• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.287-296
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• 2013

To decompose carbon dioxide, which is a representative greenhouse gas, a plasma torch was designed and manufactured. To examine the characteristics of carbon dioxide decomposition via plasma discharge, a case wherein pure carbon dioxide was supplied and a case wherein methane and/or $TiCl_4$ were injected as additives were investigated and compared. The carbon dioxide and methane conversion rate, energy decomposition efficiency, produced gas concentration, carbon monoxide and hydrogen selectivity, carbon-black and $TiO_2$ were also investigated. The maximum carbon dioxide conversion rate was 28.9% when pure carbon dioxide was supplied; 44.6% when $TiCl_4$ was injected as am additive; and 100% percent when methane was injected as an additive. Therefore, this could be explained that the methane injection showed the highest carbon dioxide decomposition. Furthermore, the carbon-black and $TiO_2$ were compared with each commercial materials through XRD and SEM. It was found that the carbon-black that was produced in this study is similar for commercial materials. It was found that the $TiO_2$ that was produced in this study is suitable for photocatalyst and pigment because it has mixed anataze and rutile.

• Carbon letters
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.41-46
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• 2005

Plasma carbon blacks of 20~30 nm diameter were synthesized by direct decomposition of natural gas using a hybrid plasma torch system with 50 kW direct current and 4 MHz of radio frequency. The insulating rector which inside diameter of 400 mm and length of 1500 mm, respectively was kept at 300~$400^{\circ}C$ during the preparation. The ultimate analysis of plasma carbon blacks reveals that the raw plasma carbon blacks contains a large quantity of volatile which is mainly consist of hydrogen. Therefore devolatilization of raw plasma carbon blacks were carried out at $900^{\circ}C$ for one hour under nitrogen atmosphere. The devolatilization leads to the decrease in electrical resistivity and surface oxygen functional groups of plasma carbon black significantly. In order to investigate the plasma carbon as a catalyst support, devolatilized plasma black at $900^{\circ}C$ (DPB) supported PtAu catalyst was synthesized by sodium boronhydride reduction method. Electrochemical measurements and direct formic acid fuel cell test indicated that catalytic activity of DPB supported PtAu catalyst for formic acid oxidation was similar to that of Vulcan XC-72 of commercial carbon black supported one.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.99-106
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 산소 플라즈마 처리에 의한 카본블랙의 표면특성과 카본블랙/고무 복합재료의 기계적 계면물성에 대하여 고찰하였다. 산소플라즈마의 산화반응에 의한 카본블랙 표면특성은 표면산도-염기도와 제타전위, 그리고 X-ray photo-electron spectroscopy (XPS)를 통하여 알아보았으며 카본블랙/고무 복합재료의 기계적 물성은 인열에너지 ($G_{III}c$)를 측정하여 관찰하였다. 본 실험결과로부터 플라즈마 처리에 의해 카본블랙 표면에 카르복시기, 하이드록시기, 락톤, 카르보닐기와 같은 산소를 함유하는 극성관능기들이 플라즈마 처리시간이 증가함에 따라 증가하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 카본블랙 표면에 산소를 함유한 관능기와 극성고무인 NBR과 높은 상호작용으로 인해 카본블랙과 고무사이의 계면 결합력이 증가하여 카본블랙/고무 복합재료의 기계적 계면물성인 tearing energy가 증가한 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.491-491
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• 2013

A novel plasma system has been developed for 3-dimensional modification of the carbon nano-powders. Improvement of dispersion of these nano materials are studied by plasma discharge, not using chemical modification. The plasma process is considered to great advantages over wet chemical process due to environmental, economic viewpoint, and uniformity over the treated volume. The uniform dispersion is a critical factor for these material's nano composite applications. Using this plasma system, graphene, carbon black, and CNT was treated and functionalized. Several key discharge conditions such as Ar/H2/O2 or Ar/H2/NH3 gas ratio, treatment time, power, feeder's vibration frequency are investigated. Hydrophobic of graphene has turned some more into hydrophilic by reaction test with water, electrophoresis, surface contact angle test, and turbidity analysis. The oxygen content ratio in the plasma treated CNT has increased about 3.7 times than the untreatedone. In the case of graphene and carbon black, the oxygen- and nitrogen- content has been enhanced average 10%. O-H (N-H) peak, C-O (C-N) peak, and C=O (C=N) peak data have been detected by FTIR measurement and intensified compared to before-plasma treatment due to O2 or NH3 content.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2003

메탄의 플라즈마 열분해 방법에 의해 제조된 카본블랙을 $2\times10^{-2}torr$진공상태에서 $800,\;1300,\;2100^{\circ}C$의 온도로 열처리하여 원시료를 포함하여 물리적$\cdot$화학적 특성이 다른 4개의 시료를 준비하였다. 이 시료들을 리튬이차전지 양극 활물질인 $LiCoO_2$의 도전재로 사용하여 $Li/LiCoO_2$ 반쪽전지를 구성하고 변화된 도전재의 특성에 따른 셀의 전기화학적 특성 차이를 조사하였다 시료를 열처리하였을 때 표면화학그룹이 제거되고 전도도가 높아지면서 도전재로 사용하였을 때 사이클 특성 및 초기 방전용량이 향상되었다. 그러나, $2100^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 시료를 도전재로 사용한 경우에는 사이클 특성 및 rate capability가 저하되는 것으로 나타났다. 이것은 플라즈마 블랙의 열처리에 의한 구조 변화에 따른 전극 내 분산 특성의 변화가 전도도 특성과 복합적으로 작용하여 제작한 셀의 전기화학적 특성에 영향을 미치기 때문으로 사료된다 열처리 온도가 높아질수록 카본블랙 표면의 관능기가 제거되면서 플라즈마 블랙의 전도도가 증가하였으나, 흑연화의 진행으로 나타난 agglomeration의 증가가 전극 내 분산 특성을 저하시키는 것으로 사료된다 그 결과 $800^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 시료의 사이클 특성이 가장 우수하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.84-89
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 열플라즈마 직접분해법에 의해 메탄과 프로판으로부터 수소와 카본 블랙을 생성하는 공정에 대해 조사하였다. 메탄과 프로판의 직접분해 시 열역학적 평형조성을 깁스 자유에너지의 최소화에 근거하여 계산하였으며, 이를 바탕으로 직접분해 실험을 수행하였다. 탄화수소의 직접분해에 의해 생성된 수소의 순도는 분해가스 유량에 의존하는 것으로 나타났으며, 고순도의 수소를 얻기 위한 분해 조건을 조사하였다. 메탄을 분해가스로 사용한 경우 프로판의 경우보다 높은 수소의 순도를 나타내는데, 이는 열플라즈마에 의해 생성된 라디칼의 재결합 등으로 인한 메탄이나 에탄, 그리고 아세틸렌과 같은 부산물이 프로판의 경우에 더욱 많이 생겨나기 때문인 것으로 조사되었다. 생성된 카본블랙은 X선 회절분석과 Raman Spectroscopy 분석을 통해 결정성을 조사하였으며, SEM 분석 및 입도 분석을 통해 카본블랙의 입자 모양과 크기를 조사하였다. 그 결과 구형이며 결정성이 양호한 카본블랙이 생성되었음을 확인하였으며, 메탄으로부터 생성된 카본 블랙이 프로판으로부터 생성된 카본블랙보다 평균 입자 크기가 작은 것으로 나타났다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.209-216
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• 2012

The biological activity of particles is largely dependent on their size in biological systems. Dispersion in the aqueous phase has been both a critical impediment to and a prerequisite for particle studies. Carbon black has been used as a surrogate to investigate the biological effects of carbonaceous particles. Here, biocompatible methods were established to disperse carbon black into ultrafine and fine particles which are generally distinguished by the small size of 100 nm. Carbon black with a distinct particle size, N330 and N990 were suspended in blood plasma, cell culture media, Krebs-Ringer's solution (KR), or physiological salt solution (PSS). Large clumps were observed in all dispersion preparations; however, sonication improved dispersion - averaged particle sizes for N330 and N990 were $85.0{\pm}42.9$ and $112.4{\pm}67.9$ nm, respectively, in plasma; the corresponding sizes in culture media were $84.8{\pm}38.4$ and $164.1{\pm}77.8$ nm. However, sonication was not enough to disperse N330 less than 100 nm in either KR or PSS. Application of Tween 80 along with sonication reduced the size of N330 to less than 100 nm, and dispersed N990 larger than 100 nm ($73.6{\pm}28.8$ and $80.1{\pm}30.0$ nm for N330 and $349.5{\pm}161.8$ and $399.8{\pm}181.1$ nm for N990 in KR and PSS, respectively). In contrast, 1,2-dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine (DPPC) exhibited little effect. Electron microscopy confirmed the typical aciniform structure of the carbon arrays; however, zeta potential measurement failed to explain the dispersibility of carbon black. The methods established in this study could disperse carbon black into ultrafine and fine particles, and may serve as a useful model for the study of particle toxicity, particularly size-related effects.

• Carbon letters
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.74-78
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• 2003

Four kinds of plasma blacks were prepared by plasma pyrolysis under various metallic catalysts coated on honeycomb, and investigated the catalytic effect on the characteristics of the plasma blacks prepared under plasma pyrolysis condition. Pt, Pt-Rh, and Pd catalysts were employed as active materials to prepare the plasma blacks. In the experimental range studied, the metallic catalysts influenced on surface area, particle size, surface oxygen content and electrical conductivity of the plasma blacks prepared. It was showed that more dense particle of plasma blacks were prepared under existence of metallic catalysts. Presence of the metallic catalyst reduces the electrical resistivity of plasma blacks due to the decrease in the amount of oxygen functional groups. The highest electrical conductivity of plasma black was observed in the Pt catalyst and then followed by those Pt-Rh, Pd and bare cordierite honeycomb.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1326-1331
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• 2004

In this paper, we have investigated thermal properties and Impurities content of specimens showing by changing the content of carbon black that is semiconductive materials for underground power transmission. Specimens were made of sheet form with the three of existing resins and the nine of specimens for measurement. Impurities content of specimens was measured by ICPAES(Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometer). Heat capacity(ΔH) and melting temperature(Tm) were measured by DSC(Differential Scanning Calorimetry). The ranges of measurement temperature were from $0^{\circ}C$ to 20$0^{\circ}C$, and heating temperature was 4$^{\circ}C$/min. And then thermal diffusivity was measured by LFA 447. The measurement temperature was $25^{\circ}C$. Impurities content was highly measured according to increasing the content of carbon black from ICPAES results. And heat capacity and melting temperature from the DSC results were simultaneously decreased according to increasing the content of carbon black, while thermal diffusivity was increased according to increasing the content of carbon black. Because ionic impurities of carbon black containg Fe, Co, Mn, Al, and Zn were rapidly increasing kinetic energy by vibration of ionic impurities through the applied heat energy.

• Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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• 제40권10호
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• pp.894-898
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• 2016

Solution plasma is a unique method which provides a direct discharge in solutions. It is one of the promising techniques for various applications including the synthesis of metallic/non-metallic nanomaterials, decomposition of organic compounds, and the removal of microorganism. In the context of nanomaterial syntheses, solution plasma has been utilized to produce carbon nanoparticles and metallic-carbon nanoparticle systems. The main purpose of this study was to synthesize nickel nanoparticles embedded in a matrix of carbon particles by solution plasma in one-step using waste vegetable oil as the carbon source. The experimental setup was done by simply connecting a bipolar pulsed power generator to nickel electrodes, which were submerged in the waste vegetable oil. Black powders of the nickel nanoparticles-embedded carbon (NiNPs/Carbon) particles were successfully obtained after discharging for 90 min. The morphology of the synthesized NiNPs/Carbon was investigated by a scanning electron microscope, which revealed a good dispersion of NiNPs in the carbon-particle matrix. The X-ray diffraction of NiNPs/Carbon clearly showed the co-existence of crystalline Ni nanostructures and amorphous carbon. The crystallite size of NiNPs (through the Ni (111) diffraction plane), as calculated by the Scherrer equation was found to be 64 nm. In addition, the catalytic activity of NiNPs/Carbon was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry in an acid solution. It was found that NiNPs/Carbon did not show a significant catalytic activity in the acid solution. Although this work might not be helpful in enhancing the activity of the fuel cell catalysts, it is expected to find application in other processes such as the CO conversion (by oxidation) and cyclization of organic compounds.