• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1994.10a
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• pp.60-61
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• 1994

복합막은 기존의 비대칭막에 비해서 극히 얇은 표면층을 형성할 수 있다. 이러한 복합막은 배제율도 우수할 뿐만아니라 투과속도 또한 매우 큰 특징을 가지고 있으며, 해수의 담수화를 비롯하여 초순수 제조 등 각종 산업분야에서 많이 응용되고 있다. 우수한 분리막을 제조하기 위해서는 막의 표면층을 보다 더 치밀하고 얇게 형성할 수 있어야 한다. 이렇게 하기 위해서는 지지막 또한 매우 중요한 요인으로 작용한다. 표면층이 치밀하고, 가능한 한 porosity가 큰 지지막을 제조해야한다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 고분자 물질로 Polyethersulfone을 사용하여 지지막을 만들었다. 이 지지막위에 계면중합법으로 NF/RO용 복합막을 제조하였다. 높은 투과 속도 및 염의 배제율이 우수한 복합막을 제조하기 위해서 먼저 Polymer 농도, 첨가제 종류및 농도 등에 의한 각종 제막조건에 따른 지지막의 성능을 조사하였다. 여기에 Monomer 농도를 변화시켜서 계면중합으로 복합막을 제조하여 그 성능 변화를 측정하였다.

• Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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• 1995.04a
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• pp.22-23
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• 1995

한외여과막이 순수제조, 고분자물질의 분리, 폐수처리 등에 쓰이기 시작되면서, 높은 투과율, 내화학성, 충전밀도를 갖는 모듈이 요구되었다. 따라서 polysulfone(이하 PSf)을 막의 재질로 사용한 중공사형모듈이 주로 개발되었다. 그러나 본 연구에서는 PSf보다 투과율, 기계적 강도, 열적강도 및 화학적 성질 면에서 뛰어난 polythersulfone(이하 PES)을 막의 재질로 선택하였다. 또한, 지금까지는 수백 ${\AA}$에서 1mm정도의 외경(O.D.)을 갖는 중공사막이 개발되었다. 따라서 상당히 높은 충전밀도를 갖는 모듈은 개발되었으나, 점성이 높은 feed를 처리할 때, fouling이 큰 문제로 대두되었으며, 중공사막보다 외경이 큰 관형 막은 fouling에는 비교적 강하나, 충전밀도가 낮아서 단위부피당 flux가 낮은 단점을 갖고 있다. 따라서, 중공사막과 관형 막의 중간형태인 외경 2mm이상의 capillary membrane은 강한 fouling 저항과 비교적 높은 단위 부피당 투과율을 갖는다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.403-404
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• 2008

In this study, we prepared ITO thin film on glass, polycarbonate (PC) and polyethersulfone (PES) substrate in Facing Targets sputtering (FTS) system. Properties of as-deposited thin films's aging change were investigated as a function of time placed in the air. The electrical and optical properties of as-deposited thin films were employed by a four point probe and an UV/VIS spectrometer, an X-ray diffractometer (XRD), a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope(FESEM) and a Hall Effect measurement. As a result, as time went by, transmittance of all films did not change but resistivity of films was decreasing.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.405-406
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• 2008

The amorphous indium zinc oxide (IZO) thin films were deposited on polyethersulfone (PES) and glass substrates by facing targets sputtering. IZO thin films deposited as functions of gas flow ratio on PES and glass substrates, respectively. The electrical, optical and structural properties of IZO thin films were evaluated by a Hall Effect Measurement, an X-Ray Diffractormeter, UV/VIS spectrometer in visible range and a scanning electron microscopy, respectively. As-deposited IZO thin films exhibited resistivity of $5.4\times10^{-4}$ and $4.5\times10^{-4}$ [$\Omega$-cm] on PES and glass substrates, respectively. The optical transmittance showed over 85% in the visible region on PES and glass substrates.

• Journal of the Semiconductor & Display Technology
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.57-60
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• 2009

Transparent electrode ZnO:Al(AZO)films were deposited on a PES (polyethersulfone) polymer substrate for thin film solar cells applications. A PES substrate with a thickness of 0.2mm and transmittance > 90% in the visible range was used because it is light weight and can deform easily. AZO thin films were prepared at a fixed DC power, $PO_2\;=\;P(O_2)/[P(O_2)\;+\;P(Ar)]$, and various substrate temperatures. The properties of AZO thin films were examined by X-ray diffraction, UV/VIS spectroscopy, four-point probe, Hall measurements, and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The lowest resistivity of all the films was $4.493\;{\times}\;10^{-4}\;[\Omega-cm]$ and the transmittance was > 80% in the visible range.

• ALGAE
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• v.39 no.1
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• pp.51-56
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• 2024

The use of droplet digital polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR) has greatly improved the quantification of harmful protists, outperforming traditional methods like quantitative PCR. Notably, ddPCR provides enhanced consistency and reproducibility at it resists PCR inhibitors commonly found in environmental DNA samples. This study aimed to determine the most effective filter material for ddPCR protocols by assessing the reproducibility of species-specific gene copy numbers and filtration time across six filter types: cellulose acetate (CA), mixed cellulose ester (MCE), nylon (NY), polycarbonate (PC), polyethersulfone (PES), and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF). The study used two species of Chattonella marina complexes as a case study. Filtration rates were slower for NY, PC, and PVDF filters. Moreover, MCE, NY, PES, and PVDF yielded lower DNA amounts than other filters. Importantly, the CA filter exhibited the lowest variance (38-39%) and the highest determination coefficients (R² = 0.92-0.96), indicating superior performance. These findings suggest that the CA filter is the most suitable for ddPCR quantification of marine protists, offering quick filtration and reliable reproducibility.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.123-135
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• 2014

The effects of pH, saturated oxygen, and back-flushing media were investigated in hybrid process of tubular ceramic microfiltration and $TiO_2$ photocatalyst-loaded PES (polyethersulfone) beads for advanced drinking water treatment, and compared results of water, nitrogen, or oxygen back-flushing in the viewpoints of membrane fouling resistance ($R_f$), permeate flux (J) and total treated water ($V_T$). $R_f$ decreased, and J and $V_T$ increased as decreasing pH. Turbidity treatment efficiencies were similar at water or nitrogen back-flushing independent of pH, but DOM (dissolved organic matter) treatment efficiency did not have a trend at water back-flushing. $R_f$ at NBF (no back-flushing) with SO (saturated oxygen) was the lower than that at NBF without SO. Also, the DOM treatment efficiency at NBF with SO was the lower than that at NBF without SO. It happened because OH radicals produced by reaction of SO and photocatalyst could dilute with water inside the module. The DOM treatment efficiency of gas back-flushing showed the larger than that of water back-flushing at back-flushig period 10 min. It proved that the adsorption or photo-oxidation of PES beads could be activated by the more effective bead-cleaning of gas back-flushing than water back-flushing.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.185-190
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• 2008

In a previous study, we probed the potential of poly(styrene sulfonate) (PSS)/poly(diallyldimethylammonium chloride) (PDADMAC) nanofiltration (NF) membranes for the separation of monovalent anions, with an emphasis on the selective rejection of $F^-$. Remarkably, deposition of $(PSS/PBADMAC)_4PSS$ films on porous alumina supports yielded membranes that exhibited $Cl^-/F^-$ selectivity > 3 with minimal $Cl^-$ rejection, and a solution flux of $3.5m^3/m^2$-day at 4.8 bar. When the number of PSS/PDADMAC bilayers was increased from 4.5 to 5.5, however, $F^-$ rejection decreased from 73% to 50% and $Cl^-/F^-$ selectivity dropped to 1.9. Addition of another bilayer to form $(PSS/PDADMAC)_6$ PSS films resulted in a significant increase in $Cl^-$ rejection to give essentially no $Cl^-/F^-$ selectivity. The decrease of selectivity with deposition of more than 4.5 bilayers was not expected and it was unclear whether this characteristic was substrate independent. In this study, to investigate the effect of substrates on NF performance of multilayer polyelectrolyte membranes, PSS/PDADMAC films were deposited on 50 kDa polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration supports instead of porous alumina supports. The results indicate that, although fluoride rejection and the number of bilayers at which a maximum $F^-$ rejection occurs are different, the trend is similar for both types of substrates. Therefore, we can conclude that the M: characteristics of multilayer polyelectrolyte membranes may be substrate independent.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.219-232
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• 2007

The polyethersulfone(PES)-titanium oxide($TiO_2$) hybrid membranes were prepared by immersion precipitation phase inversion method. The casting solution for the preparation of $PES-TiO_2$ hybrid membrane was provided by adding $TiO_2$ nano particles into the basis polymer solution of 14 wt% and 20 wt% PES/N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone(NMP). The $TiO_2$ loading [wt% ($TiO_2/NMP$)] in eating solution was varied from 0 to 60 wt%. Membrane performance and morphological change of the resulting $PES-TiO_2$ hybrid membranes were discussed in aspect of $TiO_2$ loading, by viscosity, coagulation value and light transmittance of the casting solution, measurement of tensile strength, pore size and contact angle, surface and cross sectional SEM images of the hybrid membrane, and ultrafiltration experiments using the hybrid membrane. According as increase of $TiO_2$ loading in the casting solution, viscosity is increased and coagulation value becomes lower, therefore the thermodynamic instability of the casting solution is increased. It is found that when $TiO_2$ loading is increased, 1) precipitation rate becomes faster while instantaneous demixing is maintained, 2) pure water flux, membrane pore size and compaction stability of the resulting membranes are increased, 3) tensile strength and contact angle are decreased. Dead-end ultrafiltration of bovine serum albumin(BSA) solution using the hybrid membrane shows that membrane performance(flux of BSA solution) enhanced up to 7 times compared with the results obtained using the pure PES membrane(not containing $TiO_2$ particle), due to the increase of hydrophilicity.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.147-156
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• 2005

It is well-known that polyethersulfone (PES) has high $CO_2$ selectivity over $N_2\;(or\;CH_4)$ and excellent pressure resistance of $CO_2$ plasticization among muy commercialized engineering plastics[1-4]. Asymmetric PES hollow fiber membranes for flue gas separation were developed by dry-wet spinning technique. The dope solution consists of PES, NMP and acetone. Water and water/NMP mixtures are used in outer and inner coagulants, respectively. Gas permeation rate (i.e., permeance) and $CO_2/N_2$ selectivity were measured with pure gas, respectively and the micro-structure of hollow fiber membranes was characterized by scanning electron microscopy. The effects of polymer concentration, ratio of NMP to acetone, length of air gap, evaporation condition and silicone coating were investigated on the $CO_2/N_2$ separation properties of the hollow fibers. Optimized PES hollow fiber membranes exhibited high permeance of $25\~50$ GPU and $CO_2/N_2$ selectivity of $30\~40$ at room temperature and have the apparent skin layer thickness of about $0.1\;{\mu}m$. The developed PES hollow fiber membranes, would be a good candidate suitable for the flue gas separation process.