The present study analyzed the pore formation and development process in carbon black that was activated by CO2 gas and the effect of the burn-off (BO) ratio on the process, particularly based on changes in the surface shape and internal microstructure. The activation process was performed as follows. Carbon blacks were injected into a horizontal tube furnace when the inside temperature reached 1000 °C. Carbon black samples with different BOs, i.e., 7.2%, 15.4%, 30.4%, 48.2%, 59.9%, and 83.2%, were prepared by varying the activation time. The microstructure of the activated samples was observed and examined using SEM and TEM. The results showed that pore passages were first created on the surface of the primary particles of the carbon black, and then the inner portion of the carbon black with a lower degree of crystallinity started to be activated, thereby causing inner pores to be formed. These inner pores then started to grow and coalesce into larger pores, thereby causing the crystallite layers in the inner portion of the carbon black to be activated. The changes in the microstructure of the carbon black during the activation reaction were attributable to the carbon black manufacturing process, in which the nucleation and growth of the primary particles of the carbon black occurred within a very short period of time. Thus, the crystallization of the inner portion was suppressed, and therefore, the degree of crystallinity was lower in the inner portion than in the outer portion.

Global warming and climate changes are the ultimate consequences of increased CO2 volume in the air. Physical activation was used to prepare high-throughput activated carbon from a low-cost date stone. The adsorption performance of activated carbon using fixed bed for CO2 separation was studied. The reliance of temperature, flow rate, and initial CO2 concentration levels on breakthrough behaviour was analysed. The adsorption response was explored in terms of breakthrough and saturation points, adsorption capacity, temperature profiles, utilization factor, and length of mass-transfer zone. Increased temperatures lead to vary the breakthrough periods notably. The vastly steep breakthrough curves reveal satisfactory utilization of bed capacity. LMTZ is varied positively with increased feed rates and temperatures. The high utilization factor of 0.9738 with 1.66 mmol/g CO2 uptake was acquired at 298 K and 0.25 bars. The findings recommend that the carbon prepared from date stone is encouraging to capture CO2 from CO2/ N2 mixture.

본 연구는 CO2 상승 처리에 따른 복숭아 ‘미홍’ 품종의 수체 생육 및 생리반응에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 수행하였다. CO2 농도는 기후변화 시나리오 RCP8.5를 기반하여 400 μmol·mol -1 (현재), CO2 상승구 700μmol·mol -1 (21C 중반 기), 940μmol·mol -1 (21C 후반기)으로 4월 22일부터 7월 6일까지 처리하였다. 5월 22일부터 7월 2일까지의 최대광합성률 평균값은 700μmol·mol -1 처리구에서 16.06μmol∙CO2∙m -2 ∙ s -1으로 대조구 14.45μmol∙CO2∙m -2 ∙s -1와 940μmol·mol -1 처리구의 15.96μmol∙CO2∙m -2 ∙s -1보다 높았다. 그러나 기공전도도는 대조구보다 700μmol·mol -1 및 940μmol·mol -1 처리구에서 낮았다. 또한 모든 처리구에서 CO2 포화점은 생육 초기 1,200μmol·mol -1에서 생육 후기 600－800μmol·mol -1으로 낮아졌다. 기공 밀도는 CO2가 상승할수록 감소하였다. 수체 생육 중 직경증가량, 엽면적, 신초 수는 통계적 유의차가 없었 지만, 신초 길이는 CO2가 상승할수록 짧아졌다. 과중은 700μmol·mol -1 (152.5g), 940μmol·mol -1 (147.4g), 400μmol· mol -1 (141.8g) 처리구 순으로 높았다. 가용성 고형물 함량은 대조구인 400μmol·mol -1 처리구보다 CO2 상승 처리구에서 유의적으로 증가하였다. 이상의 결과들을 종합하면 700μmol· mol -1 까지의 CO2 상승은 복숭아 ‘미홍’의 수량과 가용성 고형물 함량 등 과실 품질에 긍정적인 영향을 주는 반면, 940μmol·mol -1 이상의 CO2 상승은 조기 노화 및 착과 부위 감소 등 복숭아 생산성에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단 된다.

Carbon-encapsulated Ni catalysts are synthesized by an electrical explosion of wires (EEW) method and applied for CO2 methanation. We find that the presence of carbon shell on Ni nanoparticles as catalyst can positively affect CO2 methanation reaction. Ni@5C that is produced under 5% CH4 partial pressure in Ar gas has highest conversions of 68 % at 350 oC and 70% at 400 oC, which are 73 and 75% of the thermodynamic equilibrium conversion, respectively. The catalyst of Ni@10C with thicker carbon layer shows much reduced activity. The EEW-produced Ni catalysts with low specific surface area outperform Ni catalysts with high surface area synthesized by solution-based precipitation methods. Our finding in this study shows the possibility of utilizing carbon-encapsulated metal catalysts for heterogeneous catalysis reaction including CO2 methanation. Furthermore, EEW, which is a highly promising method for massive production of metal nanoparticles, can be applied for various catalysis system, requiring scaled-up synthesis of catalysts.

지구 온난화 이슈에서 가장 고질적인 문제 중 하나는 온실가스의 배출이다. 다양한 온실 가스 중 가장 높은 비중을 차지하는 이산화탄소(CO2)는 이를 분리하기 위해 연구자들이 지속적으로 연구를 진행해오고 있다. 이러한 관점에서 본 연구에서는 이산화탄소 기체를 분리하기 위해 poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) 기반 공중합체를 제조하여 기체 분리막에 활용했다. 공중합체는 자유 라디칼 중합법을 활용했으며, 곁사슬을 위한 단량체로 아크릴산(acrylic acid)를 사용하여 PVA-g-PAA (VAA) 그래프트 공중합체를 제조했다. 본 공중합체를 이산화탄소 기체분리막에 적용한 사례는 최초이며, 폴리설폰 지지체에 복합막 형태로 제조했다. 공중합체 합성 결과는 FT-IR을 통해, 합성한 공중합체 의 거동은 TEM과 DSC, TGA를 통해 분석하였다. AA 그래프팅을 통해 공중합체는 나노 구조를 형성하며, PVA의 결정화도를 급격하게 감소시켜 이산화탄소의 용해도를 증가시켰고, 이는 이산화탄소 기체 분리 성능을 향상시켰다. 이를 통해 이산화탄소 분리막 분야에 용액-확산 및 그래프팅 방법이라는 새로운 접근법을 제시하였다.

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) extracts from sweet potatoes (SP) and watermelon (WM) on the oxidative stability of perilla seed oils (POs) over the existing ones. A comparison was done between the oxidative stability of perilla oil (PO) after the addition of 0.1% of SP, and WM extracts and PO without extract. The oxidative stability was measured based on the viscosity, acid value (AV), peroxide value (POV), antioxidant (DPPH) activity, p-anisidine value (p-AV), and fatty acid composition. The viscosities ranges were: PO without extract, from 53.99±0.99 to 74.38±1.61 cps, PO with SP extract, from 53.99±0.10 to 58.73±0.8 cps, and PO with WM extract, from 53.98±0.10 to 56.00±0.70 cps. While the PO containing the SC-CO2 extracts had significantly lower AV, POV, and p-AV, their antioxidant activity was approximately 10 times higher than that of the PO without extract. There were no significant differences in fatty acid composition between SC-CO2 extracts added groups and PO without extract (p<0.05). The findings of this study confirmed that the SC-CO2 extracts from sweet potatoes and watermelon enhanced the oxidative stability of perilla seed oils, and are potential natural antioxidants for use in the food industry.