소수성 고무상 고분자 PDMS에 NaYzeolite 함량을 1~40 wt%로 달리하여 PDMS-NaYzeolite 복합막을 제조하였다. 그리고 FT-IR, 1H-NMR, SEM에 의해서 막의 특성을 조사하였다. 복합막의 NaYzeolite 함량 변화에 따라 H2와 N2의 투과도와 선택도를 조사하였다. PDMS 단일막은 기체투과 압력이 증가하면 H2와 N2의 투과도와 선택도(H2/N2)가 증가하였다. PDMS-NaYzeolite 복합막의 H2와 N2 투과도는 NaYzeolite 함량 0~10 wt%까지는 증가하고 그 이후부터는 감소하였고, 선택도(H2/N2)는 0~2 wt%까지는 감소하고 그 이상에서는 증가하였다. PDMS-NaYzeolite 복합막은 H2 투과도가 증가하면 선택도(H2/N2)는 0~2 wt%와 10~40 wt% NaYzeolite 함량 범위에서는 감소하고, 2~10 wt% NaYzeolite 함량 범위에서는 증가하였다.

HDDR treated anisotropic Nd-Fe-B powders have been widely used for the sheet motors and the sunroof motors of hybrid or electric vehicles, due to their excellent magnetic properties. Microstructural alignment of HDDR treated powders are mostly depending on the hydrogen reaction in disproportionation step, so the specific method to control hydrogenation reaction is required for improving magnetic properties. In disproportionation step, hydrogenation pressure and reaction time were controlled in the range of 0.15~1.0 atm for 15~180 min in order to control the micorstructural alignment of phase and, at the same time, to improve remanence of HDDR treated magnet powders. In this study, we could obtain a well aligned anisotropic Nd-Fe-B-Ga-Nb alloy powder having high remanence of 12 kG by reducing hydrogen pressure down to 0.3 atm in disproportionation step.

This research was conducted to estimate the characteristics of carbon dioxide decomposition using an inorganic sludge. The inorganic sludge was composed of high amount (66.8%) of Fe2O3. Hydrogen could be reduced with 0.247, 0.433, 0.644, and 0.749 at 350, 400, 450, and 500℃, respectively. The carbon dioxide decomposition rates at 250, 300, 350, 400, 450, and 500℃ were 32, 52, 35, 62, 75, and 84%, respectively. High temperature led to high reduction of hydrogen and better decomposition of carbon dioxide. The specific surface area of the sludge after hydrogen reduction was higher than that after carbon dioxide decomposition. The specific surface area of the sludge was more decreased with increasing of temperature.

본 연구는 파프리카 재배농가에서 과산화수소를 이용하여 여름철 고온극복에 관한 연구수행 결과이다. 고온기 과산화수소(순도 30%)를 0.3%로 희석하여 5일주기로 살포한 결과 파프리카의 엽이 두꺼워지고 기공저항 속도가 낮아 순조로운 증산작용이 가능하였다. 주당 착과수는 무처리에 비하여 약 2개가 많았다. 또한 과산화수소처리에 따라 엽내 과산화수소량이 증가하는 경향이었고, 항산화효소인 catalase와 peroxidase의 활력이 증가되었다. 여름철 파프리카 재배에서 가장 많이 발생하는 흰가루병 방제를 위하여 농약사용이 불가피한 상황이지만 생산물의 농약잔류 등으로 사용에 많은 제한이 있는 현 상황에서 과산화수소의 주기적인 이용으로 흰가루병을 방제할 수 있고 생산량도 높일 수 있어 금후 파프리카 재배농가의 많은 이용이 기대 된다.

ZnO wire-like thin films were synthesized through thermal oxidation of sputtered Zn metal films in dry air. Their nanostructure was confirmed by SEM, revealing a wire-like structure with a width of less than 100 nm and a length of several microns. The gas sensors using ZnO wire-like films were found to exhibit excellent H2 gas sensing properties. In particular, the observed high sensitivity and fast response to H2 gas at a comparatively low temperature of 200˚C would lead to a reduction in the optimal operating temperature of ZnO-based H2 gas sensors. These features, together with the simple synthesis process, demonstrate that ZnO wire-like films are promising for fabrication of low-cost and high-performance H2 gas sensors operable at low temperatures. The relationship between the sensor sensitivity and H2 gas concentration suggests that the adsorbed oxygen species at the surface is O-.

Titanium dioxide thin films were fabricated as hydrogen sensors and its sensing properties were tested. The titanium was deposited on a SiO2/Si substrate by the DC magnetron sputtering method and was oxidized at an optimized temperature of 850˚C in air. The titanium film originally had smooth surface morphology, but the film agglomerated to nano-size grains when the temperature reached oxidation temperature where it formed titanium oxide with a rutile structure. The oxide thin film formed by grains of tens of nanometers size also showed many short cracks and voids between the grains. The response to 1% hydrogen gas was ~2×106 at the optimum sensing temperature of 200˚C, and ~103 at room temperature. This extremely high sensitivity of the thin film to hydrogen was due partly to the porous structure of the nano-sized sensing particles. Other sensor properties were also examined.

본 연구에서는 poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC)가지형 공중합체 전해질과 헤테로폴리산(HPA)을 이용하여 유무기 합성 전해질막을 제조하였다. poly(vinyl chloride)-g-poly(styrene sulfonic acid) (PVC-g-PSSA)는 PVC의 이차 염소의 직접적인 개시를 이용한 atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP)로 합성하였다. 이때, HPA 나노입자는 수소 결합을 통해 PVC-g-PSSA 가지형 공중합체와 결합하는 것을 FT-IR spectroscopy를 통하여 확인하였다. 전해질막의 수소이온 전도도는 HPA의 질량 분율이 0.3이 될 때까지 상온에서 0.049에서 0.068 S/cm로 증가하였다. 이것은 HPA 나노입자 고유의 전도도와 가지형 공중합체가 가지고 있는 술폰산의 강화된 산도 때문이라고 추정된다. 합습률은 HPA의 질량 분율이 0.45까지 증가할수록 130에서 84%로 감소하였다. 이것은 HPA나노입자와 고분자 메트릭스 사이의 수소 결합의 상호작용 때문에 물을 흡수하는 site의 수가 감소한 결과라고 볼 수 있다. 열중량 분석결과 HPA의 농도가 증가할수록 전해질막의 열적 안정성이 강화된다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

Poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC) 주사슬과 poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate) (PHEA) 곁사슬로 구성된 빗살모양의 PVC-g-PHEA 공중합체를 원자전달라디칼 중합을 통해 합성하였다. 이렇게 합성된 PVC-g-PHEA의 OH 그룹과 이미다졸 디카르복실릭산 (IDA)의 COOH 그룹과의 에스테르 반응에 의하여 가교된 전해질막을 제조하였다. 인산(PA)을 도핑하여 이미다졸-인산 착체를 형성한 결과, PA함량이 증가함에 따라 고분자 전해질막의 수소 이온 전도도가 증가하였다. 특히 100도 비가습 조건에서 수소 이온 전도도는 최대 0.011 S/cm까지 증가하였다. 만능 재료 시험기(UTM) 측정결과, 제조된 PVC-g-PHEA/IDA/PA 전해질막은 575 MPa의 높은 Young 모듈러스 및 기계적 강도를 보여주었다. 열분석 결과(TGA) 전해질막은 200℃까지 열적으로 안정함을 확인하였다.

H₂S adsorption characteristics of adsorbent made by sewage sludge were investigated. The manufacturing method of adsorbent used in this experiment is to mix sewage sludge, waste lime, the high-alumina cement, NaHCO₃, and activated carbon. For analyses of the manufactured adsorbent, various methods such as scanning electron microscope (SEM), measurements of BET surface area and pore volume were adopted. As operating variables, adsorption temperature (25~45 ℃), H₂S concentration (2.48~31.62 ㎎/L) and the kinds of adsorbent were applied. As major adsorption characteristics, adsorption rate and adsorption equilibrium capacity were measured by using batch type experimental apparatus. The experimental result showed that the BET surface area of the calcinated sewage sludge was 83.3 ㎡/g, which indicates 4 times higher than that of non calcination and the BET surface area of adsorbent made by sewage sludge mixing with various by-products ranged over 265 to 286 ㎡/g. It was also found that the H₂S adsorption equilibrium capacity of adsorbent made by sewage sludge decreases with increasing temperature, but increases with increasing H₂S concentration. Through the evaluation of adsorption isotherm model, it was found that H₂S adsorption isotherm for adsorbent made by sewage sludge can be expressed well by Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm equation.