• Composites Research
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.213-219
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• 2020

최근 플라스틱 폐기물로 인한 환경 문제가 이슈화되면서 친환경 소재에 대한 관심이 점점 증가하고 있으며, 이에 따라 천연섬유를 활용한 복합재의 연구가 지속적으로 이루어지고 있지만 친환경 복합재의 강도나 계면 접착력에 대한 연구가 많이 부족한 실정이다. 복합재료의 강도나 계면 접착력을 향상시키는 방법들 중 한 가지 방법은 나노 입자를 첨가하여 기계적 물성을 향상시키는 방법이 있다. 본 연구에서는 기존에 사용되는 고가의 나노소재를 대체할 수 있는 친환경적이면서 경제적인 천연섬유를 해초로부터 추출하여 첨가제를 제조하고, 복합재료의 제조 및 기계적 특성평가를 수행하였다. 시험결과 제조한 첨가제가 복합재료의 인장, 굽힘, 충격 등의 물성 향상에 효과가 있을 뿐만 아니라 친환경성과 경제성도 가지고 있어 후속연구를 통해 다양한 분야에 적용할 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.243-248
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• 2011

Two different types of graphite, such as flake graphite (FG) and spherical graphite (SG), were used as anode materials for a lithium-ion secondary battery in order to investigate their electrochemical performance. The FG particles were prepared by pulverizing natural graphite with a planetary mill. The SG particles were treated by immersing them in acid solutions or mixing them with various carbon additives. With a longer milling time, the particle size of the FG decreased. Since smaller particles allow more exposure of the edge planes toward the electrolyte, it could be possible for the FG anodes with longer milling time to deliver high reversible capacity; however, their initial efficiency was found to have decreased. The initial efficiency of SG anodes with acid treatments was about 90%, showing an over 20% higher value than that of FG anodes. With acid treatment, the discharge rate capability and the initial efficiency improved slightly. The electrochemical properties of the SG anodes improved slightly with carbon additives such as acetylene black (AB), Super P, Ketjen black, and carbon nanotubes. Furthermore, the cyclability was much improved due to the effect of the conductive bridge made by carbon additives such as AB and Super P.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.726-734
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• 2014

Three different types of additives, thiokol, epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) and epoxidized linseed oil (ELO), were dispersed in an epoxy matrix before being used in glass fiber (GF) composites, and their effects on the mechanical and dielectric properties of epoxy resin and glass fiber reinforced epoxy composites (GF/EP) were examined. The addition of each of 7 phr ENR, 9 phr ELO and 5 phr thiokol into the epoxy resin increased the fracture toughness significantly by 56.9, 43.1, and 80.0%, respectively, compared to the unmodified resin. The mode I interlaminar fracture toughness of the GF/EP at propagation was also improved by 26.9, 18.3 and 32.7% when each of 7 phr ENR, 9 phr ELO, and 5 phr thiokol, respectively, was dispersed in the epoxy matrix. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the additives reduced crack growth in the GF/EP, whereas their dielectric measurements showed that all these additives had no additional effect on the real permittivity and loss factor of the GF/EP.

• International Journal of Automotive Technology
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.413-419
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• 2007

Experimental study of additives on the ignition performance of a compression ignition natural gas engine is introduced, followed by results of a simulation of its working mechanism. From the experimental results, it is understood that engine ignition performance can be improved when a certain amount of Di-tertiary-butyl peroxide additive is added. If the mass fraction of Di-tertiary-butyl peroxide additive reaches as high as 14.2%, engine ignition can be realized at ambient temperatures with a glow plug temperature of about $750^{\circ}C$. From the simulation results, we verify that the Di-tertiary-butyl peroxide additive, by cracking its radicals at lower temperature, can accelerate reaction rate. Therefore, the additive is able to improve the ignition performance of natural gas significantly.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.205-212
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• 1998

Experiments were conducted to investigate the temperature profile and the emissions conversion efficiency of catalytic converters for natural gas vehicles. Two types of the catalyst structure and several transient engine operating conditions were used. The dual-bed catalyst effectively reduced the emissions in a transient period due to the low heat capacity of the front bed. The lanthanoid additives were effective in improving catalyst durability. When the natural gas fueled engine were operated outside of a very narrow window of excess air ratio (from 0.993 to 1.004), the HC and NOx conversion efficiency dropped off. The drop-off were especially fast on the lean side of the window.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제8권6호
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• pp.859-872
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• 2015

Pebble matrix filtration (PMF) is a water treatment technology that can remove suspended solids in highly turbid surface water during heavy storms. PMF typically uses sand and natural pebbles as filter media. Hand-made clay pebbles (balls) can be used as alternatives to natural pebbles in PMF treatment plants, where natural pebbles are not readily available. Since the high turbidity is a seasonal problem that occurs during heavy rains, the use of newly developed composite clay balls instead of pure clay balls have the advantage of removing other pollutants such as natural organic matter (NOM) during other times. Only the strength properties of composite clay balls are described here as the pollutant removal is beyond the scope of this paper. These new composite clay balls must be able to withstand dead and live loads under dry and saturated conditions in a filter assembly. Absence of a standard ball preparation process and expected strength properties of composite clay balls were the main reasons behind the present study. Five different raw materials from industry wastes: Red Mud (RM), Water Treatment Alum Sludge (S), Shredded Paper (SP), Saw Dust (SD), and Sugar Mulch (SM) were added to common clay brick mix (BM) in different proportions. In an effort to minimize costs, in this study clay balls were fired to $1100^{\circ}C$ at a local brick factory together with their bricks. A comprehensive experimental program was performed to evaluate crushing strength of composite hand-made clay balls, using uniaxial compression test to establish the best material combination on the basis of strength properties for designing sustainable filter media for water treatment plants. Performance at both construction and operating stages were considered by analyzing both strength properties under fully dry conditions and strength degradation after saturation in a water bath. The BM-75% as the main component produced optimum combination in terms of workability and strength. With the material combination of BM-75% and additives-25%, the use of Red Mud and water treatment sludge as additives produced the highest and lowest strength of composite clay balls, with a failure load of 5.4 kN and 1.4 kN respectively. However, this lower value of 1.4 kN is much higher than the effective load on each clay ball of 0.04 kN in a typical filter assembly (safety factor of 35), therefore, can still be used as a suitable filter material for enhanced pollutant removal.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.605-610
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• 2001

순창전통고추장 저장 및 유통 중 품질저하 요인이 되는 가스발생을 억제하기 위해 겨자와 고추냉이 분말을 고추장 제조시 첨가하여, 전통옹기에서 180일 동안 숙성하면서 성분 변화와 가스발생 유무를 확인한 후, 최종적으로 겨자 및 양고추냉이 첨가 고추장 품질에 대한 관능검사를 통하여 현장적용 가능성을 평가하였다. 양고추냉이를 0.6% 정도 첨가한 고추장은 대조구에 비하여 발효 중 산생성이 억제되었고, 겨자와 양고추냉이 첨가시 아미노산성질소함량은 오히려 높았다. 색택은 겨자 첨가시에는 변화가 없으나 양고추냉이를 첨가하는 경우 L값과 a값이 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 유리당은 겨자와 양고추냉이 첨가시에 비첨가구와 비교하여 차이가 없었고, 양고추냉이를 0.6% 첨가하면 유통 중 문제되는 가스발생을 완전히 억제할 수 있었다. 발효가 종료된 제품의 관능검사결과 양고추냉이 첨가 고추장이 종합적인 기호도에서 다른 고추장에 비해 오히려 우수하였다. 결과적으로 순창전통고추장에 0.6% 수준의 양고추냉이 분말을 첨가하면 완제품의 유통 중 가스발생 억제는 물론 품질개선 효과도 기대 할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2013

Various properties of cotton handsheet were measured to solve the problem of deformation while storing guar gum(natural polymer) and to improve strength and retention by synthetic polymers(A-PAM, C-PAM, CMC). The results of this study were summarized as follow. The cotton handsheet with 0.2% of A-PAM showed the best tensile index and folding endurance. Retention of fines and fillers in pulp slurry with 0.2% and 0.3% of A-PAM were more excellent than that with guar gum.

• Journal of Electrical Engineering and Technology
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.2348-2355
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• 2015

Transformer mineral oil which is normally hydrocarbon based is non- biodegradable and pollutes the environment in all aspects. Though vegetable oils are eco-friendly in nature and potentially could be used in transformers as a replacement for the mineral oil, there usage is restricted because of their oxidative instability. The present work focuses on using rapeseed oil and pongamia (pongamia pinnata) oil as effective alternatives for the traditional mineral oil in power transformer. The oxidative stability of the rapeseed oil and pongamia oil is increased by using combinations of the natural and synthetic anti-oxidants as additives. The parameters like breakdown voltage, viscosity, flash point, fire point are measured for the rapeseed oil and pongamia oil with and without the additives as per IEC and ASTM standards. The results shown encouraging changes in the parameter values and ensures the use of the oils as a potential alternative insulation in power transformers.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.178.1-178.1
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• 2011

DME is generally expected to be used as a promising clean alternative fuel to diesel fuel. DME is not natural product but a synthetic product that is produced either through the dehydration of methanol or a direct synthetic from syngas. As DME has no carbon-carbon bond in its molecular structure and is an oxygenate fuel, it's combustion essentially generates no soot. DME has such cetane number of 55~60 that it can be used as a diesel engine fuel. However, DME has low lubricity but a proven method to solve the poor lubricity is by adding lubricity improver. Therefore, the aim of this study is to develop lubricity improver of DME as a transport fuel in Korea. In this study, we investigated a possibility of fatty acid ester compounds as a candidate to improve DME lubricity as compared with current lubricity improver of diesel. We also evaluated quality characteristics, storage stability of DME with lubricity additives.