최근 지구온난화의 진행에 따라 꽃가루 피해가 증가하고 있다. 특히 꽃가루 알레르기의 경우, 피부병과 비염의피해가 심각한 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나, 꽃가루 피해의 대비책은 미비한 상태이다. 이에 꽃가루 피해를 근본적인측면에서 해결하는 방안을 모색하게 되었다. 우리는 1억여 년간 수분을 매개하며 수분에 특화된 털을 가지게 된꽃가루 매개충에 착안하였고, 이전에 연구된 사례가 없다는 점을 염두에 두어 다음 네 실험을 진행하였다. ‘실험Ⅰ’에서는 채집한 6종의 꽃가루 매개충별 꽃가루 흡착도를 비교하였고, ‘실험 Ⅱ-1’, ‘실험 Ⅱ-2’, ‘실험 Ⅱ-3’에서는미세 털 구조에 관한 3D 모델을 제작한 후 꽃가루 흡착도가 높거나 독특한 털 구조를 보이는 종들의 특징을 규명하고자하였다. 그 결과 실험한 6종 중 참뒤영벌(Bombus opulentus Smith)이 가장 높은 꽃가루 흡착도를 가지며, 꽃가루흡착도가 높은 종들이 나뭇가지 꼴의 특수한 털 구조를 가진다는 사실을 알아낼 수 있었다. 우리는 위에서 이해한미세 털 구조를 마스크, 방충망에 적용하여 꽃가루 문제를 해결하고자 한다.

Nano-sized Zinc selenide (ZnSe) powder was successfully synthesized using Zn and Se precursors in a hydrothermal process. Temperature for the synthesis was varied from 95 oC to 180 oC to evaluate its influence on the microstructural properties of the synthetic particles. ZnSe powder thus fabricated was characterized using various analytical tools such as SEM, XRD, TEM and UV-Vis methods. Two types of ZnSe particles, that is, the precipitated particle and the colloidal particles, were identified in the analysis. The precipitated particles were around 100 nm in average size, whereas the average size of the colloidal particles was around 20 nm. The precipitated particles made at 150 oC and 180 oC were found to be a single phase of ZnSe; however, an inhomogeneous phase was obtained at the lower synthesis temperature of 95 oC, suggesting that the temperature for the synthesis should be over 100 oC. The precipitated particles were inactive in the UV-Vis absorption investigation, whereas the colloidal particles showed that absorptions occurred at 380 nm in the UV-Vis spectrum.

In the present work, we use multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) as the starting material for the fabrication of sintered carbon steel. A comparison is made with conventionally sintered carbon steel, where graphite is used as the starting material. Milling is performed using a horizontal mill sintered in a vacuum furnace. We analyze the grain size, number of pores, X-ray diffraction patterns, and microstructure. Changes in the physical properties are determined by using the Archimedes method and Vickers hardness measurements. The result shows that the use of MWCNTs instead of graphite significantly reduces the size and volume of the pores as well as the grain size after sintering. The addition of Y2O3.to the Fe-MWCNT samples further inhibits the growth of grains.

Spherical-type zirconia granules are successfully fabricated by a spray-drying process using a water solvent slurry, and the change in the green density of the granule powder compacts is examined according to the organic polymers used. Two organic binders, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), which are dissolved in a water solvent and have different degrees of polymerization, are applied to the slurry with a plasticizer (polyethylene glycol). The granules employing a binder with a higher degree of polymerization (PVA) are not broken under a uniaxial press; consequently, they exhibit a poor green density of 2.4 g/cm3. In contrast, the granule powder compacts employing a binder with a lower degree of polymerization (HEMA) show a higher density of 2.6 g/cm3 with an increase in plasticizer content. The packing behavior of the granule powders for each organic polymer system is studied by examining the microstructure of the fracture surface at different applied pressures.

입자 복합재료는 입자의 형상, 크기 그리고 분포의 산포특성으로 인해 물성치의 편차가 존재하고, 입자 복합재료를 사용 한 시스템의 거동 또한 산포가 존재한다. 하지만 입자의 산포특성을 고려하기 어려우므로 균질화법을 사용하여 시스템의 거 동을 해석하거나 국부영역에서 미세구조를 적용하여 해석한다. 본 연구에서는 입자의 랜덤적 산포특성을 고려하기 위해 RMDFs(random morphology description functions)를 사용하여 랜덤 미세구조를 생성하였고, 단면 1차 모멘트를 사용하여 가우시안 함수의 수(N)와 입자의 산포특성의 관계를 분석하였다. 그리고 랜덤 미세구조 구조물의 거동을 분석하기 위하여 랜덤 미세구조를 전체에 반영한 외팔보에 multi-scale 해석을 수행하였다. 그 결과 입자의 산포특성과 외팔보의 처짐의 편차 는 N의 증가에 따라 감소하고 N=200에서 수렴하는 것을 확인하였다.

Graphite was diffusion-bonded by hot-pressing to W-25Re alloy using a Ti interlayer. For the joining, a uniaxial pressure of 25 MPa was applied at 1600 oC for 2 hrs in an argon atmosphere with a heating rate of 10 oC min−1. The interfacial microstructure and elemental distribution of the W-25Re/Ti/Graphite joints were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Hot-pressed joints appeared to form a stable interlayer without any micro-cracking, pores, or defects. To investigate the high-temperature stability of the W-25Re/Ti/Graphite joint, an oxy-acetylene torch test was conducted for 30 seconds with oxygen and acetylene at a 1.3:1 ratio. Cross-sectional analysis of the joint was performed to compare the thickness of the oxide layer and its chemical composition. The thickness of W-25Re changed from 250 to 20 μm. In the elemental analysis, a high fraction of rhenium was detected at the surface oxidation layer of W-25Re, while the W-25Re matrix was found to maintain the initial weight ratio. Tungsten was first reacted with oxygen at a torch temperature over 2500 oC to form a tungsten oxide layer on the surface of W-25Re. Then, the remaining rhenium was subsequently reacted with oxygen to form rhenium oxide. The interfacial microstructure of the Ti-containing interlayer was stable after the torch test at a temperature over 2500 oC.

OBJECTIVES : In this study, microstructural components of crumb rubber modified asphalt (CRMA) binder were investigated using environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM). To clearly understand the elemental composition of the CRMA binder, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) was employed on the ESEM samples. METHODS: CRMA binders were produced using open blade mixers at 177℃ for 30 min. The binders were artificially aged through a series of accelerated aging processes. Sample preparation was done by making a mold shape on the glass slide. Thereafter, the morphology of the CRMA binder was observed using the ESEM coupled with the EDX. RESULTS : The images captured from the ESEM indicate that the unaged CRMA binder appears to have a single-phase continuous nonuniform structure after the addition of crumb rubber particles, whereas the artificially aged CRMA binder was observed to have two different phases. ESEM coupled with EDX shows detailed internal structure of the modified binders compared to other technologies (i.e., optical microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and conventional scanning electron microscope). CONCLUSIONS: The captured images resemble the internal structures such as the viscous properties of the unaged CRMA binder and the interaction between the rubber particles and the base binder at aged condition. ESEM is a powerful instrument and with the introduction of EDX, it provided more details of the network microstructure of the asphalt binder. ESEM coupled with EDX is recommended for use in future investigation of microstructure of asphalt binders.

Microstructure evolutions of thermosetting resin coating layers fabricated by electrostatic spray deposition (ESD) at various processing conditions were investigated. Two different typical polymer systems, a thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde resin and a thermoplastic polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), were employed for a comparative study. Precursor solutions of the phenol-formaldehyde resin and of the PVP were electro-sprayed on heated silicon substrates. Fundamental differences in the thermomechanical properties of the polymers resulted in distinct ways of microstructure evolution of the electro-sprayed polymer films. For the thermosetting polymer, phenol-formaldehyde resin, vertically aligned micro-rod structures developed when it was deposited by ESD under controlled processing conditions. Through extensive microstructure and thermal analyses, it was found that the vertically aligned micro-rod structures of phenol-formaldehyde resin were formed as a result of the rheological behavior of the thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde resin and the preferential landing phenomenon of the ESD method.

The multi-layer combination provides a very narrow pore size distribution in a specific pore size range. By utilizing the multi-layer design equations developed for each individual layer of known pore properties, it is possible to design the multi-layer microfiltration media precisely to a tailor pore size distribution.

In the present work, a new synthesis method has been reported for preparing high-quality NaA zeolite membrane. The present method involves pressure-driven hydrothermal gel coating method(HGCM) on seeded α-alumina support surface having pores of 0.1 and 0.7μm diameter before the secondary growth process. The experimental data revealed that the high-pressure injection of hydrothermal gel solution on α-alumina support surface helped in the pore filling and thin layer coating of gel particles, which promoted the formation of uniform, defect free, and dense zeolite layer. Pervaporative dehydration experiments were conducted for 50 wt.% ethanol-water mixture at 343K. The NaA zeolite membrane, which was prepared by HGCM process on the 0.7μm support, showed that the high total flux was 4.7 kg m-2h-1 and separation factor was more than >1000.

본 연구에서는 silicalite-1 제올라이트 분리막 합성 시에 종결정 코팅용액 pH 변화가 제올라이트 분리층 미세구조에 미치는 영항을 고찰하였다. 75 nm 크기로 합성된 종결정은 에탄올에 분산된 후 침지코팅법으로 지지체 표면에 코팅되었으며 분산용액의 pH는 2.2, 7.0, 9.3으로 조절되었다. pH가 7인 경우, 균일하고 두께가 3~4 μm인 silicalite-1 제올라이트 분리층이 형성되었고 분리층 결정입 크기는 100 nm로 미세하였다. 반면, pH가 2.2와 9.3인 경우, 분리층 두께가 얇고 불완전하였으며 분리층 결정입 크기도 약 1 μm로 조대하였다. pH 7에서 완전한 제올라이트 분리층이 형성된 것은 침지코팅 중에 지지체와 종 결정이 서로 다른 부호의 전하를 가져 정전기적 인력이 작용하여 균일하고 조밀하며 두껍고 다층의 종결정 코팅층이 형성되었 기 때문이었다. 반면에 pH가 2.2와 9.3인 경우, 침지코팅 중에 지지체와 종결정이 서로 같은 부호의 전하를 가져 정전기적 반 발력이 작용하기 때문에 불완전한 덮힘에 의하여 불완전한 분리층이 형성된다고 판단되었다. 결론적으로, 종결정 코팅용액의 pH가 silicalite-1 제올라이트 분리층의 두께, 결정립 크기 등 미세구조를 결정하는 중요한 인자임을 확인할 수 있었다.

The optical film for light luminance improvement of back light unit that is used in light emitting diode/liquid crystal display and retro-reflective film is used as luminous sign consist of square and triangular pyramid structure pattern based on V-shape micro prism pattern. In this study, we analyzed machining characteristics of Cu-plated flat mold by shaping with diamond tool. First, cutting conditions were optimized as V-groove machining for the experiment of micro prism structure mold machining with prism pattern shape, cutting force and roughness. Second, the micro prism structure such as square and triangular pyramid pattern were machined by cross machining method with optimizing cutting conditions. Variation of Burr and chip shape were discussed by material properties and machining method.

In the present work, a new synthesis method has been reported for preparing high-quality NaA zeolite membrane. The present method involves pressure-driven hydrothermal gel coating method(HGCM) on seeded α-alumina support surface having pores of 0.1 and 0.7μm diameter before the secondary growth process. The experimental data revealed that the high-pressure injection of hydrothermal gel solution on α-alumina support surface helped in the pore filling and thin layer coating of gel particles, which promoted the formation of uniform, defect free, and dense zeolite layer. Pervaporative dehydration experiments were conducted for 50 wt.% ethanol-water mixture at 343K. The NaA zeolite membrane, which was prepared by HGCM process on the 0.7μm support, showed that the high total flux was 4.7 kg m-2h-1 and separation factor was more than >1000.

최근, 우리나라는 겨울철 콘크리트 포장에 제설을 목적으로 한 제설제의 사용량이 점차적으로 증가하 고 있는 추세이다. 예를 들어 서울시의 경우, 현재 연간 약 4만톤 이상의 제설제가 도로포장에 살포되고 있으며, 이는 5년 전과 비교하여 약 2.5배 이상 제설제의 사용량이 증가한 것으로 보고되고 있다. 뿐만 아니라, 제설제 살포에 따른 콘크리트 포장의 표면박리(scaling) 등과 같은 내구성 저하 현상이 빈번하게 발생함에 따라 콘크리트 포장의 성능에 대한 제설제 종류 및 농도의 영향에 대한 관심도 점차 증가되고 있는 실정이다. 특히, 우리나라는 도로포장의 제설을 위하여 염화칼슘수용액 및 고체 염화나트륨을 이용 한 습염살포방식이 널리 사용되고 있다. 주지하다시피, 염화물계 제설제의 사용은 철근부식에 의한 콘크 리트의 손상을 초래할 수 있으며, 겨울철 동결융해 반복작용에 의한 콘크리트의 표면박리작용의 주요 원 인이 된다. 본 연구에서는 강도가 상이한 콘크리트(24 및 35 MPa)를 제조하여 ASTM C 672에 준하여 스케일링 실험을 실시하였으며, 동결융해 작용 50싸이클 후 콘크리트의 열화원인을 분석하기 위한 SEM 및 EDS 분석을 실시하였다. 실험결과에 의하면, 콘크리트의 스케일링 저항성은 강도등급에 따라 상이하였으며, 동결융해 반복작용에 따른 thaumasite의 생성이 스케일링의 주요 원인 중 하나라고 판단된다.

W-10vol.%ZrC composites reinforced by micrometric and nanosized ZrC particles were prepared by hot-pressing of 25 MPa for 2 h at 1900˚C. The effect of ZrC particle size on microstructure and mechanical properties at room temperature and elevated temperatures was investigated by X-ray diffraction analysis, scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope observations and the flexural strength test of the W-ZrC composite. Microstructural analysis of the W-ZrC composite revealed that nanosized ZrC particles were homogeneously dispersed in the W matrix inhibiting W grain growth compared to W specimen with micrometric ZrC particle. As a result, its flexural strength was significantly improved. The flexural strength at room temperature for W-ZrC composite using nanosized ZrC particle being 740 MPa increased by around 2 times than that of specimen using micrometric ZrC particle which was 377 MPa. The maximum strength of 935 MPa was tested at 1200˚C on the W composite specimen containing nanosized ZrC particle.

본 연구에서는 종결정 코팅층이 NaA 제올라이트 분리막 형성에 미치는 영향에 대하여 고찰하였다. NaA 제올라이트 분리막은 평균입경 100 nm 종결정을 다공성 α-알루미나 표면에 진공여과 코팅하고 100˚C에서 24시간 수열처리하여 합성되었다. 이때 지지체 표면에 분포된 종결정 양을 조절한 후 형성된 NaA 제올라이트 분리층의 두께와 결정입 크기 등 미세구조에 미치는 영향에 대하여 고찰하였다. 종결정 코팅 양은 지지체를 통과한 종결정 수용액의 여과 양을 조절하여 제어하였다. 종결정을 단일층으로 코팅한 후 합성하였을 경우, 코팅 양이 증가함에 따라 분리층 단면에서의 두께와 균일도는 증가하였으며, 표면에서의 결정입 크기는 감소하면서 균일도는 증가하였다. 반면, 종결정을 다층으로 코팅한 후 합성하였을 경우, 균일한 분리층을 형성하였지만 단일층으로 코팅된 경우에 비하여 불균일하였으며 두꺼운 분리층이 형성되었다. 균일하고 초박형의 결함이 없는 제올라이트 분리층을 형성하기 위해서는 종결정을 균일하고 단일층으로 코팅하여야 함을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구로부터 종결정의 코팅 상태가 이차성장에 의한 NaA 제올라이트 분리층의 미세구조를 결정하는 중요한 인자임을 확인할 수 있었다.

멸종위기종이며 식물지리학적으로 중요 종임에도 불 구하고, 천연기념물 제191호 한란의 개체군 생태에 관 한 연구는 우리나라에서 수행된 바 없다. 본 연구는 2013년 10월부터 2014년 2월까지 제주특별자치도 서 귀포시 상효동 돈내코 계곡과 접한 한란 자생지의 환경 개체군 구조 및 미세 석시처 선호성을 분석하였다. 조사 지역 (1.25 ha)에서 총 1,237 (989.6개체 ha-1)개체의 한 란을 관찰하였으며, 위인경 (pseudobulb)은 모두 4,341 개, 그리고 17개체 (1.4%)에서 개화를 확인하였다. 전체 개체 중 60.9%에서 잎마름 및 반점 등의 병징이 관찰 되었다. 엽면적의 경우 전체적으로 소형 개체가 가장 많 고, 준중형, 중형, 준대형 및 대형의 순으로 많은 역-J자 형태로 나타났다. 한란의 크기 (위인경 수 rs=-0.159, 잎 수 rs=-0.148, 그리고 엽면적 rs=-0.114)는 토양온 도와 약하지만 유의한(p⁄0.0001) 음의상관을 나타내었 다. 한란은 거의 모든 개체 (95.4%)가 구실잣밤나무 아 래에서 자라고 있었으며, 공간적으로 모여서 자라는 특 성을 나타내었다. 연구 지역에 나타난 한란 개체군 특성 은 종의 서식처 선호성과 자생지의 천이 진행에 의한 것으로 생각된다. 본 연구를 통하여 한란 자생지 모니터 링 기반을 마련하였으며, 개체군 특성에 기초한 보전방 안을 논의 하였다.

NiO catalysts were successfully coated onto FeCrAl metal alloy foam as a catalyst support via a dip-coating method. To demonstrate the optimum amount of NiO catalyst on the FeCrAl metal alloy foam, the molar concentration of the Ni precursor in a coating solution was controlled, with five different amounts of 0.4 M, 0.6 M, 0.8 M, 1.0 M, and 1.2 M for a dip-coating process. The structural, morphological, and chemical bonding properties of the NiO-catalyst-coated FeCrAl metal alloy foam samples were assessed by means of field-emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM), scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy(SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction(XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). In particular, when the FeCrAl metal alloy foam samples were coated using a coating solution with a 0.8 M Ni precursor, well-dispersed NiO catalysts on the FeCrAl metal alloy foam compared to the other samples were confirmed. Also, the XPS results exhibited the chemical bonding states of the NiO phases and the FeCrAl metal alloy foam. The results showed that a dip-coating method is one of best ways to coat well-dispersed NiO catalysts onto FeCrAl metal alloy foam.

Coal-tar pitch, a feedstock which can be heat-treated to create graphite, is composed of very complex molecules. Coal-tar pitch is a precursor of many useful carbon materials (e.g., graphite, carbon fibers, electrodes and matrices of carbon/carbon composites). Modified coal-tar pitch (MCTP) was prepared using two different heat-treatment methods and their properties were characterized and compared. One was prepared using heat treatment in nitrogen gas; the other was prepared under a pressure of 350 mmHg in air. The MCTPs were investigated to determine several properties, including softening point, C/H ratio, coke yield, formation of anisotropic mesophase and viscosity. The MCTPs were subject to considerable changes in chemical composition due to condensation and polymerization in the used-as-received coal-tar pitch after heat-treatment under different conditions. The MCTPs showed considerable increases in softening point, C/H ratio, and coke yield, compared to those of as-received coal-tar pitch. The MCTP formed by heat-treatment in nitrogen showed isotropic phases below 350˚C for 1 h of soaking time. However, MCTP heat-treated under high pressure (350 mmHg) showed isotropic phases below 300˚C, and showed anisotropic phases above 350˚C, for 1 h of soaking time. The viscosity of the MCTPs increased with increase in their softening points.