The gas adsorption isotherm requires accurate measurement for the analysis of porous materials and is used as an index of surface area, pore distribution, and adsorption amount of gas. Basically, adsorption isotherms of porous materials are measured conventionally at 77K and 87K using liquid nitrogen and liquid argon. The cold volume calibration in this conventional method is done simply by splitting a sample cell into two zones (cold and warm volumes) by controlling the level sensor in a Dewar filled with liquid nitrogen or argon. As a result, BET measurement for textural properties is mainly limited to liquefied gases (i.e. N2 or Ar) at atmospheric pressure. In order to independently investigate other gases (e.g. hydrogen isotopes) at cryogenic temperature, a novel temperature control system in the sample cell is required, and consequently cold volume calibration at various temperatures becomes more important. In this study, a cryocooler system is installed in a commercially available BET device to control the sample cell temperature, and the automated cold volume calibration method of temperature variation is introduced. This developed calibration method presents a reliable and reproducible method of cryogenic measurement for hydrogen isotope separation in porous materials, and also provides large flexibility for evaluating various other gases at various temperature.

Nitrogen is a serious contaminant in natural gas because it decreases the energy density. The natural gas specification in South Korea requires a N2 content of less than 1 mol%. Thus, cost-effective N2 removal technology from natural gas is necessary, but until now the only option has been energy-intensive processes, e.g., cryogenic distillation. Using porous materials for the removal process would be beneficial for an efficient separation of CH4/N2 mixtures, but this still remains one of the challenges in modern separation technology due to the very similar size of the components. Among various porous materials, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) present a promising candidate for the potential CH4/N2 separation material due to their unique structural flexibility. A MIL-53(Al), the most well-known flexible metal-organic framework, creates dynamic changes with closed pore (cp) transitions to open pores (ops), also called the ‘breathing’ phenomenon. We demonstrate the separation performance of CH4/N2 mixtures of MIL-53(Al) and its derivative MIL-53-NH2. The CH4/N2 selectivity of MIL- 53-NH2 is higher than pristine MIL-53(Al), suggesting a stronger CH4 interaction with NH2.

본 논문에서는 유통 농산물 잔류농약 부적합 현황 분석을 위하여 네트워크 분석 기법을 적용하였다. 분석용 데이터는 『2017년도 식품안전관리지침』내 “유통농산물별 잔류농약 부적합 현황”을 참고하였으며, 주요 분석 기법 으로는 중심성 분석(연결정도 중심성, 근접 중심성, 매개 중심성)을 적용하였다. 연결정도 중심성 분석결과 chlorpyrifos와 diazinon에서 “연결된 노드”가 가장 많은 것으로 확인되었다. 근접 중심성에서는 19종을 제외한 농약성분들 사이에서 유사한 정도를 보여주고 있었다. 매개 중심 성 분석 결과에서는 fluioxonil과 chlorpyrifos가 가장 높은 경향을 보여주어 이들이 농약성분 네트워크에서 “가교” 역 할을 수행 하는 것으로 파악되었다. 네트워크 분석 결과, 기존의 통계분석을 통해서는 분석 할 수 없었던 농약성분 들 사이의 “관계” 데이터를 확인 할 수 있었다. 향후 이러한 분석기법은 최적화/정교화 과정을 통해서 보다 정밀하게 농약성분 부적합 현황 분석을 위한 도구로서 적용되리라 기대한다.

With the matters of climate change, energy security and resource depletion, a growing pressure exists to search for replacements for fossil fuels. Among various sustainable energy sources, hydrogen is thought of as a clean energy, and thus efficient hydrogen storage is a major issue. In order to realize efficient and safe hydrogen storage, various porous materials are being explored as solid-states materials for hydrogen storage. For those purposes, it is a prerequisite to characterize a material’s textural properties to evaluate its hydrogen storage performance. In general, the textural properties of porous materials are analyzed by the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) measurement using nitrogen gas as a probe molecule. However, nitrogen BET analysis is sometimes not suitable for materials possessing small pores and surfaces with high curvatures like MOFs because the nitrogen molecule may sometimes be too large to reach the entire porous framework, resulting in an erroneous value. Hence, a smaller probe molecule for BET measurements (such as hydrogen) may be required. In this study, we describe a cost-effective novel cryostat for BET measurement that can reach temperatures below the liquefaction of hydrogen gas. Temperature and cold volume of the cryostat are corrected, and all measurements are validated using a commercial device. In this way, direct observation of the hydrogen adsorption properties is possible, which can translate directly into the determination of textural properties.

최근 국가정책 아젠다인 ʻ저탄소 녹색성장ʼ은 국가의 중요한 비젼으로 전정부차원의 노력이 이루어지고 있다. 정부는 2020년까지 세계 7대, 2050년까지 세계 5대 녹색강국으로 진입을 목표로 하고 있다. 이러한 목표를 실현시키기 위해 효율적 온실가스 감축 및 녹색국토, 교통의 조성이 중요한 시책으로 추진되고 있 다. 건설산업 부문도 예외가 아니어서 에너지 및 온실가스 배출저감을 위한 정책 및 기술개발이 활발히 이 루어지고 있다. 해외 선진국의 경우 가장 광범위한 대상인 도로시설물에 대한 녹색도 측정을 위한 연구가 수행되었으며 그것을 기반으로 녹색도로인증제가 적용되고 있다. 여기서 녹색도로인증제는 도로의 지속가 능성과 환경성을 통합적으로 결합한 제도로 이러한 관점에서 도로의 건설 및 운영측면에서 세부지표별로 계량화하고 점수화하여 도로 전체의 녹색등급을 설정하는 것이 주 목적이다. 국내 도로정책부분에서도 ʻ녹 색도로ʼ 구축을 지향하고는 있지만, 현재 국내 도로의 녹색도로 구축 수준을 평가하기는 어려운 실정이다. 본 연구는 국외사례와 비교하여 녹색도로 구축에 대한 구체적인 방안제시가 부족과 녹색도로 도달을 위한 평가기준의 부재 문제를 해결하는 방안으로 국외사례 벤치마킹 및 국내 녹색도로기술의 니즈를 조사하고 기본적인 방향을 도출하고자 하였다. 우선 연구진과 국내 엔지니어링 및 시공회사 전문가와 함께 국내 적 용성 검토를 수행하여 평가시스템 대분류 및 평가항목을 개발하였으며, 일부를 제외하고 큰 틀에서 국내 현황에 적합한 것으로 분석되었다. 또한, 도로설계 및 시공경험이 풍부한 국내 엔지니어링 및 발주처 등 전문가를 대상으로 설문조사를 통해 실제 국내 인증제 적용을 위한 평가요소별 중요도 결정을 실시하였으 며,‘녹색환경(0.35)ʼ과 ʻ녹색도로설계/포장기술(0.27)ʼ영역이 가장 중요한 것으로 도출되었다.

The bond strength is not enough due to the delaminate of epoxy between FRP and steel. However, the adhesion reinforcement method can improve the bond strength between steel plate and FRP plate. In this study, a bolt tighting and FRP sheet wrapping methods were used to improve bond strength between steel plate and FRP plate. Also, flexural test were performed according to the attachment pattern for AFRP plate strengthened steel beams.

The hydrogen embrittlement of high strength steel for automobiles was evaluated by small punch (SP) test. The test specimens were fabricated to be 5 series, having various chemical compositions according to the processes of heat treatment and working. Hydrogen charging was electrochemically conducted for each specimen with varying of current density and charging time. It was shown that the SP energy and the maximum load decreased with increasing hydrogen charging time in every specimen. SEM investigation results for the hydrogen containing samples showed that the fracture behavior was a mixed fracture mode having 50% dimples and 50% cleavages. However, the fracture mode of specimens with charging hydrogen changed gradually to the brittle fracture mode, compared to the mode of other materials. All sizes and numbers of dimples decreased with increasing hydrogen charging time. These results indicate that hydrogen embrittlement is the major cause of fracture for high strength steels for automobiles; also, it is shown that the small punch test is a valuable test method for hydrogen embrittlement of high strength sheet steels for automobiles.

This study describes a hydrogen embrittlement evaluation of the subsurface zone in 590DP steel by micro-Vickers hardness measurement. The 590DP steel was designed to use in high-strength thin steel sheets as automotive materials. The test specimens were fabricated to 5 series varying the chemical composition through the process of casting and rolling. Electrochemical hydrogen charging was conducted on each specimen with varying current densities and charging times. The relationship between the embrittlement and hydrogen charging conditions was established by investigating the metallography. The micro-Vickers hardness was measured to evaluate the hydrogen embrittlement of the subsurface zone in addition to the microscopic investigation. The micro-Vickers hardness increased with the charging time at the surface. However, the changing ratio and maximum variation of hardness with depth were nearly the same value for each test specimen under the current density of 150 mA/cm2 and charging time of 50 hours. Consequently, it appears that hydrogen embrittlement in 590DP steel can be evaluated by micro-Vickers hardness measurement.

The Axial compression tests were conducted on FRP strengthened circular CFT short clumns with the test parameters of D/t ratio and the number of FRP sheet ply. The ultimate strength design formula were proposed by applying ACI 440 code for FRP strengthened circular CFT columns.