Harmonic structure materials are materials with a core–shell structure having a shell with a small grain size and a core with a relatively large grain size. They are in the spotlight because their mechanical properties reportedly feature strength similar to that of a sintered powder with a fine grain size and elongation similar to that of a sintered powder with a coarse grain size at the same time. In this study, the tensile properties, microstructure, and stretchflangeability of harmonic structure SUS304L made using powder metallurgy are investigated to check its suitability for automotive applications. The harmonic powders are made by mechanical milling and sintered using a spark plasma sintering method at 1173 K and a pressure of 50 MPa in a cylindrical die. The sintered powders of SUS304L having harmonic structure (harmonic SUS304L) exhibit excellent tensile properties compared with sintered powders of SUS304L having homogeneous microstructure. In addition, the harmonic SUS304L has excellent stretch-flangeability compared with commercial advanced high-strength steels (AHSSs) at a similar strength grade. Thus, the harmonic SUS304L is more suitable for automotive applications than conventional AHSSs because it exhibits both excellent tensile properties and stretch-flangeability.

Porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) thin films are fabricated by spin-coating using a dispersion solution containing PTFE powders, and their crystalline properties are investigated after thermal annealing at various temperatures ranging from 300 to 500°C. Before thermal annealing, the film is densely packed and consists of many granular particles 200-300 nm in diameter. However, after thermal annealing, the film contains many voids and fibrous grains on the surface. In addition, the film thickness decreases after thermal annealing owing to evaporation of the surfactant, binder, and solvent composing the PTFE dispersion solution. The film thickness is systematically controlled from 2 to 6.5 μm by decreasing the spin speed from 1,500 to 500 rpm. A triboelectric nanogenerator is fabricated by spin-coating PTFE thin films onto polished Cu foils, where they act as an active layer to convert mechanical energy to electrical energy. A triboelectric nanogenerator consisting of a PTFE layer and Al metal foil pair shows typical output characteristics, exhibiting positive and negative peaks during applied strain and relief cycles due to charging and discharging of electrical charge carriers. Further, the voltage and current outputs increase with increasing strain cycle owing to accumulation of electrical charge carriers during charge-discharge.

Abstract Y2Ti2O7 nanoparticles (0.3 mol%) have been successfully synthesized by the co-precipitation process. The samples, adjusted to pH7 with ammonia solution as catalyst and calcined at 700~900 ℃, exhibit very fine particles with close to spherical shape and average size of 10-30 nm. It was possible to control the size of the synthesized Y2Ti2O7 particles by manipulating the conditions. The Y2Ti2O7 nanoparticles were coated on a glass substrate by a dipping coating process with inorganic binder. The Y2Ti2O7 solution coated on the glass substrate had excellent adhesion of 5B; pencil hardness test results indicated an excellent hardness of 6H. The thickness of the thick film was about 30 μm. Decomposition of MB on the Y2Ti2O7 thin film shows that the photocatalytic properties were excellent.

Abstract In this study, Fe-Ni slag, converter slag and dephosphorization slag generated from the steel industry, and fly ash or bottom ash from a power plant, were mixed at an appropriate mixing ratio and melted in a melting furnace in a massproduction process for glass ceramics. Then, glass-ceramic products, having a basalt composition with SiO₂, Al₂O₃, CaO, MgO, and Fe₂O₃ components, were fabricated through casting and heat treatment process. Comparison was made of the samples before and after the modification of the process conditions. Glass-ceramic samples before and after the process modification were similar in chemical composition, but Al₂O₃ and Na₂O contents were slightly higher in the samples before the modification. Before and after the process modification, it was confirmed that the sample had a melting temperature below 1250 ℃, and that pyroxene and diopside are the primary phases of the product. The crystallization temperature in the sample after modification was found to be higher than that in the sample before modification. The activation energy for crystallization was evaluated and found to be 467 kJ/mol for the sample before the process modification, and 337 kJ/mol for the sample after the process modification. The degree of crystallinity was evaluated and found to be 82% before the process change and 87% after the process change. Mechanical properties such as compressive strength and bending strength were evaluated and found to be excellent for the sample after process modification. In conclusion, the samples after the process modification were evaluated and found to have superior characteristics compared to those before the modification.

Fe-Si-Cr ferroalloy is predominantly produced by carbothermic reduction. In this study, silicothermic and carbothermic mixed reduction of chromite ore to produce Fe-Si-Cr alloy is suggested. As reductants, silicon and silicon carbide are evaluated by thermochemical calculations, which prove that silicon carbide can be applied as a raw material. Considering the critical temperature of the change from the carbide to the metallic form of chromium, thereduction experiments were carried out. In these high temperature reactions, silicon and silicon carbide act as effective reductants to produce Fe-Si-Cr ferroalloy. However, at temperatures lower than the critical temperature, silicon carbide shows a slow reaction rate for reducing chromite ore. For the proper implementation of a commercial process that uses silicon carbide reductants, the operation temperature should be kept above the critical temperature. Using equilibrium calculations for chromite ore reduction with silicon and silicon carbide, the compositions of reacted metal and slag were successfully predicted. Therefore, the mass balance of the silicothermic and carbothermic mixed reduction of chromite ore can be proposed based on the calculations and the experimental results.

Today, the management environment of the manufacturing industry is faced with drastic changes. The manufacturing industry is planning to innovate for itself via upgrading manufacturing technology and securing manufacturing competitiveness through 'Industry 4.0' and 'Manufacturing 3.0' strategies combined with ICT (information and communications technologies) for smart factory construction. In addition, as the era of the fourth industrial revolution began, the smart factory is emerging as a new paradigm that can lead to new changes in the manufacturing industry and achieve sustainable development. However, most of SMEs (small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises) in Korea have very low technology, investment capital and expertise for smartization, and the level of informatization is so low that they cannot build basic systems such as a management module of production records. Therefore, this study proposes a framework that integrates cloud-based production data management and production scheduling with intuitive rules for smart production site management of SMEs. The main features of the proposed framework for SMEs are as follows: 1) the collection and management of production data using the cloud system; 2) operation management using intuitive heuristic algorithm; 3) production scheduling through timing constraints-based simulation.

분리막을 이용한 산업은 석유에너지 자원의 고갈과 동시에 친환경 에너지자원의 필요성이 대두되어 최근 들어 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 이온기 그룹을 포함하는 고분자 분리막의 경우 해수담수, 전지 시스템 등 친환경 에너지 자원의 개발과 더불어 많은 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이미다졸륨 그룹의 도입을 통해서 이온교환 관능기를 포함하는 폴리에테르에테르케톤계열고분자를 합성하여 음이온교환막 제조를 하였으며 이에 따른 연료전지 적용을 위한 다양한 특성평가를 진행하였다. 이온교환능 및 이온전도도를 분석하였다. 도입된 이미다졸륨기의 함량이 증가함에 따라 이온교환능 및 이온전도도가 향상이 되었음을 확인 할 수 있었다.

본 연구에서는 높은 이산화탄소 분리성능을 가지는 폴리이미드 제조를 위해 3가지 모노머를 이용하여 합성하였다. 합성된 고분자를 비용매 상전이법으로 비대칭 분리막을 제조하기 위하여 고분자의 용해도 지수 추정 값과 비용매 상전이 계수 측정을 통해 용매를 선정하였고, 고분자 용액 점도 측정을 통해 분리막제조를 위한 도프용액 중의 고분자의 함량을 결정하여 질산리튬을 첨가제로 사용하여 최종적으로 분리막을 제조하였다. 제조된 비대칭 분리막은 전자주사현미경(SEM)을 통해 질산리튬과 휘발성 용매 함량에 변화에 따른 모폴로지의 변화를 확인하였으며, 이의 변화에 따른 기체 투과도 변화를 확인하였다. 휘발성 용매 함량이 작을수록 선택도는 유지되면서 이산화탄소 투과도가 증가하는 것을 확인하였다.

Recently, a few-layered graphene oxide (GO), which high CO2/N2 selective characters in the humidified feed, has been extensively investigated as a membrane material for gas and liquid separation. Although GO membrane is considered as one of promising membranes, it has a limitation to apply for practical application because of low CO2 permeance and low stability under dry condition. As such, in this study, we fabricated CO2-philic polymers and GO composite membranes by using GO as a filler for high CO2/N2 selectivity. We used two kinds of PEO-containing polymers to increase CO2 permeability by controlling the ratio of free volume in polymer networks. High CO2 permeability (~850barrer) and high CO2/N2 selectivity (~55) were achieved in CO2-philic composite membranes.

증류에 의한 올레핀/파라핀 분리는 끓는점이 유사하여 에너지 소모가 높기 때문에, 분리막을 이용한 연구가 많이 진행 중이다. 특히 CMS 분리막은 sieving separation에 의한 투과/분리 성능이 우수하다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 중공사형 α-alumina 지지체에 γ-alumina 중간층을 형성한 후 Matrimid로 코팅하여 열분해함으로써 높은 기계적 강도와 충진 밀도를 갖는 중공사형 CMS 복합막을 제조하였다. 제조된 CMS 분리막은 20 - 35 GPU 프로필렌 투과도와 10 이상의 프로필렌/프로판 분리도를 보였다. 이 연구는 2014년 정부(미래창조과학부)의 재원으로 국가과학 기술연구회 융합연구단 사업(No. CRC-14-01-KRICT)의 지원을 받아 수행된 연구입니다.

최근 온실가스로 인해 기후 이상현상이 급증하면서 이산화탄소 분리 및 포집기술에 관한 관심이집중 되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 이산화탄소 분리를 위한 고분자 분리막 재료로 극성 기체인 CO2에 대한 높은 용해선택도를 보이는 polyethylene glycol(PEG)와 폴리설폰 공중합체를 제조하였다. 공중합체의 합성여부는 H-NMR 및 FT-IR 분석을 통해 확인되었다. 도입된 PEG 분자량에 따른 기체 분리 특성 및 열적, 물리적 특성이 평가되었다. 도입된 PEG의 분자량이 증가할수록 이산화탄소 투과도와 CO2/N2 선택도가 증가하는 것을 확인 하였다.

The CO2 separation membranes based on a graft copolymer consisting of hydrophobic poly(ethylene-alt-maleic anhydride) (PEMA) backbone and hydrophilic poly(propylene glycol) PPG side chains were fabricated by a facile one-pot process. The reaction between O-(2-aminopropyl)-O’-(2-methoxyethyl) polypropylene glycol (AMPPG) and PEMA was conducted in butanol at room-temperature. Without any post-treatment, the as-synthesized PEMA-g-PPG solution could be directly coated onto a microporous polysulfone support to fabricate thin-film composite membranes. The PEMA-g-PPG membrane exhibited high selectivity (82.6 for CO2/N2 and 26.8 for CO2/CH4) and good CO2 permeability (99.1 Barrer), which is a close value to the upper boundary limit (2008). The PEMA-g-PPG membrane could be commercially feasible owing to simple, inexpensive and scalable process.

Graphene-based derivatives such as graphene oxide(GO) have great potential as membrane material due to their controllable d-spacing, extremely large surface area and tunability of multifunctional groups. GO, highly oxidized graphene, has especially good affinity to CO2 arose from its oxide functional groups(e.g. carboxylic acid, hydroxyl groups) on 2-D nanosheet plane. Here, we synthesized GO/polymer composite materials and fabricated large-area thin film composite(TFC) membrane for CO2 separation using polymeric porous support. Further, we have produced flat-sheet membrane modules with the TFC membranes and tested the performance of the module under CO2/N2 mixed gas and flue gas conditions. The membrane module exhibited high CO2 separation performance as 74% of purity and 22% of recovery under flue gas condition including CO2, O2 and N2.

분리막을 이용한 기체 투과 특성은 이산화탄소 분리성능이 탁월하다. 복합막제조에 앞서 Si-PEG를 합성한 뒤, 1H-NMR, GPC, FT-IR등을 이용하여 합성을 확인하고 지지체 위에 실리콘 코팅을 하여 SEM 사진으로 복합막의 코팅층 확인 및 Bubble flowmeter을 이용하여 기체투과 성능을 측정하였다. 코팅제는 Isocyanate와 합성한 Si-PEG, 소량의 촉매를 사용하여 지지체 위에 코팅하였고 고온에서 가교과정을 거친 후 복합막을 제조하였다. 제조한 기체투과 복합막은 3um 이하로 고른 분포를 보이고, 50GPU의 이산화탄소 투과값과 질소에 대한 이산화탄소 선택도는 15의 결과를 보였다. 또한 코팅제의 조성을 다양하게 변화하여 각각의 (N2, O2, CO2) 투과 성능을 확인 하였다.

Thin-film nanocomposite (TFN) reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have drawn keen attention to overcome the limitations in polymeric desalination membranes. However, preparation of TFN-RO membranes using conventional protocol involves problems such as a waste of expensive nanomaterials and inaccurate control of loading amount. In this work, we suggest a new protocol of TFN-RO membranes through pre-adsorption of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the support layer using spray coating. SEM images of spray coated supports showed well-dispersed adsorption of CNTs compared with those using conventional method. RO performances of TFN membranes using spray coating were comparable to conventionally prepared membranes. Thus, this new protocol is useful to prepare TFN membranes in terms of cost-efficiency.

Piezodialysis involves the preferential permeation of ions over water molecules through charge mosaic membranes (CMM). This energy-efficient process incites interest as an alternative route to water desalination. But the development of effective CMMs remains a challenge due to their difficult fabrication. Herein, preparation of the positive and negative domains of a CMM were optimized. Negative poly(sodium styrene sulfonate) was blended in poly(vinyl alcohol) matrix, same as that of the positive poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride). Results reveal that a balance between the two domains is critical for the CMM to achieve high salt enrichment and mechanical stability. This work was supported by NRF funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (No. 2017R1A2B2002109) and Basic Science Research Program of Ministry of Education (2009-0093816).