본 연구에서는 “이온젤” 이라고 불리는 고분자 기반의 PVA(polyvinyl alcohol) 기반의 고체 전 해질에 이온성 액체 BMIMBF4 (1-buthyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate)를 첨가하여 제조한 전 고체 전해질과 활성탄소와 금속유기골격체 복합재료 기반의 전극 재료를 이용하여 슈퍼커패시터를 제작 하였으며, 유기골격체의 유 무에 따른 전기화학적 특성을 분석하여 보았다. 슈퍼커패시터의 전기화학적 특 성은 순환전압전류법(CV), 전기화학적 임피던스 분광법(EIS) 및 전정류 충·방전법(GCD)을 통하여 비교 및 분석하여 보았다. 그 결과로, 금속유기골격체가 함유되지 않은 슈퍼커패시터의 전기용량값은 380 F/g 으로 확인 할 수 있었고, 이 값은 금속유기골격체를 첨가하였을 때 340 F/g로 감소하는 현상을 확인할 수 있었 다. 이러한 결과로 1 wt%의 금속유기골격체의 함유량은 전기화학적 특성 감소에 영향을 주는 것으로 사료 되며 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 금속유기골격체의 첨가량을 최적화 할 필요가 있다고 판단된다

Fibrous adsorbents, such as activated carbon fibers (ACF) have acknowledged advantages of rapid adsorption rate and ease of modification compared with granular and powdered adsorbents. Based on the surface modification of lyocell-based ACF, we observed different surface characteristics of ACF samples with variation in the mixing ratio and impregnation time of H3PO4, NaCl, and KMnO4 solution. For an engineering application, we also explored the adsorption characteristics of thusproduced ACF samples onto volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Isothermal adsorption experiments were performed using toluene and benzene as adsorbates. Results indicate that both physical and chemical surface properties have an effect on the adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

This research combines the liquid carbon precursor infiltration process for carbon/carbon composites with the fabrication procedure for organic, carbon-matrix friction materials in automotive. In the densification process, different liquid carbon precursors and numbers of densification cycle are adopted to investigate the influence on physical and mechanical properties, microstructure and tribological behavior. Experimental results indicate that the infiltration of liquid carbon precursors could improve the physical, mechanical properties and tribological performances of organic friction materials. The open porosity decreases with the number of densification cycle. Both bulk density and hardness increase with the number of densification cycle. The resin-based specimens show higher hardness and lower open porosity than those of the pitch-based specimens after each densification cycle. The tribological measurement of specimens with different carbon precursors shows that the pitch-based specimen shows lower and more stable friction coefficients and exhibits lower weight losses in comparison with other carbon precursors. Morphological observations show that a large area of smooth lubricative film was easily presented on the worn surfaces of the pitch-based specimens, whereas it was seldom observed on the worn surfaces of the preform specimen and resin-based specimens.

Prussian blue is known as a superior material for selective adsorption of radioactive cesium ions; however, the separation of Prussian blue from aqueous suspension, due to particle size of around several tens of nanometers, is a hurdle that must be overcome. Therefore, this study aims to develop granule type adsorbent material containing Prussian blue in order to selectively adsorb and remove radioactive cesium in water. The surface of granular activated carbon was grafted using a covalent organic polymer (COP-19) in order to enhance Prussian blue immobilization. To maximize the degree of immobilization and minimize subsequent detachment of Prussian blue, several immobilization pathways were evaluated. As a result, the highest cesium adsorption performance was achieved when Prussian blue was synthesized in-situ without solid-liquid separation step during synthesis. The sample obtained under optimal conditions was further analyzed by scanning electron microscope-energy dispersive spectrometry, and it was confirmed that Prussian blue, which is about 9.7% of the total weight, was fixed on the surface of the activated carbon; this level of fixing represented a two-fold improvement compared to before COP-19 modification. In addition, an elution test was carried out to evaluate the stability of Prussian blue. Leaching of Prussian blue and cesium decreased by 1/2 and 1/3, respectively, compared to those levels before modification, showing increased stability due to COP-19 grafting. The Prussian blue based adsorbent material developed in this study is expected to be useful as a decontamination material to mitigate the release of radioactive materials.

Rivers continuously transport terrestrial organic carbon matter to the estuary and the ocean, and they play a critical role in productivity and biodiversity in the marine ecosystem as well as the global carbon cycle. The amount of terrestrial organic carbon transporting from the rivers to ocean is an essential piece of information, not only for the marine ecosystem management but also the carbon budget within catchment. However, this phenomenon is still not well understood. Most large rivers in Korea have a well-established national monitoring system of the river flow and the TOC (Total Organic Carbon) concentration from the mountain to the river mouth, which are fundamental for estimating the amount of the TOC flux. We estimated the flux of the total terrestrial organic carbon of five large rivers which flow out to the Yellow Sea, using the data of the national monitoring system (the monthly mean TOC concentration and the monthly runoff of river flow). We quantified the annual TOC flux of the five rivers, showing their results in the following order: the Han River (18.0×109 gC yr-1)>>Geum River (5.9×109 gC yr-1)>Yeongsan River (2.6×109 gC yr-1)>Sumjin River (2.0×109 gC yr-1)>>Tamjin River (0.2×109 gC yr-1). The amount of the Han River, which is the highest in the Korean rivers, corresponds to be 4% of the annual total TOC flux of in the Yellow River, and moreover, to be 0.6% of Yangtze River.

The biogeochemical information of riverine organic matter gives a detailed and integrated recording of natural and anthropogenic activity within a watershed. To investigate the changes in quality and quantity of organic carbon transporting from mountain to ocean via river channels, we estimated the concentrations of dissolved (DOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC), and then traced the source origin of POC using stable carbon isotopes ratio before and after summer rainfalls in the Tamjin River and Ganjin Bay, Korea. Along the small watershed, a total of 13 sites including headwaters, dam reservoir, river and estuary were established for the study. We found some interesting findings in the aspect of distribution of DOC/POC concentration changing their origin sources dynamically flowing downstream. In particular, the river channel transport downstream mainly DOC to river mouth, although upper dam reservoir increased POC concentration by phytoplankton production in summer. Whereas, in the river mouth and estuary, POC was dominated not only by local supply from nearby reed saltmarsh, but also by marine phytoplankton production, respectively. The findings can contribute to increasing the understanding of riverine organic carbon transport in upper large dam and lower open estuary system.

Activated carbons (ACs) have been used as electrode materials of electric double-layer capacitors (EDLC) due to their high specific surface areas (SSA), stability, and ecological advantages. In order to make high-energy-density ACs for EDLC, petroleum pitch (PP) precarbonized at 500–1000°C in N2 gas for 1 h was used as the electrode material of the EDLC after KOH activation. As the pre-carbonization temperature increased, the SSA, pore volume and gravimetric capacitance tended to decrease, but the crystallinity and electrode density tended to increase, showing a maximum volumetric capacitance at a medium carbonization temperature. Therefore, it was possible to control the crystalline structure, SSA, and pore structure of AC by changing the pre-carbonization temperature. Because the electrode density increased with increasing of the pre-carbonization temperature, the highest volumetric capacitance of 28.4 F/cc was obtained from the PP pre-carbonized at 700°C, exhibiting a value over 150% of that of a commercial AC (MSP-20) for EDLC. Electrochemical activation was observed from the electrodes of PP as they were pre-carbonized at high temperatures above 700°C and then activated by KOH. This process was found to have a significant effect on the specific capacitance and it was demonstrated that the higher charging voltage of EDLC was, the greater the electrochemical activation effect was.

본 연구에서는 2014년부터 2016년가지 한라산 아고산대 대표수종인 구상나무림, 주목림, 눈향나무림의 탄소분포와 탄소수지를 파악하였다. 식물체 유기탄소량, 유기탄소흡수량, 낙엽을 통해 임상으로 유입되는 유기탄소량, 임상에 축적된 유기탄소량은 구상나무림에서 각각 50.58, 3.11, 1.68 ton C ha-1로 가장 높았으며, 주목림에서는 각각 15.62, 1.53, 1.38 ton C ha-1 이었고, 눈향나무림에서 2.86, 0.77, 0.64 ton C ha-1로 가장 낮았다. 임상에 축적된 유기탄소량은 구상나무림, 주목림, 눈향나무림에서 각각 1.67, 0.86, 0.97 ton C ha-1로 구상나무림에서 가장 높았고 주목림에서 가장 낮았다. 토양에 축적된 유기탄소량과 토양호흡량은 각각 구상나무림에서 41.51, 3.49 ton C ha-1 로 가장 높았으며, 주목림에서 129.84, 2.61 ton C ha-1 이었고, 눈향나무림에서 175.93, 1.92 ton C ha-1로 가장 낮았다. NEP는 각각 -0.38, -1.08, -1.15 ton C ha-1 로 유기탄소를 모두 대기로부터 흡수하는 양보다 방출하는 양이 많았다. 이상으로 볼 때, 한라산 아고산 산림의 식물체 유기탄소량, 생태계 탄소수지는 낮아 유기탄소 흡수원으로써의 역할이 적지만 산림 토양에 많은 양의 유기탄소를 저장하고 있기 때문에 높은 수준의 생태계 서비스를 제공하고 있었다. 본 연구는 국내에서 연구되지 않은 특이생태계인 제주도 아고산대의 탄소분포와 탄소수지를 파악할 수 있는 기초자료가 될 것이다.

충남 서산에 위치한 금강산 내 신갈나무림과 소나무림의 유기탄소 흡수량의 비교를 위해 2013년 9월부터 2014년 8월까지 지상부와 지하부 생물량, 낙엽생산량, 낙엽층의 낙엽량, 그리고 토양의 유기탄소 분포량, 토양호흡량을 측정하 였다. 지상부와 지하부 생물량에 분포하고 있는 유기탄소의 양은 신갈나무림과 소나무림에서 각각 115.07/34.36, 28.77/8.59 ton C ㏊-1이었으며, 임상낙엽층에 각각 4.89, 6.02 ton C ㏊-1, 토양층에 각각 132.78, 59.72 ton C ㏊-1 50㎝-depth가 분포하여 신갈나무림과 소나무림의 전체 유기탄소량은 281.52, 108.69 ton C ㏊-1으로 나타났다. 본 조사지소 신갈나무림과 소나무림에서 연간 광합성을 통하여 식물체에 고정된 유기탄소량은 각각 10.64, 3.64 ton C ㏊-1 이었으며, 낙엽생산을 통해 임상으로 유입되는 유기탄소량은 신갈나무림과 소나무림에서 각각 2.83, 2.20 ton C ㏊-1 으로 나타났다. 토양호흡을 통하여 방출되는 유기탄소량은 신갈나무림과 소나무림에서 각각 9.77, 5.54 ton C ㏊-1 이었으며, 유기탄소 순생산량과 미생물호흡량의 차이로 추정했을 때 본 신갈나무림과 소나무림에서 연간 대기로부터 순 흡수하는 유기탄소는 3.90, 0.81 ton C ㏊-1 yr-1 로 나타나 신갈나무림의 유기탄소 흡수량이 소나무림에 비해 현저히 높은 것으로 나타났다.

Carbonate-type organic electrolytes were prepared using propylene carbonate (PC) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC) as a solvent, quaternary ammonium salts, and by adding different contents of 1-ethyl-3-methyl imidazolium tetrafluoroborate (EMImBF4). Cyclic voltammetry and linear sweep voltammetry were performed to analyze conducting behaviors. The surface characterizations were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy method and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. From the experimental results, increasing the EMImBF4 content increased the ionic conductivity and reduced bulk resistance and interfacial resistance. In particular, after adding 15 vol% EMImBF4 in 0.2 M SBPBF4 PC/DMC electrolyte, the organic electrolyte showed superior capacitance and interfacial resistance. However, when EMImBF4 content exceeded 15 vol%, the capacitance was saturated and the voltage range decreased.

국가장기생태사업(LTER)의 일환으로 한라산 아고산대 구상나무림의 물질생산과 탄소분포의 특성을 밝히고자 2009년부터 2013년까지 현존량, 유기탄소분포, 낙엽생산, 임상낙엽량과 토양 유기탄소 축척량을 조사하였다. 식물현존량은 상대생장법에 의해 보고된 물질생산 식을 이용하여 측정하고 이를 이산화탄소의 고정량으로 환산하였다. 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 와 2013년의 현존량은 각각 98.88, 106.42, 107.67, 108.31 와 91.48ton ha-1였다. 이 기간 동안의 유기탄소는 지상부 생물량에 35.95, 38.69, 38.96, 39.46, 33.2ton C ha-1, 지하부 생물량에 8.54, 9.2, 9.49, 9.28, 7.97ton C ha-1이 각각 분포하였다. 5년 동안 낙엽 생산을 통해 1.09, 1.80, 1.32, 2.46 와 1.20ton C ha-1의 유기탄소가 생태계로 유입되었다. 2010, 2011, 2012와 2013년의 임상낙엽층의 유기탄소량은 2.74, 2.43, 2.00 와 1.16ton C ha-1였고, 토양 20cm깊이까지의 유기탄소 축적량은 55.77, 54.90, 50.69, 44.42 와 41.87ton C ha-120cm-1였다. 이와같이 현존량과 유기탄소량이 2009~2012년까지 매년 증가하였지만 태풍이 있었던 2013년에는 감소하였다. 이러한 현상은 자연적 교란이 한국의 아고산대 생태계에 크게 영향을 미친다는 것을 의미한다.

The adsorption of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) was carried out using an activated carbon fiber (ACF) filter in an automobile. The adsorption capacities of formaldehyde, toluene, and benzene on an ACF filter were far better than those of a polypropylene (PP) mat filter and combined (PP+activated carbon) mat filter by batch adsorption in a gas bag. In a continuous flow of air containing toluene vapor through an ACF packed bed, the breakpoint time was very long, the length of the unused bed was short, and sharp "S" -type breakthrough curve was plotted soon after breakpoint, showing a narrow mass transfer zone of toluene on the ACF. The adsorption amount of toluene on the ACF filter was proportional to the specific surface area of the ACF; however, the development of mesopores 2-5 nm in size on the ACF was very effective with regard to the adsorption of toluene. The ACF air clarifier filter is strongly recommended to remove VOCs in newly produced automobiles.

This study reports on the influenceof N-butyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium tetrafluoroborat (PYR14BF4) ionic liquid additive on the conducting and interfacial properties of organic solvent based electrolytes against a carbon electrode. We used the mixture of ethylene carbonate/dimethoxyethane (1:1) as an organic solvent electrolyte and tetraethylammo-nium tetrafluoroborate(TEABF4) as a common salt. Using the PYR14BF ionic liquid as additive produced higher ionic conductivity in the electrolyte and lower interface resis-tance between carbon and electrolyte, resulting in improved capacitance. The chemical and electrochemical stability of the electrolyte was measured by ionic conductivity me-ter and linear sweep voltammetry. The electrochemical analysis between electrolyte and carbon electrode was examined by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

월악산국립공원 송계계곡에 발달되어 있는 소나무림에서 2011년 5월부터 2012년 4월까지 지상부와 지하부 생물량, 낙엽생산량, 낙엽층의 낙엽량, 그리고 토양의 유기탄소 분포를 조사하였으며, 탄소수지를 파악하기 위해 토양호흡량을 측정하였다. 지상부와 지하부 생물량에 분포되어 있는 유기탄소량은 각각 52.25, 14.52 ton C ha-1 이었으며, 낙엽층과 토양의 유기탄소량은 각각 4.71 ton C ha-1, 58.56 ton C ha-1 50㎝-depth-1 로 조사되었다. 조사지 소나무림의 전체 유기탄소량은 130.04 ton C ha-1 이었으며, 이중 51.4%가 식물체에 분포하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 소나무림에서 연간광합성을 통하여 식물체에 고정된 유기탄소량은 4.26 ton C ha-1yr-1이었고, 층위별로는 교목층, 관목층, 초본층에 각각 4.12, 0.10 및 0.04 ton C ha-1yr-1의 유기탄소가 고정되었다. 조사기간 동안 낙엽생산을 통해 임상으로 유입되는 유기탄소량은 1.62 ton C ha-1 이었으며, 토양호흡을 통하여 방출되는 탄소량은 6.25 ton C ha-1yr-1으로 이중 미생물호흡과 뿌리호흡을 통해 방출되는 탄소량은 각각 3.19, 3.06 ton C ha-1yr-1이었다. 유기탄소 순 생산량과 미생물호흡량의 차이로 추정했을 때 본 소나무림에서 연간 대기로부터 순 흡수하는 유기탄소는 1.07 ton C ha-1yr-1 로 조사되었다.