Aluminum hydroxides were synthesized by a simple electrolytic reaction of aluminum plates. The aluminum hydroxide, boehmite (AlO(OH)), was predominantly formed in the application of electrical potential at and above 30V, while the mixture of bayerite () and boehmite (AlO(OH)) phases were formed below 20V. The boehmite has a clear fibrous structure controlled on nanometer scale. On the contrary, the bayerite consists of the typical hourglass or semi-hourglass shaped coarse crystals as a result of aggregation of various crystals stacked together. The specific surface area of the boehmite nanofiber was markedly high, approaching at about .

나노섬유란 1μm 이하의 섬유를 의미하며 멜트블로운(Melt blown), 복합방사, 분할방사, 전기방사 등의 방법으로 제조된다. 나노섬유는 초극세 섬유로서 섬유의 생성과 동시에 3차원의 네트워크로 융착되어 적층된 형태의 다공성 웹은 초박막, 초경량이며 기존 섬유에 비해 부피 대비 표면적비가 지극히 높고, 높은 기공도를 지니고 있다. 이러한 특성으로 인해 가스나 액체로부터 미세입자를 분리하는 고효율 초기능성 필터 소재로 활용될 수 있으며, 나노섬유로 구성된 필터는 여과 효율이 높고 공극율이 매우 높아 필터에서 발생하는 압력강하가 적다. 또한 공정의 적용이 용이하여 기존의 부직포 등의 소재에 코팅이 가능하므로, 나노섬유 필터는 기존 부직포 필터 시장의 대부분을 대체할 것으로 기대되어 진다. 본 총설에서는 나노섬유 필터의 연구개발 동향과 공업적 제조기술의 문제점 및 향후 시장성에 대해서 고찰하였다.

The results obtained are summarized as follows; (1) Boehmite produced in the high temperature and acid region showed a nano fibrous shape with several nm in diameter and several hundreds nm in length having high specific surface areas with a maximum value of . (2) In order to obtain nano fibrous boehmite with high surface areas from nano metal powder, the hydrolysis reaction should be done at a high temperature over , high acidity under pH 6, and terminated before a transition to the bayerite phase.

In order to improve the lithium ion battery's performance, the carbon nanofibers were introduced to the anode electrode fabricated with natural graphite particles. The influence of structural adjustment of the particles by the introduction method of carbon nanofibers and the content of carbon nanofibers on the electrical property and charge/discharge characteristics of the electrode were investigated. The electrode fabricated with the mixture of 10 wt% of carbon nanofibers grown separately and 90 wt% of graphite particles showed an excellent discharge capacity of 400 mAh/g and the improved cycle performance. The improved performance could be explained by that the carbon nanofibers shortened and uniformly distributed on the surface of graphite particles by ball milling increased the stability for the intercalation/deintercalation of lithium ion and increased the electrical conductivity due to the closed packing between graphite particles.