• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.43 no.11 s.294
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• pp.728-733
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• 2006

The equilibrium or growth shape of ceramic materials is classified largely into two categories according to the thermodynamic conditions imposed. One is a polyhedral shape where the surface free energy is anisotropic, and the other a spherical shape where the surface free energy is isotropic. In the case of grains with a polyhedral shape of anisotropic surface free energy, socalled abnormal grain growth usually takes place due to a significant energy barrier for a growth unit to be attached to the crystal surface. In the case of grains with a spherical shape of isotropic surface free energy, however, normal grain growth with a uniform size distribution takes place. In this contribution, the state-of-the-art of our current understanding of the relationship between the crystal shape and the microstructure evolution during the sintering of ceramic materials in the presence of a liquid phase was discussed.

• Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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• 2006.09a
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• pp.338-339
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• 2006

The solubility of Cr in cubic carbides in the systems WC-Co-TaC and WC-Co-ZrC has been determined using equilibrium samples. Thermodynamic calculations were used to design the alloys through extrapolations of Gibbs energy expressions. The alloys were designed to have a microstructure containing the following phases: WC, liquid, $M_7C_3$, graphite and cubic carbide. The alloys were investigated using scanning electron microscopy and analyzed using energy-dispersive X-ray spectrometry. The present work shows how the Cr solubility depends on which cubic carbide former that is present. The WC-Co-Cr-Zr alloy has no detectable amount of Cr whereas the WC-Co-Cr-Ta alloy has 12% Cr in the cubic carbide.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.13 no.4
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• pp.213-222
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• 2004

Exergy is defined as the amount of work (entropy-free energy) a system can perform when it is brought into thermodynamic equilibrium with its environment. Exergy measures the distance from the inorganic soup in energy terms. Therefore, exergy can be considered as fuel for any system that converts energy and matter in a metabolic process. The aim of this study is to introduce structural dynamic modelling which is based on maximum exergy principle. Especially, almost ecological models couldn't explain algal succession until now. New model (structural dynamic model) is anticipated to predict or explain the succession theory. If the new concept using maximum exergy principle is used, algal succession can be explained in many actual cases. Therefore, It is estimated that structural dynamic model using maximum exergy principle might be a excellent tool to understand succession of nature from now on.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.1 no.3
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• pp.109-112
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• 1980

Ultraviolet spectrophotometric investigations were carried out on monoalkylbenzene-iodine systems in carbon tetrachloride. The results reveal the formation of one-to-one molecular complexes. On the basis of the equilibrium constants for these complexes of representative monosubstituted benzenes, the following order of increasing stability is obtained: i-propyl- ${\Delta}$H, ${\Delta}$G and ${\Delta}$S for the interaction of a number of monoalkyl substituted benzenes with iodine have been determined. In general, it can be said that as ${\Delta}$H becomes increasingly negative, corresponding decreases in the ${\Delta}$G and the ${\Delta}$S values are observed, and these variations are linear. The thermodynamic constants become increasingly negative with increasing monoalkyl substitution of the aromatic donor nucleus. The complex bond is therefore weak, and its formation is accompanied by relatively small entropy changes. Thus, analysis of these findings is discussed.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.62-68
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• 1980

Ultraviolet spectrophotometric investigations have been carried out the systems of monoalkylbenzene with iodine in carbon tetrachloride. The results reveal the formation of one to one molecular complexes. The equilibrium constants for these complexes of representative monosubstituted benzene reveal the following order of increasing stability: benzene < methyl- < ethyl- < n-propyl-benzene. The value of ${\Delta}H$, ${\Delta}G$, and ${\Delta}S$ for interaction of a number of monoalkyl substituted benzene with iodine has been determinated. In general, as ΛH becomes increasingly negative, corresponding decreases in ${\Delta}G$ and ${\Delta}S$ values are observed, and these variation are linear. The thermodynamic constants become increasingly negative with increasing monoalkyl substitution of the aromatic donor nucleus. The complex bond is therefore weak, and its formation is accompanied by relatively small entropy changes.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.439-444
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• 1998

The protonation of tetraphenylporphyrin (TPP) in acidic organic solutions was analyzed by acid titrimetric and temperature-dependent absorption measurements. Competition between the protonation of free base TPP $(TPPH_2)$ and the solvation of proton by near solvent molecules determines the equilibrium of the diprotonated TPP $(TPPH_4^{2+})$ formation. The diprotonated TPP exists as an ion pair complex with the acid counterions, which are found to affect the degree of red shift of the Soret band. The rotation of the phenyl rings also plays an important role in the diprotonation, as suggested by the decrease in the degree of diprotonation for the fluorophenyl TPP derivatives whose phenyl ring rotation is significantly hindered relative to normal TPP. The difference of fluorescence lifetime between $TPPH_2 \;({\pi}_{FL}=19.6\;ns)\; and\; TPPH_4^{2+} \;({\pi}_{FL}=2.1 \;ns)$ was used advantageously to measure the rate of protonation in the excited state. The protonation of TPPH2 are found to occur much slower than the diffusion of protons from bulk solution to the porphyrin ring. The monoprotonated TPP is suggested to be the transient species for the diprotonation process.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.498-503
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• 1995

The adsorption behaviors of two major components purified, endo Ⅱ and exo Ⅱ, from Trichoderma viride were investigated using microcrystalline cellulose with different specific surface area as substrates. Adsorption was found to apparently obey the Langmuir isotherm and the thermodynamic parameters, ΔH, ΔS, and ΔG, were calculated from adsorption equilibrium constant,K. The adsorption process was found to be endothermic and an adsorption entropy-controlled reaction. The amount of adsorption of cellulase components increased with specific surface area and decreased with temperature and varied with a change in composition of the cellulase components. The maximum synergistic degradation occurred at the specific weight ratio of the cellulase components at which the maximum affinity of cellulase components obtains. The adsorption entropy and enthalpy for respective enzyme system increased with specific surface area increase. The adsorption entropy was shown to have a larger value with enzyme mixture.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.18 no.11
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• pp.1153-1158
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• 1997

The powder characteristics of LiMn2O4 prepared by the citrate sol-gel method have been investigated. The optimum pH for the preparation of homogeneous citrate gel was calculated by the theoretical consideration of thermodynamic equilibrium constants for metal-citrate complexes and metal salts. The obtained citrate gel was prefired at 300 ℃ and calcined at 300-700 ℃ for 1 h. The obtained powders were characterized by TG/DSC, FT-IR spectrometer, X-ray diffractometer, SQUID magnetometer, SEM, and particle size analyzer. It was observed that the mixed phases of spinel LiMn2O4 and Mn3O4 were transformed into spinel LiMn2O4 phase and the vibrational bands due to the carbonate and nitrate were also disappeared over 400 ℃. At temperatures below 150 K, inverse molar susceptibilities of every sample began to show an antiferromagnetic ordering of Mn magnetic moments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers Conference
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• 2011.04a
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• pp.326-330
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• 2011

Development and validation of performance analysis model for dual combustion ramjet engines has been performed. A typical performance model for hypersonic intake flow and supersonic mixing and combustion was demonstrated; Taylor-Maccoll equation for coaxial intakes and a quasi-one dimensional reacting flow analysis with CEA chemical equilibrium for supersonic combustion. The results, thermodynamic data of intake and supersonic combustor were validated with CFD numerical results.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.50 no.7
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• pp.1112-1119
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• 2018

Dicalcium phosphate nanoparticles (DCP-NPs) was synthesized chemically and used for adsorptive removal of uranyl ions from aqueous solutions in a batch system. A commercial grade of DCP (monetite) was also employed for comparison. The synthesized and commercial adsorbents (S-DCP and C-DCP) were characterized by FT-IR, SEM and XRD techniques. The investigation of adsorption isotherms indicated that the maximum adsorption capacities ($q_m$) for C-DCP and S-DCP were 714.3 and $666.7mg\;g^{-1}$ (at 293 K), respectively. The experimental kinetics were well-described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic and the equilibrium data were fitted with both Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption models. Thermodynamic studies indicated that the adsorption of uranyl ions on the monetite surface was a spontaneous exothermic process. The exhausted adsorbents could be regenerated by washing with $0.10mol\;L^{-1}$ NaOH.