소수성 PE막은 높은 내화학성 및 상대적으로 낮은 가격으로 다양한 산업소재로 사용되고 있다. 이중 다공성 PE소재는 MBR, 2차전지 separator, MF등 다양한 분야에 사용되고 있으며, 목적에 따라 친수화가 필요로 한다. 하지만 PE의 화학적 안정적 구조로 친수화를 하기 위해서는 고에너지의 플라즈마처리가 필요로하지만, 다공성막의 경우 내부까지 친수화를 하기 어려워진다. 이를 해결하기 위해 간단한 용액 함침기술을 통하여 PE막을 친수화하였다. 친수화된 PE막에 수처리용 RO 및 NF막을 계면중합을 통하여 제작하였다. 본 기술을 간단한 화학적처리 방법을 통해 소수성 폴리올레핀의 적용분야 확장에 쉽게 접근할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

최근 수자원 부족의 문제에 대한 탈출구를 찾기 위해 해수담수화 공정이 지속적인 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 그 중 전기흡착탈이온(EAD) 공정은 이온교환막을 이용한 전기투석법과 이온교환수지를 이용한 이온교환수지법을 혼합하여 이루어지는 공정으로 현재 사용되고 있는 해수담수화 공정의 효율을 더 높이 올려줄 것이라 예상하고 있다. 하지만, 이 공정은 이온교환막 사이에 이온교환수지가 있는 구조이기 때문에 기존 모듈보다 비교적 사이즈가 크다는 단점이 있다. 또한, 이온교환수지의 크기 분포와 당량비가 모듈의 성능에 영향을 준다. 본 연구는 현재 상용화되고 있는 이온교환공정에서 쓰이고 있는 모듈의 문제해결과 성능 향상을 위해 진행되었다. 개질을 통해 이온교환용량을 더욱 향상시키고 일반적인 이온교환수지가 아닌 더 작고 균질한 이온교환능력을 가진 이온교환 나노입자를 제조하여 제막을 진행하였고, 다양한 특성평가가 이루어졌다.

PEMFC is an eco-friendly and sustainable electrochemical generation system to convert chemical energy of fuels into electric energy. Proton exchange membrane(PEM) is key material to decide PEMFC performances. Representative PEM materials is perfluorinated sulfonic acid(PFSA) composed of a chemically stable PTFE backbone and ion conductive side chains. PFSA is classified into long-side chain(LCC-PFSA) and short-side chain(SCC-PFSA). Normally, SCC-PFSA can induce high packing density and gas barrier properties when it is made in PEM state. In spite of these advantages, it is hard to make desirable SCC-PFSA PEMs due to its relatively high Tg and low EW. In this study, the effects of PEM fabrication histories on basic properties of SCC-PFSA ionomers were observed by varying parameters such as casting solvent and thermal annealing condition.

Recently, many efforts to enhance separation performance of the reverse osmosis (RO) membranes have been made. Among them, the post treatment with organic solvent, so called solvent activation, has been recognized as an effective method to improve membrane performance. However, solvent activation enhances water flux along with the loss of NaCl rejection. Furthermore, there have been no clear mechanisms and reliable criteria of the solvent activation effects. In this study, we demonstrate that a new type of organic solvent, benzyl alcohol, can effectively activate the RO membrane to significantly enhance water permeation without deteriorating NaCl. Based on this results, we elucidate the underlying solvent activation mechanism and propose a reliable indicator of the solvent activation effect.

Molybdenum silicide has gained interest for high temperature structural applications. However, poor fracture toughness at room temperatures and low creep resistance at elevated temperatures have hindered its practical applications. This study uses a novel powder metallurgical approach applied to uniformly mixed molybdenum silicidebased composites with silicon carbide. The degree of powder mixing with different ball milling time is also demonstrated by Voronoi diagrams. Core-shell composite powder with Mo nanoparticles as the shell and β-SiC as the core is prepared via chemical vapor transport. Using this prepared core-shell composite powder, the molybdenum silicide-based composites with uniformly dispersed β-SiC are fabricated using pressureless sintering. The relative density of the specimens sintered at 1500oC for 10 h is 97.1%, which is similar to pressure sintering owing to improved sinterability using Mo nanoparticles.

Metallic tantalum powder is manufactured by reducing tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) with magnesium gas at 1,073–1,223 K in a reactor under argon gas. The high thermodynamic stability of magnesium oxide makes the reduction reaction from tantalum oxide into tantalum powder possible. The microstructure after the reduction reaction has the form of a mixture of tantalum and magnesium oxide, and the latter could be entirely eliminated by dissolving in weak hydrochloric acid. The powder size in SEM microstructure for the tantalum powder increases after acid leaching in the range of 50–300 nm, and its internal crystallite sizes are observed to be 11.5 to 24.7 nm with increasing reduction temperatures. Moreover, the optimized reduction temperature is found to be 1,173 K as the minimum oxygen concentration is approximately 1.3 wt.%.

W-10 wt% Ti alloys that have a homogeneous microstructure are prepared by thermal decomposition of WO3-TiH2 powder mixtures and spark plasma sintering. The reduction and dehydrogenation behavior of WO3 and TiH2 are analyzed by temperature programmed reduction and a thermogravimetric method, respectively. The X-ray diffraction analysis of the powder mixture, heat-treated in an argon atmosphere, shows W- oxides and TiO2 peaks. Conversely, the powder mixtures heated in a hydrogen atmosphere are composed of W, WO2 and TiO2 phases at 600 ℃ and W and W-rich β phases at 800 ℃. The densified specimen by spark plasma sintering at 1500 ℃ in a vacuum using hydrogen-reduced WO3-TiH2 powder mixtures shows a Vickers hardness value of 4.6 GPa and a homogeneous microstructure with pure W, β and Ti phases. The phase evolution dependent on the atmosphere and temperature is explained by the thermal decomposition and reaction behavior of WO3 and TiH2.

Nickel oxide(NiO) thin films, nanorods, and carbon nanotube(CNT)/NiO core-shell nanorod structures are fabricated by sputtering Nickel at different deposition time on alumina substrates or single wall carbon nanotube templates followed by oxidation treatments at different temperatures, 400 and 700 oC. Structural analyses are carried out by scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction. NiO thinfilm, nanorod and CNT/NiO core-shell nanorod structurals of the gas sensor structures are tested for detection of H2S gas. The NiO structures exhibit the highest response at 200 oC and high selectivity to H2S among other gases of NO, NH3, H2, CO, etc. The nanorod structures have a higher sensing performance than the thin films and carbon nanotube/NiO core-shell structures. The gold catalyst deposited on NiO nanorods further improve the sensing performance, particularly the recovery kinetics.

The hydrogen reduction behavior of MoO3-CuO powder mixture for the synthesis of homogeneous Mo-20 wt% Cu composite powder is investigated. The reduction behavior of ball-milled powder mixture is analyzed by XRD and temperature programmed reduction method at various heating rates in Ar-10% H2 atmosphere. The XRD analysis of the heat-treated powder at 300oC shows Cu, MoO3, and Cu2MoO5 phases. In contrast, the powder mixture heated at 400oC is composed of Cu and MoO2 phases. The hydrogen reduction kinetic is evaluated by the amount of peak shift with heating rates. The activation energies for the reduction, estimated by the slope of the Kissinger plot, are measured as 112.2 kJ/mol and 65.2 kJ/mol, depending on the reduction steps from CuO to Cu and from MoO3 to MoO2, respectively. The measured activation energy for the reduction of MoO3 is explained by the effect of pre-reduced Cu particles. The powder mixture, hydrogen-reduced at 700oC, shows the dispersion of nano-sized Cu agglomerates on the surface of Mo powders.

올레핀/파라핀 분리를 위해 poly(ethylene oxide)(PEO)/Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs)(전구체: AgBF4)/p-benzoquinone (p-BQ) 복합막이 제조되었으며, 이 복합체 분리막의 성능은 100시간까지 선택도 10과 투과도 15 GPU로 유지되는 것이 관찰 되었다. 분리막의 성능이 100시간까지 유지할 수 있었던 이유는 p-BQ의 첨가로 인해 Ag ion이 안정적으로 Ag nanoparticles 로 형성될 수 있었을 뿐더러 전자수용체인 p-BQ으로 인해 표면이 부분 양극성화 되어 올레핀 운반체로서 역할을 성공적으로 수행한 결과라 생각되었다. 본 연구에서는 Ag nanoparticles의 전구체로 사용된 AgBF4의 가격이 고가이기 때문에 가격 측면에서 유리한 AgNO3 Ag nanoparticles의 전구체로 사용하여 실험을 진행하였다. 그 결과로서 AgNO3의 경우에는 앞선 AgBF4 과는 다르게 안정적으로 은 나노입자가 형성되지 못하고 이로 인하여 좋은 성능을 내지 못하는 것으로 분석되었다.

본 논문에서는 안테나의 소형화, 이득 및 방사패턴을 개선한 초고속 통신망 시스템을 효과적으로 사용하기 위해 3.3 [GHz], 5 [GHz] 대역에서 동작하는 WLAN/UWB 통신용 안테나를 설계 및 제작을 하였다. 대역폭의 개선을 위해 마이크로스트립 패치 안테나를 선택하였고 각 단계마다 이론적인 근거에 의한 수식을 이용하여 슬롯의 폭, 길이, 전송선로의 폭 등을 계산하였다. 설계된 안테나의 시뮬레이션 결과 반사손실이 3.3 [GHz]에서 -14.053 [dB]이고 5 [GHz]에서 -13.118 [dB]의 값을 보여주었다. 이득은 3.3 [GHz]에서 2.479 [dBi]의 값과 5[GHz]에서 3.317[dBi]의 수치를 보여주었다. 또한 3D 설계가 가능한 CST Microwave Studio 2014 프로그램을 이용하여 최적화 한 후, 이를 바탕으로 제작한 안테나의 특성을 측정하여 성능을 확인하는 방법으로 연구를 진행하였다. 최근 다양하고 발전이 계속 이루어지고 있는 무선 기술인 WLAN과 해당 기술 이용자의 수요 증가에 따른 기술의 주파수 대역도 역시 증가하고 있는 추세의 통신 기술인 UWB을 초고속 무선 통신 시스템으로 사용하는 데 있어 불편함 없도록 해당 이용자를 위한 원활한 통신이 가능할 것으로 보인다.

This study focuses on the fabrication of a WC/Co composite powder from the oxide of WC/Co hardmetal scrap using solid carbon in a hydrogen gas atmosphere for the recycling of WC/Co hardmetal. Mixed powders are manufactured by mechanically milling the oxide powder of WC-13 wt% Co hardmetal scrap and carbon black with varying powder/ball weight ratios. The oxide powder of WC-13 wt% Co hardmetal scrap consists of WO3 and CoWO4. The mixed powder mechanically milled at a lower powder/ball weight ratio (high mechanical milling energy) has a more rapid carbothermal reduction reaction in the formation of WC and Co phases compared with that mechanically milled at a higher powder/ball weight ratio (lower mechanical milling energy). The WC/Co composite powder is fabricated at 900℃ for 6 h from the oxide of WC/Co hardmetal scrap using solid carbon in a hydrogen gas atmosphere. The fabricated WC/Co composite powder has a particle size of approximately 0.25-0.5 μm.

Microcapsule membranes are fabricated with PLGA through double emulsion method and solvent evaporation method. In outer aqueous phase, surfactants such as PVA were replaced with metal salts as CaCl2 and MgCl2. Inside the microcapsule membrane, BSA was encapsulated as the model drug. Morphologies, BAS encapsulation efficiencies and BAS releasing behaviors are investigated. Through the process, microcapsule membranes with diameters of μm are generated and, through this work, we got a conclusion that the metal salts could be a good choice to replace PVA to solidify the microcapsule membrane surfaces.

본 연구에서는 roll to roll (R2R) 설비를 이용해 폭 60 cm의 역전기투석용 양이온 및 음이온교환막을 제막했다. 양이온 및 음이온교환막의 전해질로 아크릴아마이드계 술폰산 및 암모늄염, 가교제로 다이아크릴아마이드를 사용했다. 또한, 지지체로 16 um 두께의 PE계 다공성 필름을 사용했다. R2R 설비로 제작된 양이온 및 음이온교환막은 swelling 후 18 um의 두께, 0.6 Ω⋅cm² 이하의 저항, 85% 이상의 permselectivity, 1.3 meq g-1 이상의 ion exchange capacity(IEC)를 지니고 있었다. 또한, 제조된 이온교환막의 전극 유효면적 5 × 5 cm의 역전기투석 셀 test 결과 2.5 W/m²의 전력밀도를 보였다.

One of the key components to determine polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) performances is a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM), the representative PEM material is perfluorinated sulfonic acid (PFSA) ionomers. PFSA ionomers such as Nafion®and 3M® ionomers have been widely used as PEM materials for fuel cells owing to their excellent chemical inertness and high proton conductivity. Generally, polymeric materials are highly influenced by the membrane fabrication histories including casting solvents, thermal annealing temperature and time, when they are converted in the membrane forming process. In this study, 3M PFSA ionomer membranes were systematically prepared under different fabrication histories. Their morphological contribution on fundamental characteristics, transport behavior, and electrochemical performances were disclosed.

We report on the fabrication of a high performance reverse osmosis membrane based on a hydrophilic polyacrylonitrile support via an aromatic solvent-assisted interfacial polymerization process. The use of aromatic solvent (toluene or xylene) produced the membranes with unprecedentedly high NaCl rejection (~99.9%) and superior water flux, outperforming both the control membrane prepared using a conventional aliphatic solvent (n-hexane) and commercial membranes. The membranes fabricated using toluene or xylene had roof-like structures covering a thin and highly dense polyamide (PA) layer, which was induced by enhanced amine diffusion and the extended miscible layer resulting from the increased miscibility of aromatic solvent with water. The high performance of the membranes is attributed to thin and highly cross-linked basal PA layer.