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The effect of Rh/Ce/Zr additives on the redox cycling of iron oxide for hydrogen storage (산화철의 환원-산화 반응을 이용한 수소저장에 미치는 Rh/Ce/Zr의 효과)

  • Lee, Dong-Hee;Cha, Kwang-Seo;Park, Chu-Sik;Kang, Kung-Soo;Kim, Young-Ho
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.49-52
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    • 2007
  • We investigated hydrogen storage and production properties using redox system of iron oxide($Fe_{3}O_{4}$ + $4H_{2}$ ${\leftrightarrows}$ 3Fe + $4H_{2}O$) modified with rhodium, ceria and zirconia under atmospheric pressure. Reduction of iron oxide with hydrogen(hydrogen storage) and re-oxidation of reduced iron oxide with steam(hydrogen evolution) was carried out using a temperature programmed reaction(TPR) technique. On the temperature programmed studies, the effects of amounts of cerium and zirconium on the re-oxidation rate of partial reduced iron oxides were increased with increasing metal additives amount, but the rhodium amount showed little effect on the re-oxidation rate. On the thermal studies, the re-oxidation rates were enhanced with increasing temperature(300 $^{\circ}C$ < 350 $^{\circ}C$).

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Variation of the Physical-microstructural Properties of Sandstone and Shale Caused by CO2 Reaction in High Pressure Condition (고압 이산화탄소 반응에 의한 사암과 셰일의 물리적-미세구조적 변화)

  • Park, Jihwan;Son, Jin;Park, Hyeong-Dong
    • Tunnel and Underground Space
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.293-303
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    • 2016
  • Underground $CO_2$ storage technology is one of the most effective methods to reduce atmospheric $CO_2$. In this study, $CO_2$ storage condition was simulated in the laboratory. Sandstone and shale specimens were saturated in 1M NaCl and were reacted at $45^{\circ}C$, 10 atm for 4 weeks. The physical and microstructural properties of rock specimens were measured. Variations on physical properties of shale specimens were bigger than those of sandstone specimens, such as volume, density, elastic wave velocity, Poisson's ratio and Young's modulus. Microstructure were analyzed using X-ray computed tomography. Total number of pores were decreased, and average volume, average area and average equivalent diameter of each pore were changed after $CO_2$ reaction. Swelling and leakage of clay mineral caused by $CO_2$-mineral reaction were the reason of changes. The results of this study can be applied to predict the physical and microstructural changes in underground $CO_2$ storage condition.

Quality Properties of Gamma Irradiated Samjang, Seasoned Soybean Paste during Storage (감마선 조사된 쌈장의 보존 중 품질특성)

  • Kim, Dong-Ho;Ahn, Hyun-Joo;Yook, Hong-Sun;Kim, Mi-Jung;Sohn, Cheon-Bae;Byun, Myung-Woo
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.396-401
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    • 2000
  • The effect of gamma-irradiation on quality changes of Samjang, Korean traditional seasoned soy paste, was studied. Samjang was prepared, irradiated at 0, 2.5, 5, 10 kGy, and then stored at $25^{\circ}C$ and $37^{\circ}C$, respectively. Non-irradiated control, sample 2%- ethanol added and sample heated at $80^{\circ}C$ for 30 min were prepared with the same conditions to be compared. The results showed that yeasts were completely eliminated by gamma-irradiation with dose at 2.5 kGy or more, and total bacteria decreased by 5 log cycles with doses at 10 kGy, showing a significant decrease during storage. The gamma irradiation treatment showed repressive effect on the swelling by gas production and browning formation of Samjang during storage. Also, the indicators of enzyme activity, such as amino nitrogen, protease activity and pH change in the gamma irradiation treatment were more stable than control. The sensory evaluations showed that irradiated samples were more acceptable. Therefore, it was considered that gamma irradiation was effective for processing Samjang and for maintaining better quality during subsequent storage.

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Review of seismic studies of liquid storage tanks

  • Zhao, Ming;Zhou, Junwen
    • Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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    • v.65 no.5
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    • pp.557-572
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    • 2018
  • The academic research works about liquid storage tanks are reviewed for the purpose of providing valuable reference to the engineering practice on their aseismic design. A summary of the performance of tanks during past earthquakes is described in this paper. Next, the seismic response of tanks under unidirectional earthquake is reported, supplemented with the dynamic response under multidirectional motions. Then, researches on the influence of soil-structure interaction are brought out to help modify the seismic design approach of tanks in different areas with variable properties of soils. Afterwards, base isolation systems are reported to demonstrate their effectiveness for the earthquake-resistant design of liquid storage tanks. Further, researches about the liquid-structure interaction are reviewed with description of simplified models and numerical analytical methods, some of which consider the elastic effect of tank walls. Moreover, the liquid sloshing phenomenon on the hydrodynamic behaviors of tanks is presented by various algorithms including grid-based and meshfree method. And then the impact of baffles in changing the dynamic characteristics of the liquid-structure system is raised, which shows the energy dissipation by the vortex motion of liquid. In addition, uplifting effect is given to enhance the understanding on the capacity of unanchored tanks and some assessment of their development. At last, the concluding remarks and the aspects of extended research in the field of liquid storage tanks under seismic loads are provided, emphasizing the thermal stress analysis, the replaceable system for base isolation, the liquid-solid interaction and dynamic responses with stochastic excitations.

Sensory and textural characteristics of mungbean starch gels with soy bean oil and sucrose fatty acid ester during room temperature storage (대두유와 슈크로오스 지방산 에스테르 첨가 녹두전분 겔의 상온 저장시의 관능적, 텍스쳐 특성)

  • 최은정;오명숙
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.42 no.2
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    • pp.213-227
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    • 2004
  • This study was attempted to investigate the sensory and textural characteristics of mungbean starch gels with soy bean oil and sucrose fatty acid ester(SE) addition during room temperature storage. Freshly prepared mungbean starch gels, with and without soy bean oil and SE, were stored at 25$^{\circ}C$ for 24, 48 and 72 hours. The color value, syneresis, texture and sensory properties of the gels were measured. The lightness(L) of the gels with soy bean oil and without additives was similar whereas that with SE was lower than that without additives. Syneresis of the gels with soy bean oil and SE was lower than that without additives. Rupture stress, rupture strain and rupture energy of the freshly prepared gel with 2∼4% soy bean oil were increased, but there were no differences in rupture properties between the gel with soy bean oil and that without additives. Rupture stress, rupture stain and rupture energy of all the gels with SE were decreased. Addition of soy bean oil to the gel did not change the texture profile of the gel, whereas hardness, springiness and chewiness of the gel with SE were decreased. In sensory evaluation, the acceptability of freshly prepared gel with soy bean oil was similar to that without additives, whereas that of the gel with 2% soy bean oil stored for 24 hours was higher than that without additives. The acceptability of the gel with SE was decreased significantly.

Understanding the Viscoelastic Properties and Surface Characterization of woodflour-Polypropylene Composites (목분-폴리프로필렌 복합재의 점탄성적 성질과 표면특성)

  • Son, Jungil;Gardner, Douglas J.
    • Journal of Adhesion and Interface
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    • v.3 no.4
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2002
  • The main goal of this study was to analyze the effect of process additives, i.e. maleated polypropylene (MAPP), and nucleating agent on the viscoelastic properties of different types of extruded polypropylene-wood plastic composites manufactured from either PP homopolymer, high crystallinity PP or PP impact copolymer using dynamic mechanical thermal analysis. And also, the esterification reaction between wood flour and maleated polypropylene, and its role in determining the mechanical properties of wood flour-polypropylene composites was investigated. The wood plastic composites were manufactured using 60% pine wood flour and 40% polypropylene on a Davis-Standard $Woodtruder^{TM}$. Dynamic mechanical thermal properties, polymer damping peaks(than ${\delta}$), storage modulus (E') and loss modulus (E") were measured using a dynamic mechanical thermal analyzer. XPS (X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy), also known as ESCA (Electron Spectroscopy for Chemical Analysis) study of wood flour treated with MAPP was performed to obtain information on the chemical nature of wood fiber before and after treatment. To analyze the effect of frequency on the dynamic mechanical properties of the various composites, DMA tests were performed over a temperature range of -20 to $100^{\circ}C$, at four different frequencies (1, 5, 10 and 25 Hz), and at a heating rate of $5^{\circ}C/min$. From these results, the activation energy of the various composite was measured using an Arrhenius relationship to investigate the effect of maleated PP and nucleating agent on the measurement of the interphase between the wood and plastic of the extruded polypropylene wood plastic composites.

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Evaluation of Hydrogenation Properties on Ti-Cr-Nb Alloys Manufactured by Arc Melting (아크용해법에 의한 Ti-Cr-Nb합금의 제조와 수소와 특성 평가)

  • Lee, Young-Geun;Hong, Tae-Whan
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.482-489
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    • 2008
  • Ti-Cr alloys consist of BCC solid solution, C36, C14 and C15 Laves phase at high temperature. Among others, the BCC solid solution phase was reported to have a high hydrogen storage capacity. However, activation, wide range of hysteresis at hydrogenation/dehydrogenation, and degradation of hydrogen capacity due to hydriding/dehydriding cycles must be improved for its application. In this study, to improve such problems, we added a Nb. For attaining target materials, Ti-10Cr-xNb(x=1, 3, 5wt.%) specimens were prepared by arc melting. The arc melting process was carried out under argon atmosphere. As-received specimens were characterized using XRD(X-ray diffraction), SEM(Scanning Electron Microscopy) with EDX(Energy Dispersive X-ray) and TG/DSC(Thermo Gravimetric Analysis/Differential Scanning Calorimetry). In order to examine hydrogenation behavior, the PCI(pressure-Composition-Isotherm) was performed at 293, 323, 373 and 423K.

CdSe Quantum Dots Sensitized TiO2 Electrodes for Photovoltaic Cells

  • Yum, Jun-Ho;Choi, Sang-Hyun;Kim, Seok-Soon;Kim, Dong-Yu;Sung, Yung-Eun
    • Journal of the Korean Electrochemical Society
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.257-261
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    • 2007
  • The electronic properties of quantum dots can be tuned by changing the size of particles without any change in their chemical composition. CdSe quantum dots, the sizes of which were controlled by changing the concentrations of Cd and Se precursors, were adsorbed on $TiO_2$ photoelectrodes and used as sensitizers for photovoltaic cells. For applications of CdSe quantum dot as sensitizers, $CdSe/TiO_2$ films on conducting glass were employed in a sandwich-type cell that incorporated a platinum-coated conductive glass and an electrolyte consisting of an $I^-/I_3^-$ redox. The fill factor (FF) and efficiency for energy conversion ($\c{c}$) of the photovoltaic cell was 62 % and 0.32 %, respectively.

Preparation of Biomass Based Carbon for Electrochemical Energy Storage Application

  • Harshini Priyaa, V.S.;Saravanathamizhan, R.;Balasubramanian, N.
    • Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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    • v.10 no.2
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    • pp.159-169
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    • 2019
  • The activated carbon materials were prepared from waste biomass by ultrasonic assisted chemical activation method (UCA), ultrasonic assisted physical activation method (UPA) and Manganese nitrogen doped carbon (Mn/N-C). The XRD result shows the turbostatic (fully disordered) structure. The cyclic voltammetry test was done at 50 mV/s using 1M sodium sulfate and the values of specific capacitance were found to be 93, 100 and 115 F/g for UCA, UPA and Mn/N-C respectively. The power density values for the samples UCA, UPA and Mn/N-C were found to be 46.04, 87.97 and 131.42 W/kg respectively. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was done at low frequency between 1 to 10 kHz. The Nyquist plot gives the resistant characteristics of the materials due to diffusional resistance at the electrode-electrolyte interface. The Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopyanalysis (EDAX) analysis showed that the percentage doping of nitrogen and manganese were 3.53 wt% and 9.44 wt% respectively. It is observed from the experiment Mn/N-C doped carbon show good physical and electrochemical properties.

Electrochemical Characteristics of Synthesized Nb2O5-Li3VO4 Composites as Li Storage Materials

  • Yang, Youngmo;Seo, Hyungeun;Kim, Jae-Hun
    • Corrosion Science and Technology
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.183-188
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    • 2021
  • The increasing demand for energy storage in mobile electronic devices and electric vehicles has emphasized the importance of electrochemical energy storage devices such as Li-ion batteries (LIBs) and supercapacitors. For reversible Li storage, alternative anode materials are actively being developed. In this study, we designed and fabricated an Nb2O5-Li3VO4 composite for use as an anode material in LIBs and hybrid supercapacitors. Nb2O5 powders were dissolved into a solution and the precursors were precipitated onto Li3VO4 through a simple, low-temperature hydrothermal reaction. The annealing process yielded an Nb2O5-Li3VO4 composite that was characterized by X-ray diffraction, electron microscopy, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. Electrochemical tests revealed that the Nb2O5-Li3VO4 composite electrode demonstrated increased capacities of approximately 350 and 140 mAh g-1 at 0.1 and 5 C, respectively, were maintained up to 1000 cycles. The reversible capacity and rate capability of the composite electrode were enhanced compared to those of pure Nb2O5-based electrodes. These results can be attributed to the microstructure design of the synthesized composite material.