• Carbon letters
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.114-122
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• 2009

Crushed, depitted peach stones were impregnated activated with 50% $H_3PO_4$ followed by pyrolysis at $500^{\circ}C$. Two activated carbons were produced, one under its own evolved gases during pyrolysis, and the second conducted with air flow throughout the carbonization stage. Physicochemical properties were investigated by several procedures; carbon yield, ash content, elemental chemical analysis, TG/DTG and FTIR spectra. Porosity characteristics were determined by the conventional $N_2$ adsorption at 77 K, and data analyzed to get the major texture parameters of surface area and pore volume. Highly developed activated carbons were obtained, essentially microporous, with slight effect of air on the porous structure. Oxygen was observed to be markedly incorporated in the carbon matrix during the air treatment process. Cation exchange capacity towards Cu (II) and Cd (II) was tested in batch single ion experimental mode, which proved to be slow and a function of carbon dose, time and initial ion concentration. Copper was up taken more favorably than cadmium, under same conditions, and adsorption of both cations was remarkably enhanced as a consequence of the air treatment procedure. Sequestration of the metal ions was explained on basis of the combined effect of the oxygen functional groups and the phosphorous-containing compounds; both contributing to the total surface acidity character.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.93-93
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• 2009

In order to overcome the lack of reactivity with hydrogen gas ($H_2$) and utilize unique properties of Carbon Nano Tubes (CNTs) for the application to hydrogen sensors, there have been intensive works on the surface functionalization of CNTs with various types of nanoparticles including Pd. In the present work, we have investigated the effect of dendrimers and Pd nanoparticles to the hydrogen sensing properties of CNTs by comparing three types of samples: Pd/SWNTs (Sample I), Pd/dendrimer/SWNTs (Sample II) and heat-treated Pd/dendrimers/SWNTs (Sample III). As a result of IV measurement under the $H_2$ and air, sample I was found to have a high sensitivity (25%) to $H_2$, but to have a very slow response time (324 s) and recovery rate. On the other hand, Sample II was found to show much faster response time (3 s) and good recovery rate but lower sensitivity (8.6%) than Sample I which is due to induced dipole moments in the dendrimers. Interestingly, Sample III showed both fast response time (7 s) and high sensitivity (25%), indicating that the pyrolysis of the dendrimers during heat treatment which reduce the distance between the surface of the SWNTs and the functionalized Pd nanoparticles plays a key role in improving the sensitivity. The pyrolysis of the dendrimers in Pd nanoparticle-dendrimer-SWNTs was found to enable a significant electrical conductance modulation upon exposure to extremely low concentrations (10 ppm) of $H_2$ in air. Our results demonstrate that the Pd Nanoparticle-Grafted Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes(SWNTs) with Dendrimers can be used to detect hydrogen, makingoutstanding properties such as fast response, and recovery time, high sensitivity, low detection limit at room temperature compared with other types of hydrogen sensors.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 2014

바이오차는 바이오매스의 열분해를 통해 생산되는 물질로써 최근 토양 내 탄소격리, 토양질 개선, 환경 중 오염물질의 정화 등에 우수한 효과가 있는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 외래 유해 식물인 가시박을 $300^{\circ}C$ 및 $700^{\circ}C$에서 열분해하여 바이오차를 생산하였으며, 생산된 바이오차에 대한 물리 화학적 특성평가 및 수용액 중 항생물질의 흡착제거연구를 실시하였다. 연구결과 열분해 온도가 증가함에 따라 생산된 가시박 바이오차의 pH, EC, 회분, 고정탄소함량은 증가하였으며, 수득률, 휘발분함량, 작용기는 감소하였다. 특히, H/C atomic ratio의 경우 바이오차의 방향성, O/C atomic ratio의 경우 극성과 관련된 인자로서 고온 열분해 시 바이오차의 방향성 구조의 형성이 촉진되었고, 반대로 극성작용기들이 제거되면서 극성은 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 고온에 의한 가시박 바이오매스의 인장 강도 감소로 인해 생산된 바이오차의 입자크기는 감소하였다. 수용액 중 항생물질 제거효율은 바이오차 생산 온도가 상승함에 따라 증가하였는데, BM, BC300 및 BC700의 항생물질 초기농도 대비 TC의 제거효율은 각각 38, 95, 99%, SMZ의 제거효율은 각각 6, 7, 35%인 것으로 나타나 TC에 대한 제거효율이 상대적으로 높았다. 가시박 바이오차에 의한 수용액 중 항생물질의 제거는 바이오차와 항생물질이 함유한 방향성 구조 간에 발생하는 ${\pi}-{\pi}$ EDA 작용에 의한 흡착제거기작에 기인한 것으로 판단되었다. 본 연구결과 바이오차는 여러 유기오염물질의 제거에 광범위하게 적용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 이외에도 여러 가지 바이오매스, 다양한 열분해 온도조건 및 화학적 활성화를 통해 생산되는 바이오차의 특성평가와 실제 적용에 관한 연구가 필요하며, 오염물질의 제거와 동시에 토양 적용을 통한 탄소격리, 토양질 개선 등에 관한 연구도 이루어져야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.95-111
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• 2017

The valorization of swine manure samples, i.e., de-watered cake (SMc) and solid digestate (SMd), in products with beneficial value, i.e., low cost activated carbons (ACs), is studied. For this purpose slow pyrolysis and steam activation at three different duration times are applied. Additionally, the obtained ACs are characterized and tested towards removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions. It is revealed that BET surface area varies in the range of $236-267m^2/g$ for ACs prepared from SMc sample and in the range of $411-432m^2/g$ for ACs prepared from SMd sample. Despite the low determined surface area of prepared ACs, a high total Cr removal capacity is observed occurring through a "coupled adsorption-reduction" mechanism. Higher Cr(VI) removal capacity is demonstrated for ACs having higher surface area ($q_m$ is 140.9 mg/g according Langmuir modelling). Cr(VI) removal is found to be pH dependent with a maximum at pH 1. However at that pH significant amounts of Cr remain in the solution as Cr(III). At pH 2 lower amount of Cr(VI) is removed compensated by a higher removal of Cr(III) resulting in a higher amount of adsorbed $Cr_{tot}$. Therefore adsorption at pH 2 is found to be appropriate. The removal capacity of the studied ACs towards Cr(VI) is almost independent of activation time.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2014

When processing the biomass by Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC), a slow pyrolysis process, it produces bio-gas, biooil, and biochar. Among these end products, biochar is known for isolating or storing carbon and being used as a soil amendment. In this study, the characteristics of biochar generated by HTC at $250^{\circ}C$ for 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, and 20 hours with synthetic food wastes and wood wastes were analyzed for potential uses in soil contaminated with heavy metals. The yield of biochar (weight %) increased when the ratio of wood wastes increased and showed a decreasing tendency as reaction time increased. Elemental analysis of biochar based on various conditions showed a maximum of 70% carbon (C) content. The carbon content showed an increasing tendency with the increase of wood wastes. Iodine adsorption test was peformed to determine the optimum reaction condition, which was 15% wood waste for mixing ratio and 2 hours for reaction time. Using biochar generated at the optimum condition, its capability of adsorbing heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni) was evaluated. It was concluded that lead (Pb) was removed efficiently while zinc (Zn) and nickel (Ni) were hardly adsorbed by biochar.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1027-1034
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 탄화수소의 저온 화학증착 방법을 이용하여 흡착제인 pitch계 활성탄소섬유의 미세기공 또는 기공 입구의 크기를 조절한 다음 $CO_2$와 $CH_4$의 혼합 기체로 부터 $CO_2$ 또는 $CH_4$를 선택적으로 흡착 분리하는 기술에 대하여 고찰하였다. 기공 입구 크기는 조절하고자 하는 크기를 가지는 기체 분자를 흡착시키고 벤젠 또는 나프탈렌과 같은 덮개분자를 이용하여 기공의 입구를 막은 후 흡착된 기체분자를 서서히 탈착시키면서 덮개분자의 열리는 정도를 조절하였다. 기공 입구의 크기를 조절하는 실험에서 $CO_2$ 흡착 후 벤젠을 덮개분자로 하였을 때 $CO_2$가 탈착하는 온도와 벤젠이 휘발되는 온도의 차이가 크지 않아 $CO_2$와 함께 덮개분자인 벤젠도 휘발됨으로써 기공의 입구 조절이 불가능하게 되었다. 나프탈렌을 덮개분자로 사용한 실험에서 시료의 표면적은 753 $m^2/g$에서 0.7 $m^2/g$까지 줄어들어 거의 모든 기공 표면이 덮이는 것을 확인하였다. 나프탈렌은 ACF(활성탄소섬유) 무게의 약 15 wt% 정도 흡착이 가능하며, $100^{\circ}C$ 이하의 온도에서 쉽게 탈착되지 않았다. 나프탈렌으로 처리된 OG-7A 활성탄소섬유에서 $CO_2$와 $CH_4$가 50:50으로 혼합된 가스를 흡착시켰을 때 흡착압력이 증가할수록 $CO_2$의 흡착량은 증가한 반면, $CH_4$의 흡착량은 큰 변화 없이 일정하여 흡착압력이 높을수록 ACF 표면에서 화합물을 형성하는 $CO_2$의 양이 증가하는 것으로 파악되었다. 전체압력 0.4 atm에서 흡착된 $CO_2$는 동일한 진공에서 가장 많이 탈착되었고 $CH_4$는 가장 낮은 탈착량을 보여 고순도의 $CH_4$를 얻을 수 있음을 보였다.