In the epoxy resin manufacturing process, carcinogenic ECH (epichlorohydrin), IPA (isopropanol) and Biphenol-A materials has been generally used. After the reaction, byproducts containing ECH/IPA/Water is remained along with final product. But, in the recovery process, ECH and IPA forming an azeotropic mixture with water containing feed solution at any temperature condition, the recovery of high purity ECH is difficult only by distillation. Therefore, pervaporation process could be suitable countermeasure due to its mild operation condition for separation of azeotropic mixtures at the point of energy and cost saving. In this study, Alumina-PVA composite membrane was prepared for pervaporation dehydration of ECH/IPA/Water feed mixtures and pervaporation performance and stability of the prepared composite membrane was identified.

본 연구에서는 상전이법을 이용하여 P(VDF-co-HFP) 분리막의 구조를 조절하였다. Macrovoid 없는 구조를 얻기 위하여 다양한 조건에서 비용매유도상전이(NIPS) 공법으로 분리막을 제막하였으나 고분자의 낮은 결정화 속도로 인해 macrovoid가 생성된다는 것을 관측하였다. 이를 극복하기 위해 증발유도상전이법(EIPS)과 증기유도상전이법(VIPS)을 도입하였으며 NIPS공법과 함께 제막되었을 때 이상적인 구조를 얻을 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다.

본 연구에서는 상전이법을 이용하여 P(VDF-co-HFP) 분리막의 구조를 조절하였다. Macrovoid 없는 구조를 얻기 위하여 다양한 조건에서 비용매유도상전이(NIPS) 공법으로 분리막을 제막하였으나 고분자의 낮은 결정화 속도로 인해 macrovoid가 생성된다는 것을 관측하였다. 이를 극복하기 위해 증발유도상전이법(EIPS)과 증기유도상전이법(VIPS)을 도입하였으 며 NIPS공법과 함께 제막되었을 때 이상적인 구조를 얻을 수 있다는 것을 확인하였다.

압력-분배 탈기방식으로 막접촉기를 구성하여 바이오가스 정제를 하였다. 폴리프로필렌(PP) 중공사막 모듈과 물리흡수제를 이용하여 막접촉기 성능 평가를 수행하였다. 실험은 흡수 압력, 가스의 유량, 흡수 온도 및 흡수제의 농도등 다양한 조건에서 수행하였다. 특히 CO2 흡수능이 높은 상용 흡수제인 프로필렌카보네이트(PC)와 물의 혼합흡수제를 사용하여 회수성능이 향상되었다. 탈기 방법이 개선된 압력-분배 탈기방식의 막접촉기는 50% CO2/50% CH4의 바이오가스 모사가스로부터 바이오메탄을 98% CH4 순도와 91%의 회수율로 정제하였다. 따라서 압력-분배 막접촉기를 통해 바이오가스로부터 수송용 바이오메탄의 생산이 가능함을 확인하였다.

본 연구에서는 sol-gel법을 이용하여 세라믹 중공사 지지체 표면에 합성된 sol을 dip coating하고 활성층을 형성시켜 한외여과막을 제조하였다. 코팅 횟수 및 코팅 용액의 조성에 따른 코팅층 변화를 확인하여, 결함을 최소화하고 균일하게 제조할 수 있는 조건을 확립하고, 소결 후 투과 특성 측정을 통해 소결 온도의 영향을 고찰하였다. 제조된 한외여과막은 분획분자량(Molecular Weight Cut-Off, MWCO)과 gas-liquid displacement porometer (GLDP), liquid-liquid displacement porometer (LLDP)를 이용하여 기공크기를 측정하고 분리막의 성능과 기공크기의 연관성을 연구하였다.

Power plants consume a major fraction of water to generate electricity, typically in the range between 30 - 50% of all fresh water sources. Most of the water from plants are lost with heat through stack and cooling towers. It has been reported that if 20% of these water can be recycled, power plants can be self-sustainable, allowing them to be located with higher flexibility. Membrane contactor can be an effective solution to harness this source of water, but most of the work have been focused on dense vapor separation membranes with limited success. In this work, we investigated potential application of membrane condenser technology to harness fresh water from power plants.

Membrane separation processes have been widely used in water purification or gas separation applications because of their process simplicity, low cost operation and small footprint. Nowadays, applications of ceramic membranes with high thermal, chemical and mechanical resistance has rapidly grown in new separation applications where the polymeric membranes cannot be used (e.g., high temperature, strong acidic/basic or solvent-contained corrosive feed solution). In this study, robust ceramic hollow fiber membranes were prepared by extrusion-phase inversion followed by sintering. The effects of preparation conditions on membrane characteristics were studied to improve the separation performance of ceramic membranes. In addition, a variety of modification methods and applications based on ceramic hollow fiber membranes will be discussed.

Following the earthquake that shook the city of Gyeongju, Korea, in 2016, it became apparent that research on the safety of cultural heritages against the seismic hazards is necessary in Korea. Predictions of how historically significant stone pagodas would behave the earthquakes anticipated in near future, which are the subject of this study, is also required. In this study, the dynamic characteristics of 15 cultural heritage designated stone pagodas of Korea were investigated, including natural frequency and damping ratio, and the stiffness of the stone material and its contact area were determined using eigenvalue analysis by assuming the stone pagodas to be multi-degree-of-freedom structures. The results of this study enable the structural modeling of stone pagodas using a finite element analysis program and the method is expected to be useful in assessing the structural safety of stone pagodas against vertical loads as well as lateral forces, including earthquakes. Also, by identifying the dynamic characteristics of the structures, the results of this study can be utilized as a nondestructive testing method to determine the rigidity of cultural heritage structures and to identify inherent problems. The natural frequencies of the Korean stone pagodas were measured to be within 3.5~8.3㎐, excluding cases with distinct natural frequency results, and it was determined that the natural frequencies of the stone pagodas are influenced by various parameters including the height and joint stiffness of the structures.

본 연구에서는 sol-gel법을 이용하여 균일하고 결함을 최소화한 세라믹 한외여과막을 제조하였다. 알루미나 중공 사 정밀여과막 지지체의 기공 크기를 줄이기 위해, 합성된 boehmite sol과 sol-ethanol 혼합 용액을 사용하여 dip coating법으 로 지지체 표면 위에 γ-알루미나 활성층을 형성시켰다. pristine sol을 이용하여 4회 이상 코팅했을 경우 박막층의 두께가 상당히 증가하여 균열 및 박리현상을 야기시키고, 3회 코팅을 진행하였을 경우 표면 결함이 최소화된 최적의 시료를 얻을 수 있었다. 또한, 소결 온도가 γ-알루미나 활성층의 기공 크기에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 소결 온도가 1000°C일 때 가장 높 은 순수 투과도 값을 보였으며, 10 nm 크기의 dextran 분획분자량(molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) : 51 kDa)이 관찰되었다. 600, 800°C에서 소결한 막의 경우, 12 kDa MWCO (dextran 5 nm)를 갖는 것으로 확인되었다. 결과적으로, 코팅 용액의 조성은 박막층의 두께에 큰 영향을 주었고, 소결 온도에 따라 분획분자량이 크게 영향을 받는 것을 알 수 있었다.

In this study, we performed preparation and characterization of cellulosic hollow fiber membrane for the application of pressure retarded osmosis(PRO). We used high temperature nonsolvent induced phase separation (HT-NIPS) method to prepare robust hollow fiber membranes with cellulosic polymer blends at high concentration. Prepared hollow fiber membranes showed effective skin layer formation and sponge-like pore structure. In addition, the effects of pore-forming agents with different molecular weight and bore liquid composition on PRO performance were studied. The prepared membranes showed stable water flux and power density under the hydraulic pressure upto 10 bar. The highest power density of the membrane module was 5 W/m2 at 12 bar.

In membrane applications for wastewater treatment, polymeric membranes are dominant due to their processbility and low cost. To enlarge the membrane application in industrial effluent treatment, membrane materials with high mechanical and chemical tolerance should be needed. Although ceramics such as alumina would be good options for harsh environmental conditions, high cost and complex production methods hinder the application of ceramic membranes. Here, we demonstrate the preparation of cost-effective, robust alumina hollow fiber membranes (HFMs). Alumina HFMs prepared with phase inversion method followed by sintering showed narrow pore size distribution. Also, characteristics of the membrane can be easily tuned by controlling spinning and post treatment conditions.