Using a high pressure homonizer, we report on the electrochemical performance of Li4Ti5O12(LTO) particles manufactured as anode active material for lithium ion battery. High-pressure synthesis processing is performed under conditions in which the mole fraction of Li/Ti is 0.9, the synthesis pressure is 2,000 bar and the numbers of passings-through are 5, 7 and 10. The observed X-ray diffraction patterns show that pure LTO is manufactured when the number of passings-through is 10. It is found from scanning electron microscopy analysis that the average size of synthesized particles decreases as the number of passings-through increases. LiCoO2-based active cathode materials are used to fabricate several coin half/full cells and their battery characteristics such as lifetime, rate capability and charge transfer resistance are then estimated, revealing quite good electrochemical performance of the LTO particles as an effective anode active material for lithium secondary batteries.

The optical fibers tend to have poor machinability because of its hardness and brittleness. In the previous study, we applied the electrochemical discharge machining to fabricate the tip of the optical fiber. We could machine the optical fiber using the electrochemical discharge machining however the machined optical fiber tip had rough surface. In this study, we use electrochemical discharge machining with rotation tool which of the rough-grinding and finishing-grinding process to obtain a smooth surface of the side firing fiber. As a result, we are able to machine the optical fiber tip with smooth surface effectively from the proposed fiber machining process and the emission from the side-firing fiber clearly demonstrated the directional emission as the emission beam was reflected at 80 ° relative to the fiber axis.

The pickling brine generated from the salting process of kimchi production is difficult to treat biologically due to very high content of salt. When pickling brine is treated and discharged, it cannot satisfy the criteria for effluent water quality in clean areas, while resources such as the salt to be recycled and the industrial water are wasted. However, sterilization by ozone, UV and photocatalyst is expensive installation costs and operating costs when considering the small kimchi manufacturers. Therefore there is a need to develop economical process. The study was conducted on the sterilization efficiency of the pickling brine using electrochemical processing. The electrochemical treatment of organic matters has advantages over conventional methods such as active carbon absorption process, chemical oxidation, and biological treatment because the response speed is faster and it does not require expensive, harmful oxidizing agents. This study were performed to examine the possibility of electrochemical treatment for the efficient processing of pickling brine and evaluated the performance of residual chlorine for the microbial sterilization.

Excellent electron transport properties with enhanced light scattering ability for light harvesting have made well-ordered one dimensional TiO2 nanotube(TNT) arrays an alternative candidate over TiO2 nanoparticles in the area of solar energy conversion applications. The principal drawback of TNT arrays being activated only by UV light has been addressed by coupling the TNT with secondary materials which are visible light-triggered. As well as extending the absorption region of sunlight, the introduction of these foreign components is also found to influence the charge separation and electron lifetime of TNT. In this study, a novel method to fabricate the TNT-based composite photoelectrodes employing visible responsive CuInS2 (CIS) nanoparticles is presented. The developed method is a square wave pulse-assisted electrochemical deposition approach to wrap the inner and outer walls of a TNT array with CIS nanoparticles. Instead of coating as a dense compact layer of CIS by a conventional non-pulsed-electrochemical deposition method, the nanoparticles pack relatively loosely to form a rough surface which increases the surface area of the composite and results in a higher degree of light scattering within the tubular channels and hence a greater chance of absorption. The excellence coverage of CIS on the tubular TiO2 allows the construction of an effective heterojunction that exhibits enhanced photoelectrochemical performance.

To fabricate a precise micro metal mold, the electrochemical etching process has been researched. We investigated the electrochemical etching process numerically and experimentally to determine the etching tendency of the process, focusing on the current density, which is a major parameter of the process. The finite element method, a kind of numerical analysis, was used to determine the current density distribution on the workpiece. Stainless steel(SS304) substrate with various sized square and circular array patterns as an anode and copper(Cu) plate as a cathode were used for the electrochemical experiments. A mixture of H2SO4, H3PO4, and DIW was used as an electrolyte. In this paper, comparison of the results from the experiment and the numerical simulation is presented, including the current density distribution and line profile from the simulation, and the etching profile and surface morphology from the experiment. Etching profile and surface morphology were characterized using a 3D-profiler and FE-SEM measurement. From a comparison of the data, it was confirmed that the current density distribution and the line profile of the simulation were similar to the surface morphology and the etching profile of the experiment, respectively. The current density is more concentrated at the vertex of the square pattern and circumference of the circular pattern. And, the depth of the etched area is proportional to the current density.

본 논문은 지하매설 철 구조물의 전기적 부식방지를 위해 Mg 희생양극을 사용하는 부식방지 기술에 대한 연구 또한 활발히 진행되고 있다. Mg 희생양극은 지하에 매설되는 철 구조물(파이프, 탱크, 파일, 고정 앵커 등)을 부식으로부터 보호하기 위하여 사용되는 것이다. 본 연구에서는 종래의 산화 소화용 표면 보호재로 이용되고 있는 비교적 값이 싼 CaCl2 염화물을 이용하여 마그네슘 합금제조 시 CaCl2 염화물의 표면보호 효과 및 제조된 Mg-Ca 합금들의 전기화학적 특성을 조사하였다 금속 Ca가 아닌 산화방지 및 소화 용제로 이용되고 있는 염화물(CaCl2)을 이용하여 자연부식 전위 값이 -1.695VSCE 이하, 사용효율도 59% 이상인 Mg-Mn-Ca 희생양극제의 제조기술을 확립하였다.

전해제련 공정은 수용액 전해조에 전극을 담그고 일정한 전류 혹은 전압을 가하여 수용액 속의 이온을 금속으로 추출하는 공정으로, 제조 경비 중 전력비 비중이 높은 대표적인 에너지 다소비산업이다. 대표적 전해제련 생산품인 아연은 최근 국제가격 하향안정화 추세로 국내기업의 글로벌 시장경쟁력 악화가 예상되며 이에 따른 가격 경쟁력 확보 필요성이 증가되고 있다. 아연 가격 경쟁력 확보를 위하여 아연 생산원가의 24~26%(400~440천원/톤)에 해당하는 전력비용 절감 가능한 기술 개발이 시급하며, 이는 에너지 절감 및 온실가스 저감 문제 대응이 동시에 가능하다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 아연제련 시 과다한 전력비용과 단수명이 문제 되는 1세대 양극(Pb 전극)의 단점을 해결할 뿐만 아니라 전극 및 전기화학 시스템을 개발 적용하여 소비전력을 절감 할 수 있는 방안을 모색하였다.

This paper presents the results of the electrochemical treatment of chemical oxygen demand(COD) and total nitrogen(T-N) compounds in the wastewater generated from flue gas desulfurization process by using a lab-scale electrolyzer. With the increase in the applied current from 0.6 Ah/L to 1.2 Ah/L, the COD removal efficiency rapidly increases from 74.5% to 96%, and the T-N removal efficiency slightly increases from 37.2% to 44.9%. Therefore, it is expected that an electrochemical treatment technique will be able to decrease the amount of chemicals used for reducing the COD and T-N in wastewater of the desulfurization process compared to the conventional chemical treatment technique.

Electrochemical degradation of phenol was evaluated at DSA (dimensionally stable anode), JP202 (Ru, 25%; Ir, 25%; other, 50%) electrode for being a treatment method in non-biodegradable organic compounds such as phenol. Experiments were conducted to examine the effects of applied current (1.0~4.0 A), electrolyte type (NaCl, KCl, Na2SO4, H2SO4) and concentration (0.5~3.0 g/L), initial phenol concentration (12.5~100.0 mg/L) on phenol degradation and UV254 absorbance as indirect indicator of by-product degraded phenol. It was found that phenol concentration decreased from around 50 mg/L to zero after 10 min of electrolysis with 2.5 g/L NaCl as supporting electrolyte at the current of 3.5 A. Although phenol could be completely electrochemical degraded by JP202 anode, the degradation of phenol COD was required oxidation time over 60 min due to the generation of by-products. UV254 absorbance can see the impact of as an indirect indicator of the creation and destruction of by-product. The initial removal rate of phenol is 5.63 times faster than the initial COD removal rate.

The purpose of this study is to investigate electro-generation of free Cl, ClO2, H2O2 and O3 and degradation of Rhodamine B in solution using Ru-Sn-Sb electrode. Electrolysis was performed in one-compartment reactor using a dimensionally stable anode(DSA) of Ru-Sn-Sb/Ti as the working electrode. The effect of applied current (0.5-3 A), electrolyte type (NaCl, KCl, HCl, Na2SO4 and H2SO4) and concentration (0.5-2.5 g/L), air flow rate (0-3 L/min) and solution pH (3-11) was evaluated. Experimental results showed that concentration of 4 oxidants was increased with increase of applied current, however optimum current for RhB degradation was 2 A. The generated oxidant concentration and RhB degradation of the of Cl type-electrolyte was higher than that of the sulfate type. The oxidant concentration was increased with increase of NaCl concentration and optimum NaCl dosage for RhB degradation was 1.75 g/L. Optimum air flow rate for the oxidants generation and RhB degradation was 2 L/min. ClO2 and H2O2 generation was decreased with the increase of pH, whereas free Cl and O3 was not affected by pH. RhB degradation was increase with the pH decrease.