해수 중 존재하는 유해화학물질 검출을 목적으로 센서 시작품 제작하고 성능을 확인하였다. 센서 시작품은 검지부, 기구부, 구 동부로 구성하였다. 센서의 검지부는 ITO (Indium-Tin-Oxide) 금속산화물 나노입자 (metal oxide nanoparticle) 필름을 기판위에 인쇄하여 제작 하였고, 온도와 HNS 농도를 동시에 검출할 수 있도록 2개의 검출 부분을 갖도록 설계하였다. 센서의 기구부는 검지부와 구동부를 연결하 며, 검출에 영향을 줄 수 있는 화학적 반응을 막기 위해 테프론 재질을 이용하여 제작하였고, 특히 검지부의 착탈이 용이하도록 설계 하 였다. 구동부는 브릿지 회로와 아두이노 보드를 이용하여 전원 공급과 데이터 측정 및 디스플레이가 가능하도록 제작하였다. 시작품의 성 능에 대해서는 기존의 수질 센서를 참고한 성능 사양을 제시하고, 유기용제를 사용한 검지부와 시작품의 동작을 확인하여 응답 (ΔR), 검 출하한 (Limit of Detection), 응답시간 (response time), 오차 (error) 등을 평가하였다. 또한 해수 중 동작 특성을 파악하여 설계 사양이 구현되 었는지 확인하였다.

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.

The quality standards of solid refuse fuel (SRF) define the values for 12 physico-chemical properties, including moisture, lower heating value, and metal compounds, according to Article 20 of the Enforcement Rules of the Act on Resource Saving and Recycling Promotion. These parameters are evaluated via various SRF Quality Test Methods, but problems related to the heavy metal content have been observed in the microwave acid digestion method. Therefore, these methods and their applicability need improvement. In this study, the appropriate testing conditions were derived by varying the parameters of microwave acid digestion, such as microwave power and pre-treatment time. The pre-treatment of SRF as a function of the microwave power revealed an incomplete decomposition of the sample at 600 W, and the heavy metal content analysis was difficult to perform under 9 mL of nitric acid and 3 mL of hydrochloric acid. The experiments with the reference materials under nitric acid at 600 W lasted 30 minutes, and 1,000 W for 20 or 30 minutes were considered optimal conditions. The results confirmed that a mixture of SRF and an acid would take about 20 minutes to reach 180 oC, requiring at least 30 minutes of pre-treatment. The accuracy was within 30% of the standard deviation, with a precision of 70 ~ 130% of the heavy metal recovery rate. By applying these conditions to SRF, the results for each condition were not significantly different and the heavy metal standards for As, Pb, Cd, and Cr were satisfied.

Hazardous metals leaching experiment was carried out in accordance with various usage environments for camping cooking utensils distributed in the market. There was a significant difference in the degree of migration for lead, arsenic, cadmium and nickel defending on the solvent and how to use, although they were all appropriate for criteria. In general, the migrated amount of aluminum was increased in acidic condition, and the migrated amount of arsenic was increased in salty condition. Physical scratches increased the overall release of hazardous metals from the portable pots and pans for camping in all solvents. Especially, in 0.5% citric acid solution, cadmium was migrated by physical scratch in stainless steel and hard aluminum pots and pans. The longer the leaching time, the higher the migration of aluminum in acid condition and arsenic in basic condition. From these results, it is desirable to use the cooking utensil for camping without being exposed to strong acidic or basic solution and scratches in order to reduce the migration of hazardous metals from them.