Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have attracted a growing interest as an alternative for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). AEMs are the most important components of AEMFCs, and it’s a great challenge to attain high ion conductivity, good dimensional, mechanical and alkaline stabilities for AEMs. We prepared poly(ether sulfone ketone)s having various hydrophilic-hydrophobic block ratios, and investigated the effect of the block composition on the chemo-physical properties of the corresponding membranes. The experimental procedures and the properties, including conductivity, morphology and stability will be discussed in detail.

The anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have been known to be promising eco-friendly power sources. To develop AEMFCs, the high ion conductivity, good dimensional, mechanical and alkaline stabilities are required for AEMs. However, the high conductivity generally requires high water uptake, which causes an enhanced swelling and decreased mechanical properties for the AEMs. To overcome this problem, we introduced an ionic conductor having long alkyl diammonium groups to alkyl-substituted poly(p-phenylene oxide) (PPO). Addition of this new additive increased the conductivity, mechanical and alkaline stabilities due to the molecular interaction between alkyl chains in PPO and same group of the additive. Synthesis and properties of the corresponding membranes will be discussed in detail.

Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have been considered as a promising energy device. To make highly efficient AEMs, high ion conductivity, mechanical stabilities and alkaline stabilities are required. High ion conductivity generally accompanies poor mechanical properties, and crosslinking has been widely applied to overcome these problems. Our groups introduced novel terminally-crosslinked piperidinium-functionalized poly(arylene ether sulfone)s as a anion exchange membrane. Unlike the typical AEMs, our terminally-crosslinked membranes are expected to have high conductivity, especially at low RH conditions due to enhanced water-holding capacity, while maintaining the high chemophyscial stabilities by crosslinking. The synthesis, and properties of the prepared membranes will be discussed in detail.

Polymer membrane-based gas separation has been attracting recent interest due to its ease of operation and low operational cost. Polyimides (PIs) are the most widely used polymers for this application due to their toughness and moderate gas separation properties. However, the gas separation performance of the current polymers, including PIs, do not meet the requirement for the industrial applications. We report herein multi-block PIM-co-PIs as novel polymer membranes for CO2 separation. Synthesis, characterization and their properties including gas separation performance of various compositions of PIM-PI block copolymer membranes will be discussed in details.

향후 통일 이후 북한 지역의 급격한 국토 개발로 인한 자연 환경 훼손을 미연에 방지하기 위해 식생지수와 토지피복지도 등 원격탐사 기법을 이용한 평가 항목과 빈도비 분석을 이용하여 환경생태적 우수 지역 평가를 수행했다. 빈도비를 이용한 환경생태적 우수 지역 확률 지도의 ROC 분석 결과 87.1%의 높은 정확도가 나타났다. 그리고 빈도비를 이용한 환경생태적 우수 지역 결과와 국토환경성평가지도와의 Kappa를 이용한 비교 분석에서 높은 적합성을 나타냈다. 이에 빈도비를 이용한 환경생태적 우수 지역 평가 기법을 이용한 환경생태적 우수 지역 평가 결과는 향후 통일을 대비한 각종 개발 및 환경 보전 계획을 수립에 도움이 될 수 있으며, 더 나아가 한반도의 지속 가능한 국토 관리에 큰 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

본 연구에서는 폴리페닐렌옥사이드 고분자에 브롬화반응을 통해서 할로겐 원소를 수월하게 도입하고, 도입한 할 로겐 원소를 이미다졸륨으로 치환하여 이미다졸륨이 도입된폴리페닐렌옥사이드를 합성하였다. 다양한 특성평가를 통해서 합 성이 이루어졌음을 확인하였고, 산소, 질소, 이산화탄소 기체투과 특성평가를 진행하여 합성한 고분자의 기체특성을 확인하였 다. 이미다졸륨의 함량이 증가할수록 합성고분자의 이온교환용량이 증가하였으나, 기계적 강도는 감소하였다. 특히, 기체투과 도는 미세하지만 감소하는 경향을 나타내었으며, 이산화탄소/질소 선택도의 경우 이미다졸륨 함량이 높아질수록 증가하는 경 향을 확인할 수 있었다.

Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) is the world's leading quality certification for food safety. Since its introduction in Korea in 2006, its importance has been increasing every year. In particular, food safety issues are becoming increasingly important in society, and food safety is directly linked to health. The core of GAP certification is the traceability of the production, distribution, and consumption of hazardous materials, including pesticide residues, heavy metals, and microbes. In the present study, pesticides and heavy metals in button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) and associated cultivation materials were analyzed. Tricyclozole (0.0144 ppm), flubendiamide (0.147 ppm), and trifloxystrobin (0.0340 ppm) were detected in rice straw and wheat straw, and carbendazim (0.0142 ppm) was detected in mixed wheat straw and rice straw medium. Lead and cadmium were detected at levels higher than the standard level in rice straw and mixed medium. However, lead and cadmium were not detected in mushrooms, and levels of arsenic and mercury were below the safety limit. Therefore, it was confirmed that the residual pesticides and heavy metals are safely managed in the investigated mushroom species. The results of the present study suggest that if these materials are adequately managed in the surroundings during cultivation, all hazardous materials can be managed during mushroom production.

최근 환경 문제를 해결하기 위한 방법으로 분리막을 이용한 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있고, 그중에서도 고분자막을 이용한 기체분리는 빠른 속도로 발전하고 있는 분야로써 시장 규모 및 응용 범위가 확대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 다 양한 모노머를 사용하여 poly(ether ether ketone)를 합성 후, 이미다졸륨 그룹을 도입한 고분자를 이용하여 분리막을 제조하였다. 제조된 분리막의 특성평가 를 진행하였고, 이어서 타임렉 방법을 이용하여 기체특성평가를 진행하였다. 그 리고 동일고분자를 분자동역학시뮬레이션(Molecular dynamics simulation)의 COMPASS force field로 계산하여 진행하였다. 마지막으로 분자동역학시뮬레이션 계산값과 실험 측정값을 비교 분석하는 연구를 진행하였다.

화석연료의 무분별한 사용에 따라 이산화탄소 배출 등 환경오염의 문제가 대두되면서, 전 세계적으로 신⋅재생에 너지 및 친환경 에너지에 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 연료전지는 전기에너지를 발생시키며 부산물로써 물만을 생성하는 친환경 에너지 발전 장치이다. 특히, 음이온 교환막을 이용한 알칼리 연료전지(Anion Exchange Membrane Alkaline Fuel Cell, AEMAFC)는 수소이온 교환막을 이용한 연료전지(Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell, PEMFC)에 비해 보다 높은 촉 매의 활성으로 인해 저가의 금속 촉매의 사용이 가능하다는 장점이 있다. 이러한 AEMAFC에서 요구되는 AEM의 특성으로 는 연료전지가 작동하는 높은 pH 조건에서 높은 이온전도도 뿐만 아니라 화학적 안정성이다. 본 연구에서는 화학적 안정성 을 극대화 시키기 위하여 poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) 고분자에 spacer-type의 전도기를 도입함과 동시에 가교법을 이용하여 높은 이온전도도(80°C, 67.9 mS cm-1)와 기계적 성질(영률 : 0.53 GPa) 뿐만 아니라 높은 pH 조건에서 화학적 안정 성(80°C, 1000 h, 6.8% loss of IEC)을 갖는 AEMAFC용 고분자 전해질 막으로써의 가능성을 제시하였다.

공항을 통한 여행객들의 식물류 반입 실태를 조사하기 위하여 김해공항을 대상으로 2017년 3월부터 6월까지여행객들의 휴대식물에 대한 검사를 실시하였다. 검사받은 휴대식물 중 323건에서 해충 발생 조사를 실시하였으며,반입국가는 13개국이고, 41개 과실류 품목이었다. 해충이 검출된 건수는 98건이며, 망고 17건, 망고스틴 17건, 슈가애플9건, 자두 8건, 고추 6건, 구아바 5건 등의 순이었다. 반입국가는 베트남 76건으로 가장 많았으며, 태국 8건, 필리핀4건 등의 순으로 많았다. 해충의 종류는 매미목이 45건이었으며, 깍지벌레과와 가루깍지벌레과가 대부분이며, 파리목25건이고 그 중 과실파리류는 24건이었고 오리엔탈과실파리류가 23건을 차지하였다. 본 결과를 토대로 여행객들의휴대식물을 통한 해충류의 침입이 우려되는 상황이며, 검역강화를 위하여 검역관 증원 및 휴대식물 검사강화 등의대책이 필요하다.

The anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have been regarded as the promising power sources. To develop promising AEMs, the most important components in AEMFCs, the properties of the conducting groups as well as the polymer backbones should be both considered. We recently developed PPO-based anion exchange membranes having various conducting groups, including ammonium, imidazolium, mopholinium. The preparation, characterization and properties of the corresponding membranes will be discussed in detail.

본 연구는 양송이의 GAP 재배환경을 위한 현재 재배농가에서 사용하는 주재료에 대한 잔류농약 및 중금속 의 함유량을 분석하고 배지 내의 잔류농약 및 중금속이 양송이로 이행되는지에 대한 배지 환경분석을 통해 생산된 양송이에 대한 안전성을 검토하였다. 분석결과 잔류농약은 주재료 모두 농약별 대부분 불검출 또는 일부 미해당 항목이 식품기준 기준치 이하 극미량이 검출되었으나 버섯에서는 모든 농약이 불검출 되었으며, 중금속은 일부 배지에서는 버섯 기준으로 검출되는 시료군도 있었으나 버섯에서는 모든 시료군에서 카드뮴 과 납이 불검출로 분석되었다. 시험결과 현재 재배농가에서 사용되는 버섯 재료로 재배하는 버섯의 잔류농약 및 중금속은 식품공전상 양송이의 검사항목에 모두 안전하였으며, 배지에서의 잔류농약 및 중금속도 버섯으 로 이행되지 않는 것으로 확인하였다.

The anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have been noticed as the promising power sources. One of the most important components in AEMFC is the anion exchange membranes(AEMs). Recently various materials for AEMs have been investigated for fuel cell applications. Imidazolium-based long alkyl chain multiblock copolymers have drawn much interest due to their well-defined phase separation between hydrophilic and hydrophobic blocks. We report herein the investigation of the effect of block ratio on the phase separation as well as mechanical and electrical properties of the corresponding membranes.

Polyimides (PI) have the high mechanical, thermal, and chemical stability. However, they have low permeability resulting from rigid chain structure. On the other hand, PDMS is a highly CO2 permeable soft polymer. To overcome low permeability of polyimide, we developed PDMS-based polyimide block copolymer. The effect of PDMS contents on the gas separation properties will be discussed in detail.

This study applied the Stochastic Frontier Analysis to estimate which independent variable affects to efficiency of aquaculture household. This study used wage and facility scale as input variables, sales volume as an output variable to estimate efficiency. Also, the study used region, species, water quality to estimate technical inefficiency factors of the model. The data used for this study were obtained by the operating costs survey using 1:1 interview method. The study selected translog production model with technical inefficiency term estimated as half-normal distribution. In addition, the study used pearson and spearman correlation coefficient among efficiency estimating models. Also, the study analysed differences among estimated efficiencies through t-test, and showed us 0.1793 in species, 0.4677 between Geojae and Masan.

AEMFCs have been realized as a desirable alternative to PEMFCs. AEMs are the most important components of AEMFCs, and the high ion conductivity, good dimensional, mechanical and alkaline stabilities are required for AEMs. High conductivity mostly leads to a poor dimensional and mechanical stabilities. Chemical cross-linking of polymers have been attempted in an effort to overcome these problems, but the cross-linking inevitably reduced the conductivity due to the increased hydrophobicity of the membrane. Our group developed terminal crosslinking in which cross-linking was restricted only to the terminus of the polymer chains to minimize the loss of conductivity. Synthesis and properties of these terminally-crosslinked membranes will be detailed.

The anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) have been regarded as the promising power sources. To develop promising AEMs, the most important components in AEMFCs, the properties of the conducting groups as well as the polymer backbones should be both considered. We recently developed PPO-based anion exchange membranes having various conducting groups, including ammonium, imidazolium, mopholinium. The preparation, characterization and properties of the corresponding membranes will be discussed in detail.

A series of bisimidazolium-PEG mediated crosslinked polyimides with different PEG chain length have been prepared for gas separation membranes. The bisimidazolium-PEG was used both as crosslinkers and CO2-solubilizing groups. The crosslinked 6FDA-durene polyimide membranes prepared displayed excellent chemical, mechanical and thermal stabilities. Furthermore, high CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 selectivity was obtained while keeping relatively high permeability. The preparation and the effect of the PEG chain length within the bisimidazolium-PEG groups on the structures and physicochemical properties of the polymers, as well as the gas separation properties of the corresponding membranes will be discussed.

Polyimides (PIs) are known to have the high mechanical and thermal stability, but they have limited application for gas separation due to their low permeability. To overcome the low permeability of PIs, we developed PDMS-containing PI copolymers with different PDMS compositions as highly permeable polymer membranes. The piperazinium group was further introduced on the side chains of the PDMS-PIs both as crosslinkers and CO2-solubilizing groups. The preparation and properties of the corresponding polymer membranes for CO2 separation will be discussed.

There have been continuous research activities towards the designing of various separation technologies for the sequestration of CO2. Organic polymer membranes pay a great attention for its eco-friendliness, simple operation and energy-saving. Polymer membranes such as polyimides, polyethers, TRs and PIMs are well known for their high permeability and excellent mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties. However, the foremost challenge for these polymeric membrane materials is their enhanced selectivity to CO2 without sacrificing permeability. The selectivity problems would be overcome by ionic liquids (ILs), which lead to a considerable attention on RTILs-based sequestrations for CO2/N2 and CO2/CH4 separations. The current research trends based on RTIL polymer membranes, together with our original concept of applying RTIL to various polymeric structures will be presented.