• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2002년도 연료전지심포지움 2002논문집
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• pp.39-42
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• 2002

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.197-204
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• 2008

DMFC(Direct Methanol Fuel Cell) is one of promising candidates for power sources of small mobile IT devices like notebook, cell phone, and so on. Efficient operation of fuel cell system is very important for long-sustained power supply because of limited fuel tank size. It is necessary to investigate operation characteristics of fuel cell stack for optimal control of DMFC system. The generated voltage was modeled according to various operating condition; methanol concentration, stack temperature, and load current. It is inevitable for methanol solution at anode to cross over to cathode through MEA(membrane electrode assembly), which reduces the system efficiency and increases fuel consumption. In this study, optimal operation conditions are proposed by analyzing stack performance model, cross-over phenomenon, and system efficiency.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.271-271
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• 2006

The present article describes a novel method of preparing the sulfonated polysulfone-based PEMs for DMFC, which are excellent in film quality, proton conductivity, methanol impermeability and mechanical properties. No depression in film quality or difficulty in film preparation is observed, even though sulfonated group of the PEMs are kept as high as 70 mol %. Allyl-terminated cooligo-PESs containing the organic sulfonate groups were solvent-cast into films and then thermally treated for cross-linking. Cross-linked sulfonated polysulfone-based PEMs gave unprecedented reduction of methanol cross-over and high ionic conductivity through in-situ thermal polymerization and cross-linking of telechelic sulfonated sulfone oligomers during a membrane preparation.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.172-176
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• 1981

형상 선택성 ZSM-5 제올라이트 촉매상에서 메탄올로부터 $C_2-C_{10}4의 탄화수소 형성을 조사하였다. 메탄올로 부터 dimethylether를 거쳐 생성되는 $C_2-C_5$의 올레핀들이 ZSM-5의 강한 산점에서 고리화 반응등에 의하여 방향족 화합물이 많이 포함된 탄화수소화합물로 전환된다고 생각된다. 메탄올의 전환반응에 대한 ZSM-5 촉매의 높은 활성과 활성저하에 대한 안정성은 특유의 교차되는 세공관구조와 소수성에 기인하는 것으로 보인다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권11호
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• pp.1159-1165
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• 2011

Biodiesel is methyl and ethyl esters of long-chain fatty acids produced from vegetable oils or animal fats. Lipase enzymes have occasionally been used for the production of this biofuel. Recently, biodiesel production using immobilized lipase has received increased attention. Through enhanced stability and reusability, immobilized lipase can contribute to the reduction of the costs inherent to biodiesel production. In this study, methanol-tolerant lipase M37 from Photobacterium lipolyticum was immobilized using the cross-linked enzyme aggregate (CLEA) method. Lipase M37 has a high lysine content (9.7%) in its protein sequence. Most lysine residues are located evenly over the surface of the protein, except for the lid structure region, which makes the CLEA preparation yield quite high (~93%). CLEA M37 evidences an optimal temperature of $30^{\circ}C$, and an optimal pH of 9-10. It was stable up to $50^{\circ}C$ and in a pH range of 4.0-11.0. Both soluble M37 and CLEA M37 were stable in the presence of high concentrations of methanol, ethanol, 1-propanol, and n-butanol. That is, their activities were maintained at solvent concentrations above 10% (v/v). CLEA M37 could produce biodiesel from olive oil and alcohols such as methanol and ethanol. Additionally, CLEA M37 generated biodiesel via both 2-step methanol feeding procedures. Considering its physical stability and reusability, CLEA M37 may potentially be used as a catalyst in organic synthesis, including the biodiesel production reaction.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.219-233
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• 2009

Mobile devices in the next generation such as camera, cell phone, network, Note PC, etc. require higher power and energy sources due to convergences of various functions. Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) has been focused as an attractive power source, but there are critical issues involved in its commercialization with regard to the core technologies of materials, components, and system. The requirements of key technologies are differentiated from applications and fuel supply methods. Here, the roles of the proton-conducting membrane are discussed and the current status of DMFC systems is discussed in terms of proton conductivity, methanol permeability, and water management. Materials such as perfluorinated and partially fluorinated membranes, hydrocarbon membranes, composite membranes, and other modified ionomers have been studied. These would explain the critical issues of DMFC and the role of membranes for commercialization.

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 2004

Organic-inorganic composite membranes based on sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone) (sPPES)/silica hybrid were prepared using the sol-gel process under acidic conditions. The sulfonation of PPES with concentrated sulfuric acid as sulfonation agent was carried out to prepare proton exchange membrane material. The behaviors of the proton conductivity and methanol permeability are depended on the sulfonation time (5-100 hr). The hybrid membranes composed of highly sulfonated PPES (IEC value: 1.42 meq./g) and silica were fabricated from different silica content (5-20 wt%) in order to achieve desirable proton conductivity and methanol permeability demanded for fuel cell applications. The silica particles within membranes were used for the purpose of blocking excessive methanol cross-over and for forming the path way to transport of the proton due to absorbing water molecules with ≡SiOH on silica. The presence of silica particles in the organic polymer matrix results in hybrid membranes with reduced methanol permeability and improved proton conductivity.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.187-192
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• 2006

폴리페닐렌 옥사이드(PPO)를 이용하여 헤테로폴리산(HPA)을 고정시킨 박막 제조를 통해 새로운 고분자 복합막을 제조하고 특성을 분석하였다. 헤테로폴리산인 텅스토인산(PWA)이나 몰리브도인산(PMA)을 혼합한 PPO 박막은 서로 같은 용매에 녹지 않으므로 혼합용매를 사용하여 제조하였다. 본 연구에서는 PWA를 녹이기 위한 용매로 메탄올을 PPO를 녹이기 위한 용매로 클로로포름을 사용하였으며, 혼합된 PPO-PWA 용액을 유리판 위에서 제막하였다. 다공성의 PPO-PWA 박막에 나피온 혼합물을 사용하여 복합막을 제조하였고, 제조된 복합막은 이온 전도도와 메탄올 투과도를 측정하여 특성화하였다. PPO-PWA 복합막의 형태와 구조는 SEM(scanning electron microscopy)과 EDS(energy dispersive spectrometer)로 관찰하였고, 복합막은 직접 메탄올 연료전지(DMFC)용 전해질로서의 성능을 시험하였다. PPO-PWA 구조를 가지고 있는 복합막을 이용함으로써 DMFC 내에서의 메탄올 투과 현상을 66％ 줄일 수 있었다.

• 한국에너지공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국에너지공학회 2003년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.191-209
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• 2003

Voices of Customers; 1. Long time operating power 2. Quick Charging 3. High power and energy density 4. Safety 5. Small and light power Technical Requirements for Delivering DMFC to Consumer's Hands; 1. MEA having tripled power density. 2. Membrane of maintaining the same protonic conductivity and near 0% cross-over when 10M or higher concentration of methanol fueling (Omitted)

• 대한화학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.97-102
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• 1981

$SiO_2$/$Al_2O_3$ 비가 높은 제올라이트 ZSM-5를 합성하여 메탄올의 탄화수소로의 전환반응을 조사하였다. 메탄올이 전환되어 올레핀, 파라핀, 시클로파라핀 및 방향족화합물이 생성되었으며 특히 방향족 화합물에 대한 큰 선택성을 보여 주었고 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene의 크기정도에 제한된 형상선택성 촉매작용임을 알 수 있었다. 수소형태(HZSM-5)가 활성이 커, 메탄올이 탈수되어 일어나는 잇단 복잡한 반응들이 산촉매반응이 주임을 보여 주었다. ZSM-5와 구조가 유사한 mordenite와 3차원구조를 지닌 faujasite 촉매에서의 메탄올의 반응으로 구조적 영향과 TPD실험에 의한 산점분포를 비교한 결과 메탄올로부터 방향족화합물에 이르기까지의 탄화수소 합성에서의 ZSM-5 제올라이트의 촉매작용은 높은 실리카함량에 기인한 강한 산성과 교차하는 세공관 구조에 의한 분자체 효과에 의한 것으로 볼 수 있다.