• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.271-281
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• 2023

A study was conducted on the vitrification of the rare earth oxide waste generated from the PyroGreen process. The target rare earth waste consisted of eight elements: Nd, Ce, La, Pr, Sm, Y, Gd, and Eu. The waste loading of the rare earth waste in the developed borosilicate glass system was 20wt%. The fabricated glass, processed at 1,200℃, exhibited uniform and homogeneous surface without any crystallization and precipitation. The viscosity and electrical conductivity of the melted glass at 1,200℃ were 7.2 poise and 1.1 S·cm^-1, respectively, that were suitable for the operation of the vitrification facility. The calculated leaching index of Cs, Co, and Sr were 10.4, 10.6, and 9.8, respectively. The evaluated Product Consistency Test (PCT) normalized release of the glass indicated that the glass satisfied the requirements for the disposal acceptance criteria. Furthermore, the pristine, 90 days water immersed, 30 thermal cycled, and 10 MGy gamma ray irradiated glasses exhibited good compressive strength. The results indicated that the fabricated glass containing rare earth waste from the PyroGreen process was acceptable for the disposal in the repository, in terms of chemical durability and mechanical strength.

• 한국광학회지
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.179-185
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• 1991

적외선 광원으로 $CO_2$ 레이저를 사용하였고 광속을 2.5 cm의 직경으로 확대하여 Twyman-Green 간섭계를 구성하였다. 각종 렌즈는 Ge 렌즈로, 광속분리기는 ZnSe 평행판으로 택하였다. Pyro-electric vidicon camera에 의해 CRT monitor에 간섭무늬를 제시하며 image card에 의해 digitize되고 PC로 강도분포가 입력되어 data처리된다. 여기서, 적외선 간섭무늬는 thermal paper 상에 기록하였다. 가시영역에서는 He-Nefp이저를 광원으로 하고 CCD 카메라로 검출하여 CRT monitor에 제시하였다. 파면수차함수, PSF, OTF가 계산되어 3차원 그래프로 제시되며 프린트 된다.

• 방사성폐기물학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2013

파이로그린공정의 염폐기물처리과정에서 발생되는 주요 산화물 형태의 폐기물에는 희토류폐기물이 있으며 주요 구성 핵종은 Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd 등 8종이다. 최종적인 희토류폐기물의 형태는 산화물 형태로 발생된다. 본 연구에서는 붕규산 유리계 내에서 희토류 산화물의 유리화 타당성을 평가 하기 위하여 6종의 유리조성을 개발하였다. 희토류 8핵종 혼합에 대한 solubility는 $1,200^{\circ}C$에서 25wt% 미만, $1,300^{\circ}C$에서 30wt% 미만 waste loading으로 온도 상승에 따라 증가하는 것으로 나타났으며 liquidus temperature는 균질한 유리가 형성된 20wt% waste loading에서 $950^{\circ}C$ 이하로 평가되었다. 희토류 산화물의 유리매질 내 solubility 이상에서는 희토류-oxide-silicate 결정이 생성된 유리세라믹을 이차상으로 형성하였으며 20~25wt% waste loading의 표면균질성이 양호한 유리는 용융온도 $1,200{\sim}1,300^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 점도 100 poise 이하, 전기전도도 1 S/cm 이상으로 유도가열식 저온용융로설비에서의 운전 용이성이 매우 양호한 것으로 평가되었다. 개발된 유리조성에 대한 기타 물리 화학적 특성 평가를 위한 실험들이 향후 수행될 예정이다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.91-96
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• 2021

Rare earth magnets with excellent magnetic properties are indispensable in the electric device, wind turbine, and e-mobility industries. The demand for the development of eco-friendly recycling techniques has increased to realize sustainable green technology, and the supply of rare earth resources, which are critical for the production of permanent magnets, are limited. Liquid metal extraction (LME), which is a type of pyrometallurgical recycling, is known to selectively extract the metal forms of rare earth elements. Although several studies have been carried out on the formation of intermetallic compounds and oxides, the effect of oxide formation on the extraction efficiency in the LME process remains unknown. In this study, microstructural and phase analyses are conducted to confirm the oxidation behavior of magnets pulverized by a jaw crusher. The LME process is performed with pulverized scrap, and extraction percentages are calculated to confirm the effect of the oxide phases on the extraction of Dy during the reaction. During the L ME process, Nd is completely extracted after 6 h, while Dy remains as Dy₂Fe₁₇ and Dy-oxide. Because the decomposition rate of Dy₂Fe₁₇ is faster than the reduction rate of Dy-oxide, the importance of controlling Dy-oxide on Dy extraction is confirmed.