower and evaluating the product water quality and the cost effectiveness. The capital and operating cost for the treatment of brackish water, sea water by RO were presented as a reference for the review on securing water source for the new plant site.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.51-55
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• 2003

Membranes made with perfluorinated polymers are of particular interest due to the unique features demonstrated by these materials. Both highly hydrophobic and hydrophilic membranes have been developed from appropriate perfluoropolymers, which were in turn obtained by copolymerization of TFE with special monomers available at the industrial scale. Highly hydrophobic membranes obtained from the glassy copolymers of TFE and 2,2,4 trifluoro-5 trifluoromethoxy-1,3 dioxole (Hyflo $n^{ }$ AD) show properties which make them particularly suited for use in the field of gas-liquid contactors and membrane distillation. Hydrophylic highly conductive proton exchange membranes obtained from the copolymer of TFE and a short-side-chain (SSC) perfluorosulfonylfluoridevinylether (Hyflo $n^{ }$ Ion) find interesting application in the field of fuel cells, especially in view of the current tendency to move to high temperature operation.n.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.130-132
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• 1998

정밀여과막(MF)막은 $0.1~1\mum$정도의 공경을 가지고 있는 막으로 산업이나 생활분야에서 널리 사용되고 있다. 이러한 정밀여과막에 이온교환기를 부여 시키므로써, 필요로하는 금속이온이나 단백질을 흡착할 수 있는 기능성 분리막이 제조 가능하다. 방사선프라프트 중합법은 고분자를 개질, 수식 또는 기능화시키는 수법으로 사용되고 있다. 본 실험에서는 방사선그라프트중합법을 사용하여 폴리에틸렌 정밀여과막에 에폭시기를 가지는 glycidyl methacrylate(GMA)를 그라프트 중합시킨 후 이온 교환기를 도입하여, 얻어진 막의 특성에 대해 고찰하였다. 본실험의 목적은 다음과 같다. (1) 폴리에틸렌 정밀여과 막에 방사선그라프트 중합법을 사용하여 이온교환기를 도입시키는 반응조건을 검토한다. (2) 도입된 이온교환기에 다른 막의 투과 성능을 조사한다. (3) 투과법에 의한 금속이온의 흡착성능을 조사한다. 여기서, 이온교환기로서는 술폰산(sodium sulfite:$SO_3H$)을 사용하였다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1998.10a
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• pp.53-58
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• 1998

1. 서론 : 일반적으로 막 수송특성의 대부분은 막이 갖고 있는 하전밀도와 막내 포아의 크기가 지배적이다. 만약 2개의 요소가 조절 가능해질때 이온수송의 선택투과의 기능성을 갖는 분리막이 보다 독특한 성능의 복합막이 된다. 콜로디온막은 니트로 셀룰로오즈로 구성된 3차원 망 구조가 특징이고, 다른 물질과 결합이 쉽고, 탄화수소 화합물과 같은 활성이 센 물질과는 안정하게 반응한다. 콜로디온 용액에 ion-exchange-resin을 적절히 혼합시켜, 이온교환기를 갖는 고분자를 캐스팅하여 막을 제조한다. 또 다른 캐스팅막의 제법은 염(NaClO$_4$)을 콜로디온 혼합용액에다 반응시켜 다시 염-Nafion-콜로디온의 캐스팅 복합막이 된다. 제조한 막은 염의 수용액속에 보존한 후 사용하였다. 측정시에 막을 수용액으로 옮겨서 염을 충분히 추출시키면 이온이나 물분자와 결합하는 챤넬이 형성되어 포아가 막내에 생기게 된다. 결국 콜로디온을 지지로 한 이온교환막이 만들어지며 이것은 하전밀도와 포아를 갖는 독특한 분리막이 된다. 본 실험에서는 포아의 크기가 고정된 복합막에서 전하밀도의 변화에 따른 복합막을 제조하여서 복합막의 기능과 또 막의 구조내에 생성된 포아의 존재가 막현상에 어떤 결과를 가져오는가를 검토하였다.

• Economic and Environmental Geology
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• v.38 no.5 s.174
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• pp.599-606
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• 2005

Arsenic is a significantly toxic contaminant in groundwater in many countries. Numerous treatment technologies have been developed to remove arsenic from groundwater. The USEPA recommends several technologies as the best available technology (BAT) candidates for the removal of arsenic. Based on the USEPA classification, arsenic treatment technologies can be divided into four technologies such as precipitation, membrane, ion exchange, and adsorption technology. The recent amendment of arsenic drinking water standard from 50 to $10{\mu}g/L$ in the United States have impacted technology selection and application for arsenic removal from arsenic contaminated groundwater. Precipitation technology is most widely used to treat arsenic contaminated groundwater and can be applied to large water treatment facility. In contrast, membrane, ion exchange, and adsorption technologies are used to be applied to small water treatment system. Recently, the arsenic treatment technology in the United States and Europe move towards adsorption technology to be applied to small water treatment system since capital and maintenance costs are relatively low and operation is simple. The principals of treatment technologies, effect factors on arsenic removal, arsenic treatment efficiencies of real treatment systems are reviewed in this paper.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• v.21 no.1_4
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• pp.33-38
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• 1978

Phosphate absorption from a Na2H32PO4 solution by Oryza sativa L. was studied in order to elucidate kinetic mechanisms of ion transport. The rates of phosphate absorption from different concentraitons indicated the presence of dual mechanisms in root tips, one in the low (1$\times$10-6 to 8$\times$10-5M) and the other in the high (1$\times$10-4 to 8$\times$10-3M). A phosphate compensation point of phosphate transport was revealed with a 1$\times$10-6M solution of Na2H32PO4. The kinetic model that ion transport involves an exchange reaction of absorption and desorptin is prosposed as follows: where C represents an ionic-specific organic carrier in the membrane; M, Mo and Mi are the mineral ions, M-outside and M-inside; MC is a carrier-ion complex; and the K's represent rate constants. In this model, the Mi velocity, v, is given by: {{{{v= {dMi} over {dt}= {(K1K3Mo-K2K4Mi) Ct} over {(K2＋K3)＋K1Mo＋K4Mi} }} where Ct is equal to C＋MC, and t is time.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.279-304
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• 2023

Polybenzimidazole (PBI) based membranes have evolved in literature as a popular membrane material for various applications in the past two decades because of their high temperature thermal durability, strong mechanical and tensile properties, high glass transition temperature (T_g), ion conduction ability at elevated temperature (up to 200℃), oxidative or chemical durability along with robust network like structural rigidity, which make PBI membranes suitable for various potential applications in chemically challenging environments. Ion conducting PBI based membranes have been extensively utilized in high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFC). In addition, PBI based membranes have been vastly utilized for the development of gas separation membranes and organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) membranes for their unique characteristics. This review will cover the recent progress and application of various types of flat sheet PBI based membranes for HT-PEMFC, gas separation and OSN application.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.471-477
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• 2006

Ion exchange metal composite(IPMC) has toughness equivalent to the range of human's muscle, transformation-actuation force by relatively low voltage and the fast response time. Thus, as a new method for preparing thicker IPMC, the solution casting method to make the films of various thicknesses out of liquid nation was attempted in this study. To reduce the surface resistance of electrode, the first plated electrode prepared by Oguro method was replated with Au and Ir using ion beam assisted deposition(IBAD). The microstructures of electrode surfaces before and after IBAD plating were investigated using SEM. The change of water and ion-conductivity in IPMC were measured under applied voltage. The displacement and driving force of IPMCs with various thicknesses were measured to evaluate the driving properties.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.109-126
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• 2013

Surface modification by low-pressure ammonia ($NH_3$) plasma on commercial thin-film composite (TFC) membranes was investigated in this study. Surface hydrophilicity, total surface free energy, ion exchange capacity (IEC) and zeta (${\zeta}$)-potentials were determined for the TFC membranes. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of the membrane surface chemistry were conducted by attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared (ATR FT-IR) spectroscopy. Results showed that the $NH_3$ plasma treatment increased the surface hydrophilicity, in particular at a plasma treatment time longer than 5 min at 50 W of plasma power. Total surface free energy was influenced by the basic polar components introduced by the $NH_3$ plasma, and isoelectric point (IEP) was shifted to higher pH region after the modification. A ten (10) min $NH_3$ plasma treatment at 90 W was found to be adequate for the TFC membrane modification, resulting in a membrane with better characteristics than the TFC membranes without the modification for water treatment. The thin-film chemistry (i.e., fully-aromatic and semi-aromatic nature in the interfacial polymerization) influenced the initial stage of plasma modification.