Measurement of oxide ion (O2-) concentration is a basic technology required in molten salt fields, from energy storage systems to electrolytic reduction of rare earth elements or spent nuclear fuels. In a molten salt reactor, O2- ions react with actinide elements to form their oxides or oxy-chlorides to induce actinide precipitation, and promote metal corrosion to cause a failure of structural material. For these reasons, removal of O2- ions and monitoring of the O2- concentration in molten salt reactors are essential. In this study, methods using chemical and electrochemical methods were investigated for measuring the concentration of O2- ions in a molten salts. The acid-base neutralization reaction was used as a chemical analysis method. And electrochemical methods using the O2- diffusion limit current and YSZ (yttria stabilized zirconia) indicator electrode were used for measuring the O2- concentration. Finally, a modified method using porous membrane electrode was applied to monitor the O2- concentration. The O2- concentration was measured up to about 2wt% of Li2O by the method using the O2- diffusion current, up to about 4wt% by the YSZ indicator electrode, and about 6wt% by the porous membrane electrode in LiCl molten salts.

In concrete structures exposed to chloride environments such as seashore structures, chloride ions penetrate into the concrete. Chlorine ions in concrete react with cement hydrates to form Friedel’s salt and change the microstructure. Changes in the microstructure of concrete affect the mechanical performance, and the effect varies depending on the concentration of chloride ions that have penetrated. However, research on the mechanical performance of concrete by chloride ion penetration is lacking. In this study, the effect of chloride ion penetration on the mechanical performance of dry cask concrete exposed to the marine environment was investigated. The mixture proportion of self-compacting concrete is used to produce concrete specimens. CaCl2 was used to add chlorine ions, and 0, 1, 2, and 4% of the binder in weight were added. To evaluate the mechanical performance of concrete, a compressive strength test, and a splitting tensile strength test were performed. The compressive strength test was conducted through displacement control to obtain a stress-strain curve, and the loading speed was set to 10 με/sec, which is the speed of the quasi-static level. The splitting tensile strength test was performed according to KS F 2423. As a result of the experiment, the compressive strength increased when the chloride ion concentration was 1%, and the compressive strength decreased when the chlorine ion concentration was 4%. The effect of the chloride ion concentration on the peak strain was not shown. In order to present a stress-strain curve model according to the chloride ion concentration, the existing concrete compressive stress-strain models were reviewed, and it was confirmed that the experimental results could be simulated through the Popovics model.

The formation behavior of a passive state film on the surface of STS304 in electrolytic solution was analyzed to determine its metallic ion composition. The properties of passive state films vary depending on the Fe and Cr ions in the electrolytic solution. It was observed that the passive state film surface became flat and glossy as the concentration of Fe and Cr ions in the electrolytic solution increased. The corrosion resistance property of the passive state film was proportional to the amount of Fe and Cr in the electrolytic solution. An initial passive state film with high Fe concentration was formed on the surface of STS304 during early electrolytic polishing. Osmotic pressure of Fe ions occurs between the passive state film and electrolytic solution due to the Fe ion concentration gradient. The Fe in the passive state film is dissolved into the electrolyte, and Cr fills up the Fe ion vacancies. As a result, a good corrosion-resistant floating film was formed. The more Fe ions in the electrolytic solution, the faster the film is formed, and as a result, a flat passive state film containing a large amount of Cr can be formed.

Nitrogen-doped carbon dots (CDts) with tunable fluorescence properties in aqueous media were synthesized hydrothermally. The excitation wavelength variation to obtain the maximum emission produced a blue shift in the emission peaks upon dilution in an aqueous solution. The shift can be explained by a re-absorption phenomenon in a concentrated solution. The interparticle interaction within was responsible to show dilution-dependent optical behavior. The as-synthesized solution of CDts did not show any prominent absorption peak over a wide range. However, upon dilution, two peaks became predominant. The concentration-dependent behavior was observed during the interaction with metal cations. Cationic salts of Co(II) and Hg(II) caused quenching at different dilutions of CDts. This might be explained by the exposure of different surface functional groups during dilution and metal-ion–CDts charge transfer. The quenched fluorescence of CDts was rescued using ascorbic acid. Therefore, the one-pot detection of Co(II)/Hg(II) and ascorbic acid was designed through a ‘Turn Off/On’ phenomenon.

High voltage impulse(HVI) has been gained attention as an alternate technique controlling CaCO3 scale formation. Investigation of key operational parameters for HVI is important, however, those had not been reported yet. In this study, the effect of temperature and applied voltage of HVI on Ca2+ concentration was studied. As the applied voltage from 0 to 15kV and the temperature increased from 20 to 60°C, the Ca2+ concentration decreased, indicating that the aqueous Ca2+ precipitated to CaCO3. The Ca2+ concentration decreased up to 81% under the condition of 15kV and 60°C. Rate constant for the precipitation reaction, k was determined under different temper1ature and voltage. The reaction rate constant under the 15kV and 60°C condition was evaluated to 66☓10-3 L/(mmol·hr), which was 5 times greater than the k of the reaction without HVI at same temperature. The increases in k by HVI at higher temperature region(40 to 60°C) was much greater than at lower temperature region(20 to 40°C), which implies temperature is more important parameter than voltage for reducing Ca2+ concentration at high temperature region. These results show that the HVI induction accelerates the precipitation to CaCO3, particularly much faster at higher temperature.

The effect of NaOH concentration on the properties of electrolytic plasma processing (EPP) coating formed on AZ61A Mg alloy is studied. Various types of EPP were employed on magnesium alloy AZ61A in a silicate bath with different concentrations of NaOH additive. Analysis of the composition and structure of the coating layers was carried out using an Xray diffractometer (XRD) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results showed that the oxide coating layer mainly consisted of MgO and Mg2SiO4; its porosity and thickness were highly dependent on the NaOH concentration. The Vickers hardness was over 900 HV for all the coatings. The oxide layer with 3 g/l of NaOH concentration exhibited the highest hardness value (1220 HV) and the lowest wear rate. Potentiodynamic testing of the 3 g/l NaOH concentration showed that this concentration had the highest corrosion resistance value of 2.04 × 105 Ωcm2; however, the corrosion current density value of 5.80 × 10−7 A/cm2 was the lowest such value.

EC 기준 순환식 양액재배에서 식물의 양분 흡수와 배액율은 재사용 양액 내의 이온 비율과 농도에 영향을 미친다. 본 연구는 파프리카(Capsicum annum L. 'Boogie')의 EC 기준 순환식 양액재배에서 시간과 배액율에 따른 이온 농도의 변화를 분석하기 위해 수행하였다. 첫 번째 실험에서 수집된 배액을 EC 2.2dS·m-1로 조정하고 새로 조성한 양액과 혼합하여 재사용 하고 주기적으로 샘플링 하여 이온의 농도를 분석하였다. 두번째 실험은 7%, 16%, 39%, 51%의 배액율을 적용하고 배액과 배액을 원수로 희석하고 새로 조성한 양액과 혼합하였을 때의 EC 변화와 이온 농도를 분석하고 비교하였다. 재사용 양액에서의 K+ : Ca2+와 SO42- : NO3-와 같은 이온 간의 비율 변화를 조사하였다. 첫번째 실험에서의 이온 농도의 변화 범위는 각각 K+ 1.13, Ca2+ 5.35, Mg2+ 0.92, NO3- 0.9 SO42- 1.10, PO43- 0.19meq·L-1이었다. 이온 간의 비율 변화는 양이온에서는 주로 K+ : Ca2+을 중심으로 음이온에서는 NO3- : SO42-을 중심으로 나타났다. 두 번째 실험에서 배액율에 따른 배액의 배액율이 증가함에 따라 점차 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 배액 내 각 이온의 농도도 배액율의 증가에 따른 감소 경향을 보였다. 배액율에 따른 배액 내 이온 간의 비율 변화에는 차이가 없었다. 그러나 배액을 희석하고 새로 조성한 양액과 혼합함에 따라 교정 효과에 차이가 나타났다. 7% 의 배액율이 새 양액의 이온 비율에 가장 근접하였으며, 16%, 51% 39% 순으로 교정되었다. 교정에 따른 이온 비율 변화는 K+ : Ca2+와 NO3-와 PO43-를 중심으로 나타났다.

본 연구에서는 공업용수 중에 미량 함유될 수 있는 철 이온 제거를 위해 철 용액에 음이온 계면활성제 SDS를 주입하여 미셀을 형성한 후, 미셀 표면에 철 이온의 흡착 또는 결합으로 형성된 응집체를 관형 세라믹 정밀여과막으로 제거하였다. 음이온 계면활성제의 영향을 살펴보기 위해 일정한 1mM의 철 농도에서 음이온 계면활성제의 농도를 0~10 mM로 변화시켰다. 그 결과, 6mM 일 때 가장 높은 철 제거율 88.97%를 보였다. SDS 농도에 따른 미셀 응집체의 입도 분포를 확인하기 위해 전기영동광산란분광광도계(Electrophoretic Light Scattering Spectrometer)를 사용하여 분석 한 결과, 6mM 일때 큰 응집체의 분포도가 가장 높았다. 또한, 세라믹 분리막에 대하여 주기적 질소 역세척을 실시할 경우 역세척 주기의 영향을 조사하였다. 그 결과, NCMT-7231 (평균기공 0.10μm) 분리막의 최적 역세척 시간(BT)는 20초이었다.

전기투석은 이온성 물질을 분리하고 농축하는데 안정하고 효과적인 공정으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 전기투석 공정은 고가의 이온교환막 때문에 실제 공정에 적용하는데 많은 제한을 받아오고 있다. 따라서 전기 투석공정의 운전 전류밀도를 가능한 높게 공급함으로써 이온교환막의 단면적당 flux를 증가시켜 주어야 한다. 그러나 실제 공정의 운전에 있어서 운전 전류밀도는 이온교환막 표면에서의 농도분극 현상으로 제한을 받게 된다. 본 총설에서는 이온교환막을 통한 이온의 이동현상을 설명하고 전류-전압 곡선을 이용한 막특성 분석을 소개하였다. 또한 한계전류밀도 전후의 전류 영역에서 농도분극 현상과 동반하는 전기대류(Electroconvection), 물 분해 현상 등에 대한 최근 연구결과를 정리하였다.

고 에너지 (1.5 MeV) 이온 주입된 Boron의 농도와 silicon 기판의 초기 산소 농도의 변화에 따라 silicon기판에 형성된 결정 결함 및 금속 불순물의 Gettering 효율에 대하여 DLTS(Deep Level Transient Spectroscopy), SIMS(Secondary ion Mass Spectroscopy), BMD(Bulk Micro-Defect) analysis 및 TEM (Transmission Electron Microscopy)을 이용하여 연구하였다. 이온 주입 전후의 DLTS 결과를 확산로 및 RTA를 이용한 열처리 전후의 DLTS 결과와 비교할 때 이온 주입 전 시편에서 볼 수 있는 공공에 의한 깊은 준위는 열처리 온도의 증가에 따라 금속 불순물과 관련된 깊은 준위로 천이함을 알 수 있다. 또한 고온 열처리의 경우, 초기 산소 농도가 높을수록 깊은 준위의 농도가 감소함을 볼 때 초기 산소 농도가 높을 수록 gettering 효율 측면에서 유리한 것으로 사료된다

본 실험은 고기능성 채소 생산을 위한 배양액내의 적정 셀레니움 농도를 구명하고자 수행되었다. 벨기에의 채소연구소에서 허브재배를 위해 개발된 양액을 이용하여 각각 Na2SeO4를 0, 2, 4, 6, 8mg/l농도로 처리하였다. 배양액내 셀레니움의 농도가 국화과 식물인 향쑥의 생육에 미치는 영향을 알아본 결과 저농도의 처리는 생육을 향상시켰으나 6mg/l이상의 고농도 처리는 생육을 감소시켰다. 엽록소의 함량은 셀레니움 처리에 의해 증가되었는데 배양액 내의 selenate ion 농도가 높을수록 전체 엽록소함량도 증가되었다. 비타민 C의 함량은 좋은 생장을 보였던 4mg/l처리까지는 증가하였으나 그 이상으로 농도가 증가했을 때 비타민C의 함량은 감소하였다. 저농도의 selenate 이온 농도는 정유의 함량을 증가시켰으나 고농도에서는 정유의 함량이 감소되었다. 식물에 의한 셀레니움의 흡수는 배양액내의 selenate 이온 농도가 증가할수록 촉진되었다.

To predict the characteristics of chloride ion penetration in the concrete and rebar corrosion prediction for chloride ion permeation, it is important to understand the chloride ion diffusion coefficient. It is possible that the reinforced concrete structures can be predicted accurately by the profile of the position of the rebar chloride ions using a chloride ion diffusion coefficient. On this study, analysis of chloride ion diffusion coefficient experimented in Korea and the effect of changes in the surface chloride ions concentration on chloride attacked durability design was analyzed

Ion exchange resin was used to remove silica ion at ultralow concentration. The effects of temperature, type of ion exchange resin and single/mixed-resin systems on removal efficiency were estimated. As temperature increased, the slope of concentration profile became stiff, and the equilibrium concentration was higher. In the single resin system, the removal of silica was continued up to 400 min, but the silica concentration was recovered to initial concentration after 400 min due to the effect of dissolved CO2. In the mixed-resin system it took about 600 min to reach equilibrium. Because of faster cation exchange reaction than anion exchange reaction, the effect of CO2 could be removed. Based on the experimental results carried out in the mixed-resin system, the selectivity coefficients of silica ion for each ion exchange resin were calculated at some specific temperatures. The temperature dependency of the selectivity coefficient was expressed by the equation of Kraus-Raridon type.

The COD values and chloride ion concentrations of the Taewha river flowing through Ulsan area were determined along the main stream and the relationships between CODs and chloride ion concentrations were described. The results showed that the middle-upper stream and downstream of the Taewha river were polluted deeply with municipal sewage and self-purification occured in the middle-downstream of the river. When domestic sewage is a main source of pollutants, and is especially the only source of chloride in the stream water, the ratio of COD/[Cl^-] will be utilizable as a measure of self-purification of the stream.