Abstract: A method for separating tellurium includes separating and recovering tellurium (Te) from a dissolved solution containing the tellurium using a solvent extraction by an extractant, which contains one selected from a group consisting of tributyl phosphate (TBP), tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP) and a combination thereof. The method may separate and recover the tellurium as a high-priced metallic element from a material, such as a Bi2Te3-based waste thermoelectric material, which contains not only the tellurium but also other metallic elements, simply and economically using a solvent extraction, whereby the tellurium with high yield and high purity can be separated, recovered and recycled.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a magnesium hybrid battery and a method for fabricating same. The magnesium hybrid battery according to the present disclosure, which includes magnesium or magnesium alloy metal as an anode, a cathode including a cathode active material wherein not only magnesium ion but also one or more ion selected from lithium ion and sodium ion can be intercalated and deintercalated and an electrolyte including magnesium ion and further including one or more ion selected from lithium ion and sodium, can overcome the limitation of the existing magnesium secondary battery and provide improved battery capacity, output characteristics, cycle life, safety, etc.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of preparing a surface-modified inorganic filler, comprising the steps of: drying an inorganic filler; treating the inorganic filler with fluorine-containing gas to bond fluorine (F) to a part of the surface of the inorganic filler; and bonding a functional group-bonded silane coupling agent to another part of the surface of the inorganic filler, this other part of the surface thereof being not bonded with fluorine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a printed circuit board including a flame retardant insulation layer. The printed circuit board of the present invention exhibits excellent thermal stability and excellent mechanical strength, is suitable for imprinting lithography process, provides improved reliability by reducing coefficient of thermal expansion, and has excellent adhesion between circuit patterns and an insulation layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for recycling LiFePO4, which is an olivine-based cathode material for a lithium secondary battery. The present invention is characterized in that a cathode material including LiFePO4 is synthesized using, as precursors, amorphous FePO4.XH2O and crystalline FePO4.2H2O (metastrengite) obtained by chemically treating LiFePO4 as an olivine-based cathode material for a lithium secondary battery, which is produced from a waste battery. Since a cathode fabricated from the LiFePO4 cathode material synthesized according to the present invention does not deteriorate the capacity, output characteristics, cycle efficiency and performance of the secondary battery and the cathode material of the lithium secondary battery may be recycled, the secondary battery is economically efficient.

Abstract: Disclosed are a recovery for a metaloxidic cathodic active material for a lithium ion secondary battery and a synthesis thereof by the recovery method, wherein the recovery method includes (a) dissolving a cathodic active material from a waste lithium ion secondary battery using sulfuric acid solution containing sulfurous acid gas to generate a solution containing metal ions, (b) injecting sodium hydroxide solution and ammonia solution in the solution containing the metal ions to fabricate an electrode active material precursor, and (c) filtrating the active material precursor, followed by drying and grinding, thus to fabricate a solid-state cathodic active material precursor, and the synthesis method is achieved by mixing the electrode active material precursor fabricated according to the recovery method with lithium carbonate or lithium hydroxide, followed by heat treatment, to generate a metaloxidic cathodic active material.

Abstract: A recovery method of nickel according to the present invention comprises pretreatment step to prepare a solution for electrolysis by adding hexanesulfonate salt to a treatment solution including nickel, and nickel recovery step to recover nickel in a metal form by electrolysis of the above solution for electrolysis. The present invention can produce nickel in high purity with simple process with low cost, and can recover and reproduce nickel in a metal form with at least 99.5% of high purity and at least 90% of recovery rate.

Abstract: A separation method of zirconium and hafnium is described which includes an extraction process of agitating an undiluted aqueous solution containing zirconium, hafnium, and sulfuric acid with a first stirring solution containing an acidic extractant to produce a first extract solution in which the hafnium is extracted by the acidic extractant; and a recovery process of agitating the first extract solution with a second stirring solution containing a citric acid solution to produce a citric acid solution after extraction in which zirconium is reverse-extracted from the first extract solution to the citric acid solution so as to recover zirconium contained in the first extract solution. The method may reduce the amount of extractant while greatly enhancing the separation effect of zirconium and hafnium, and increase zirconium recovery rate by more than 97% through an additional zirconium recovery process while reducing a hafnium content in zirconium by less than 50 ppm.

Abstract: A separation method of zirconium and hafnium is described which includes an extraction process of agitating an undiluted aqueous solution containing zirconium, hafnium, and sulfuric acid with a first stirring solution containing an acidic extractant to produce a first extract solution in which the hafnium is extracted by the acidic extractant; and a recovery process of agitating the first extract solution with a second stirring solution containing a citric acid solution to produce a citric acid solution after extraction in which zirconium is reverse-extracted from the first extract solution to the citric acid solution so as to recover zirconium contained in the first extract solution. The method may reduce the amount of extractant while greatly enhancing the separation effect of zirconium and hafnium, and increase zirconium recovery rate by more than 97% through an additional zirconium recovery process while reducing a hafnium content in zirconium by less than 50 ppm.

Abstract: This invention relates to an epoxy resin composition for an insulating film, an insulating film, and a printed circuit board including the same. Particularly in a printed circuit board using a build-up process, a skin layer and a roughness are formed on the surface of the insulating film using different curing starting temperatures, so that peel strength can be enhanced, thus enabling the formation of a fine pattern, and also, a coefficient of thermal expansion of the insulating film is low, thus preventing the deformation of the film.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a build-up film structure including: a core layer containing a resin and an inorganic filler; a first adhesive layer covering one surface of the core layer and having a smaller content of the inorganic filler than that of the core layer; and a second adhesive layer covering the other surface of the core layer and having a smaller content of the inorganic filler than that of the core layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a resin composition for heat dissipation, including: an insulating material; a first filler added to the insulating material and having a plate shaped carbon material; and a second filler added to the insulating material, and having a carbon material having a higher aspect ratio than the first filler.

Abstract: A method for separating tellurium includes separating and recovering tellurium (Te) from a dissolved solution containing the tellurium using a solvent extraction by an extractant, which contains one selected from a group consisting of tributyl phosphate (TBP), tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP) and a combination thereof. The method may separate and recover the tellurium as a high-priced metallic element from a material, such as a Bi2Te3-based waste thermoelectric material, which contains not only the tellurium but also other metallic elements, simply and economically using a solvent extraction, whereby the tellurium with high yield and high purity can be separated, recovered and recycled.

Abstract: A recovery method of nickel according to the present invention comprises pretreatment step to prepare a solution for electrolysis by adding hexanesulfonate salt to a treatment solution including nickel, and nickel recovery step to recover nickel in a metal form by electrolysis of the above solution for electrolysis. The present invention can produce nickel in high purity with simple process with low cost, and can recover and reproduce nickel in a metal form with at least 99.5% of high purity and at least 90% of recovery rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an interlayer insulating composition for a multilayer printed wiring board including: an epoxy resin including a naphthalene-modified epoxy resin, a cresol novolac epoxy resin, and a rubber-modified epoxy resin; a thermoplastic resin; a curing agent; and an inorganic filler and a multilayer printed wiring board including the same as an insulating layer. The present invention can provide an insulating composition excellent in adhesion between an insulating layer and a Cu layer to secure normal operation and reliability of a final substrate. Further, since the present invention properly includes an epoxy resin and a thermoplastic resin regardless of an increase in the content of an inorganic filler, it is possible to secure the reliability of the substrate by preventing an insulating film from being brittle and improving toughness of the insulating film while maintaining a low thermal expansion rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a LiFePO4 cathode electroactive material for a lithium secondary battery by recycling, and a LiFePO4 cathode electroactive material for a lithium secondary battery, a LiFePO4 cathode, and a lithium secondary battery fabricated thereby. The present invention is characterized in that a cathode scrap is heat treated in air for a cathode electroactive material to be easily dissolved in an acidic solution, and amorphous FePO4 obtained as precipitate is heat treated in an atmosphere of air or hydrogen so as to fabricate crystalline FePO4 or Fe2P2O7. According to the present invention, a cathode scrap may be recycled by using a simple, environmentally friendly, and economical method. Further, a lithium secondary battery fabricated by using a LiFePO4 cathode electroactive material from the cathode scrap is not limited in terms of performance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a positive active material for a lithium battery. The method comprises: depositing a positive active material on an electrode on a substrate (1); and putting metal chips on a metal oxides target and performing a sputtering process, thereby depositing mixed metal-oxides on the positive active material (2). In another aspect, the method comprises: preparing an electrode active material; preparing a precursor solution including the electrode active material; and printing the precursor solution on the substrate, and evaporating a solvent at a temperature of 80-120° C.

Abstract: A separation method of zirconium and hafnium according to an example of the present invention comprising, mixing step to prepare a crude liquid for extraction, by mixing a sulfuric acid solution including zirconium and hafnium, a catalyst, and an acidic extractant; and first extraction step to form a first extract solution layer comprising the acidic extractant in which the hafnium has been extracted and a sulfuric acid solution layer separated from the first extract solution layer, wherein the acidic extractant comprises any one selected from a group consisting of D2EHPA (Di-(2-ethylhexyl)phosphoric acid), PC88A (2-Ethylhexyl phosphonic acid mono-2-ethylhexyl ester), and a combination thereof. The separation method not only saves the amount of extractant used but also increases separation effect of zirconium and hafnium known to be difficult for separating each other, without using no toxic compound such as cyan.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for fabricating a cathode for a lithium ion secondary battery by recycling an active material, and a lithium ion secondary battery including a cathode fabricated thereby. The method according to the present invention includes: carbonizing a binder existing in a cathode scrap of a lithium ion secondary battery by heat treating the cathode scrap of the lithium ion secondary battery; collecting a cathode active material from the cathode scrap of the lithium ion secondary battery; and forming a cathode for a lithium ion secondary battery without adding a conductive material to the collected cathode active material. According to the present invention, a lithium ion secondary battery which is environmentally friendly, economical, and capable of reducing manufacturing cost can be implemented.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for preparation of a meso-porous polymer nano-composite material which includes: drying a solid material having pores under vacuum; adding a first organic solvent to the vacuum dried solid material in the reactor and dispersing the first organic solvent in pores of the solid material; adding a constant amount of a material having radicals or functional groups relative to weight of the mixture containing the solid material and the first organic solvent in a reactor, and agitating the mixture; introducing a polymerization initiator into the reactor; using a second organic solvent to filter and wash the reaction product after completion of the polymerization; and drying the treated product to eliminate the second organic solvent from the same after removal of the unreacted material having radicals or functional groups as well as the polymerization initiator from the product.