n-Nonane, 1¸2¸4-trimethylbenzene (124-TMB), toluene, total xylene (TXYL), isopropyl alcohol (IPA), and methyl ethyl alcohol (MEK) are major volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from printing industries. The absorption amount of a single VOC per unit weight of silicone oil was as follows in the order of 189.5 g/kg-silicone oil for n-nonane, 91.7 g/kg-silicone oil for 124-TMB, and 60.1 g/kg-silicone oil for TXYL. Although hydrophobic VOCs were more absorbed in silicone oil than hydrophilic VOCs such as IPA and MEK, IPA and MEK, which had log Kow values of 1 or less, also were absorbed more than 26.0 g/kg-silicone oil. In two and three mixed VOCs of n-nonane, 124-TMB, and toluene, the absorption amount of each in silicon oil was less than that of single a VOC. The total absorption amount of two mixed VOCs ranged from 47.9 g to 138.7 g/kg-silicone oil, and the total absorption amount of three mixed VOCs was 65.8 g/kg-silicone oil. These results suggest that silicone oil is a promising pretreatment solution capable of absorbing high concentrations of VOCs that are intermittently emitted from printing industries. The absorption information of VOCs obtained in this study can be used as the design parameters of a damping device for the pretreatment of VOCs.

분자체 분리막은 분자크기의 기공을 갖는 다공성 분리막으로서 크기 또는 모양을 기반으로 혼합물을 분리하며, 높은 잠재적 에너지 효율과 뛰어난 분리능으로 많은 주목을 받아왔다. 그 중, 제올라이트 MFI 분리막은 가장 오랫동안 연구 된 물질 중의 하나이며, 다양한 방면으로 개발된 기술들은 이후 다른 종류의 분자체 분리막 연구에도 많은 영향을 미쳤다. 본 총설에서는, 결정성 물질인 제올라이트 MFI의 결정 생성 및 성장을 제어하여 자일렌 이성질체 혼합물에 대한 분리막의 투과 도와 선택도를 향상시킨 많은 방법들을 다룬다. 씨앗결정의 형태 제어, 결정의 효과적인 이차성장법, 씨앗결정의 코팅 방법, 결정의 방향성 제어, 이종원소 도입을 통한 결정구조의 유연성 제어, 결함 관리 등, 자일렌 이성질체 분리성능의 비약적 성능 향상을 가져온 기술들을 소개한다.

Isolated single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) were synthesized by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) using a liquid precursor (xylene) as a carbon source. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy confirmed the isolated structure of the SWCNTs. Micro-Raman measurements showed a tangential G-band peak (1590cm-1) and radial breathing mode (RBM) peaks (150-240cm-1). The tube diameters determined from the RBM frequencies are in good agreement with those obtained from TEM. The chirality of the isolated SWCNTs could be determined based on the energy of the laser and their diameter. A further preliminary study on the nitrogen doping of isolated SWCNTs was carried out by the simple use of acetonitrile dissolved in the precusor.

본 연구에서는 혼합 자일렌에서 에틸벤젠을 분리하기 위하여 제올라이트 분리막을 이용하였다. 마이크로웨이브 합성 온도에 변화를 주어 제조한 TS-1 제올라이트 결정을 알루미나 튜브에 성장시키기 위해 3-chloropropyltrimethoxysilane를 코팅 후 TS-1 nano seed를 안착시키고 마이크로웨이브 합성법을 이용한 2차 성장을 통해 3~4 mum의 두께를 가지는 얇은 TS-1 제올라이트 분리막을 제조하였다. 제조한 분리막을 이용하여 에틸벤젠/메타자일렌/파라자일렌이 혼합된 혼합 자일렌으로부터 에틸벤젠을 분리하였다. 마이크로웨이브 합성 온도가 증가할수록 제올라이트 결정의 크기가 비례하여 증가하였다. 또한 반응기의 온도가 200℃에서 가장 높은 투과 플럭스와 선택도를 가졌다. 가장 좋은 에틸벤젠 분리 성능을 보인 분리막은 마이크로웨이브 합성 온도가 170℃인 분리막이고 선택도 값은 2.64였다(에틸벤젠 투과 플럭스 : 1703.0 mol/m2·s·Pa).

This study was performed to estimate the emission rate of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and to evaluate the risk level affected by indoor air pollutants (IAPs) in 27 new apartments (prior to residence) in Seoul City from December 2004 to March 2005. The indoor air pollutants investigated in this study include formaldehyde, several aromatic VOCs (benzene, toluene, styrene, xylene, and ethylbenzene). All measurements were made based on the standard method of Ministry of Environment in Korea. The indoor concentration levels for benzene, xylene, toluene, ethylbenzene, styrene, and formaldehyde have significant increase trend 5 hours after closing windows and doors. Levels of air pollutants did not exhibit significant difference between living rooms and bedrooms. The air exchange rates by the concentration decay method using SF6 were 0.37 for low floor, 0.32 for middle floor, and 0.75 for high floor. The emission rate showed the highest level in the middle floor and second one in the low floor, when estimated by the IAQ model for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene, styrene, and formaldehyde. Considering the above result, it is suggested that the estimation of emission rate be considered when the new apartment is designed and constructed with respect to construction materials to emit low VOCs. Moreover, the related regulation should be established for IAQ management.

Based on the results of the prior study, we conducted a study of the DRE (destruction and removal efficiency) and carbonization of xylene using high electron beam energies. The irradiation intensity of electron beam energy was 30 mA, and the irradiation times were 5.7, 11.4, 22.8, and 45.6 sec. The absorbed dose were 124.23, 248.46, 496.91, and 993.83 kGy. Xylene was completely removed at 248.46 kGy, and the main by-products were carbon particles. Carbon particle formation was increased with increased absorbed dos. The carbon particles were generated as fine particles with a size of 0.5 to 1.0 μm. The most common oby-products of these particle were carbon black and graphite.

This study is to identify the effects of DRE (destruction and removal efficiency) and carbonization of Xylene when using the electron beam energy. The irradiation intensity of electron beam energy was 10 mA, 20 mA and irradiation time was 5.7, 11.4, 22.8, 45.6 sec (Absorbed dose are 41.41, 82.82, 165.64, 331.28, 662.55 kGy). The Xylene was completely removed at 331.28 kGy. Main by-products was carbon particles. Carbon particle formation was increased with irradiation intensity increasing. Most of the by-products of particle were Carbon black and Graphite.

The aggregate risk assessment on xylene and ethylbenzene was carried out according to the guidance established newly in 2010 with the purpose of providing information for risk management. In human exposure assessment, the results indicated that lower ages were exposed more and that, in the interior space at home, the highest level of human exposure occurred via inhalation. At outdoor spaces, exposures via inhalation and drinking were less than 1%. In human health risk characterization, xylene showed HI(Hazard Index) < 1 in all ages. When reasonable maximum exposure(RME) was applied, HI for young children was 0.64. The HI of ethylbenzene was also below 1(0.02~0.04) in all ages, indicating no potential risk. From this study, it is considered that xylene need to be continous monitoring with interest because this substance may be more sensitive on young age group. In additon, to reduce the uncertainty of the risk assessment, the korean exposure factors on young age group such as infant, children had to be established as soon as possible.

Enhancing with non-metallic elemental nitrogen(N) is one of several methods that have been proposed to modify the electronic properties of bulk titanium dioxide(TiO2), in order to make TiO2 effective under visible-light irradiation. Accordingly, current study evaluated the feasibility of applying visible-light-induced TiO2 enhanced with N element to cleanse aromatic compounds, focusing on xylene isomers at indoor air quality(IAQ) levels. The N-enhanced TiO2 was prepared by applying two popular processes, and they were coated by applying two well-known methods. For three o-, m-, and p-xylene, the two coating methods exhibited different photocatalytic oxidation(PCO) efficiencies. Similarly, the two N-doping processes showed different PCO efficiencies. For all three stream flow rates(SFRs), the degradation efficiencies were similar between o-xylene and m,p-xylene. The degradation efficiencies of all target compounds increased as the SFR decreased. The degradation efficiencies determined via a PCO system with N-enhanced visible-light induced TiO2 was somewhat lower than that with ultraviolet(UV)-light induced unmodified TiO2, which was reported by previous studies. Nevertheless, it is noteworthy that PCO efficiencies increased up to 94% for o-xylene and 97% for the m,p-xylene under lower SFR(0.5 L min-1). Consequently, it is suggested that with appropriate SFR conditions, the visible-light-assisted photocatalytic systems could also become important tools for improving IAQ.