• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.28-36
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• 2004

산화제로 질산 또는 하이포아염소산나트륨을 사용하는 염산침출에 의하여 자동차 폐촉매로부터 백금, 필라듐 및 로듐 등의 백금족 금속을 추출하는 연구를 수행하였다. 산화제의 종류 및 주입량, 반응시간, 광액농도가 백금족 금속의 추출에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 침출액으로부터 백금족 금속은 알루미늄을 환원제로 사용하는 세멘테이션법으로 회수하였다. 하이포아염소산나트륨을 산화제로 사용하였을 때 백금족 금속의 추출율이 더 높았으며 최적침출조건은 염산농도 8M, 하이포아염소산나트륨 첨가량 1.4mole, 침출온도 $90^{\circ}C$, 침출시간 180분, 광액농도 400 g/L 이었다. 이 조건에서 백금, 필라듐 그리고 로듐의 추출은 각각 96.1%, 93.6%, 77.3%이었다. 백금족 금속의 28당량인 2.0g의 알루미늄을 첨가하였을 때 백금, 필라듐 그리고 로듐은 각각 98%, 98.8% 그리고 65.3%가 환원되었다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2016

The hydrogen has been recognized as a clean, nonpolluting and unlimited energy source that can solve fossil fuel depletion and environmental pollution problems at the same time. Water electrolysis has been the most attractive technology in a way to produce hydrogen because it does not emit any pollutants compared to other method such as natural gas steam reforming and coal gasification etc. In order to improve efficiency and durability of the water electrolysis, comprehensive studies for highly active and stable electrocatalysts have been performed. The platinum group metal (PGM; Pt, Ru, Pd, Rh, etc.) electrocatalysts indicated a higher activity and stability compared with other transition metals in harsh condition such as acid solution. It is necessary to develop inexpensive non-noble metal catalysts such as transition metal oxides because the PGM catalysts is expensive materials with insufficient it's reserves. The optimization of operating parameter and the components is also important factor to develop an efficient water electrolysis cell. In this study, we optimized the operating parameter and components such as the type of AEM and density of gas diffusion layer (GDL) and the temperature/concentration of the electrolyte solution for the anion exchange membrane water electrolysis cell (AEMWEC) with the transition metal oxide alloy anode and cathode electrocatalysts. The maximum current density was $345.8mA/cm^2$ with parameter and component optimization.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권9호
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• pp.2830-2844
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• 2012

This review covers recent developments in our group regarding the synthesis, characterization and applications of single-crystalline one-dimensional nanostructures based on a wide range of material systems including noble metals, metal silicides and metal germanides. For the single-crystalline one-dimensional nanostructures growth, we have employed chemical vapor transport approach without using any catalysts, capping reagents, and templates because of its simplicity and wide applicability. Au, Pd, and Pt nanowires are epitaxially grown on various substrates, in which the nanowires grow from seed crystals by the correlations of the geometry and orientation of seed crystals with those of as-grown nanowires. We also present the synthesis of numerous metal silicide and germanide 1D nanostructures. By simply varying reaction conditions, furthermore, nanowires of metastable phase, such as $Fe_5Si_3$ and $Co_3Si$, and composition tuned cobalt silicides (CoSi, $Co_2Si$, $Co_3Si$) and iron germanides ($Fe_{1.3}Ge$ and $Fe_3Ge$) nanowires are synthesized. Such developments can be utilized as advanced platforms or building blocks for a wide range of applications such as plasmonics, sensings, nanoelectronics, and spintronics.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.1865-1872
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• 2011

This study investigates the sensitivity of a gas sensor to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at various operating temperatures and catalysts. Nano-sized powdered $WO_3$ prepared by sol-gel and chemical precipitation methods was mixed with various metal oxides. Next, transition metals (Pt, Ru, Pd, and In) were doped on the surface of the mixture. Metal-$WO_3$ thick films were prepared using the screen-printing method. The physical and chemical properties of the films were studied by SEM/EDS, XRD, and BET techniques. The measured sensitivity to VOCs is defined as the ratio ($R_a/R_g$) of resistance ($R_{air}$) of $WO_3$ film in the air to resistance ($R_{gas}$) of $WO_3$ film in a VOCs test gas. The sensitivity and selectivity of the films were tested with various VOCs such as acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, methyl alcohol, and BTEX. The thick $WO_3$ film containing 1 wt % of Ru and 5 wt % of $SnO_2$ showed the best sensitivity and selectivity to acetaldehyde gas at an operating temperature of 300 $^{\circ}C$.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.36-45
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• 2011

금속분말을 환원제로 사용하는 시멘테이션에 의하여 자동차 폐촉매의 침출액과 침출잔사의 세척액으로부터 백금족 금속을 환원 석출시켜 회수하는 연구를 수행하였다. 환원제로 사용한 알루미늄, 마그네슘 그리고 아연이 백금족 금속의 시멘테이션에 미치는 영향을 조사하였으며 알루미늄을 최적 환원제로 선정하였다. 침출액에 19.3 당량의 알루미늄을 첨가하고 $50{\sim}60^{\circ}C$에서 10분간 시멘테이션을 행하였을 때 백금, 팔라듐, 로듐의 환원석출율은 각각 99.3%, 99.4%, 90.2% 정도 이었다. 또한 세척액에 알루미늄을 45 당량 투입한 후 시멘터이션 반응을 통해 백금, 팔라륨, 로듐을 각각 97%, 97%, 90% 회수할 수 있었다. 그리고 회수한 환원석출물의 금속불순물들을 질산침출로 제거함으로써 백금족 금속의 품위를 약 10% 정도 향상시킬 수 있었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.340-346
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• 2013

Study on clean and efficient utilization technology for low rank coal with high moisture content is actively ongoing due to limited reserves of petroleum and of high grade coal and serious climate change caused by fossil fuel usage. In the present study, supercritical water gasification of low rank coal was performed. With increasing reaction temperature, content of combustible gases such as $H_2$ and $CH_4$ in the syngas increased while the $CO_2$ content decreased. As the reaction pressure increased from 210 to 300 bar, the $CO_2$ content in the syngas increased while the hydrocarbon gas content decreased. The $H_2$ and $CH_4$ content in the syngas increased slightly with pressure. With the addition of Pd, Pt, and Ru catalysts, it was possible to improve the production of $H_2$. Moreover, the increase of active metal content in the catalyst increased the $H_2$ productivity. The Ru catalyst shows the best performance for increasing the $H_2$ content in the syngas, while decreasing the $CO_2$ content.