본 연구는 촉매이용열처리 활엽수의 심·변재 구분에 따른 내후성 효과를 평가하기 위하여 실시하였다. 졸참나무, 구실잣밤나무, 백합나무를 심재와 변재로 구분한 시험편을 7.5%의 촉매제에 10분간 침지하여 열처리 장치에서 130℃에 90분간 열처리 후 백색 부후균(Trametes versicolor)을 사용하여 활엽수 심재와 변재의 내후성을 조사하였다. 촉매이용열처리 후 모든 조건에서 목재의 중량과 밀도가 약간 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 부후처리 후 무처리와 비교하여 촉매이용열처리에서 낮은 중량감소율이 나타났으며, 수종별 비교에서는 졸참나무의 촉매이용열처리 변재에서 가장 낮은 중량감소가 나타났다. 촉매제를 이용한 열처리법은 부후균에 의한 목재의 부후저항을 효과적으로 증가시켰다.

We demonstrated size control of Au nanoparticles by heat treatment and their use as a catalyst for single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNTs) growth with narrow size distribution. We used uniformly sized Au nanoparticles from commercial Au colloid, and intentionally decreased their size through heat treatment at 800 oC under atmospheric Ar ambient. ST-cut quartz wafers were used as growth substrates to achieve parallel alignment of the SWNTs and to investigate the size relationship between Au nanoparticles and SWNTs. After the SWNTs were grown via chemical vapor deposition using methane gas, it was found that a high degree of horizontal alignment can be obtained when the particle density is low enough to produce individual SWNTs. The diameter of the Au nanoparticles gradually decreased from 3.8 to 2.9 nm, and the mean diameter of the SWNTs also changed from 1.6 to 1.2 nm for without and 60 min heat treatment, respectively. Raman results reconfirmed that the prolonged heat treatment of nanoparticles yields thinner tubes with narrower size distribution. This work demonstrated that heat treatment can be a straightforward and reliable method to control the size of catalytic nanoparticles and SWNT diameter.