• 자원환경지질
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.399-406
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• 2022

2050 탄소중립이라는 메가트렌드에 맞추어 청정에너지기술에 사용되는 핵심광물의 양이 파리기후변화협약기반 시나리오와 2050 탄소중립기반 시나리오에 따르면 각각 4배, 6배 증가하는 것으로 평가된다. 그리고, 한국의 경우, 2차전지에 사용되는 배터리 공급망에서 볼 때 배터리물질과 배터리셀팩을 제조하는 미드스트림에서는 강점을 보이나 원료물질을 제공하고 처리하는 업스트림에서는 어려움을 겪고 있다. 한국지질자원연구원은 이러한 배터리원료광종의 업트스림 리스크에 대응하기 위해 리튬, 니켈, 코발트에 대한 확보전략을 수립하고 탐사기술을 개발하고 있다. 리튬의 경우, 경상북도 울진에서 2020년부터 탐사를 진행하고 있고 2021년말 제반탐사자료를 종합하고 3D모델을 구축하여 정밀탐사대상지를 선정했으며, 2022년에는 정밀탐사대상지를 중심으로 리튬페그마타이트의 부존잠재량을 평가할 예정이다. 니켈의 경우, 과거 탐광을 했던 10여개 니켈황화물광상을 대상으로 예비조사를 통하여 2022년말 탐사대상지를 선정할 예정이다. 코발트의 경우, 남한에서는 유일하게 보국코발트가 알려져있지만 열수광상으로 코발타이트가 산출되었다는 기록만 있을뿐 세계적인 코발트광상(예. 모로코 Bou Azzer)의 성인을 보면, 초염기성암과 관련된 사문암체와 화강암의 접촉부에서 코발트광체가 발견되어 국내에서는 코발트탐사를 위한 프로토콜을 정립할 예정이다.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2019

본 논문에서는 18650 원통형 NCA 리튬이온 배터리로 구성된 고출력 직렬 배터리로 다양한 C-rate의 전기적 특성을 테스트한다. 테스트를 통해 추출한 14S1P 배터리 팩의 방전 용량 데이터와 4S1P 배터리 팩의 EV cycle 데이터를 통해 C-rate의 변화에 따른 전기적 특성을 분석한다. 분석을 통해 얻은 데이터를 기반으로 C-rate에 따른 방전용량 실험의 셀 간 전압 편차와 EV cycle 실험의 셀 간 전압 편차를 다중선형회귀 모델로 추정하여 선형적인 특징을 가진 데이터와 비선형적인 특징을 가진 데이터에 대한 각각의 추정성능을 검증한다. 모델의 추정성능을 검증하기 위해 추정 데이터와 실제 데이터의 RMSE를 구해 알고리즘의 정확성을 평가한다. 논문의 결과는 14S1P 배터리 팩의 방전 용량의 셀 간 전압 불균형과 4S1P 배터리 팩의 EV cycle의 셀 간 전압 불균형 중 선형적인 데이터인 방전 용량의 셀 간 불균형 데이터의 추정 성능이 더 뛰어난 것을 검증하는데 기여한다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.59-65
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• 2008

본 연구에서는 폐건전지에 함유되어 있는 이산화망간을 재활용하는 방안을 검토하고자 니켈함유 폐수의 흡착 처리시 흡착제로서 이산화망간을 사용하여 그 특성을 조사하였다. 수중에서 니켈 이온의 거동을 MINTEQ프로그램을 이용하여 조사하고, 흡착질의 초기농도, 반응온도, 그리고 흡착제의 양 및 pH변화에 따른 흡착 특성의 변화양상을 검토하였다. 흡착실험의 결과로부터 흡착질인 $Ni^{2+}$의 초기농도가 증가할수록 흡착량이 감소함을 알 수 있었고, 온도에 따른 $Ni^{2+}$의 흡착특성을 열역학적으로 고찰하였다. 또한 흡착제인 이산화망간의 양이 증가함에 따라 흡착량이 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며, pH가 증가함에 따라 평형흡착량은 증가하는 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.489-493
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• 2010

Nickel-based and iron-based alloys have been developed and commercialized for a wide range of high performance applications at severely corrosive and high temperature environment. This alloy foam has an outstanding performance which is predestinated for diesel particulate filters, heat exchangers, and catalyst support, noise absorbers, battery, fuel cell, and flame distributers in burners in chemical and automotive industry. Production of alloy foam starts from high-tech coating technology and heat treatment of transient liquid-phase sintering in the high temperature. These technology allow for preparation of a wide variety of foam compositions such as Ni, Cr, Al, Fe on various pore size of pure nickel foam or iron foam in order for tailoring material properties to a specific application.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.67-73
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• 2021

Nickel-rich lithium nickel-cobalt-manganese oxides (NCM) are viewed as promising cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs); however, their poor cycling performance at high temperature is a critical hurdle preventing expansion of their applications. We propose the use of a functional electrolyte additive, triphenyl phosphate (TPPa), which can form an effective cathode-electrolyte interphase (CEI) layer on the surface of Ni-rich NCM cathode material by electrochemical reactions. Linear sweep voltammetry confirms that the TPPa additive is electrochemically oxidized at around 4.83 V (vs. Li/Li+) and it participates in the formation of a CEI layer on the surface of NCM811 cathode material. During high temperature cycling, TPPa greatly improves the cycling performance of NCM811 cathode material, as a cell cycled with TPPa-containing electrolyte exhibits a retention (133.7 mA h g-1) of 63.5%, while a cell cycled with standard electrolyte shows poor cycling retention (51.3%, 108.3 mA h g-1). Further systematic analyses on recovered NCM811 cathodes demonstrate the effectiveness of the TPPa-based CEI layer in the cell, as electrolyte decomposition is suppressed in the cell cycled with TPPa-containing electrolyte. This confirms that TPPa is effective at increasing the surface stability of NCM811 cathode material because the TPPa-initiated POx-based CEI layer prevents electrolyte decomposition in the cell even at high temperatures.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2014

폐리튬이온전지 NCM($Li(Ni_xCo_yMn_z)O_2$)양극활물질 내에는 코발트(15 ~ 20%), 니켈(25 ~ 30%), Mn(10 ~ 15%) 및 리튬(5 ~ 10%) 등의 유가금속이 존재한다. 본 연구에서는 폐리튬이온전지 NCM 양극활물질로부터 친환경 유기산인 말릭산을 이용한 유가금속 침출 공정을 연구하였다. 주요공정인자는 말릭산 농도, 과산화수소 농도, 고액비, 반응온도 등이었으며, 침출액 내 금속농도는 ICP-OES(Inductively Coupled Plasma Optic Emission Spectrometer)를 통해 분석하였다. 환원제($H_2O_2$) 첨가로 인해 유가금속의 침출율이 상승하는 효과를 얻었으며, 최적공정인자는 말릭산 2 M, 과산화수소 5 vol.%, 고액비(solid/liquid ratio) 5 wt.%, 반응온도 $80^{\circ}C$이었으며, 침출율은 코발트 99.10%, 니켈 99.80%, 리튬 99.75%이었다.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.170-181
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• 2008

The shape of rectangular cup used for Ni-MH(Nickel-coated Metal Hydrogen) battery for hybrid car looks quite simple, but the forming process of extruding and setting up process design are highly difficult. Furthermore, there are few concrete reports on the rectangular deep drawn cup as part of hybrid vehicles till now. In this study, process design for rectangular cup in the multi-stage deep drawing process is carried out, and FE analysis is also preformed based on the result of the process design. From the simulation result, some unexpected problems such as earing, wrinkling and excessive thickness changes of the intermediate blank occurred. To overcome these failures, a series of modification for punch shape in the forming process design are completed and applied. Considering the modified punch shape in the multi-stage deep drawing process, additional FE analysis is also carried out and the simulation result is verified in view of the deformed shape, thickness change and effective strain distribution. The result of FE analysis with the improved process design confirmed not only reducing thinning of wall and possibilities of failure but also improving the quality of drawing product through the modification of punch shape.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.516-523
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• 2015

Nickel based oxygen transfer materials supported on two different YSZs were tested to evaluate their performance in methane chemical-looping reforming. The oxygen transfer materials of YSZs were selected with different amount of the doped yittrium in the $ZrO_2$ structure. The yittrium of 8 mol% stabilized the zirconia oxide to a cubic structure compare to the 3 mol% doping, which is known to be a good for oxygen transfer. Various nickel amounts (16wt.%, 32wt.%, 48wt.%) were loaded on the selected supports. The nickel amount of 32% shows the optimized catalyst structure with good physical properties and reducibility from the XRD, BET and H2-TPR analysis, especially when the support of 8YSZ was used. From the methane chemical-looping reforming, hydrogen was produced by methane decomposition catalyzed by Ni on both YSZs. Comparing two YSZ supports of 3YSZ and 8YSZ during the cycling tests, the catalyst with 8YSZ (Ni 32%) exhibits not only the higher methane conversion and hydrogen production but also a faster reaction rate reaching to the stable point.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.72-72
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• 2012

Lithium rechargeable batteries have been widely used as key power sources for portable devices for the last couple of decades. Their high energy density and power have allowed the proliferation of ever more complex portable devices such as cellular phones, laptops and PDA's. For larger scale applications, such as batteries in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) or power tools, higher standards of the battery, especially in term of the rate (power) capability and energy density, are required. In PHEV, the materials in the rechargeable battery must be able to charge and discharge (power capability) with sufficient speed to take advantage of regenerative braking and give the desirable power to accelerate the car. The driving mileage of the electric car is simply a function of the energy density of the batteries. Since the successful launch of recent Ni-MH (Nickel Metal Hydride)-based HEVs (Hybrid Electric Vehicles) in the market, there has been intense demand for the high power-capable Li battery with higher energy density and reduced cost to make HEV vehicles more efficient and reduce emissions. However, current Li rechargeable battery technology has to improve significantly to meet the requirements for HEV applications not to mention PHEV. In an effort to design and develop an advanced electrode material with high power and energy for Li rechargeable batteries, we approached to this in two different length scales - Atomic and Nano engineering of materials. In the atomic design of electrode materials, we have combined theoretical investigation using ab initio calculations with experimental realization. Based on fundamental understanding on Li diffusion, polaronic conduction, operating potential, electronic structure and atomic bonding nature of electrode materials by theoretical calculations, we could identify and define the problems of existing electrode materials, suggest possible strategy and experimentally improve the electrochemical property. This approach often leads to a design of completely new compounds with new crystal structures. In this seminar, I will talk about two examples of electrode material study under this approach; $LiNi_{0.5}Mn_{0.5}O_2$ based layered materials and olivine based multi-component systems. In the other scale of approach; nano engineering; the morphology of electrode materials are controlled in nano scales to explore new electrochemical properties arising from the limited length scales and nano scale electrode architecture. Power, energy and cycle stability are demonstrated to be sensitively affected by electrode architecture in nano scales. This part of story will be only given summarized in the talk.

• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.361-367
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• 2020

Recently, layered nickel-rich cathode materials (NCM) have attracted considerable attention as advanced alternative cathode materials for use in lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). However, their inferior surface stability that gives rise to rapid fading of cycling performance is a significant drawback. This paper proposes a simple and convenient coating method that improves the surface stability of NCM using sulfate-based solvents that create artificial cathode-electrolyte interphases (CEI) on the NCM surface. SO_x-based artificial CEI layer is successfully coated on the surface of the NCM through a wet-coating process that uses dimethyl sulfone (DMS) and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) as liquid precursors. It is found that the SO_x-based artificial CEI layer is well developed on the surface of NCM with a thickness of a few nanometers, and it does not degrade the layered structure of NCM. In cycling performance tests, cells with DMS- or DMSO-modified NCM811 cathodes exhibited improved specific capacity retention at room temperature as well as at high temperature (DMS-NCM811: 99.4%, DMSO-NCM811: 88.6%, and NCM811: 78.4%), as the SO_x-based artificial CEI layer effectively suppresses undesired surface reactions such as electrolyte decomposition.