This study assessed the changes in the fiber properties of virgin and recovered fibers from lab-scale and pilot-scale depolymerization reactors based on the thermal air oxidation-resistance characteristics. Lab-scale and pilot-scale depolymerization reactors had different depolymerization volumes. Results showed that the lab-scale and pilot-scale peak solvent temperatures were 185 °C and 151 °C, respectively. The lab-scale had highest solvent temperature rate increase because of the small depolymerization volume and the dominant role of the cavitation volume. The structural properties of the recovered and virgin fibers were intact even after the depolymerization and after the pretreatment and oxidation-resistance test. We observed 1.213%, 1.027% and 0.842% weight loss for the recovered (lab-scale), the recovered (pilot-scale) and virgin fibers because of the removal of impurities from the surface and chemisorbed gases. Further, we observed 0.8% mass loss of the recovered fibers (lab-scale) after the oxidative-onset temperature because of the “cavitation erosion effect” from the dominant of the cavitation bubbles. The “cavitation erosion effect” was subdued because of the increased depolymerization volume in the pilot-scale reactor. Therefore, negligible impact of the pilot-scale mechanochemical recycling process on the structure and surface characteristics of the fibers and the possibility of reusing the recovered fibers recycling process were characteristic. Representative functional groups were affected by the thermal oxidation process. We conducted HPLC, HT-XRD, TGA– DSC, XPS, SEM, and AFM analysis and provided an extensive discussion of the test thereof. This study highlighted how misleading and insufficient small-lab-scale results could be in developing viable CFRP depolymerization process.

Solid-state mechanochemical reduction combined with subsequent melting consolidation was suggested as a technical option for the oxide reduction in pyroprocessing. Ni ingot was produced from NiO as a starting material through this technique while Li metal was used as a reducing agent. To determine the technical feasibility of this approach for pyroprocessing, which handles spent nuclear fuels, thermodynamic calculations of the phase stabilities of various metal oxides of U and other fission elements were made when several alkaline and alkali-earth metals were used as reducing agents. This technique is expected to be beneficial, not only for oxide reduction but also for other unit processes involved in pyroprocessing.

본 연구는 기계화학적 활성화 된 스카치테이프가 금속 이온 수용액에서 유발하는 자발적 금속 나노입자 필름 형성의 구동력과 그 크기를 전기화학적 방법으로 분석했다. 은 필름이 형성된 테이프를 질산에 녹이고, 완충용액과 섞어 전기화학 측정용 샘플을 준비했다. 양극 벗김 전압전류법의 피크 신호를 통해, 은 입자의 자발적 환원에 소모된 전하량을 측정했다. 이를 검정 곡선에 대입하여, 환원된 은의 양을 구했다. 그 결과 은의 양이 선행 연구 대비 106배 많은 점, 수용액에서 전하를 가진 이온들의 짧은 수명을 참고하여, 자발적 반응의 구동력을 라디칼로 결론 냈다.

Au 정광으로부터 Au Ag의 용출율을 향상시키기 위하여 기계적-화학적 활성화와 티오요소-티오시안산염 혼합용액을 적용하였다. 기계적-화학적 활성화를 이루기 위하여 정광 시료를 건식으로 그리고 습식으로 미분쇄하였다. 입도분포 분석과 XRD 분석 결과, 평균 입도 크기와 결정크기는 정광 시료보다 건식-시료에서 그리고 건식-시료보다 습식-시료에서 더 작게 나타났다. SEM과 XRD 분석 결과 기계적-화학적 활성화에 의해서 습식-시료에서 비정질화 현상이 관찰되었다. Au Ag에 대한 용출실험을 티오요소 용액, 티오시안산염 용액 그리고 티오요소-티오시안산염 혼합 용액으로 각각 수행하였다. Au Ag 용출율은 정광 시료보다 건식-시료에서 그리고 건식-시료보다 습식-시료에서 더 높게 나타났다. Au Ag는 티오요소 용액에서 보다 티오시안산염 용액에서 그리고 티오시안산염 용액에서보다 티오요소-티오시안산염 혼합 용액에서 더 높게 용출되었다. 습식-시료와 티오요소-티오시안산염 혼합 용액을 적용할 때 Au Ag가 99% 이상으로 용출되었다.

The mechanochemical process were employed to prepare the red phosphors (Y,Gd). The main factors affecting particle size, particle distribution, and luminescent properties of the product were investigated in details. Particles sized around 200-600 nm are formed after intensive milling. The phosphors were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and photoluminescence spectrum. Results revealed that phosphors with different morphology, small particle size and high luminescence intensity could be obtained by mechanochemical process

Mechanochemical synthesis of zinc ferrite, ZnFe2O4, was attempted from a powder mixture of iron (III) oxide, alpha-Fe2O3 and zinc (II) oxide, ZnO. Nanocrystalline zinc ferrite, ZnFe2O4 powders were successfully synthesized only bymilling for 30 hours. Evidence of the ZnFe2O4 formation was absent for the powders milled for 10 and 20 hours; the milling lowered the crystallinity of the starting materials. Heating after milling enhanced the formation of ZnFe2O4, crystal growth of ZnFe2O4 and the unreacted starting materials. The unreacted starting materials decreased their amounts by heating at higher temperatures.

Yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) powders were synthesized via mechanochemical solid reaction using with three types of aluminum compounds. reacted mechanochemically with all A1 compounds and formed YAM (yttrium aluminum monoclinic), YAG and YAP (yttrium aluminum perovskite) phases depending on the starting materials. The ground samples containing showed the best reactivity, whereas the ground sample containing A100H, which had the largest surface area, exhibited pure YAG after calcination at . The sample containing Al had the least reactivity, producing YAP along with YAG at . The types and grinding characteristics of the starting materials and grinding time are believed to be important factors in the mechanochemical synthesis of YAG.

Nano-sized WC particles in WC/Co composite powders were synthesized by mechanochemical method. The raw powders and graphite) were mixed by planetary milling for 30 hours. The compositions were WC-10 and -20 wt% Co added VC and . The direct reduction and carburization of the mixed powders were carried at for 1 to 3 hours under flowing Ar gas. The mean size of WC particles in WC/Co composite powders was about 16 nm. The resultant powders were compacted and sintered at for 0.5 hour. After sintering the mean size of WC particles was about 50 nm.

Nanostructured and composite powders have been prepared by mechanochemical reaction from mixtures of Ti, BN, and powders. The raw materials have reacted to form a uniform mixture of TiN, and or depending on the amount of used in the starting mixtures, and the reaction proceeded through so-called mechanically activated self-sustaining reaction (MSR). Fine TiN and crystallites less than a few tens of nanometer were homogeneously dispersed in the amorphous or matrix after milling for 12 hours. These amorphous matrices became crystalline phases after annealing at high temperatures as expected, but the original microstructure did not change significantly

Recently, the fabrication process of the W-Cu nanocomposite powders has been studied to improve the sinterability through the mechanical alloying and reduction of W and Cu oxide mixtures. In this study. the W-Cu composites were produced by mechanochemical process (MCP) using mixtures with two different milling types of low and high energy, respectively. These ball-milled mixtures were reduced in atmosphere. The ball-milled and reduced powders were analyzed through XRD, SEM and TEM. The fine W-Cu powder could be obtained by the high energy ball-milling (HM) compared with the large Cu-cored structure powder by the low energy ball-milling (LM). After the HM for 20h, the W grain size of the reduced W-Cu powder was about 20-30 nm.