분리막 공정 설계에 있어 응용 분야에 적합한 막 소재 및 물성 선택은 중요하다. 특히 다공성 막의 경우, 분리 메 커니즘이 투과 종 크기에 따라 선별되는 원리에 기반함에 따라 기공 크기와 같은 기공 특성을 확인하는 막 소재 스크리닝이 우선되어야 한다. 하지만 일반적으로 분리막 매질 내의 기공들은 불균일하게 형성된다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 불균일성을 정 규화한 기공 크기 분포도 분석 기법들에 대해 중점적으로 다루고 각 기법들이 기반한 Young-Laplace, Kelvin 그리고 Gibbs- Thomson 식에 대해 소개하고자 한다.

This research studied the electrical characteristics, IR transmission characteristics, stealth functions, and thermal characteristics of infrared thermal-imaging cameras of copper-sputtered samples. Nylon samples were prepared for each density as a base material for copper-sputtering treatment. Copper-sputtered NFi, NM1, NM2, NM3, NM4, and NM5, showed electrical resistance of 0.8, 445.7, 80.7, 29.7, 0.3, and 2.2 Ω, respectively, all of which are very low values; for the mesh sample, the lower the density, the lower the electrical resistance. Measuring the IR transmittance showed that the infrared transmittance of the copper-sputtered samples was significantly reduced compared to the untreated sample. Compared to the untreated samples, the transmittance went from 92.0–64.1%. When copper sputtered surface was directed to the IR irradiator, the IR transmittance went from 73.5 to 43.8%. As the density of the sample increased, the transmittance tended to decreased. After the infrared thermal imaging, the absolute values of △R, △G, and △B of the copper phase increased from 2 to 167, 98 to 192, and 7 to 118, respectively, and the closer the density of the sample (NM5→NFi), the larger the absolute value. This proves that the dense copper phase-up sample has a stealth effect on the infrared thermal imaging camera. It is believed that the copper-sputtered nylon samples produced in this study have applications in multifunctional uniforms, bio-signal detection sensors, stage costumes, etc.

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are of significant interest because of their high porosity, which facilitates their utilization in gas storage and catalysis. To enhance their current properties in these applications, it is necessary to elucidate the interactions between molecules in a confined environment that differ from those in bulk conditions. Herein, we study the confined molecular interaction by investigating the solvent-dependent photophysical properties of two different-sized molecules inside MOF-5. Ruthenium tris-bipyridine (Rubpy) and coumarin 153 (C153) are encapsulated in MOF-5. Rubpy with MOF-5 (Rubpy@MOF) is prepared by building MOF-5 around it, resulting in limited space for solvent molecules in the pores. The smaller C153 is encapsulated in the preformed MOF-5 (C153@MOF) by simply soaking the MOF in a concentrated C153 solution. C153@MOF permits more space for solvent molecules in the pore. Their characteristic absorption and emission spectra are examined to elucidate the confined molecular interactions. Rubpy@MOF and C153@MOF exhibit different spectral shifts compared to the guest molecules under bulk conditions. This discrepancy is attributed to the different micro-environments inside the pores, derived from confined host-guest interactions in the interplay of solvent molecules.

The effect of sublimable vehicles on the pore structure of Cu fabricated by freeze drying is investigated. The 5 vol% CuO-dispersed slurries with camphene and various camphor-naphthalene compositions are frozen in a Teflon mold at -25oC, followed by sublimation at room temperature. After hydrogen reduction at 300oC and sintering at 600 °C, the green bodies of CuO are completely converted to Cu with various pore structures. The sintered samples prepared using CuO/camphene slurries show large pores that are aligned parallel to the sublimable vehicle growth direction. In addition, a dense microstructure is observed in the bottom section of the specimen where the solidification heat was released, owing to the difference in the solidification behavior of the camphene crystals. The porous Cu shows different pore structures, such as dendritic, rod-like, and plate shaped, depending on the composition of the camphornaphthalene system. The change in pore structure is explained by the crystal growth behavior of primary camphor and eutectic and primary naphthalene. Keywords: Porous Cu, Pore structure

Porous metals demonstrate not only excessively low densities, but also novel physical, thermal, mechanical, electrical, and acoustic properties. Thus, porous metals exhibit exceptional performance, which are useful for diesel particulate filters, heat exchangers, and noise absorbers. In this study, SUS316L foam with 90% porosity and 3,000 μm pore size is successfully manufactured using the electrostatic powder coating (ESPC) process. The mean size of SUS316L powders is approximately 12.33 μm. The pore properties are evaluated using SEM and Archimedes. As the quantity of powder coating increases, pore size decreases from 2,881 to 1,356 μm. Moreover, the strut thickness and apparent density increase from 423.7 to 898.3 μm and from 0.278 to 0.840 g/cm3, respectively. It demonstrates that pore properties of SUS316L powder porous metal are controllable by template type and quantity of powder coating.

Poly(imide siloxane)(Si-PI)와 polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)를 혼합한 고분자를 사용하여 실리카가 함유된 탄소 분리막을 제조하였다. 고분자 혼합물의 열분해에 의해 제조 된 다공성 탄소 구조의 특성은 두 고분자의 미세 상 분리 거동과 관련이 있다. Si-PI와 PVP의 고분자 혼합물의 유리 전이 온도(Tg)는 시차 주사 열량계를 사용하여 단일 Tg로 관찰되었다. 또 한 C-SiO2 막의 질소 흡착 등온선을 조사하여 다공성 탄소 구조의 특성을 규명했다. Si-PI/PVP로부터 유도 된 C-SiO2 막은 IV형 등온선을 나타내었고 중간기공의 탄소 구조와 관련된 히스테리시스 루프를 가지고 있었다. 분자 여과 확인을 위해서, Si-PI/PVP의 비율과 열분해 온도 및 등온 시간과 같은 열분해 조건을 다르게 하여 C-SiO2 막을 제조하였다. 결과적으로, 120 분 간의 등온 시간 동안 550°C에서 Si-PI/PVP의 열분해에 의해 제조된 C-SiO2 막의 투과도는 820 Barrer (1 × 10-10 cm3 (STP) cm/cm2⋅s⋅cmHg)이었으며, O2/N2 선택도는 14이었다.

Various carbon aerogels (CAs) were prepared from polymerization of resorcinol and formaldehyde and applied as the electrode materials of an electric double layer capacitor (EDLC) with the aim of controlling the textural and electrochemical properties of CAs by the type of base catalyst and the ratio of resorcinol to catalyst (R/C). The CAs from NaHCO3 and KHCO3 with H+ ions had higher specific surface areas but exhibited lower electrochemical properties than those from K2CO3 and Na2CO3, which had more uniform pore size distributions. The electrochemical properties of Na2CO3 were superior to those of K2CO3 probably because the polarizing power of Na+ ions was higher than K+ ions. With an increasing R/C ratio, the pore sizes of CA showed a tendency to increase but the uniformity of the pore size distribution got worse. For the four base catalysts, the highest electrochemical property was obtained at the R/C ratio of 500.

The object of this paper is to examine the optimum sintering condition which have excellent mechanical properties compared to the conventional oilless bearing. It is shown that the sintering rate is the most excellent at 850°C, especially KAB-23, KAB-23G, PBF-8 specimens. With increasing the nitrogen injection rate, the apparent porosity increased gradually. In contrast, with increasing the hydrogen injection rate, the apparent porosity decreased gradually. It is shown that the apparent porosity is very useful in the range of nitrogen injection rate 2Nm 3 and hydrogen injection rate 10Nm 3 .

본 연구에서는 입자크기가 다른 3가지 α-알루미나 분체로부터 주입성형법과 소결법을 혼용하여 튜브형 α-알루 미나 지지체를 제조하여 초기 α-알루미나 분체의 입자크기와 소결 온도가 지지체의 기공구조와 기체투과 특성에 미치는 영 향을 고찰하였다. 평균입경이 0.2, 0.5, 1.7 μm인 α-알루미나 분체를 사용했을 시 제조된 α-알루미나 지지체는 각각 약 80, 130, 200 nm의 평균 기공경을 가졌으며 평균 기공경은 소결 온도 보다는 초기 알루미나 분체의 입자크기에 의존하였다. 모 든 시편에서 소결 온도가 증가할수록 지지체의 부피 밀도는 증가하였고 겉보기 기공률은 감소하였다. He, N2, O2, CO2에 대 하여 30°C에서 단일기체 투과 특성을 평가한 결과, 기체 투과도는 기공경 제곱에 비례하여 증가하였고 기공률이 증가함에 따 라서 직선적으로 증가하였다. 이를 토대로 제조된 α-알루미나 지지체의 기체 투과는 점성유동(viscous flow)에 의하여 이루 어지며, α-알루미나 지지체의 기체 투과 특성은 초기 α-알루미나 분체의 입자크기와 소결온도를 제어함으로써 조절될 수 있 음을 확인할 수 있었다.

본 연구에서는 입자크기가 다른 3가지 α-알루미나 분말로 부터 주입성형법과 소결법을 혼용하여 튜브형 α-알루미나 지지체 제작하였고 이때에 초기 α-알루 미나 분말의 입자크기와 소결 온도가 지지체의 기공구조와 기공구조가 투과 특 성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 제작 된 지지체는 수은함침법과 Archimedes 법을 통하여 기공경과 기공률을 측정하였다. 또한 30°C에서 He, N2, O2, CO2 기체에 대하여 투과 특성을 고찰하여, 각 지지체의 토튜오서티를 계산 하였으며, 지지체의 기공경 및 기공률이 지지체의 기체 투과 특성에 미치는 영향을 고찰 하였다.

The H2/CO2selectivity across ZIF-7 membrane prepared by in-situ growth method at 105°C synthesis temperature for 2 h, was the highest at 15.98, nearly 4 times higher than H2/CO2 Knudsens E.q. factor of 4.7. ZIF-7 membranes prepared from in-situ growth method also surprisingly performed better than ZIF-7 membranes prepared by other innovative techniques such as electro-spray deposition and secondary growth methods. (selectivity : 9.59 and 4.7, respectively) Despite lower selectivity performance than the numerically predicted results, the micro-porous ZIF-7 membrane prepared in this work demonstrated higher H2 permeability of 3770 barrer. Performance comparison between various inorganic membranes, including ZIF-7 & ZIF-8 membranes, was made and a new upper boundary for inorganic membranes was also constructed and reported.

Perfluorinated sulfonic acid ionomers have been used as representative membrane materials in a wide range of applications. Though PFSA ionomers have been well known as chemically durable materials, their chemical resistances should be improved further to apply them to practical fuel cell systems operated under harsh conditions. One plausible solution would be to fabricate reinforced membranes composed of proton-conducting ionomers and chemically durable porous support films. In this study, pore-filling membranes are prepared via the impregnation of PFSA ionomers into porous PTFE support films. The objective of this study is to systematically investigate the influences of pore characteristics on proton transport behavior and electrochemical single performances.

The existing metal getters are invariably covered with thin oxide layers in air and the native oxide layer must be dissolved into the getter materials for activation. However, high temperature is needed for the activation, which leads to unavoidable deleterious effects on the devices. Therefore, to improve the device efficiency and gas-adsorption properties of the device, it is essential to synthesize the getter with a method that does not require a thermal activation temperature. In this study, getter material was synthesized using palladium oxide (PdOx) which can adsorb H2 gas. To enhance the efficiency of the hydrogen and moisture absorption, a porous layer with a large specific area was fabricated by an etching process and used as supporting substrates. It was confirmed that the moisture-absorption performance of the SiO2/Si was characterized by water vapor volume with relative humidity. The gas-adsorption properties occurred in the absence of the activation process.

The present study demonstrates the effect of solidification condition on the pore structure in freeze drying process using the slurries of CuOlimable vehicles. Camphene and Camphor-45 wt% naphthalene based slurries with 14 vol% CuO powder were frozen into a mold at -25℃<, followed by sublimation at room temperature. The green bodies were hydrogen-reduced and sintered at 500℃ for 1 h. The porous Cu specimen, frozen the CuO/camphene slurry into the heated mold of the upper part, showed large pores with unidirectional pore channels and small pores in their internal wall. Also, it was observed that the size of large pores was decreasing near the bottom part of specimen. The change of pore structure depending on the freezing condition was explained by the nucleation behavior of camphene crystals and rearrangement of solid powders during solidification. In case of porous Cu prepared from CuO/Camphor-naphthalene system, the pore structure exhibited plate shape as a replica of the original structure of crystallized vehicles with hypereutectic composition.

Metal foams have a cellular structure consisting of a solid metal containing a large volume fraction ofpores. In particular, open, penetrating pores are necessary for industrial applications such as in high temperature filtersand as a support for catalysts. In this study, Fe foam with above 90% porosity and 2 millimeter pore size was suc-cessfully fabricated by a slurry coating process and the pore properties were characterized. The Fe and Fe2O3 powdermixing ratios were controlled to produce Fe foams with different pore size and porosity. First, the slurry was preparedby uniform mixing with powders, distilled water and polyvinyl alcohol(PVA). After slurry coating on the polyure-thane(PU) foam, the sample was dried at 80℃. The PVA and PU foams were then removed by heating at 700℃ for 3hours. The debinded samples were subsequently sintered at 1250℃ with a holding time of 3 hours under hydrogenatmosphere. The three dimensional geometries of the obtained Fe foams with an open cell structure were investigatedusing X-ray micro CT(computed tomography) as well as the pore morphology, size and phase. The coated amount ofslurry on the PU foam were increased with Fe2O3 mixing powder ratio but the shrinkage and porosity of Fe foams weredecreased with Fe2O3 mixing powder ratio.

본 연구에서는 졸-겔, 용매치환, 표면개질, 상압건조 공정과 계면활성제에 의한 템플레이팅(templating) 공법 및 소결 공정을 이용하여 실리카 에어로겔 모노리스와 메조포러스 실리카 모노리스를 각각 합성하였다. 제조된 두 종류의 실리카 모노리스는 균열이 없이 비교적 투명하였으며, 매우 높은 기공율(92-94%) 및 비표면적(800 - 840 m²/g)과 수 십 nm 수준의 기공 크기를 갖는 것으로 확인되었다. 표면개질을 적용한 실리카 에어로겔 샘플이 스피링백 효과로 인하여 메조포러스 실리카 모노리스에 비해 더욱 미세하고 균질한 나노 기공 구조를 보였을 뿐만 아니라, 그 단열 성능도 더욱 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 합성된 두 종류의 실리카 모노리스를 중간층으로 적용한 복층 창유리의 단열성능을 측정된 모노리스의 열전도도와 이론식을 근거로 조사한 결과, 기존의 상업적으로 응용되는 공기층 삽입 복층 창유리에 비해 우수한 단열 성능을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

Fe-Cr-Al powder porous metal was manufactured by using new electro-spray process. First, ultra-finefecralloy powders were produced by using the submerged electric wire explosion process. Evenly distributed colloid(0.05~0.5% powders) was dispersed on Polyurethane foam through the electro-spray process. And then degreasing andsintering processes were conduced. In order to examine the effect of cell size (200 µm, 450 µm, 500 µm) in process,pre-samples were sintered for two hours at temperature of 1450˚C, in H₂ atmospheres. A 24-hour thermo gravimetricanalysis test was conducted at 1000˚C in a 79% N₂ + 21% O₂ to investigate the high temperature oxidation behavior ofpowder porous metal. The results of the high temperature oxidation tests showed that oxidation resistance increased withincreasing cell size. In the 200 µm porous metal with a thinner strut and larger specific surface area, the depletion ofthe stabilizing elements such as Al and Cr occurred more quickly during the high-temperature oxidation compared withthe 450, 500 µm porous metals.

Fe foam with above 90% porosity and 2 millimeter pore size was successfully fabricated by a slurry coating process. In this study, the binder contents were controlled to produce the Fe foam with different pore size, strut thickness and porosity. Firstly, the slurry was prepared by uniform mixing with Fe powders, distilled water and polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) as initial materials. After slurry coating on the polyurethane(PU) foam the sample was dried at 80oC. The PVA and PU foams were then removed by heating at 700oC for 3 hours. The debinded samples were subsequently sintered at 1250oC with holding time of 3 hours under hydrogen atmosphere. The three dimensional geometries of the obtained Fe foams with open cell structure were investigated using X-ray micro CT(computed tomography) as well as the pore morphology, size and phase.

본 연구에서는 아세틸화된 메틸 셀룰로스를 복합박막 정삼투막의 지지층으로 사용하였다. 계면중합법을 이용하여 선택성이 우수한 폴리아미드 활성층을 다양한 지지층 위에 코팅하였다. 아세틸화된 메틸 셀룰로스 지지층 위에 코팅된 복합 박막 정삼투막의 구조와 성능을 다른 지지층 위에 코팅된 복합박막 정삼투막과 비교하였다. 실험적 결과는 아세틸화된 메틸 셀룰로스 지지층 위에 코팅된 복합박막 정삼투막의 성능이 다른 정삼투막들에 비해서 우수하였으며 이것은 구조적인 특성과 염의 낮은 역확산속도 때문인 것으로 사료된다.

Today, the modification of carbon foam for high performance remains a major issue in the environment and energy industries. One promising way to solve this problem is the optimization of the pore structure for desired properties as well as for efficient performance. In this study, using a sol-gel process followed by carbonization in an inert atmosphere, hollow spherical carbon foam was prepared using resorcinol and formaldehyde precursors catalyzed by 4-aminobenzoic acid; the effect of carbonization temperature and re-immersion treatment on the pore structure and characteristics of the hollow spherical carbon foam was investigated. As the carbonization temperature increased, the porosity and average pore diameter were found to decrease but the compression strength and electrical conductivity dramatically increased in the temperature range of this study (700˚C to 850˚C). The significant differences of X-ray diffraction patterns obtained from the carbon foams carbonized under different temperatures implied that the degree of crystallinity greatly affects the characteristics of the carbon form. Also, the number of re-impregnations of carbon form in the resorcinol-formaldehyde resin was varied from 1 to 10 times, followed by re-carbonization at 800˚C for 2 hours under argon gas flow. As the number of re-immersion treatments increased, the porosity decreased while the compression strength improved by about four times when re-impregnation was repeated 10 times. These results imply the possibility of customizing the characteristics of carbon foam by controlling the carbonization and re-immersion conditions.