• Carbon letters
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.117-120
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• 2013

In this study, an electro-catalyst of Pt nanoparticles supported by polypyrrole-functionalized graphene (Pt/PPy-reduced graphene oxide [RGO]) is reported. The Pt nanoparticles are deposited on the PPy-RGO composite by chemical reduction of H2PtCl6 using NaBH4. The presence of graphene (RGO) caused higher activity. This might have been due to increased electro-chemically accessible surface areas, increased electronic conductivity, and easier charge-transfer at polymer-electrolyte interfaces, allowing higher dispersion and utilization of the deposited Pt nano-particles. Microstructure, morphology and crystallinity of the synthesized materials were investigated using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The results showed successful deposition of Pt nano-particles, with crystallite size of about 2.7 nm, on the PPy-RGO support film. Catalytic activity for methanol electro-oxidation in fuel cells was investigated using cyclic voltammetry. The fundamental electrochemical test results indicated that the electro-catalytic activity, for methanol oxidation, of the Pt/PPy-RGO combination was much better than for commercial catalyst.

• 폴리머
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.600-605
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 polylactide(PLA) 중합 촉매로 알루미늄계 유기금속화합물인 triethylaluminium(TEAL)을 이용하여 실리카에 담지하고 이를 이용하여 L-lactide 벌크중합을 진행하였다. TEAL을 실리카에 담지하기 위해 촉매 투입량, 담지시간, 담지온도를 변화시켜 촉매를 합성하고 이를 이용하여 생성된 PLA의 중합특성을 확인하였다. 담지된 촉매 투입량이 증가할수록 전환율이 높고 촉매 투입량이 8 mmol/g-silica일 경우에 가장 높은 분자량을 보였다. 담지시간을 변화시켜 합성된 담지촉매를 이용하여 중합한 결과 담지시간이 증가할수록 전환율 및 분자량이 증가하였다. 담지온도를 변화시켜 촉매를 합성하기 위해 용매로 hexane과 toluene을 사용하였다. 담지온도를 변화시켜 합성된 촉매로 L-lactide 중합한 결과, hexane을 용매로 사용하고 담지온도가 $50^{\circ}C$일 경우에 전환율 및 분자량이 높았다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.2584-2592
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• 2011

Nickel nanoparticle-poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)/$TiO_2-ZrO_2$ composite (Ni-PVP/$TiO_2-ZrO_2$) was prepared by in situ polymerization method. The physical and chemical properties of Ni-PVP/$TiO_2-ZrO_2$ were investigated by XRD, FT-IR, BET, TGA, SEM and TEM techniques. The catalytic performance of this novel heterogeneous catalyst was determined for the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction between aryl halides and phenylboronic acid in the presence of methanol-water mixture as solvent. The effects of reaction temperature, the amount of catalyst, amount of support, solvent, and amount of metal for the synthesis of Ni-PVP/$TiO_2-ZrO_2$, were investigated as well as recyclability of the heterogeneous composite. The catalyst used for this synthetically useful transformation showed considerable level of reusability besides very good activity.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.318-323
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• 2015

For commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles, one of the key objectives is to improve durability of MEA and electrocatalysts. Regarding electrocatalysts, the major issue is to reduce carbon corrosion and dissolution of Pt caused by harsh conditions, for example, SU/SD (Start-up/Shut-down). In this research, OER (Oxygen Evolution Reaction) catalyst has been developed improvement of durability. A modified polyol process is developed by controlling the pH of the solvent to synthesize the PtIr nanocatalysts on carbon supports. Each performance of the MEAs applying PtIr and Pt are equivalent because PtIrnanocatalysts have both ORR and OER activity. Breadboard test for catalyst durability in harsh conditions and high potentialsis found that the MEA applying PtIrnanocatalysts durability is improved more than the MEA applying Pt nanocatalysts.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권8호
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• pp.603-608
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• 2009

Novel ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)/zirconia composites were previously prepared by the in situ polymerization of ethylene using a Ti-based Ziegler-Natta catalyst supported on to the surface of zirconia, as a bearing material for artificial joints. Tribological tests revealed that a uniform dispersion of zirconia in UHMWPE markedly increased the wear resistance. The effects of zirconia content on the oxidation behavior of the ${\gamma}$-ray-treated UHMWPE/zirconia composite surfaces were examined. The oxidation index that estimates the oxidation degree as the content of total carbonyl compounds was monitored using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-attenuated total reflectance. The changes in the surface composition due to the oxidation were confirmed by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis. The extent of oxidation decreased with increasing zirconia content, which was attributed to the increased crystallinity as well as the decreased polymer portion of the UHMWPE/zirconia composites.

• 공업화학
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.461-467
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 $(n-BuCp)_2ZrCl_2$를 $SiO_2/MgCl_2$ 이원 지지체에 담지시켰다. 촉매를 담지하기 전, $SiO_2/MgCl_2$ 이원 지지체를 3종의 알킬알루미늄 화합물, 트리메틸알루미늄, 트리에틸알루미늄 또는 에틸알루미늄 세스퀴클로라이드로 표면처리 하였다. 합성된 표면 처리된 $SiO_2/MgCl_2$에 담지된 메탈로센 촉매로 에틸렌 및 1-헥센의 공중합을 하였다. 촉매 특성 및 성능을 BET, XPS 분석, ICP-AES 분석 및 FE-SEM을 통해 비교 분석하였다. 생성된 공중합체를 DSC 분석, GPC 분석, 13C-NMR 분석 및 FE-SEM을 통해 비교 분석하였다. 합성된 $SiO_2/MgCl_2$ 담지된 메탈로센 촉매의 분석은 이들 촉매의 Zr 함량이 $SiO_2$에 담지된 촉매에 비해 상대적으로 낮다는 것을 보여 주었다. 이것은 재결정된 $MgCl_2$ 및 알킬알루미늄의 존재로 인한 $SiO_2$의 표면적 감소에 기인할 수 있다. 또한, $SiO_2/MgCl_2$ 담지된 메탈로센 촉매는 $SiO_2$에 담지된 메탈로센 촉매보다 활성이 높았으며 이 중 EASC-표면 처리 이원 지지체에 담지된 메탈로센촉매가 1.9 kg PE/($mmol-Zr^*hr$)의 가장 높은 활성을 보였다. 이것은 EASC가 강한 루이스 산으로 작용하기 때문이다. 또한, 사용된 알킬알루미늄의 리간드가 클수록 생성된 중합체의 입자 표면이 더 거칠었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.296-300
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• 2009

Ethylene-1-butene copolymers were prepared with $SiO_2$-supported $TiCl_4$ catalyst by changing of 1-butene/ethylene molar ratio in feed, and the resulting copolymers were analyzed using temperature rising elution fractionation (TREF) and crystallization fractionation (Crystaf) methods to investigated the influence of $C_4/C_2$ molar ratio in feed on chemical compositional distribution and other parameters such as molecular weight and its distribution. TREF analysis showed that the copolymers had a broad and bimodal chemical compositional distribution (CCD) regardless of the content of 1-butene in the copolymer. The chemical composition was in the range of 5 to 55 branches per 1,000 carbons for all copolymers prepared in the study. Furthermore, the broader CCD was revealed for the copolymers having the higher content of 1-butene. Crystaf analysis did not showed a bimodal CCD for the copolymers having the 1-butene content of less than 5.1 wt%. The lower crytalline part having 1-butene content in Crystaf analysis was less than of TREF analysis.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.441-445
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• 2008

A series of aluminum complexes supported by $\beta$-ketoamino, ligand-bearing, 3-position substituents $LAlEt_2$ ($L=CH_3C(O)C(Cl)=C(CH_3)NAr\;(L_1)$, $L=CH_3C(O)C(H)=C(CH_3)NAr\;(L_2)$, $L=CH_3C(O)C(Ph)=C(CH_3)NAr\;(L_3)$, and $L=CH_3C(O)C(Me)=C(CH_3)NAr\;(L_4)$, $Ar=2,6-^iPr_2C6H_3$) were synthesized in situ and employed in the ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of $\varepsilon$-caprolactone ($\varepsilon$-CL) and cyclohexene oxide (CHO). The 3-position substituents on the $\beta$-ketoamino ligand backbone of the aluminum complexes influenced the catalyst activity remarkably for both ROP of $\varepsilon$-CL and CHO. Aluminum $\beta$-ketoamino complexes displayed different catalytic behavior in ROP of $\varepsilon$-CL and CHO. The order of the catalytic activity of $LAlEt_2$ was $L_1AlEt_2$>$L_2AlEt_2$>$L_3AlEt_2$>$L_4AlEt_2$ for ROP of $\varepsilon$-CL, being opposite to the electron-donating ability of the 3-position substituents on the $\beta$-ketoamino ligand, while the order of the catalytic activity for ROP of CHO was $L_1AlEt_2$>$L_3AlEt_2$>$L_4AlEt_2$>$L_2AlEt_2$. The effects of reaction temperature and time on the ROP were also investigated for both $\varepsilon$-CL and CHO.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2009

The electrocatalytic behavior of the PtCo catalyst supported on the multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) has been evaluated and compared with commercial Pt/C catalyst in a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell(PEMFC). A PtCo/MWNTs electrocatalyst with a Pt:Co atomic ratio of 79:21 was synthesized and applied to a cathode of PEMFC. The structure and morphology of the synthesized PtCo/MWNTs electrocatalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. As a result of the X-ray studies, the crystal structure of a PtCo particle was determined to be a face-centered cubic(FCC) that was the same as the platinum structure. The particle size of PtCo in PtCo/MWNTs and Pt in Pt/C were 2.0 nm and 2.7 nm, respectively, which were calculated by Scherrer's formula from X-ray diffraction data. As a result we concluded that the specific surface activity of PtCo/MWNTs is superior to Pt/C's activity because of its smaller particle size. From the electrochemical impedance measurement, the membrane electrode assembly(MEA) fabricated with PtCo/MWNTs showed smaller anodic and cathodic activation losses than the MEA with Pt/C, although ohmic loss was the same as Pt/C. Finally, from the evaluation of cyclic voltammetry(CV), the unit cell using PtCo/MWNTs as the cathode electrocatalyst showed slightly higher fuel cell performance than the cell with a commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.432-437
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• 2013

고분자 전해질 연료전지 구동 시 양극 활성 물질에 대한 CO 피독을 방지하기 위해 Cu를 촉매 활성 종으로 사용하고 반응물의 확산이 용이한 몇 가지 메조 세공 물질을 지지체로 이용하여 CO 선택적 산화 반응(PROX반응)을 실시하였다. 그 결과 거대 세공을 가진 SBA-15를 지지체로 사용했을 때 우수한 CO 산화 활성을 보였으며 특히 Cu 담지 량에 비례하여 활성은 증가하였다. 또한 Cu의 분산도를 높이고자 첨가한 Ti 성분은 저온에서 CO 산화 성능을 높이는데 기여하였다. 특히 Ti 성분을 20 wt-% 첨가한 Cu/Ti20-SBA-15 촉매에서 Cu의 분산도가 가장 우수하였으며 CO 산화활성 역시 개선됨을 확인하였다.