• Carbon letters
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• 제27권
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• pp.81-89
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• 2018

The present study aimed to prepare a novel efficient flame retardant additive for polypropylene. The new flame retardant was prepared by chemical grafting of melamine to graphene oxide with the aid of thionyl chloride. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis proved that melamine had been successfully grafted to the graphene oxide. The modified graphene oxide was incorporated into polypropylene via solution mixing followed by anti-solvent precipitatio. Homogeneous distribution as well as exfoliation of the nanoplatelets in the polymer matrix was observed using transmission electron microscopy. Thermogravimetric analysis showed a significant improvement in the thermo-oxidative stability of the polymer after incorporating 2 wt% of the modified graphene oxide. The modified graphene oxide also enhanced the limiting oxygen index of the polymer. However, the amount of improvement was not enough for the polymer to be ranked as a self-extinguishing material. Cone calorimetry showed that incorporating 2 wt% of the modified graphene oxide lowered total heat release and the average production rate of carbon monoxide during burning of the polymer by as much as 40 and 35%, respectively. Hence, it was concluded that the new flame retardant can retard burning of the polymer efficiently and profoundly reduce suffocation risk of exposure to burning polymer byproducts.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2005

We prepared orthorhombic $LiMnO_2$ by emulsion drying method. The thermo-gravimetric measurement and X-ray diffraction studies indicated that the orthorhombic $LiMnO_2$ phase was formed above $800^{\circ}C$ by oxygen evaporation process from $LiMn_2O_4$ and $Li_2MnO_3$. In this process, we could control the ordering of $LiMnO_2$ with heating rate. It was observed that electrochemical properties depended on the ordering of this material; the ordered one exhibited good capacity retention, whereas the disordered one suffered capacity fading upon cycling, especially in the 3 V region. Transmission electron microscopic (TEM) study showed that this difference is related with difference in the stress relieving effects in the samples.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제43권6호
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• pp.362-368
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• 2006

Epitaxial $Ba_{0.5}Sr_{0.5}TiO_3$ (BSTO) thin films have been grown on TiN buffered Si (001) substrates by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) method and the effects of substrate temperature and oxygen partial pressure during the deposition on their dielectric properties and crystallinity were investigated. The crystal orientation, epitaxy nature, and microstructure of oxide thin films were investigated using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). Thin films were prepared with laser fluence of $4.2\;J/cm^2\;and\;3\;J/cm^2$, repetition rate of 8 Hz and 10 Hz, substrate temperatures of $700^{\circ}C$ and ranging from $350^{\circ}C\;to\;700^{\circ}C$ for TiN and oxide respectively. BSTO thin-films were grown on TiN-buffered Si substrates at various oxygen partial pressure ranging from $1{\times}10^{-4}$ torr to $1{\times}10^{-5}$ torr. The TiN buffer layer and BSTO thin films were grown with cube-on-cube epitaxial orientation relationship of $[110](001)_{BSTO}{\parallel}[110](001)_{TiN}{\parallel}[110](001)_{Si}$. The crystallinity of BSTO thin films was improved with increasing substrate temperature. C-axis lattice parameters of BSTO thin films, calculated from XRD ${\theta}-2{\theta}$ scans, decreased from 0.408 m to 0.404 nm and the dielectric constants of BSTO epitaxial thin films increased from 440 to 938 with increasing processing oxygen partial pressure.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2019

This paper presents a literature review on the active technologies to regulate the levels of carbon dioxide and oxygen in Kimchi packaging. In this study, laser-etched pouches and $O_2$ scavengers were used for Kimchi packaging, and the efficiency of each packaging technique to regulate the $CO_2$ and $O_2$ levels inside Kimchi packages was investigated. When Kimchi was packaged with a laser-etched pouch, the $CO_2$ concentration in the sample with a high gas transmission rate was less than that in other pouches (p<0.05), and a low $CO_2$ level had little effect on the expansion of the package volume. Kimchi treated with an $O_2$ absorber exhibited a significantly lower (p<0.05) $O_2$ concentration inside the packages relative to the control. A low $O_2$ concentration inside the Kimchi package effectively inhibited the growth of total aerobic bacteria and lactic acid bacteria, as well as yeasts and molds on Kimchi. These results suggest that $O_2$ absorbers have a positive effect on the microbial quality of Kimchi. Therefore, packaging in a laser-etched pouch and the use of an $O_2$ scavenger could provide a novel packaging material for regulating the $CO_2$ and $O_2$ levels during Kimchi packaging.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.198.1-198.1
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• 2016

Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays have promising potential to replace liquid crystal displays (LCDs) due to their advantages of low power consumption, fast response time, broad viewing angle and flexibility. Organic light emitting materials are vulnerable to moisture and oxygen, so inorganic thin films are required for barrier substrates and encapsulations.[1-2]. In this work, the silicon-based inorganic thin films are deposited on plastic substrates by plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) at low temperature. It is necessary to deposit thin film at low temperature. Because the heat gives damage to flexible plastic substrates. As one of the transparent diffusion barrier materials, silicon oxides have been investigated. $SiO_x$ have less toxic, so it is one of the more widely examined materials as a diffusion barrier in addition to the dielectric materials in solid-state electronics [3-4]. The $SiO_x$ thin films are deposited by a PECVD process in low temperature below $100^{\circ}C$. Water vapor transmission rate (WVTR) was determined by a calcium resistance test, and the rate less than $10.^{-2}g/m^2{\cdot}day$ was achieved. And then, flexibility of the film was also evaluated.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2006년도 제26회 춘계학술대회논문집
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• pp.367-370
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• 2006

This paper deals with the modeling and simulation of the internal flowfield in a valveless airbreathing pulse detonation engine (PDE) currently under experimental development at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. The system involves no valves in the airflow path, and the isolation between the inlet and combustor is achieved through the gasdynamics in an isolator. The analysis accommodates the full conservation equations in axisymmetric coordinates, and takes into account variable properties for ethylene/oxygen/air system. Chemical reaction schemes with a single progress variable are implemented to minimize the computational burden. Detailed flow evolution during a full cycle is explored and propulsive performance is calculated. Effect of initiator mass injection rate is examined and results indicate that the mass injection rate should be carefully selected to avoid the formation of recirculation zones in the initial cold flowfield. Flow evolution results demonstrate a successful detonation transmission from the initiator to the combustor. However, strong pressure disturbance may propagate upstream to the inlet nozzle, suggesting the current configuration could be further refined to provide more efficient isolation between the inlet and combustor.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.73-86
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• 2014

Membrane fouling is a major challenge limiting the use of membrane applications. In this study high induced shear rates were utilized at the membrane surface in order to reduce the organic and inorganic scaling by using the torsional vibration of flat sheet membranes. The performances of a vibratory shear-enhanced processing (VSEP) system for the ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membrane filtration of industrial dairy wastewater were investigated. The vibration and non-vibration methods were compared with the same membrane and operational parameters during the purification of real dairy industrial process wastewater. In the initial experiments, short-term tests were carried out in which the effects of vibration amplitude, recirculation flow rate and transmembrane pressure were measured and compared. The permeate flux, turbidity, conductivity and chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction of dairy wastewater were investigated by using UF, NF and RO membranes with vibration and non-vibration methods. In the subsequent experiments, concentration tests were also carried out. Finally, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed that the vibration method gave a better performance, which can be attributed to the higher membrane shear rate, which reduces the concentration of solids at the membrane, and the transmission.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제54권1호
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• pp.22-29
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• 2019

Chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) -bamboo charcoal/silica (CS-PVA-BC/SI) hybrid fillers with compatibilized styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) composites were fabricated by the interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) method. The structure and composition of the composite samples were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The viscoelastic behaviors of the rubber composites and their vulcanizates were explored using a rubber processing analyzer (RPA) in the rheometer, strain sweep and temperature sweep modes. The storage and loss moduli of SBR increased significantly with the incorporation of different hybrid fillers, which was attributed to the formation of an interphase between the hybrid fillers and rubber matrix, and the effective dispersion of the hybrid fillers. The mechanical properties (hardness, tensile strength, oxygen transmission rate, and swelling rate) of the composite samples were characterized in detail. From the results of the mechanical test, it was found that BC-CS-PVA0SBR had the best mechanical properties. Therefore, the BC-CS-PVA hybrid filler provided the best reinforcement effects for the SBR latex in this research.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2023

수분 차단성이 우수한 투명 포장재용 배리어성 필름을 개발하기 위하여, 상온 진공하에서 플라즈마 활성화 표면처리 공정의 전처리 공정을 거친 후에, 나노클레이 분산 적층 코팅층을 형성한다. 접착력 향상을 위한 코팅 공정의 적절한 가교공정과 최적분산공정을 통한 커플링 첨가제를 최적화하는 데 중점을 두었다. 기능성 코팅 박막에 대하여 분석한 결과는 수분 투과도 10 g/m²/24 hrs(ASTM F-1249) 이하, 산소 투과도 30 cc/m²/24 hrs(ASTM D3985) 이하임을 보여주었다. 이는 종래의 무처리 필름의 10배 이상 수분 차단성이 우수한 투명 포장용 표면기능성 코팅박막에 해당됨을 보였다. 아울러, 투명가스 차단 필름의 두께는 0.1 mm 이내이며, 투명가스차단 복합층은 2개의 층으로 구성되었다. PET 박막 계면 특성연구에서, FT-IR의 실험분석에 의하면 R DS 1.125 %에서 반응 활성도가 최적화임을 나타내고 있다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.150-155
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• 2011

캐나다까지 장거리 수출조건은 선적 후 통관까지 20일 동안은 $7{\pm}1^{\circ}C$와 90% 상대습도가 유지되었고, 이후 저장창고 이송전에 3시간만에 $13^{\circ}C$까지 상승한 후 저장창고 이송후 3일간 $3{\sim}4^{\circ}C$와 90% 상대습도를 나타내었다. 이후 상온조건의 판매소에서는 $16^{\circ}C$에 60% 이하의 상대습도를 나타내었다. 이상의 유통조건을 기초로 $7^{\circ}C$, 90% 상대습도에서 15일간 저장한 후 $20^{\circ}C$, 55% 상대습도에서 7일간 저장하는 조건에서 MA저장 실험을 실시하였다. 포장방법에는 무처리와 기존의 유공포장(6mm 직경의 구멍이 $18holes/m^2$) 그리고 레이저로 가공한 3가지 비천공 필름 (산소 투과도 5,000과 20,000 그리고 $100,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$)로 하였다. 저장 중 생체중 감소는 3가지에서는 1% 이하였으나, 유공처리과 무처리는 4% 이상으로 품질 저하가 나타났다. 상온으로 이동한 저장 15일 후 포장재내 대기조성이 $5,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$비천공필름처리는 산소 5%, 이산화탄소 15%를 나타내었고, $20,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$ 비천공필름처리는 산소 16%, 이산화탄소 4~5%를 나타내어, 이들처리에서는 이산화탄소 농도가 파프리카의 적정 범위를 상회하였다. 포장재내 에틸렌 농도는 처리간 큰차이가 없었다. 저장 중 외관상 품질은 이산화탄소 농도가 적절하게 유지되었던 $100,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$ 비천공필름처리에서 가장 높게 유지되었으며, 경도와 당도는 비천공 필름간 차이에 통계적 유의성은 없었다. 이상의 결과로 보아 20일 이상의 장기 유통 중 판매가 상온에서 이루어질 경우 포장내 이산화탄소 농도가 3% 이하로 유지될 수 있는 $100,000cc/m^2{\cdot}day{\cdot}atm$의 통기성을 가장 포장재가 파프리카 MAP에 적합하다고 사료된다.