• Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.302-307
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• 2021

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) electrolyzer or alkaline electrolyzer is required to produce green hydrogen using renewable energy such as wind and/or solar power. PEM and alkaline electrolyzer differ in many ways, instantly basic materials, system configuration, and operation characteristics are different. Building an optimal water hydrolysis system by closely grasping the characteristics of each type of electrolyzer is of great help in building a safe hydrogen ecosystem as well as the efficiency of green hydrogen production. In this study, the basic operation characteristics of a kW class alkaline water electrolyzer we developed, and water electrolysis efficiency are described. Finally, a brief overview of the characteristics of PEM and alkaline electrolyzer for large-capacity green hydrogen production system will be outlined.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.338-344
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• 2017

Polyoxometal molybdophosphoric acid (MoPA) bonded polyether ether ketone (PEEK) composite membrane for water electrolysis has been investigated. The composited membrane, covalently cross linked (CL) sulfonated polyether ether ketone (SPEEK) with a bonded MoPA, was prepared in sulfonation of PEEK, cross linkage reaction with 1,4-diiodobutane, and addition with MoPA. PEEK was covalently cross-linked with 1,4-diiodobutane to improve mechanical strength and was added with MoPA to increase proton conductivity. MoPA should be fixed to back bone of SPEEK to prevent bleeding out. Therefore, the carbonyl group of SPEEK was reduced with NaBH4 and 3-isocyanatepropyltriethoxysilane (ICPTES) was added. The MoPA bonded composite was produced in the reaction of MoPA with 3-mercaptopropyltrimethoxvsilane (MPTMS). In conclusion, MoPA bonded CL-SPEEK composite membrane featured 0.129 S/cm of proton conductivity at $80^{\circ}C$, and 2,156 hours of chemical stability in Fenton test. These properties are better than those of membranes of other SPEEK system.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1229-1237
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• 2003

The production of hydrogen fuel depends basically on the water electrolysis. The ultrasonic effects the decrease of the overpotential in a water electrolysis. A study on the overpotential which activates the hydrogen production is the core to elevate the hydrogen production efficiency on the principle. A pressure sensor system by a new idea is developed and applied. Solutions are 4 kinds of KOH concentration such as 0%, 10%, 20%, and 30%. Two frequency bands of the ultrasonic transducer are 28kHz and 2MHz. The directions of ultrasonic forcing are the vertical direction and the horizontal direction. The temperatures are two states, i.e., no constant and constant. Experiments are carried out sequentially in order in three cases of no ultrasonic forcing, ultrasonic forcing, and ultrasonic discontinution. In results, it is clarified that the ultrasonic effects the decrease of overpotential to elevate the efficiency of hydrogen production.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.345-351
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• 2024

The unitized regenerative fuel cell (URFC) is a method that can reduce costs and increase system simplification by unitizing a fuel cell system and a water electrolysis system. The spray method is suitable as the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) manufacturing method for URFC because it is easy to control the amount of catalyst, the size of the system is small, and economical manufacturing is possible. In this study, a numerical analysis of the effect of solution concentration on the spray method was performed to use it as basic data for the spray method to be used in MEA manufacturing. As result, as the Nafion solution concentration decreases it was found that the spray speed and the mass flow rate and the discrete phase model concentration increases and the spray range widens.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.908-914
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• 2017

본 연구는 냉동공조용 열교환기 내 스케일 형성으로 열전달 과정에서 열저항으로 작용하여 냉동공조시스템의 냉각성능이 떨어져 이를 해결하기 위해 전기분해 원리를 이용하여 배관 내 스케일을 자동 제거하는 시스템을 개발하여 그 성능을 실험을 통해 확인하고자 한다. 이전까지는 배관 내 스케일을 2~3년에 한번씩 브러시나 분사 노즐에 의해 기계적으로 배관 내를 청소를 하거나 화학약품을 이용하여 세관하였다. 이러한 세관은 시간이 경과하면 또 관이 오염되어 전열성능이 떨어지고 냉각장치의 운전을 정지하여 반복해야 하는 여러 가지 문제점을 안고 있었다. 따라서 시스템의 정지없이 전기분해 원리를 이용하여 만들어진 처리수를 순환시킴으로서 스케일의 원인물질은 Ca, Mg, $SiO_2$를 고형물 형태로 석출시켜 배관계 외부로 배출시킴으로서 배관내 스케일 발생을 차단하고 기 형성된 스케일을 제거하여 배관의 전열 성능을 유지하고자 하는 것이다. 실험한 결과, 새 배관의 열전달율을 100으로 기준할 경우, 스케일이 형성된 배관의 열전달율은 86.66%이었으며, 스케일이 형성된 배관을 1개월 동안 처리수를 가동했을 경우 열전달율은 90.5%의 수준까지 회복되었으며, 2개월간 운전한 경우 97.86%의 수준까지, 3개월 운전했을 경우 98.72%까지 열전달율이 회복되었다. 비교적 짧은 실험기간이지만 배관내 형성된 스케일의 제거효과를 파악하였으며, 전열성능에도 영향을 미치고 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.162-167
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• 2024

Fossil fuels have been main energy source to people. However, enormous amount of CO₂ was emitted over the world , resulting in global climate crisis today. Recently, solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC) is getting attention as an effective way for producing H₂, a clean energy resource for the future. Also, SOEC could be applicable to reverse water-gas shift reaction process due to its high-temperature operating condition. Here, SOEC system was utilized for both H₂ production and CO₂ reduction process, allowing product gas composition change by controlling operating conditions.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.467-475
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• 2018

The lifetime of the electrode is one of the most important factors on the stability of the electrode. Since the lifetime of the DSA (Dimensionally stable anode) electrode is long, an accelerated lifetime test is required to reduce the test time. Beacuse there is no basis or standard method for accelerated lifetime testing, many researchers use different methods. Therefore, there is a need for basis and methods for accelerated lifetime testing that other researchers can follow. We designed a reactor system for accelerated lifetime testing and planned specific methods. Reactor system was circulating batch reactor. Reactor volume and cooling water tank were 12.5 L and 100 L, respectively. Electrode size was $2cm{\times}3cm$ (real electrolysis area, $5cm^2$). In order to maintain the harsh conditions, accelerated lifetime test was carried out in a high current density ($0.6A/cm^2$) and low electrolyte concentration (NaCl, 0.068 mol/L). Maintaining a constant temperature was an important operation parameter for exact accelerated lifetime test. As the accelerated lifetime test progressed, the active component of electrode surface was consumed and desorption occurred. At the point of 5 V rise, corrosion of the surface of the base material(titanium) also started.

• 청정기술
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.145-150
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• 2006

수용액을 전기분해하면 반응성 유기화합물을 가수분해할 수 있는 수산화이온 및 수소이온을 얻을 뿐만 아니라 차아염소산이온과 같이 화합물을 산화시킬 수 있는 산화제도 얻을 수 있다. 자체 제작한 장치를 이용하여 염료 전기분해를 시도하였고, HPLC 및 UV-VIS 분광광도계를 이용하여 분해정도를 분석하였다. 전기분해장치를 이용하면 높은 반응속도와 저렴한 유지비용으로 염료 분해가 가능하며, 반응도중 소모되는 시약 보충 및 반응 후 부산물 처리 등의 과정이 수월하다. 다양한 염료에 대하여 분해시간을 비교하였고, 수처리 분야 응용에 대하여 토의하였다.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.395-406
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• 2015

The Ballast Water Treatment System was developed to prevent the unintended transport of unwanted organisms from one region to another as demanded by the IMO (International Maritime Organization). Although various types of BWTS in the world have been developed until now and applied to various ships, there has been no systematic basis for its selection and installation. Currently, the system selection and installation are as per ship owner’s suggestion or by easy installation point of view by the shipyard. In order to organize, systemize and solve problems related to the selection and installation of BWTS, a definitive study has been performed to come up with the best alternative to derive value and criteria which were to be met for vessels which are to be equipped with BWTS. Multiple criteria were compared alongside each other during the course of this study. Accordingly an AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) analysis method for A, B and C companies were done for container ships with size 10,000 TEU and above. Equipment type for “A” company is “Filter, UV & TiO2” combined type. For “B” company it is “Filter & UV” combined type. Finally for “C” company it is “Electrolysis” type. Henceforth, the results of this study aims to come up with the optimum way to select the best and the most suitable BWTS for a certain vessel.

• 전력전자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 전력전자학회 2003년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.77-80
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• 2003

As rapid growth of energy demand in line with modern society's industrialization led to environmental pollution by fossil fuels, there are more and more interest and international research on energization of water, which is clean energy and comprising $70\%$ of earth. In offshore countries, the water is commercially used already and water has very attractive characteristics in terms of economy and efficiency compared to the existing gas welder. Brown Gas welder does not produce $CO_2$ from combustion of Hydrogen-Oxygen-Gas, which was gained by electrolysis of water, In this paper, the result from operating characteristic improvement of Gas Generator and Current-Controlled converter is to be considered into design in electrode, source/ controller, standized into level of whole system design base.