• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.73-80
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• 1998

Zinc titanate sorbents were prepared and regeneration of used sorbents for high temperature desulfurization of fuel gases was studied. Zn/Ti molar ratio of prepared sorbents was 1.5 and quartz fixed-bed reactors with 1 cm and 3 cm diameters were used. Regeneration of zinc titanate sorbents at high temperature is exothermic reaction; that brings about deterioration of sorbents. Therefore, we experimented regeneration reaction of zinc titanate sorbents for the purpose of obtaining the most suitable regeneration conditions by changing experimental parameters such as reaction temperature, oxygen concentration, flow rate and steam content. $H_2S$ and $SO_2$ breakthrough curves were obtained during desulfurization-regeneration. Also, properties of the sorbents before and after regeneration were analyzed using SEM, XRD, Hg-porosimetry and BET method. From such results, we obtained the most suitable regeneration conditions including regeneration temperature of 650$^{\circ}$C, $O_2$ content of 5% and steam content of 10% in the gas stream.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2002.10a
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• pp.119.2-119
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korea Association of Crystal Growth Conference
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• 2000.06a
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• pp.35-58
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• 2000

The demand for sub-micrometer or nanometer functional ceramic powders with a better suspension behavior in aqueous media in increasing. Redispersible barium titanate (BT) nanocrystals, green light emitting Mn2+ doped Zn$_2$SiO$_4$ and ZnS nanoparticle phosphors were synthesized by a hydrothermal method or chemical precipitation with surface modification. The nanoparticle redispersibility for BT was achieved by using a polymeric surfactant. X-ray diffraction(XRD) results indicated that the BT particles are of cubic phase with 80 nm in size. XRD results of zinc silicate phosphor indicate that seeds play an important role in enhancing the nucleation and crystallization of Zn$_2$SiO$_4$ crystals in a hydrothermal condition. This paper describes and discuss the methods of surface modification, and the resulting related properties for BT, zinc silicate and zinc sulfide.

• Proceedings of the Korean Ceranic Society Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.93.1-93
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• 2003

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.122-131
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• 1997

Zinc titanate sorbents for $H_2S$ removal were prepared and their reactivities were studied for high temperature desulfurization of coal gas. Sulfidation of zinc titanates by $H_2S$ sorption was conducted in a packed-bed tubular flow reactor at the temperature range of $550{\sim}750^{\circ}C$, and the results reveal that $650^{\circ}C$ was the optimal sulfidation temperature with respect to desulfurization efficiency and zinc loss. The structural change of sorbent particle was investigated by SEM analysis for the forbents sulfided at $650^{\circ}C$ and subsequently regenerated at $750^{\circ}C$. The stability of desulfurization capability as well as the mechanical stability of the zinc titanates was studied by means of the successive cycles of sulfidation-regeneration of sorbents, and the sorbent samples taken after the 10th cycle were characterized using BET, XRD, and SEM/EDX analyses. Zinc titanate sorbents exhibited nearly constant desulfurization capability in the successive cycle operation.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.10 no.2
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• pp.183-189
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• 1999

Zinc-based sorbents for $H_2S$ removal were prepared. The reactivity of sorbents was investigated by the successive cycles of sulfidation-regeneration at $650^{\circ}C$ in a fixed bed reactor. The desulfurization sorbents were prepared with granulation method to produce a spherical pellet with good attrition resistance. The fresh and reacted sorbents were characterized by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and the characteristics of sorbents on calcination conditons were analysed by Mercury Porosimetery and BET. The reactivity of sorbents decreased as the number of sulfidation-regeneration cycle increased. It is due to the zinc loss and the increase of the diffusion resistance by sintering, cracking and spalling of sorbents at the high temperature.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Energy Engineering kosee Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.73-77
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• 2000

A great deal of research has been carried out in the last twenty some years to develop high temperature desulfurization. For example, the efficiency of advanced power generation processes based on the integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) can be increased significantly with high temperature desulfurization. Much of the recent high temperature desulfurization research has concentrated on zinc-based sorbents such as zinc ferrite(ZnFe$_2$O$_4$) and zinc titanate(ZnO.xTiO$_2$) due to its thermodynamic advantage in capturing H$_2$S molecules.(omitted)

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.603-608
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• 2005

This study was conducted to investigate particle attrition characteristics in a gas desulfurization using zinc titanate sorbent in a 0.035 m i.d. by 1.34 m height gas fluidized bed reactor. Gas jetting from the distributor and bubbling in the gas fluidized bed were found to be the main causes of particle attrition. The experiment was carried out under a slow attrition rate condition to compare the performance of the batch reactor to that of a continuous reactor. The attrition index (AI) and corrected attrition index (CAI) were measured at various the gas velocity, temperature, pressure, and bed weight, in the gas fluidized bed, during the dexulfurization process. The AI (5) and CAI (5) decreased as the bed weight increased. Particle destruction occurred when the particles started to experience physical fatigue under specific impacts over several iterations. AI (5) and CAI (5) also increased as relative humidity, gas velocity and pressure increased, and as temperature decreased. Particle attrition was mainly affected by gas jetting from the distributor, and abrasion resulted in smaller particles than fragmentation did.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.157-162
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• 2000

기존의 IGCC의 장점인 고효율 플랜트의 특성을 살리기 위해 고온정제를 적용하는 경우 조건변화에 따른 플랜트 성능의 영향을 관찰하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. IGCC에 고온정제 공정을 적용하여 구성한 모델은 연구 목적에 알맞은 범위의 건전성을 가진 것으로 나타났으며 기타 조건을 동일하게 설정한 경우 저온 정제 공정(MDEA amine) 적용에 비해 플랜트 효율이 약 2.7% 가량 상승하였다. 한편 동일한 고온정제 공정이라도 적용하는 흡수제를 zinc titanate에서 zinc ferrite로 달리 하는 경우 탈황제의 화학 반응상 특성 및 차이점으로 인해 연료가스의 발열량 변화를 유발하므로 결과적으로 약 0.5%의 플랜트 효율 손실이 발생함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 탈황 온도 350~$650^{\circ}C$ 사이의 온도범위에 대해 민감도 분석을 실행하였으며 민감도 분석 결과 전제 온도의 증가와 플랜트 효율은 정비례하지 않으며 50$0^{\circ}C$ 이상의 정제 온도를 적용한 경우는 거의 비슷한 효율을 나타내었다. 이와 같은 결과는 정제 온도를 증가시킴으로 인해 가스터빈에 공급되는 연료가스의 온도는 높아지지만 적용한 가스터빈의 출력 및 연소 온도가 제한되어 있어 고온정제를 적용함으로써 얻어지는 이득을 가스터빈에서 충분히 보상하지 못하고 한편으로 고온정제를 채택함으로써 저온정제 적용시 보다 syngas cooler에서 회수할 수 있는 헌열이 줄어듦으로 인한 증기 터빈 출력의 감소가 커지기 때문으로 분석되었다.

• Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology(JNFCWT)
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.49-56
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• 2010

In the pyroprocessing of spent nuclear fuels, LiCl-KCl waste salt containing radioactive rare earth chlorides are generated. The radioactive rare earth oxides are recovered by co-oxidative precipitation of rare earth elements. The powder phase of rare eath oxide waste must be immobilized to produce a monolithic wasteform suitable for storage and ultimate disposal. The immobilization of these waste developed in this study involves a solid state sintering of the waste with host borosilicate glass and zinc titanate based ceramic matrix(ZIT). And the rare-earth monazite which synthesised by reaction of ammonium di-hydrogen phosphate with the rare earth oxides waste, were immobilzed with the borosilicate glass. It is shown that the developed ZIT ceramic wasteform is highly resistant the leaching process, high density and thermal conductivity.