• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.3576-3582
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• 2014

Zeolite-templated carbons (ZTCs), which have high specific surface area, were prepared by a conventional templating method using microporous zeolite-Y for catalyst supports in direct methanol fuel cells. The ZTCs were synthesized at different temperatures to investigate the characteristics of the surface produced and their electrochemical properties. Thereafter, Pt-Ru was deposited at different carbonization temperatures by a chemical reduction method. The crystalline and structural features were investigated using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. The textural properties of the ZTCs were investigated by analyzing $N_2$/77 K adsorption isotherms using the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller equation, while the micro- and meso-pore size distributions were analyzed using the Barrett-Joyner-Halenda and Harvarth-Kawazoe methods, respectively. The surface morphology was characterized using transmission electron microscopy and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry. The electrochemical properties of the Pt-Ru/ZTCs catalysts were also analyzed by cyclic voltammetry measurements. From the results, the ZTCs carbonized at $900^{\circ}C$ show the highest specific surface areas. In addition, ZTC900-PR led to uniform dispersion of Pt-Ru on the ZTCs, which enhanced the electro-catalytic activity of the Pt-Ru catalysts. The particle size of ZTC900-PR catalyst is about 3.4 nm, also peak current density from the CV plot is $12.5mA/cm^2$. Therefore, electro-catalytic activity of the ZTC900-PR catalyst is higher than those of ZTC1000-PR catalyst.

• Carbon letters
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2013

In this study, PtRu nanoparticles deposited on binary carbon supports were developed for use in direct methanol fuel cells using carbon blacks (CBs) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). The particle sizes and morphological structures of the catalysts were analyzed using X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy, and the PtRu loading content was determined using an inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometer. The electrocatalytic characteristics for methanol oxidation were evaluated by means of cyclic voltammetry with 1 M $CH_3OH$ in a 0.5 M $H_2SO_4$ solution as the electrolyte. The PtRu particle sizes and the loading level were found to be dependent on the mixing ratio of the two carbon materials. The electroactivity of the catalysts increased with an increasing MWCNT content, reaching a maximum at 30% MWCNTs, and subsequently decreased. This was attributed to the introduction of MWCNTs as a secondary support, which provided a highly accessible surface area and caused morphological changes in the carbon supports. Consequently, the PtRu nanoparticles deposited on the binary support exhibited better performance than those deposited on the single support, and the best performance was obtained when the mass ratio of CBs to MWCNTs was 70:30.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.331-334
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• 2010

In the present study, carbon supports mixed with purified multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) and carbon blacks (CBs) were used to improve the cell performance of direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). Additionally, the effect of $O_2$ plasma treatment on CBs/MWNTs supports was investigated for different plasma RF powers of 100, 200, and 300 W. The surface and structural properties of the CBs/MWNTs supports were characterized by FT-IR, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and inductive coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICP-MS). The electrocatalytic activity of PtRu/CBs/MWNTs catalysts was investigated by cyclic voltammetry measurement. In the experimental results, the oxygen functional groups of the supports were increased with increasing plasma RF power, while the average Pt particle size was decreased owing to the improvement of dispersibility of the catalysts. The electrochemical activity of the catalysts for methanol oxidation was gradually improved by the larger available active surface area, itself due to the introduction of oxygen functional groups. Consequently, it was found that $O_2$ plasma treatments could influence the surface properties of the carbon supports, resulting in enhanced electrocatalytic activity of the catalysts for DMFCs.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2001년도 연료전지심포지움 2001논문집
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• pp.37-42
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• 2001

The electrooxidation of methanol was studied using Pt, PtNi(1.1 and 3:1), PtRuNi and PtRu(1:1) alloy nanoparticles in sulfuric acid solution for application to a direct methanol fuel cell. The PtNi and PtRuNi alloys showed excellent catalytic activities compared to those of pure Pt and PtRu. The role of Ni in the electrocatalytic activity was investigated using cyclic voltammetry (CV), chronoamperometry (CA), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The XPS data confirm that the chemical states of Pt are exclusively metal as well as the presence of metallic Ni, NiO, $Ni(OH)_2$, NiOOH, metallic Ru, $RuO_2$, and $RuO_3$. Negative shifts of the binding energies of Pt for the PtNi alloy nanoparticles were determined by XPS measurements. This can be explained based by assuming that the enhanced activities of PtNi alloys for methanol electrooxidation were caused by the oxide states of Ni and by the change in the electronic structure of Pt component in the alloys.

• 분석과학
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2013

이 논문은 센서 및 연료전지에 사용할 수 있는 $Pt-Ru@TiO_2-H$ 나노구조체촉매의 제조 및 전기화학적 촉매의 특성에 대한 것이다. 이 $Pt-Ru@TiO_2-H$ 나노구조체촉매는 주형제인 폴리스틸렌볼(PSB)을 제조하고, 이 주형제의 표면에 졸-겔 반응을 통해 $TiO_2$를 코팅한 후, $Pt^{4+}$와 $Ru^{3+}$의 환원에 의해 제조하였다. 제조된, $Pt-Ru@TiO_2-H$ 나노구조체촉매는 전자투과현미경(TEM), X-선 회절(XRD)와 원소분석에 의해 특성평가 하였고, $Pt-Ru@TiO_2-H$의 전기화학적 촉매특성은 에탄올, 메탄올, 도파민, 아스크로브 산, 프로말린과 글루코오즈의 산화-환원 능력에 의해 평가 하였다. 이 $Pt-Ru@TiO_2-H$ 나노구조체촉매는 바이오분자에 대해 전기화학적촉매 특성을 나타내어, 연료전지 전극 또는 비효소바이오센서에 사용 될 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2002년도 연료전지심포지움 2002논문집
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• pp.175-178
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• 2002

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2003년도 연료전지심포지움 2003논문집
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• pp.225-228
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• 2003

• 폴리머
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 고분자 전해질 연료전지의 타소 지지체로 중형기공 실리카(SBA-15)를 이용한 전통적인 주형합성법을 이용하여 중형기공 탄소(CMK-3)를 합성하였다. 합성된 CMK-3는 추가적으로 비표면적과 물리적 성질을 증가시키기 위하여 활성화제로 수산화 칼륨 (KOH)양을 0, 1, 3, 및 4g으로 달리하여 활성화하였다. 그리고 활성화된 CMK-3(K-CMK-3)에 화학적 환원 방법을 이용하여 백금과 루테늄을 답지하였다. CMK-3에 담지된 백금-루테늄 촉매의 특성을 확인하기 위해 비표면적 장치(BET), X-선 회절분석법(XRD), 주사전자현미경(SEM), 투과전자현미정(TEM), 유도결합 플라즈마 질량분석기(ICP-MS)를 이용하였다. 또한, 백금 루테늄 촉매의 전기화학적인 특성을 순환전류전압 실험으로 분석하였다. 결론적으로, 3 g의 KOH로 활성화된 CMK-3(K3g-CMK-3)가 가장 넓은 비표면적을 나타냈다. 또한, K3g-CMK-3의 높은 비표면적은 백금-루테늄의 균일한 분산과 함께 전기적인 촉매의 성능을 향상시키는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.167-172
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 중형기공 탄소(MCs)를 표면처리하여, 표면 관능기를 분석하고, 표면처리 효과를 조사하였다. 직접 메탄올 연료전지의 탄소지지체로 중형기공 실리카(SBA-15)를 이용한 전통적인 주형합성법을 이용하여 중형기공 탄소(MCs)를 합성하였다. 중형기공 탄소는 인산의 농도를 각각 0, 1, 3, 4, 및 5 M로 달리하여, 343 K에서 6 h 동안 처리하였다. 그리고 표면처리된 중형기공 탄소(H-MCs)에 화학적 환원방법을 이용하여 백금과 루테늄을 담지하였다. 표면처리된 탄소지지체에 담지된 백금-루테늄 촉매의 특성을 확인하기 위해 비표면적 측정장치(BET), X-선 회절분석법(XRD), X-선 광전자 분광법(XPS), 투과전자현미경(TEM), 유도결합 플라즈마 질량분석기(ICP-MS)를 이용하였다. 또한, 백금-루테늄 촉매의 전기화학적인 특성을 순환전류전압 실험으로 분석하였다. 표면분석의 결과로부터, 산소를 포함한 화학관능기가 탄소지지체에 도입된 사실을 알 수 있었다. 결론적으로, 4 M의 인산으로 표면처리한 H4M-MCs가 백금-루테늄의 균일한 분산과 함께 전기적인 촉매의 성능을 향상시키는 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 청정기술
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.19-25
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• 2010

결정성의 셀룰로우스를 수소분위기하에서 다양한 귀금속 촉매를 이용하여 폴리올로 전환시키는 연구를 수행하였다. 촉매는 단일 귀금속(Pt, Ru, Ir, Rh, Pd)을 활성탄에 습식함침법으로 담지시켜서 제조하였으며, Pt/$\gamma-Al_2O_3$와 Pt/H-mordenite를 비교촉매로 사용하였다. 생성물은 고압액체크로마토그래피로 분석하였다. 촉매는 질소흡착, X-선 회절법, 유도결합플라즈마분광법(ICP-AES), 수소-승원환원분석($H_2$-TPR), 그리고 일산화탄소 화학흡착을 통하여 분석하였다. 셀룰로우스의 전환율은 사용한 촉매와 연관관계가 낮은 것으로 나타났으며 활성탄에 담지된 귀금속 촉매중에서 Pt/AC가 높은 폴리올의 수득률에 바람직한 것으로 조사되었다.