• 상하수도학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2014

Nanotechnology has become one of the fastest developing technologies and recently applied to a variety of industries. Thus, increasing number of nano materials including various nanoparticles would be discharged into wastewater and consequently entering a biological wastewater treatment process. However, the impact of the nano particles on biological wastewater treatment has not been estimated intensively. In this research, we investigated the effect of silica nanoparticle on the oxygen uptake rates (OURs) of activated sludge used in a conventional wastewater treatment process. The inhibition (%) values were estimated from the results of OURs experiments for the silica nanoparticles with various sizes of 10-15, 45-50, and 70-100 nm and concentrations of 50, 250, and 500 ppm. As results, the inhibition value was increased as the size of silica nano particles decreased and the injected concentration increased. The maximum inhibition value was investigated as 37.4 % for the silica nanoparticles with the size of 45-50 nm and concentration of 50 ppm. Additionally, the effect of size and concentration on the inhibition should be considered cautiously in case that the aggregation of particles occurred seriously so that the size of individual particles was increased in aquatic solution.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권7호
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• pp.626-630
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• 2008

Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) was used successfully to control the size and distribution of silver nanoparticles generated on inorganic silica nanofibers. The inorganic nanofibers were electro spun using sol-gel chemistry of silicates, and the diameter of the prepared nanofibers was unaffected by adding up to 7% of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone). The silver ions, in the form of silver nitrate, were introduced into the silica nanofibers and reduced to metallic silver by ultraviolet irradiation with a subsequent thermal treatment. The size of the generated silver particles was decreased dramatically by adding poly(vinyl pyrrolidone). The size of the silver nanoparticles was 73 nm when no poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) was added but 23 nm with the addition of only 1% of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone). The extent of reduction could be checked by determining the concentration of silver ions leached into water from the silica nanofibers. After thermal treatment of the silica nanofibers, more than 99% of the silver remained in the nanofibers, indicating almost complete reduction of the silver ions to silver metal.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2023

본 연구에서는 반도체 패키지 다이싱 공정에서 발생하는 실리콘 슬러지를 재활용하여 실리카 나노입자를 제조하였으며 이를 전기감응형 스마트유체의 분산 물질로 적용하였다. 상세히는, 실리콘 슬러지에 산처리를 통해 금속불순물을 제거한 고순도의 실리콘 분말을 얻고, 수열합성법을 통해 실리카 나노입자를 합성하였다. 실리카 나노입자의 크기를 조절하기 위해 수열합성법의 반응시간을 8, 15, 20, 30시간으로 진행하였으며, 반응시간이 증가할수록 실리카 나노입자의 크기가 증가하였다. 수열합성의 반응시간이 길어질수록 실리콘의 가수화 및 탈수 반응이 증가하며 입자의 크기를 증가시킨다. 실리콘 슬러지에서 제조한 실리카 나노입자를 실리콘 오일에 분산하여 전기감응형 스마트유체로 응용하였다. 그 결과, 30시간의 수열합성으로 제조된 실리카 나노입자가 동일한 전기장 하에서 21.4Pa의 가장 높은 전단응력을 나타내었다. 이는 큰 실리카 나노입자의 사이에 작은 입자들이 배치되는 보강효과 효과를 통해 단단한 사슬구조의 형성 때문이다. 본 연구를 통해 반도체 다이싱 공정에서 발생하는 실리콘 슬러지를 성공적으로 재활용하여 실리카 나노입자를 제조하였고, 이를 전기감응형 스마트유체에 적용함으로써 산업현장에서 친환경성을 강조하는 ESG 경영의 일환으로 적용될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.441-446
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• 2014

In this study, we synthesize silica-core gold-satellite nanoparticles (SGNPs) for the surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) based sensing applications. They consist of gold satellite nanoparticles (AuNPs) fixed on the silica core nanoparticles, which sizes of AuNPs can be tunned by varying the amount of reactants (growth solution and reducing agent). Their surface plasmon resonance (SPR) properties were characterized by using UV-vis spectroscopy, showing that the growth of AuNPs on silica cores leads to the light absorption in the longer wavelength region. Furthermore, the size increase of AuNPs exhibited the dramatic change in SERS activity due to the formation of hot spots. The optimized SGNPs showing enhancement factor ${\sim}3.8{\times}10^6$ exhibited a detection limit of rhodamine 6G (R6G) as low as $10^{-8}M$. These findings suggest the importance of size control of SGNPs and their SPR properties to develop highly efficient SERS sensors.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2010년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.6.2-6.2
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• 2010

Stainless steel is widely known to have superior corrosion properties. However, in some harsh conditions it still suffers various kinds of corrosions such as galvanic corrosion, pitting corrosion, intergranular corrosion, chloride stress corrosion cracking, and etc. For the corrosion protection of stainless steel, the ceramic coatings such as protective silica film can be used. The sol-gel coating technique for the silica film has been extensively studied especially because of the cost effectiveness. It has been proved that silica can improve the oxidation and the acidic corrosion resistance of metal surface in a wide range of temperatures due to its high heat and chemical resistance. However, in the sol-gel coating process there used to engage a heat treatment at an elevated temperature like $500^{\circ}C{\sim}600^{\circ}C$ where cracks in the silica film would be formed because of the thermal expansion mismatch with the metal. The cracks and pores of the film would deteriorate the corrosion resistance. When the heat treatment temperature is reduced while keeping the adhesion and the density of the film, it could possibly give the enhanced corrosion resistance. In this respect, inorganic protective silica film was tried on the surface of stainless steel using a sol-gel chemical route where silica nanoparticles, tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and methyltriethoxysilane (MTES) were used. Silica nanoparticles with different sizes were mixed and then the film was deposited on the stainless steel substrate. It was intended by mixing the small and the large particles at the same time a sufficient consolidation of the film is possible because of the high surface activity of the small nanoparticles and a modest silica film is obtained with a low temperature heat treatment at as low as $200^{\circ}C$. The prepared film showed enhanced adhesion when compared with a silica film without nanoparticle addition. The films also showed improved protect ability against corrosion.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.275-279
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• 2012

(3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) was used as a silylation agent, and modified silica nanoparticles were prepared by solution polymerization. 2.0 g of silica nanoparticles, 150 ml of toluene, and 20 ml of MPTMS were put into a 300 ml flask, and these mixtures were dispersed with ultrasonic vibration for 60 min. 0.2 g of hydroquinone as an inhibitor and 1 to 2 drops of 2,6-dimethylpyridine as a catalyst were added into the mixture. The mixture was then stirred with a magnetic stirrer for 8 hrs. at room temperature. After the reaction, the mixture was centrifuged for 1 hr. at 6000rpm. After precipitation, 150 ml of ethanol was added, and ultrasonic vibration was applied for 30 min. After the ultrasonic vibration, centrifugation was carried out again for 1 hr. at 6000rpm. Organo-modification of silica nanoparticles with a ${\gamma}$-methacryloxypropyl functional group was successfully achieved by solution polymerization in the ethanol solution. The characteristics of the ${\gamma}$-mercaptopropyl modified silica nanoparticles (MPSN) were examined using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS, THERMO VG SCIENTIFIC, MultiLab 2000), a laser scattering system (LSS, TOPCON Co., GLS-1000), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR, JASCO INTERNATIONL CO., FT/IR-4200), scanning electron microscopy (SEM, HITACHI, S-2400), an elemental analysis (EA, Elementar, Vario macro/micro) and a thermogravimetric analysis (TGA, Perkin Elmer, TGA 7, Pyris 1). From the analysis results, the content of the methacryloxypropyl group was 0.98 mmol/g and the conversion rate of acrylamide monomer was 93%. SEM analysis results showed that the organo-modification of ultra-fine particles effectively prevented their agglomeration and improved their dispensability.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.23-29
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 에너지 여과장치와 직접 고온 가열 장치를 이용하여 실리카 나노입자의 비정질 구조 분석과 가열실험을 통한 구조변화에 대해 연구하였다. 실리카 나노입자의 전자회절도형은 세 개의 diffuse한 ring으로 구성이 되어 있으며, $900^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 실리카 나노입자는 서서히 결정화가 이루어짐을 알 수가 있었다. 세 개의 diffuse한 ring은 비정질 실리카 구조가 $SiO_4$ tetrahedra가 구조의 기본 단위로 이루어졌으며, 가열에 의해 이들이 점이적으로 tridymite 이상적인 층상 구조로 결정화되어 간다는 것을 이해할 수 있었다. 또한 전자현미경 내의 고진공하에서 $850^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도 가열로 인해 $SiO_2$로부터 증발된 SiO가 grid에 재증착되는 것을 관찰할 수 있었고, 남아 있는 $SiO_2$는 전기로를 이용한 가열 실험결과와 같이 비정질 구조에서 orthorhombic trydimite로의 결정화가 이루어짐을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.321-329
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• 2008

비정질 규산염 나노입자는 지각에 풍부한 규소와 산소로 이루어진 비다공성 나노입자로서 광물학을 포함한 지구환경과학과 산업적 측면에서 모두 중요한 물질이다. 본 연구에서는 $^{1}H$과 $^{29}Si$ MAS NMR분광분석을 통해 7 nm와 14 nm 규산염 나노입자의 규소와 수소 원자 환경을 측정하고, 입자 크기에 따른 규산염 나노입자 원자 환경 변화를 규명하였다. NMR 스펙트럼의 화학적 이동 값의 이론적 배경을 이해하기 위해 양자화학계간을 통해 $Si_{3}O_{6}H_6,\;Si_{4}O_{5}H_{10},\;Si_{5}O_{4}H_{12}$ 분자계간모델의 화학 차폐를 계산하였다. $^{29}Si$ MAS NMR의 결과, 이중 실라놀(geminal silanol)과 단일 실라놀(single silanol), 실록산(siloxane) 구조의 Si 원자 환경에 해당하는 $Q^2,\;Q^3,\;O^4$가 구분되어 나타나며 입자 크기에 따라 $Q^2,\;Q^3,\;O^4$가 7 nm규산염 나노입자에는 $7{\pm}1%,\;27{\pm}2%,\;66{\pm}2%$, 14 nm 규산염 나노입자에는 $6{\pm}1%,\;21{\pm}2%,\;73{\pm}2%$의 분포를 갖는다. $Q^2,\;Q^3$ 구조는 나노 입자의 표면적에 대부분 존재하는 것으로 예상되었으나, 두 규산염 나노입자의 표면적 차이에 비해 $Q^2,\;Q^3$ 양의 차이가 적으며, 이는 입자 표면 뿐 아니라 입자 내부에도 $Q^2,\;Q^3$ 구조가 존재함을 의미한다. $^{1}H$ MAS NMR 스펙트럼은 물리흡착 된 물(physisorbed water), 수소결합 된 수산기(hydrogen bended silanol), 비 수소결합 된 수산기(non-hydrogen bonded silanol)를 구분하여 나타낸다. 14 nm 비정질 규산염 나노입자에 비해 7nm 나노입자에 약 3.4 배의 수소 원자가 존재하며, 더 강한 수소결합 세기를 갖는다. 전체 수산기 중에서 비 수소결합 된 수산기가 차지하는 비율이 7 nm 규산염 나노입자 보다 14 nm 규산염 나노입자에서 더 높으며, 이는 수소 원자간의 상대적 거리(proximity)가 14 nm 임자에서 더 긴 것을 지시한다. 본 연구결과를 통하여 현재까지 알려지지 않은 규산염 나노입자의 입자의기에 의한 다양한 원자 구조의 변화를 규명하였다.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.177-181
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• 2012

Copper composite materials have attracted wide attention for energy applications. Especially $CuInS_2$ has a desirable direct band gap of 1.5 eV, which is well matched with the solar spectrum. $CuInS_2$ nanoparticles could make it possible to develop color-tunable $CuInS_2$ nanoparticle emitter in the near-infrared region (NIR) for energy application and bio imaging sensors. In this paper, $CuInS_2$ nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by thermo-decomposition methods. Surface modification of $CuInS_2$ nanoparticles were carried out with various semiconductor materials (CdS, ZnS) for enhanced optical properties. Surface modification and silica coating of hydrophobic nanoparticles could be dispersed in polar solvent for potential applications. Their optical properties were characterized by UV-vis spectroscopy and photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL). The structures of silica coated $CuInS_2$ were observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.69-73
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• 2009

We report the preparation of nanocrystalline cobalt ferrite, $CoFe_2O_4$ particles and their surface coating with silica layers using micro emulsion method. The cobalt ferrite nanoparticles with the size 7nm are firstly prepared by thermal decomposition method. Hydrophobic nanoparticles were coated with silica using micro-emulsion method with surfactant, $NH_4OH$, and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS). Monodispersed and spherical silica coated cobalt ferrite nanoparticles have average particle diameter of 38 nm and narrow sized distribution.