• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.99-113
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• 2016

In order to improve the portability of basic absorbents monoethanolamine (MEA) and glycine (Gly), both were supported on microporous activated carbon (AC). Chemical modification by alkali-metal ion exchange (of Li, Na, K) was carried out on Gly-based absorbents. All supported absorbents were subjected to $CO_2$ absorption capacity (pure $CO_2$) and selectivity (indoor level) tests. Textural and chemical characterizations were carried out on test sorbents. All impregnation brought about significant reduction of specific surface area and microporosity of the adsorbent Depreciation in the textural properties was found to result to reduction in pure $CO_2$ sorption. Contrarily, low-level $CO_2$ removal capacity was enhanced as the absorbent dosage increases, resulting in supported 5 molar MEA in methanol solution. Adsorption capacities were improved from 0.016 and 0.8 in raw ACs to 1.065 mmol/g for MEA's. Surface chemistry via X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of the supported sorbents showed the presence of amine, pyrrole and quaternary-N. In reducing sequence of potency, pyridine, amine and pyrrolic-N were noticed to contribute significantly to $CO_2$ selective adsorption. Furthermore, the adsorption isotherm study confirms the presence of various SNGs heterogeneously distributed on AC. The adsorption mechanism of the present AC adsorbents favored Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm at lower and higher $CO_2$ concentrations respectively.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2003년도 춘계학술발표강연 및 논문개요집
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• pp.137-137
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• 2003

Conducting PPy/PVA composite and pure PPy gas sensors were prepared by in-situ vaporstate polymerization method in a vaporization chamber under N2 condition, by exposing the pre-coated electrode with PVA/FeC13 to distilled pyrrole monomer. The various electrical sensing behaviors of both types of sensors were systematically investigated by a flow measuring system including mass flow controller (MFC) and bubbling bottle. The FT-Raman spectroscopy of vapor state polymerized PPy was identical to that of chemically polymerized PPy, confirming the same chemical structure. Both types of sensors had positive sensitivity when exposed to methanol gas. The sensitivity varied linearly with gas concentration in the range of 50ppm to 1059ppm. The detection limit of PPy/PVA sensor was believed to be as low as 10ppm. The sensitivity of PPy/PVA composite sensor was higher than that of pure PPy sensor. Both the response time and recovery time of PPy/PVA composite sensors were longer than those of pure PPy sensors. The thickness of the sensing film affected the sensitivity this way that the sensor having thinner film had higher sensitivity, indicating that the resistance of polymer film involved in the sensing behavior was bulk resistance rather than surface resistance. The reproducibility of PPy/PVA composite sensor was excellent during eight on-off cycles by switching between N2 and 3000ppm methanol gas. The sensitivity of PPy/PVA composite sensor was only maintained for two weeks, while the sensitivity of pure PPy sensor was maintained over two months.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.1032-1038
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• 2009

A polypyrrole (PPy)/alumina composite filler prepared via in-situ polymerization of pyrrole on alumina particles was incorporated into $Nafion^{(R)}$ to improve the performance of ionic polymer-metal composite (IPMC) actuators. The IPMCs with the pristine PPy without alumina support did not show bending displacements superior to that of the bare Nafion-based IPMC, except at a high PPy content of 4 wt%. This result was attributed to the low redox efficiency of the PPy alone in the IPMC and may have also been related to the modulus of the IPMC. However, at the optimized filler contents, the cyclic displacement of the IPMCs bearing the PPy/alumina filler was 2.2 times larger than that of the bare Nafion-based IPMC under an applied AC potential of 3 Vat 1 Hz. Even under a low AC potential of 1.5 V at 1 Hz, the displacement of the PPy/alumina-based IPMCs was a viable level of performance for actuator applications and was 2.7 times higher than that of the conventional Nafion-based IPMC. The generated blocking force was also improved with the PPy/aiumina composite filler. The greatly enhanced performance and the low-voltage-operational characteristic of the IPMCs bearing the PPy/alumina filler were attributed to the synergic effects of the neighboring alumina moiety near the PPy moiety involving electrochemical redox reactions.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.664-671
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• 1998

유기 전도성 고분자들중 전도성이 뛰어나고 전기화학적으로 중합이 용이하며 안정성이 뛰어난 피로고분자(ppy)는 산화-환원 활성자리에 회합되는 이온종에 따라서 피막의 형태학적 구조가 다양하다. 그러나 공기중에서 쉽게 노화하며 잘 부서지고 물과 친하지 않은 단점이 있다. 이를 개선하기 위하여 이 다공성 ppy 피막에 높은 개시전위를 갖는 퓨란고분자(pfu)를 끼워심기 중합한 Pt/ppy/pfu(x)전극을 제작하여 그 전기화학적 성질들을 순환전압전류법과 전기호학적 임피던스법으로 조사하였다. 이 때 사용된 도판트 이온은 $PF_6^-,\; BF_4^-$, 그리고 $ClO_4^-$이온 이였으며, pfu의 조성은 ppy에 대하여 0∼1.10 범위였는데 그 조성이 0.1∼0.2의 범위에 있을 때 가장 좋은 산화환원 특징을 나타냈다. 또, $PF_6^-$ 이온이 도우핑되었을 때 전하전달 저항은 다른 이온들로 중합된 것에 비하여 40배정도 낮았으며, 이 중층의 용량은 다른 두 종에 비하여 20배정도 큰 값을 보였다. 전하전달은 주파수의 변화에 영향을 받으며 물질전달에 의한 Warburg 임피던스 항이 포함되는 등가회로를 갖는다.

• Carbon letters
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.171-179
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• 2014

An attempt was made to investigate the effect of the preparation temperature on the electrocapacitive performance of polypyrrole (PPY)/graphene oxide (GO) nanocomposites (PNCs). For this purpose, a series of PNCs were prepared at various temperatures by the cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-assisted dilute-solution polymerization of pyrrole in presence of GO (wt%) ranging from 1.0 to 4.0 with ferric chloride as an oxidant. The formation of the PNCs was ascertained through Fourier-transform infrared spectrometry, X-ray diffraction spectra, scanning electron microscopy and simultaneous thermogravimetric-differential scanning calorimetry. The electrocapacitive performance of the electrodes derived from sulphonated polysulphone-bound PNCs was evaluated through cyclic voltammetry with reference to Ag/AgCl at a scan rate (V/s) ranging from 0.2 and 0.001 in potassium hydroxide (1.0 M). The incorporation of GO into the PPY matrix at a reduced temperature has a pronounced effect on the electrocapacitive performance of PNCs. Under identical scan rates (0.001 V/s), PNCs prepared at $10{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ render improved specific conductivity (526.33 F/g) and power density (731.19 W/Kg) values compared to those prepared at $30{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ (217.69 F/g, 279.43 W/Kg). PNCs prepared at $10{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ rendered a capacitive retention rate of ~96% during the first 500 cycles. This indicates the excellent cyclic stability of the PNCs prepared at reduced temperatures for supercapacitor applications.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2000년도 영호남학술대회 논문집
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• pp.316-319
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• 2000

In the case of immobilizing of glucose oxidase into polypyrrole (PPy) using electrosynthesis, the glucose oxidase (GOx) forms a coordinate bond with the polymer's backbone. However, because of intrinsic insulation and net-chain of the enzyme, the charge transfer and mass transport are obstructed during the film growth. Therefore, the film growth is dull. We synthesized the enzyme electrode by electropolymerization added some organic solvent, A formative seeds of film growth is delayed by adding the solvent. The delay is induced by radical transfer between the solvent and pyrrole monomer. In the case of adding ethanol, the radical transfer shares the contribution of dopant between electrolyte anion and GOx polyanion. This may lead to increase amount of immobilized the enzyme in ppy. However, adding tetrahydrofuran (THF), the radical transfer is more brisk, resulting in short chained polymer. Therefore, the doping level is lowered and then amount of immobilized of enzyme is decreased. For the UV absorption spectra of synthetic solution before synthesis and after, in the case of ethanol added, the optical density was slightly decreased for the GOx peaks. It suggests amount of GOx in the solution was decreased and amount of GOx in the film was increased. We established qualitatively that amount of immobilization can be improved by adding a little ethanol in the synthetic solution. It is due to radical transfer reaction. The radical transfer shares the contribution of dopant between small and fast electrolyte anion and big and slow GOx polyanion.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2016

(E)-3-(3-methoxyphenyl)-1-(2-pyrrolyl)-2-propenone (MPP) is an aldol condensation product resulting from pyrrole-2-carbaldehyde and m- and p- substituted acetophenones. However, its biological activity has not yet been evaluated. Since it has been reported that some propenone-type compounds display anti-inflammatory activity, we investigated whether MPP could negatively modulate inflammatory responses. To do this, we employed lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated macrophage-like RAW264.7 cells and examined the inhibitory levels of nitric oxide (NO) production and transcriptional activation, as well as the target proteins involved in the inflammatory signaling cascade. Interestingly, MPP was found to reduce the production of NO in LPS-treated RAW264.7 cells, without causing cytotoxicity. Moreover, this compound suppressed the mRNA levels of inflammatory genes, such as inducible NO synthase (iNOS) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$. Using luciferase reporter gene assays performed in HEK293 cells and immunoblotting analysis with nuclear protein fractions, we determined that MPP reduced the transcriptional activation of nuclear factor (NF)-${\kappa}B$. Furthermore, the activation of a series of upstream signals for NF-${\kappa}B$ activation, composed of Src, Syk, Akt, and $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$, were also blocked by this compound. It was confirmed that MPP was able to suppress autophosphorylation of overexpressed Src and Syk in HEK293 cells. Therefore, these results suggest that MPP can function as an anti-inflammatory drug with NF-${\kappa}B$ inhibitory properties via the suppression of Src and Syk.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.69-73
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• 1999

오이, 고추 등에 피해가 심한 오이총채벌레에 대한 chlorfenapyr의 약효와 약효지속기간을 검정하여 효과적인 살충제 사용과 관리체계를 확립하기 위하여 연구한 결과는 다음과 같다. 실내에서 고추잎에 chlorfenapyr 유제와 과립수화제 50 ppm을 처리한후 오이총채벌레에 대한 약효를 조사한 결과 처리 후 9일째까지 지속되었고 이후부터는 서서히 생충수가 증가하였으나 제형간에 차이는 없었다. 비닐하우스 재배 오이에 chlorfenapyr 유제 50 ppm과 100 ppm을 처리한 후 오이총채벌레에 대한 방제 효과는 처리 후 6시간째부터 높게 나타나기 시작하여 처리 후 7일째까지 밀도가 낮게 유지되었고 2차 처리후는 11일째까지 충의 밀도 억제 효과가 충분하였으며 추천농도인 50 ppm과 배량인 100 ppm간에는 차이가 거의 없었다. 오이총채벌레 방제를 위해서 chlorfenapyr 유제 50 ppm을 7일 간격으로 2회 처리하면 유충이나 유충+성충이 혼재되어 있는 경우에도 97%이상의 방제효과가 있었다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.141-145
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• 2000

전도성이 뛰어난 피롤고분자 피막을 전기화학적으로 중합하고 이를 Gr/ppy(Polypyrrole),X.O.(xylenol orange)형의 수식된 전극을 제작하여 U(VI)의 포집에 이용하였다. 사전피막제인 NBR(nitrile butadiene rubber)을 사용하였을 때 중합속도는 $3.22\times10^{-3}s^{-1}$로 이를 사용하지 않았을 때 보다 1.6배 느린 반응이었다. 포집된 U(VI)의 양은 ppy $1.70Ccm^{-2}$ 당에 $1.55\times10^{-4}g$ 이었으며, 인공해수 중에서 matrix효과는 $6.8\%$로 나타났다. ppy전극이 Gr/ppy, $X.O^{4-}UO^+$형으로 수식됨에 따라서 피막자체의 임피던스가 증가하여 ppy만일 때의 확산에 지배적인 전도과정에서 피막자체의 전자전도와 이온도핑과정이 함께 영향을 받는 결과를 보였다. ppy전극을 X.O.로 수식하여 U(VI)를 포집함에 따라 전기이중층의 용량은 각각 56과 130여 배로 증가하였다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.143-149
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• 2022

Membrane distillation (MD) has emerged as a sustainable desalination technology to solve the water and energy problems faced by the modern society. In particular, the surface wetting properties of the membrane have been recognized as a key parameter to determine the performance of the MD system. In this study, a novel surface modification technique was developed to induce a Janus-type hydrophilic/hydrophobic layer on the membrane surface. The hydrophilic layer was created on a porous PVDF membrane by vapor phase polymerization of the pyrrole monomer, forming a thin coating of polypyrrole on the membrane walls. A rigid polymeric coating layer was created without compromising the membrane porosity. The hydrophilic coating was then followed by the in-situ growth of siloxane nanoparticles, where the condensation of organosilane provided quick loading of hydrophobic layers on the membrane surface. The composite layers of dual coatings allowed systematic control of the surface wettability of porous membranes. By the virtue of the photothermal property of the hydrophilic polypyrrole layer, the desalination performance of the coated membrane was tested in a solar MD system. The wetting properties of the dual-layer were further evaluated in a direct-contact MD module, exploring the potential of the Janus membrane structure for effective and low-energy desalination.