• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.59-64
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• 2002

A facile and precise batch oxidation reaction system allows continuous monitoring of the oxidation rate and cumulated oxygen conversion of xylenes, and the side reactions to carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide may also be studied. The oxidation reaction can be analyzed precisely with the rate and amount of oxygen consumed. The reaction reveals that 4-carboxybenzaldehyde is an unstable intermediate of p-xylene oxidation as the reaction proceeds instantaneously from p-toluic acid to TPA (terephthalic acid). The alkali metals accelerate oxidation, even though they retard the reaction initially. The oxidation rate increases with decreasing water concentration. However, in the later part of reaction, the reactivity decreases a bit if the water concentration is very low. This retarding effect of water can be overcome partly by the addition of potassium. The oxidation of o-xylene, compared with the oxidation of p-xylene and m-xylene, proceeds quite fast initially, however, the oxidation rate of xylene isomers in the later stage of reaction is in the order of p-xylene > mxylene > o-xylene.

• 공업화학
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 1991

o-자일렌 산화반응의 반응메카니즘과 촉매활성에 대한 산화바나듐의 산화상태 및 담체의 영향을 연구하였다. o-자일렌의 산화반응은 연계반응 메카니즘 및 병렬반응 메카니즘에 의해 동시에 진행되는 것으로 나타났다. 높은 산화수를 지닌 산화바나듐은 무수프탈산으로의 선택적 산화반응에 유리한 것으로 나타났고, 반면에 낮은 산화수의 경우는 무수프탈산의 CO 및 $CO_2$로의 완전 산화반응을 유발함을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 결정성 $V_2O_5$가 낮은 비결정성의 경우보다 부분 산화반응에 대한 높은 선택도를 나타내었다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.64-73
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• 2007

The catalytic activity of transition metals (Cu, Co, Mn, Fe and Ni) supported on ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ for the oxidation of toluene was investigated in the microreactor of fixed-bed type. The catalytic activity of transition metals for the oxidation of toluene turned out to be increasing in the order of Ni$Cu/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts for the oxidation of toluene increased with the increasing loadings of copper, reached the maximum activity at 5% loadings of copper, and decreased with higher loadings of copper in the catalysts. The activity of $Cu/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts for the oxidation of toluene decreased with the increasing calcination temperatures. This might result from the decreasing surface area of catalysts due to the sintering of copper oxide as well as ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ supports. The 5wt% $Cu/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts calcined at $400^{\circ}C$ for 4 hrs in the air showed the highest activity for the oxidation of toluene. Mutual inhibition was observed for the binary mixture of toluene and xylene. The activity of the easy-to-oxidize toluene was greatly decreased while the difficult-to-oxidize xylene was slightly decreased in the binary mixture of toluene and xylene. It might suggest that the inhibition of toluene and xylene in the binary mixture resulted from the competitive adsorption for the adsorbed oxygen on the catalytic surface.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.799-807
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• 2006

The catalytic activity of $Pt/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts for the oxidation of toluene and toluene+xylene mixture was investigated in the microreactor of fixed-bed type. The calcination temperatures and loadings of $Pt/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts played the important role in the activity of catalysts for the oxidation of toluene. The increasing calcination temperatures and loadings of $Pt/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts increased the crystallite size of the platinum to result in the higher oxidation activity of catalysts. The catalytic activity for the toluene oxidation over $Pt/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts turned out to be increasing in the order of $500^{\circ}C\;<\;800^{\circ}C<600^{\circ}C\;<\;700^{\circ}C$ for calcination temperatures and 0.1 wt% < 0.3 wt% < 1.0 wt% for platinum loadings, respectively. The 1.0 wt% $Pt/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts calcined at $700^{\circ}C$ for 3 hrs in the air showed the highest activity for the oxidation of the toluene. The decrease of oxidation activity of $Pt/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts calcined at $800^{\circ}C$ might result from the decrease of active sites by sintering of platinum metals as well as ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ supports. The 1.0wt% $Pt/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalyst showed the activity from the lower temperature at $120^{\circ}C$, reached the light-off temperature ($T_{50%}$) at $180^{\circ}C$, and leveled off its activity at $340^{\circ}C$ with the conversion of 100% 'Mutual promotion' effects were observed for the binary mixture of toluene and xylene. The activity of the easy-to-oxidize toluene was slightly increased with the existence of the xylene. It might suggest the different mechanism for the oxidation of toluene and xylene on the $Pt/{\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ catalysts on different sites, and its reaction of gaseous oxygen.

• 공업화학
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.330-339
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• 1991

$V_2O_5-TiO_2/SiO_2$ 촉매를 제조하여 그 산특성을 조사하였고, 동 촉매상에서 o-자일렌의 무수프탈산으로의 부분산화반응에 대한 활성측정을 병행하여 촉매의 산특성과 반응성과의 연관성을 알아보았다. $V_2O_5$ 촉매는 V=O로 추정되는 약산점과 V-O-V로 추정되는 강산점을 가지고 있었으며, 소성온도가 높아질수록 약산점의 양이 감소하였다. $V_2O_5-TiO_2/SiO_2$ 촉매의 경우 약산점이 크게 나타났으며, 그 양은 $SiO_2$의 담지량이 20 mole% 일 때 최대치를 보였고 그 이상에서 일정하였다. 한편, o-자일렌 부분산화반응에서 $V_2O_5-TiO_2/SiO_2$는 $V_2O_5/SiO_2$에 비해 전체 전환율 및 무수프탈산으로의 선택도를 크게 증가시켰으며, $V_2O_5-TiO_2/SiO_2$에서 $TiO_2$의 양이 증가할 경우 전체 전환율은 증가하였으나 무수프탈산으로의 선택도는 크게 변하지 않았다. V=O로 추정되는 약산점은 o-자일렌을 약하게 흡착함으로써 무수프탈산으로의 부분산화반응을, V-O-V로 추정되는 강산점은 o-자일렌을 보다 강하게 흡착하여 $C_1$으로의 완전산화반응을 각각 유도함을 알 수 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제10권8호
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• pp.1161-1168
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• 1999

3주기 전이금속(Cr~Zn)의 산화물 및 V, Mo, W의 산화물에 대하여 temperature-programmed reduction/trmperature-programmed oxidation(TPR/TPO) 실험을 통하여 그 산화-환원 특성을 조사하였다. TPO 곡선의 산화피크는 TPR 곡선의 환원피크와 비슷하거나 약간 낮은 온도에서 나타났으며, 환원피크에 비하여 온도 폭이 넓었다. 3주기 전이금속한화물의 산화 및 환원 과정의 활성화에너지는 33~149 kJ/mol 범위에 있는 반면, V, Mo, W 산화물에서는 더 컸다. 금속산화물의 산화 및 환원 과정의 활성화에너지 변화는 금속-산소 결합세기에 비례하였다. 환원(TPR) 및 산화(TPO) 과정에 대한 활성화에너지 차이(${\Delta}E_a$)가 작을수록 o-자일렌 산화반응에서 금속산화물 촉매의 활성화에너지도 작았다. 금속한화물 촉매에서 o-자일렌 산화반응은 금속산화물 표면의 산화-환원 과정을 반복하는 Mars-van Krevelen 반응 메카니즘으로 설명될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1195-1201
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• 2008

Enhancing with non-metallic elemental nitrogen(N) is one of several methods that have been proposed to modify the electronic properties of bulk titanium dioxide($TiO_2$), in order to make $TiO_2$ effective under visible-light irradiation. Accordingly, current study evaluated the feasibility of applying visible-light-induced $TiO_2$ enhanced with N element to cleanse aromatic compounds, focusing on xylene isomers at indoor air quality(IAQ) levels. The N-enhanced $TiO_2$ was prepared by applying two popular processes, and they were coated by applying two well-known methods. For three o-, m-, and p-xylene, the two coating methods exhibited different photocatalytic oxidation(PCO) efficiencies. Similarly, the two N-doping processes showed different PCO efficiencies. For all three stream flow rates(SFRs), the degradation efficiencies were similar between o-xylene and m,p-xylene. The degradation efficiencies of all target compounds increased as the SFR decreased. The degradation efficiencies determined via a PCO system with N-enhanced visible-light induced $TiO_2$ was somewhat lower than that with ultraviolet(UV)-light induced unmodified $TiO_2$, which was reported by previous studies. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that PCO efficiencies increased up to 94% for o-xylene and 97% for the m,p-xylene under lower SFR(0.5 L $min^{-1}$). Consequently, it is suggested that with appropriate SFR conditions, the visible-light-assisted photocatalytic systems could also become important tools for improving IAQ.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.967-974
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• 2018

In this study, we evaluated the photocatalytic oxidation efficiency of aromatic volatile hydrocarbons by using $WO_3$-doped $TiO_2$ nanotubes (WTNTs) under visible-light irradiation. One-dimensional WTNTs were synthesized by ultrasonic-assisted hydrothermal method and impregnation. XRD analysis revealed successful incorporation of $WO_3$ into $TiO_2$ nanotube (TNT) structures. UV-Vis spectra exhibited that the synthesized WTNT samples can be activated under visible light irradiation. FE-SEM and TEM images showed the one-dimensional structure of the prepared TNTs and WTNTs. The photocatalytic oxidation efficiencies of toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-xylene were higher using WTNT samples than undoped TNT. These results were explained based on the charge separation ability, adsorption capability, and light absorption of the sample photocatalysts. Among the different light sources, light-emitting-diodes (LEDs) are more highly energy-efficient than 8-W daylight used for the photocatalytic oxidation of toluene, ethylbenzene, and o-xylene, though the photocatalytic oxidation efficiency is higher for 8-W daylight.

• Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering
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• 제35권11호
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• pp.2172-2184
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• 2018

The production of isophthalic acid (IPA) from the oxidation of m-xylene (MX) by air is catalyzed by $H_3PW_{12}O_{40}$ (HPW) loaded on carbon and cobalt. We used $H_2O_2$ solution to oxidize the carbon to improve the catalytic activity of HPW@C catalyst. Experiments reveal that the best carbon sample is obtained by calcining the carbon at $700^{\circ}C$ for 4 h after being impregnated in the 3.75% $H_2O_2$ solution at $40^{\circ}C$ for 7 h. The surface characterization displays that the $H_2O_2$ modification leads to an increase in the acidic groups and a reduction in the basic groups on the carbon surface. The catalytic capability of the HPW@C catalyst depends on its surface chemical characteristics and physical property. The acidic groups play a more important part than the physical property. The MX conversion after 180 min reaction acquired by the HPW@C catalysts prepared from the activated carbon modified in the best condition is 3.81% over that obtained by the HPW@C catalysts prepared from the original carbon. The IPA produced by the former is 46.2% over that produced by the latter.

• 분석과학
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.422-432
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• 2006

VOC는 대기오염의 주원인으로서 인식되어왔다. 촉매산화는 저온에서 높은 효율을 나타내기 때문에 VOCs 제거를 위한 가장 중요한 처리기술중 하나이다. 이 연구에서는 ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ 담체에 Pt, Pt-Ru 그리고 Pt-Ir을 담시지켜 촉매를 제조하였다. 반응물로서 Xylene, toluene 그리고 MEK를 사용하였다. 단일 또는 두 가지 이상의 촉매들은 함침법에 의해 준비하였고, XRD, XPS, TEM, BET 분석을 통하여 특성화하였다. 그 결과 Pt-Ru, Pt-Ir 촉매는 Pt 촉매에 비해 더 높은 전환율을 나타내었다. ${\gamma}-Al_2O_3$ 담체상에서 Pt-Ir 촉매가 가장 높은 전환율을 보인다. VOCs산화에서, Pt-Ru, Pt-Ir 촉매는 다양한 활성점을 나타내었고 그것은 Pt의 metal 영역를 강화시켰다. 따라서 두 가지 금속으로 이루어진 촉매가 단일 금속으로 이루어진 촉매에 비해 VOCs 전환율이 더 높았다. 이 연구에서 Pt에 소량의 Ru, Ir 첨가는 VOCs의 산화반응을 증진시켰다.