• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.263-270
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• 2009

The effect of photoelectrocatalytic (PEC) degradation for different dyes with the CNT/$TiO_2$ electrode was studied. The prepared electrode was characterized with surface properties, structural crystallinity, elemental identification, and PEC activity. The $N_2$ adsorption data showed that the composites had decreased surface area compared with the pristine CNT. This indicated the blocking of micropores on the surface of CNT, which was further supported by observation via FESEM. XRD patterns of the composites showed that the CNT/$TiO_2$ composite contained a mixing anatase and rutile phase. EDX spectra showed the presence of C, O and Ti peaks for all samples. The decomposition efifciency of the prepared electrode was evaluated by the PEC degradation of three dyes (methylene blue (MB), rhodamine B (RH.B), methyl orange (MO)). The variations of the FT-IR spectra and pH value of dye solutions were measured during the PEC system; it was found that the CNT/$TiO_2$ electrode has better PEC degradation for MB solution than that of RH.B and MO. The proposed degradation mechanism was present.

• 청정기술
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.311-320
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 단순 침전법으로 제조한 CdS 및 CdZnS/ZnO 광촉매를 이용하여 가시광선하에서 로다민 B, 메틸 오렌지 및 메틸렌 블루 등에 대한 광분해 반응 연구를 수행하였다. 특히 염료와 광촉매의 물리화학적 성질이 전체 광촉매 반응의 반응 경로에 미치는 영향에 대해 중점을 두고 검토하였다. X선 회절분석법, UV-vis 확산반사 분광법 그리고 X선 광전자 분광분석법 등을 이용하여 제조된 촉매들의 물리화학적 특성을 분석하였다. CdS 및 CdZnS/ZnO 광촉매 모두 자외선뿐만 아니라 가시광선 영역에 있어서도 우수한 광흡수 특성을 나타내었다. 메틸 오렌지의 경우에는 CdS 및 CdZnS/ZnO 각각의 광촉매 상에서 동일한 반응기구를 통해 반응이 진행되는 반면, 로다민 B 및 메틸렌 블루는 각각의 광촉매 상에서 서로 다른 반응 경로를 통해 광분해 반응이 진행되는 것으로 나타났다. 특히 메틸렌 블루의 광분해 반응을 보면, CdZnS/ZnO 광촉매 상에서는 주로 단일분자 형태로 전체 반응이 진행되지만, CdS 상에서는 반응 초기부터 이량체를 형성하였다. 이와 같은 결과들은 CdS 및 CdZnS/ZnO 각각의 반도체 광촉매들의 전도대의 띠끝 전위 차이와 염료들의 흡착 특성 차이에 기인한 것으로 판단된다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.133-139
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• 2010

Photoelectrocatalytic decolorization of methlene blue (MB) in the presence of two types of carbon nanotube/titania and yttrium-treated carbon nanotube/titania electrodes in aqueous solutions were studied under visible light. The prepared composite electrodes were characterized by X-ray diffraction, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray analysis, and photoelectrocatalytic activity. The photoelectrocatalytic performances of the supported catalysts were evaluated for the decolorization of MB solution under visible light irradiation. The results showed that yttrium incorporation enhanced the decolorization rate of MB. It was found that the photoelectrocatalytic degradation of a MB solution could be attributed to the combined effects caused by the photo-degradation of titania, the electron assistance of carbon nanotube network, the enhancement of yttrium and a function of the applied potential. The repeatability of photocatalytic activity was also tested. The presence of yttrium enhanced the hydrophillicity of yttrium-carbon nanotubes/titania electrode because more OH groups can be adsorbed on the surface.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.132-138
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• 2023

Doped and undoped-BiVO₄ samples with different elements (Li, Mg) and amounts were synthesized with a hydrothermal method. The synthesized samples were characterized using various techniques including X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), UV-Vis diffusion reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS), and photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. Photocatalytic activity of the samples was evaluated by measuring the degradation of methyl blue (MB) under visible light irradiation. The results indicated that the incorporation of Mg and Li into BiVO₄ caused lattice distortion, the presence of surface hydroxyl groups, a narrower band gap, and a reduced recombination ratio of photo-induced electron-hole pairs. Notably, the photocatalytic activity of Mg5%-Li5% co-doped BiVO₄ sample exhibited a significant improvement compared to that of undoped BiVO₄ sample.

• Carbon letters
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.131-136
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• 2008

In order to investigate the effect of doping C, N, B and F elements on $TiO_2$ for reducing the band gap, the heat treatment of $TiO_2$ was carried out with tetraethylammonium tetrafluoroborate. Through XRD and XPS analysis, the C, N, B and F doped anatase $TiO_2$ was confirmed. According to the increase of temperature during treatment, the particle size was increased due to aggregation of $TiO_2$ with elements (B, C, N and F). To investigate the capacity of photocatalyst for degradation of dye under solar light, the degradation of acridine orange and methylene blue was conducted. The degradation of dyes was carried out successfully under solar light indicating the effect of doping elements (B, C, N and F) on $TiO_2$ for reducing the band gap effectively.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.342-345
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• 2001

A bacterial strain PH-4, which produces an enzyme catalyzing the degradation of crosslinked poly(${\gamma}$-glutamic acid) hydrogels, was isolated and identified as a Flavobacterium sp. The enzyme was obtained by the sonication of the bacterial cells preincubated in a Bouillon medium with shaking, without adding of poly(${\gamma}$-glutamic acid) as an inducer. The products of the hydrogel degraded by the crude enzyme agreed closely with the depolymerized materials in SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis using methylene blue staining, and with a glutamic acid monomer on thin-layer chromatography, thereby suggesting that strain PH-4 produced a kind of exohydrolase.

• Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.2480-2486
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• 2018

Mesoporous $TiO_2$ microspheres were prepared by spray pyrolysis for photocatalysis. Post modification of $TiO_2$ by heat treatment was performed to optimize its photocatalytic performance. First, spherical $TiO_2$ particles with mesoporous structure were synthesized at pyrolysis temperatures of 500, 600, and $700^{\circ}C$. After characterization by XRD, SEM, and $N_2$ adsorption, a sample prepared at $500^{\circ}C$ was found to possess desirable properties for photocatalytic performance through post-modification. In methylene blue degradation, mesoporous $TiO_2$ microspheres synthesized at $500^{\circ}C$ outperformed other microspheres. Furthermore, samples obtained by spray pyrolysis at $500^{\circ}C$ were calcined at various temperatures as a post-modification process. The sample calcined at $350^{\circ}C$ showed improved photocatalytic activity due to optimal anatase crystallinity and surface area.

• 공업화학
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.30-35
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• 2023

TiO₂ 졸을 사용하여 유리알 표면에 TiO₂ 코팅한 후 건조 처리한 시료(TB)와 소성한 시료(TBc)를 제조하였다. 이들 시료에 대한 TiO₂ 박막의 특성분석과 메틸렌블루 및 톨루엔의 광분해 실험을 수행하였다. FE-SEM, XPS 및 FTIR 분석 결과, TB 시료의 TiO₂ 박막은 스펀지 폼과 같은 형태이며 무정형 TiO₂와 일부 결정형 TiO₂가 존재하였다. TBc 시료의 TiO₂ 박막에는 결정형 TiO₂가 주로 존재하며 침상형 입자와 미세 입자들이 혼재하였다. TBc 시료(46 mg/g)의 톨루엔 흡착량은 같은 코팅량의 TB 시료 대비 적었으나 톨루엔 분해율은 비슷했다. TB 시료의 경우, TiO₂ 코팅량이 증가함에 따라 톨루엔 분해능이 흡착능에 비해 적게 감소하였다. 이러한 결과는 소성하지 않은 TB 시료는 TiO₂ 코팅량이 증가하면 무정형 텍스처의 비표면적은 감소하는 반면 결정성 입자들의 활성점 감소는 적게 일어나기 때문으로 판단된다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제18권11호
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• pp.583-591
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• 2008

In this study, two series of CNT/$TiO_2$ electrodes were prepared. The decrease of surface area compared with that of the pristine carbon nanotubes (CNTs) indicated the blocking of micropores on the surface of the CNTs; was further supported by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and field emission SEM (FE-SEM) observations. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results showed that the CNT/$TiO_2$ composites contained a mix of anatase and rutile forms of $TiO_2$ particles when the precursor was $TiO_2$ powder, whereas when the precursor was Ti ($OC_4H_7$) (TNB), the composites contained only the typical single and clear anatase $TiO_2$ particles. The energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) spectra showed the presence of C, O and Ti peaks for all samples. It was found that catalytic decomposition of methylene blue (MB) solution could be attributed to synthetic effects between the $TiO_2$ photocatalysis and electro-assisted CNTs network, and that photoelectrocatalytic oxidation increased with an increase of CNT composition. It was also found that the photoelectrocatalytic oxidation efficiency for MB is higher than that of photocatalytic oxidation. Moreover, the CNT/$TiO_2$ composites catalyst prepared by the impregnation method demonstrates higher photoelectrocatalytic activity than the mechanical mixture with the same CNT content.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2024

Nanorod graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) was synthesized by reacting melamine (C₃H₆N₆) with trithiocyanuric acid (C₃H₃N₃S₃) in distilled water for 10 h at room temperature. The resulting mixture was calcined at 550℃ for 2 h in an electric furnace under an air atmosphere. Nanorod g-C₃N₄/Ag₃PO₄ composites were prepared by adding nanorod graphitic carbon nitride (g-C₃N₄) powder, silver nitrate (AgNO₃), ammonia (NH₃·H₂O, 25.0-30.0%), and sodium hydrogen phosphate (Na₃HPO₄) to distilled water. The samples were characterized via X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. The photocatalytic activities of the nanorod g-C₃N₄/Ag₃PO₄ composites were demonstrated via the degradation of organic dyes, such as methylene blue and methyl orange, under blue light-emitting diode irradiation and evaluated using UV-vis spectrophotometry.