In this study, we investigate the opportunity of using waste tire char as a cathode material for lithium-ion primary batteries (LPBs). The char obtained by carbonizing waste tires was washed with acid and thermally fluorinated to produce CFX. The structural and chemical properties of the char and CFX were analyzed to evaluate the effect of thermal fluorination. The carbon structure of the char was increasingly converted to CFX structure as the fluorination temperature increased. In addition, the manufactured CFX- based LPBs were evaluated through electrochemical analysis. The discharge capacity of the CFX reached a maximum of 800 mAh/g, which is comparable to that of CFX- based LPBs manufactured from other carbon sources. On the basis of these results, the use of waste tire char-based CFX as a cathode material for LPBs is presented as a new opportunity in the field of waste tire recycling.

Numerous studies have addressed the commercial viability of lithium–air batteries (LABs). However, the high reactivity of Li with air moisture and CO2 has hindered the broad applicability of LABs. In this study, lithium-protective hybrid lithium–air batteries (HLABs) were fabricated with Super P (SP) and composites of fluorinated carbon ( CFx), MoS2, and WS2 as the cathodes. Subsequently, their potential use as a power source for the next generation of defense technologies was investigated. It was observed that a single cell HLAB with the SP-CFx composite cathode exhibited a specific capacity of 893 mAhg− 1 cathode. In comparison, a Tomcell with the SP cathode demonstrated a specific capacity of 465 mAhg− 1 cathode when discharged. The cells with SP-MoS2 and SP-WS2 cathode yielded specific capacities of 357 and 386 mAhg− 1 cathode, respectively. The improved performance of the SP-CFx cell can be attributed to synergistic effects of lithium–air cell and lithium battery reactions between CFx and SP. To assess all functionalities of the SP-CFx HLAB, lithium-protective HLABs were fabricated and discharged in air. To operate the lithium–air battery in air, pure lithium metal was sealed with solid electrodes (lithium-ion conducting glass–ceramics (LICGC)) and a buffer electrolyte (1 M LiFTSI in TEGDME) was applied. The SP-CFx cell was discharged for 25 days in air, greatly exceeding the 72 h requirement for the next-generation soldier power systems. These results demonstrate significant potential for HLABs to be used as a pioneering power source in nextgeneration energy-independent tactical defense units.

대립계 포도 비가림하우스에 부착된 일체형 방풍벽과 노지에 설치된 분리형 방풍벽의 구조 안전성을 설계풍속 30.9m·s-1와 50m·s-1 조건에서 각각 분석하였다. 비닐하우스 부착형 방풍벽의 경우, 방풍벽을 설치했을 때 방풍벽의 경사각이 측면부의 유동분포에 미미한 변화를 주어 측면부가 받는 풍압면적이 다소 감소하는 것으로 나타났으나 큰 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 그러나 구조강도 측면에서는 방풍벽 설치를 위한 부가적인 파이프 투입 효과로 약 11%정도 구조 안전성이 향상되는 것으로 분석되었다. 주기둥 간격이 3m인 분리형 방풍벽의 경우,대형 태풍수준인 50m·s-1에서 구조적으로 불안정한 것으로 나타났으며 분리형 방풍벽의 이론적 고찰 결과와 해석 결과와는 큰 차이를 보여 3차원으로 구성된 구조물의 2차원 모델 시 그 정확성에 한계가 있음을 알 수 있었다. 추후 분리형 방풍벽의 효용성을 증대하기 위하여 최적 파이프 규격 설정에 관한 세부적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단되며 비닐하우스 부착형 방풍벽의 경우, 태풍으로 인한 비닐하우스 피해 발생 시 정밀한 피해실태 조사를 통하여 분석 결과의 정확성을 향상시킬 수 있는 구조 안전성 분석 기법 개발에 관한 연구가 필요한 것으로 판단되었다.