• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.170-175
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• 2005

자외선을 대체하여 형광등이나 자연광(햇빛)을 이용하여 $TiO_2$로 수은제거 실험을 수행하였다. 반응기는 내부의 $TiO_2$가 광원에 최대한 노출되도록 디자인하였으며 회전할 수 있게 하였다. 반응기 내부에 $TiO_2$와 유리비드를 섞어 넣어 기상수은과 흡착제와의 접촉면적을 최대화하였다. 광촉매가 가장 활성을 잘 보이는 UV black light뿐 아니라 실험에 사용된 모든 광원에서 99% 이상의 수은제거효율을 보였다. 인체에 무해하고 경제성이 좋은 형광등이나 태양광하에서도 99% 이상의 수은제거효율을 얻었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.344-350
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• 2010

The improved photocatalytic performance of a carbon/$TiO_2$ composite was studied for the Bisphenol A (BPA) decomposition. Titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP) and a rice husk from Korea were heterogeneously mixed as the titanium and carbon sources, respectively, for 3 h at room temperature, and then thermally treated at $600^{\circ}C$ for 1 h in $H_2$ gas. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images revealed that the bulk carbon partially covered the $TiO_2$ particles, and the amount that was covered increased with the addition of the rice husk. The acquired carbon/$TiO_2$ composite exhibited an anatase structure and a novel peak at $2{\theta}=32^{\circ}$, which was assigned to bulk carbon. The specific surface area was significantly enhanced to 123~164 $m^2/g$ in the carbon/$TiO_2$ composite, compared to $32.43m^2/g$ for the pure $TiO_2$. The X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) results showed that the Ti-O bond was weaker in the carbon/$TiO_2$ composite than in the pure $TiO_2$, resulting in an easier electron transition from the Ti valence band to the conduction band. The carbon/$TiO_2$ composite absorbed over the whole UV-visible range, whereas the absorption band in the pure$TiO_2$ was only observed in the UV range. These results agreed well with an electrostatic force microscopy (EFM) study that showed that the electrons were rapidly transferred to the surface of the carbon/$TiO_2$ composite compared to the pure $TiO_2$. The photocatalytic performance of the BPA removal was optimized at a Ti:C ratio of 9.5:0.5, and this photocatalytic composite completely decomposed 10.0 ppm BPA after 210 min, whereas the pure $TiO_2$ achieved no more than 50% decomposition under any conditions.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.264-269
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• 2000

$TiO_2$sol(30wt%, anatase)을 이용하여 스핀코팅으로 유리기판에 $TiO_2$박막을 제조하였다. 박막의 두께는 코팅주기의 횟수가 조절하였다. 한 코팅주기는 스핀코팅, 건조, 열처리를 포함한다. 박막의 반응성은 막 위에서의 자외선강도가 0.44와 2.mW/$\textrm{cm}^2$인 조건에서 벤젠기체의 광분해 속도를 통해 조사하였다. 박막의 두께가 증가할수록 표면적으로 증가로 인해 반응성은 증가하였으며, 0.44mW/$\textrm{cm}^2$일 때 4$\mu\textrm{m}$정도 이상의 두께에서 반응성은 더 이상 증가되지 않았다. porous한 $TiO_2$박막은 비교적 넓은 유효표면적을 가지고 있으며, 그것은 비교적 높은 자외선 강도하에서 박막두께에 따라 반응속도를 증가시키는 결과를 낳았다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.84-91
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• 2005

$TiO_2-catalyst$ suspensions work efficiently in Photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) for wastewater treatment. Nevertheless, once photocatalysis is completed, separation of the catalyst from solution becomes the main problem. The PCO of Cu(II)-EDTA was studied to determine the reusability of the titanium dioxide catalyst. Aqueous solutions of $10^{-4}M$ Cu(II)-EDTA were treated using illuminated $TiO_2$ particles at pH 6 in a circulating reactor. $TiO_2$ was reused in PCO system for treatment of Cu(II)-EDTA comparing two procedures: reuse of water and $TiO_2$ and reuse of the entire suspension after PCO of Cu(II)-EDTA. The results are as follows; (i) Photocatalytic efficiency worsens with successive runs when catalyst and water are reused without separation and filtration, whereas, when $TiO_2$ is separated from water, the reused $TiO_2$ is not deactivated. (ii) The $TiO_2$ mean recovery (%) with reused $TiO_2$ was 86.4%(1.73g/L). Although the mean initial degradation rate of Cu(II)-EDTA and Cu(II) was lower than that using fresh $TiO_2$, there was no significant change in the rate during the course of the three-trial experiment. It is suggested that Cu(II)-EDTA could be effectively treated using an recycling procedure of PCO and catalyst recovery. (iii) However, without $TiO_2$ separation, the loss of efficiency of the PCO in the use of water and $TiO_2$ due to Cu(II), DOC remained from previous degradation and Cu(II)-EDTA added to the same suspension was observed after 2 trials, and resulted in the inhibition of the Cu(II)-EDTA, Cu(II) and DOC destruction.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제13권10호
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• pp.921-928
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• 2004

The photocatalytic decolorization of Rhodamine B (RhB) was studied using immobilized $TiO_2$ and fluidized bed reactor. Immobilized $TiO_2$(length: 1$\~$2 mm, width: 1$\~$3 mm, thickness: 0.5$\~$2 mm) onto silicone sealant was employed as the photocatalyst and a 30 W germicidal lamp was used as the light source and the reactor volume was 4.8 L. The effects of parameters such as the amounts of photocatalyst, initial concentration, initial pH, superficial velocity, $H_2O_2$ and anion additives. ($NO_3^{-},\;SO_4^{2-},\;Cl^{-},\;CO_3^{2-}$) The results showed that the optimum dosage of the immobilized $TiO_2$ were 87.0 g/L. Initial removal rate of RhB of the immobilized $TiO_2$ was 1.5 times higher than that of the powder $TiO_2$ because of the adsorption onto the surface of immobilized $TiO_2$ In the conditions of acidic pH, initial reaction rate was increased slowly and reaction time was shorted. The effect of anion type on the reaction rate was not much.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.408-415
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• 2009

졸-겔 방법을 사용하여 Fe-ACF/$TiO_2$ 복합체 광촉매를 제조하였다. 여러 가지 철 전구체를 사용하여 세가지 Fe-ACF/$TiO_2$ 복합체를 제조하고 BET, SEM, XRD 및 EDX를 사용하여 특성화 하였다. UV 조사에서 Rh.B 용액의 분해에 의거하여 Fe-ACF/$TiO_2$ 복합체의 광촉매 특성을 파악 하였다. 실험 결과로부터, Fe-ACF/$TiO_2$ 복합체는 ACF/$TiO_2$ 복합체 보다 Rh.B의 제거 효과가 더 우수함을 나타내었다. 또한 여러 가지 Fe 전구체 사용으로 인한 Fe 원소의 포토-펜톤 효과는 다르게 나타났다. $FeCl_3$을 사용하여 제조된 Fe-ACF/$TiO_2$ 복합체는 가장 우수한 포토-펜톤 효과를 나타내었고, pH 변화에 의존하여 Rh.B 용액 분해에 대하여 영향을 주었다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제45권11호
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• pp.688-693
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• 2008

This paper presents a study on the photocatalytic reaction about the composite particles of $TiO_2$-coated phosphors under visible light irradiation. Nanocrystalline titanium dioxide layers were directly coated on the alkaline earth aluminate phosphor, $CaAl_2O_4:Eu^{2+},\;Nd^{3+}$ particles by an sol-gel processing method. The photocatalytic reaction was analyzed with the degradation of methylene blue (MB) aqueous solution under UV and visible light irradiations. $TiO_2$-coated phosphor powders showed different photocatalytic mechanism, compared with pure $TiO_2$ (P-25, Degussa). Under UV-irradiation, $TiO_2$-coated phosphor powders showed slow photocatalytic reactivity in the early stage and fast in the latter, compared with that of pure $TiO_2$. However, $TiO_2$-coated phosphor powders showed much faster photocatalytic reactivity than that of pure $TiO_2$ under visible irradiation. In addition, the characterizations of the $TiO_2$-coated phosphor powders were conducted by a X-ray diffractometer (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2010

우리는 탄소 전구체로 활성탄 (AC), 활성탄 섬유 (ACF)와 탄소나노튜브 (MWCNT)와 티타늄 전구체로써 TNB를 사용하여 탄소-$TiO_2$ 복합체를 제조하였으며, 이들의 특성을 SEM, TEM, BET, XRD와 EDX를 이용하여 분석하였다. 그리고 이들의 광촉매 활성은 UV 램프 조사에서 일정한 농도의 MB 용액을 이용하여 측정하였다. UV 조사한 후에 MB의 농도는 UV-vis 분광광도기를 이용하여 측정하였다.

• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제48권7호
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• pp.674-682
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• 2010

Fe-fullerene/$TiO_2$ composite photocatalysts were prepared with titanium (IV) n-butoxide (TNB) by a sol-gel method. The samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscope (TEM), specific surface area (BET), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX). The photocatalytic activities were evaluated by the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) solution. XRD patterns of the composites showed that the Fe-fullerene/$TiO_2$ composite contained a typical single and clear anatase phase. The surface properties shown by SEM present a characterization of the texture on Fe-fullerene/$TiO_2$ composites and showed a homogenous composition in the particles for the titanium sources used. The EDX spectra for the elemental identification showed the presence of C and Ti with strong Fe peaks for the Fe-fullerene/$TiO_2$ composite. From the photocatalytic results, the excellent activity of the Fe-fullerene/$TiO_2$ composites for degradation of methylene blue under UV light irradiation could be attributed to both the effects between photocatalytic reaction of the supported $TiO_2$, decomposition of the organometallic reaction by the Fe compound and energy transfer effects such as electron and light of the fullerene.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제16권E호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2000

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are considered as the precursors of atmospheric ozone and photochemical smog formation. In particular, chemical plants have produced a lot of VOCs and thus they have been forced to reduce or remove air emissions from the on-site chemical facilities. For the effective removal of VOCs produced in the chemical plants, the authors employed a titanium oxide(TiO$_2$) mediated photo-catalytic oxidation method. The initiation methods employed in this study to produce oxygen radicals for th photo-catalytic oxidation of the VOCs were Ultra-Violet(UV), Non-Thermal Plasma(NTS), and a combination of Uv and NTP. This study focused on a comparison of the removal efficiencies of VOCs as a function of the initiation method such as NTP and/or UV techniques. Removal efficiency change of VOCs as was investigated as a function of the wavelength of the UV lamp(254, 302, and 365 nm) and the degree of TiO$_2$ coating (10 and 30%). In this study, it was identified that removal efficiencies if the VOCs under the normal air environment were much better than those under the nitrogen gas environment containing small amount of oxygen. Removal efficiency by NTP technique was much better than the UV or the combination of UV and NTP techniques. In a comparison if UV wavelengths employed, it was found that shorter wavelength showed better removal efficiency, compared with longer ones. When the removal efficiencies of VOCs were compared in terms of the degree of TiO$_2$ coating, the higher TiO$_2$coating showed better removal efficiency that the lower TiO$_2$ coating