• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.635-644
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• 2023

Due to the rapid development of the livestock industry, particularly due to residual pharmaceutical antibiotics, environmental populations have been negatively affected. Herein, we report a ZnO/melamine-functionalized carboxylic-rich graphene oxide (ZFG) photocatalyst for visible light-driven photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride in aqueous solutions. The properties of the photocatalysts were evaluated by XRD, FTIR, XPS, Fe-SEM, HR-TEM, TGA, Raman spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy, zeta potential, and electrochemical measurements. The photocatalytic activity was measured using high-performance liquid chromatography. The photocatalytic properties of the ZFG photocatalyst evaluated against the tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH) antibiotic under visible light irradiation showed superior photodegradation of 96.27% within 60 min at an initial pH of 11. The enhancement of photocatalytic degradation was due to the introduction of functionalized graphene, which increases the light-harvesting capability and molecular adsorption capability in addition to minimizing the recombination rate of photogenerated charge carriers due to its role as an electron acceptor and mediator.

• 멤브레인
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.55-61
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• 2010

원자전달 라디칼 중합을 이용하여 polystyrene-b-poly(oxyethylene methacrylate) (PS-b-POEM) 블록 공중합체를 합성하고, FT-IR을 통해 중합이 성공적으로 이루어졌음을 확인하였다. 또한 자기 조립된 블록 공중합체 막을 제조한 후, 전구체 $AgCF_3SO_3$ 도입과 UV 조사를 통해 고체상에서 은 나노입자를 성장시켰다. TEM 전자현미경과 UV-visible 분광학 분석을 통해 블록 공중합체 막의 내부에 은 나노입자가 형성된 것을 확인하였고, 또한 친수성 POEM 영역의 함량을 조절함으로써 나노입자의 크기를 조절할 수 있었다. 금속 나노입자를 제조하는 데 있어서 POEM 함량이 적은 블록 공중합체가 더 효과적임을 확인하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.28-33
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• 2016

스피로파이란은 반복적인 광 변색현상 과정에서 광 퇴화 특성을 보이는 대표적인 물질이다. 스피로파이란은 뛰어난 안정성, 빠른 응답속도, 강한 색 변화, 빛에 의한 물질의 화학적, 물리적 특성 조절이 가능하다는 점으로 광 스위치, 광 메모리, 바이오 센서 등의 다양한 분야에 적용되고 있다. 하지만 스피로파이란은 광 퇴화되며 기능이 점차 떨어지기 때문에, 광퇴화에 따른 스피로파이란의 특성 변화에 대해 자외선-가시광선 분광법, 핵 자기 공명 분광법, 라만 분광법 등을 이용한 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 스피로파이란의 광 퇴화 특성을 테라헤르츠 주파수 영역에서 테라헤르츠 시간 영역 분광법(Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy, THz-TDS)을 이용하여 측정 및 분석하였다. 반복적인 자외선 조사에 따른 스피로파이란의 광 퇴화 특성이 테라헤르츠 영역에서의 흡수량 증가로 나타남을 확인하였다. 이러한 스피로파이란의 광 퇴화 특성이 야기하는 테라헤르츠 영역 흡수량 변화 경향은 가시광선 영역 흡수량 변화 경향과 서로 반대됨을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.124-131
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• 2010

Chlorophyll fluorescence has been researched for assessing fruit post-harvest quality and condition. The objective of this preliminary research was to investigate the potential of fluorescence spectroscopy for measuring apple fruit quality. Ultraviolet (UV) and blue light was used as an excitation source for inducing fluorescence in apples. Fluorescence spectra were measured from 'Golden Delicious' (GD) and 'Red Delicious' (RD) apples using a visible/near-infrared spectrometer after one, three, and five minutes of continuous UV/blue light illumination. Standard destructive tests were performed to measure fruit firmness, skin and flesh color, soluble solids and acid content from the apples. Calibration models for each of the three illumination time periods were developed to predict fruit quality indexes. The results showed that fluorescence emission decreased steadily during the first three minutes of UV/blue light illumination and was stable within five minutes. The differences were minimal in the model prediction results based on fluorescence data at one, three or five minutes of illumination. Overall, better predictions were obtained for apple skin chroma and hue and flesh hue with values for the correlation coefficient of validation between 0.80 and 0.90 for both GD and RD. Relatively poor predictions were obtained for fruit firmness, soluble solids content, titrational acid, and flesh chroma. This research has demonstrated that fluorescence spectroscopy is potentially useful for assessing selected quality attributes of apple fruit and further research is needed to improve fluorescence measurements so that better predictions of fruit quality can be achieved.

• Carbon letters
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• 제21권
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• pp.74-80
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• 2017

A highly facile and eco-friendly green synthesis of Annona squamosa (custard apple) leaf extract reduced graphene oxide (CRG) nanosheets was achieved by the reduction of graphene oxide (GO). The as-prepared CRG was characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Raman spectroscopic techniques. Removal of oxygen containing moieties from the GO was confirmed by UV-Vis, FT-IR and XPS spectroscopic data. The XRD and Raman data further confirmed the formation of the CRG. TEM images showed the sheet structure of the synthesized CRG. These results show that the phytochemicals present in custard apple leaf extract act as excellent reducing agents. The CRG showed good dispersion in water.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1366-1370
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• 2001

Thin films of the SiO2-TiO2-PDMS composite material have been prepared by the sol-gel dip coating method. Acid catalyzed solutions of tetraethoxy silane (TEOS) and polydimethyl siloxane (PDMS) mixed with titanium isopropoxide Ti(OiPr) were used as precursors. The optical and structural properties of the organically modified 70SiO2-30TiO2 composite films have been investigated with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), UV-Visible Spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) and prism coupling technique. The films coated on the soda-lime-silicate glass exhibit 450-750 nm thickness, 1.56-1.68 refractive index and 88-94% transmittance depending on the experimental parameters such as amount of PDMS, thermal treatment and heating rate. The optical loss of prepared composite film was measured to be about 0.34 dB/cm.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.127-134
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• 2016

A series of Ce-doped ZnO (Ce/ZnO) nanostructures were fabricated using the co-precipitation method, then a simply nontoxic hydrothermal approach was proposed for preparation of reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-Ce/ZnO composites. The synthesized composites were investigated by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS), UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) techniques and Raman pattern. The as-synthesized rGO-Ce/ZnO composites showed high photodecomposition efficiency in comparison with the rGO-ZnO, Ce/ZnO, pure ZnO under UV, visible-light and sunlight irradiation. The degradation of methylene blue (MB) (10 mg/L, 100ml) by 95.8% within 60 min by using rGO-2 (10 mg) under sunlight irradiation was observed. The repeated use of the rGO-2 was investigated, and the results showed almost no decay in the catalytic activity.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2010

실온의 초음파 조건에서 질산 아연과 수산화 나트륨을 각각 물과 알코올 용액에서 반응시켜 산화 아연(ZnO) 나노입자를 합성하였다. 풀러렌($C_{60}$)과 ZnO 나노입자들은 전기로를 이용하여 각각 $700^{\circ}C$ 에서 2 시간 동안 가열하였다. 풀러렌($C_{60}$)과 ZnO 나노입자들의 형태와 광학성질은 XRD, SEM, TEM 과 UV-vis spectroscopy를 이용하여 분석하였다. 가열한 $C_{60}$과 ZnO 나노입자, 비가열한 $C_{60}$과 ZnO 나노입자를 각각 methylene blue(MB), methyl orange(MO), rhodamine B(RhB)용액에서 UV-vis spectroscopy를 사용하여 광촉매 분해반응을 연구하였다.

• 한국표면공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국표면공학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.236-237
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• 2012

ZnO nanorods were grown on R-plane sapphire substrates with the seed layers annealed at different temperature. The effects of annealing temperature for the seed layers on the properties of the ZnO nanorods were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, UV-visible spectroscopy, and photoluminescence. For the as-prepared seed layers, the ZnO nanorods and the ZnO nanosheets were observed. Only the ZnO nanorods were grown as the annealing temperature was above $700^{\circ}C$. The optical transmittance in the UV region was almost zero while that in the visible region was gradually increased as the annealing temperature increased to $700^{\circ}C$. The optical band gap of the ZnO nanorods was increased as the annealing temperature increased to $700^{\circ}C$. In the visible region, the refractive index was decreased with increasing the wavelength, and the extinction coefficient was decreased as the annealing temperature increased to $700^{\circ}C$. The non-linear exciton radiative life time of the FX emission peak was established by cubic equation. The values of Varshni's empirical equation fitting parameters were ${\alpha}=4{\times}10^{-3}eV/K$, ${\beta}=1{\times}10^4K$, and $E_g(0)=3.335eV$ and the activation energy was found to be about 94.6 meV.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.827-831
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• 2014

라디칼 고분자화 반응 후 산화법을 이용하여 나이트록실 라디칼 고분자를 제조하였다. 두 가지 방법으로 산화된 라디칼 고분자의 라디칼 농도를 electroparamagnetic resonance spectroscopy(EPR) 법과 UV-visible absorption (UV-vis) 방법을 통하여 측정하고 이를 통해 과산화수소수-$Na_2WO_4$ 법으로 산화하였을 때 라디칼 농도가 97.6% 정도 높게 얻어짐을 확인하였다. 또한 UV-vis 법은 정량적인 분석이 어려우나 대략적인 라디칼 형성 정도를 평가하는데 유용함을 확인하였다. 제조된 유기라디칼 고분를 리튬이온전지 양극재로 적용한 결과 우수한 용량, 초기효율, 높은 속도 특성을 가짐을 알수 있었다.