Abstract: The present invention relates to a multifunctional wood preservative composition containing a compound prepared by reaction of hydrazine hydrate and boric acid and to a method for wood preservation treatment using the same. The wood preservative composition of the present invention can not only impart flame retardant, insect-repellent, rot-resistant, insect-repellent, and rust-proof effects to wood, such as various wooden structures including wooden cultural assets, but also causes no whitening and makes relatively fewer color changes for dancheong. Furthermore, the wood preservative composition of the present invention is provided as a one-component type liquid and thus can save time and costs for wood treatment and is convenient to use.

Abstract: A thin film deposition apparatus mounted with a Raman analysis system is discussed. The thin film deposition apparatus includes a reaction chamber providing an inner space for forming a thin film. An opening is formed on the thin film deposition apparatus to be connected to the reaction chamber, and the opening is closed by a window through which light can be transmitted.

Abstract: A scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus are provided. The scanning apparatus includes a scanner body including a platen on which a document is placed, a platen cover that is pivoted between a closed position where the platen is covered and an open position where the platen cover is separated from the platen, a hinge unit that pivotably connects the platen cover to the main body between the closed position and the open position, an elastic member that provides a first elastic force such that the platen cover does not fall due to a self-weight of the platen cover in a first pivot section, and a damping spring that applies to the platen cover a second elastic force that mitigates a fall impact of the platen cover onto the closed position due to the self-weight of the platen cover in a second pivot section.

Abstract: A scanning apparatus and image forming apparatus are provided. The scanning apparatus includes a scanner body including a platen on which a document is placed, a platen cover that is pivoted between a closed position where the platen is covered and an open position where the platen cover is separated from the platen, a hinge unit that pivotably connects the platen cover to the main body between the closed position and the open position, an elastic member that provides a first elastic force such that the platen cover does not fall due to a self-weight of the platen cover in a first pivot section, and a damping spring that applies to the platen cover a second elastic force that mitigates a fall impact of the platen cover onto the closed position due to the self-weight of the platen cover in a second pivot section.

Abstract: An image scanning apparatus includes a document holder and a scanner module movably installed in the document holder, A multi-function apparatus may further include the image scanning apparatus. While the scanner module passes over the lower side of a document guide provided between a first glass and a second glass provided at the document holder, spacers installed at opposite ends of the scanner module are moved downward by guide members provided at the document guide, thereby preventing spacer portions provided at an upper end of the respective spacers from being caught by the document guide.

Abstract: An image scanning apparatus includes a document holder and a scanner module movably installed in the document holder, A multi-function apparatus may further include the image scanning apparatus. While the scanner module passes over the lower side of a document guide provided between a first glass and a second glass provided at the document holder, spacers installed at opposite ends of the scanner module are moved downward by guide members provided at the document guide, thereby preventing spacer portions provided at an upper end of the respective spacers from being caught by the document guide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a valuable-metal sulfuric-acid solution from a waste battery, and to a method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material. The method for manufacturing the valuable-metal sulfuric-acid solution includes: a step of obtaining valuable-metal powder containing lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese from waste batteries; a step of acid-leaching the valuable-metal powder under a reducing atmosphere in order to obtain a leaching solution; and a step of separating the lithium from the leaching solution so as to obtain a sulfuric-acid solution containing the nickel, cobalt, and manganese.

Abstract: Provided is a dielectric ceramic composition comprising: 40-70 wt % of a borosilicate-based glass frit comprising 50-80 mol % of SiO2, 15-20 mol % of B2O3, 0.1-5 mol % of one or more alkali metal oxide selected from Li2O and Na2O, and 0.1-30 mol % of one or more alkaline earth metal oxide selected from MgO, CaO, SrO and ZnO; and 30-60 wt % of a ceramic filler represented by Chemical Formula 1: (Zn1-xMgx)2SiO4??(1) wherein 0?x?1. The disclosed low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) composition is sinterable at low temperature, with a relative density of at least 95% in the temperature range of 800-900° C., is capable of minimizing electric loss, with a dielectric constant of 4-7 and a very low dielectric loss, and is applicable from the low-frequency band to the millimeter-wave band of 60 GHz or more.

Abstract: A method for preparing manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate from waste batteries containing manganese and zinc, and more particularly to a method for preparing manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate from waste batteries containing manganese and zinc. Zinc powder and activated carbon are added to a leached solution obtained from a continuous leaching process so as to remove heavy metals and organic materials from the leached solution, and then the leached solution is spray-dried to simultaneously obtain manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate at high-purity by a simple process without generating wastewater. An environmentally friendly waste battery recycling process is thereby provided, because it is not required to use additional chemical substances for neutralization titration or impurity removal in recovering manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate by leaching a waste battery powder.

Abstract: Provided is a dielectric ceramic composition comprising: 40-70 wt % of a borosilicate-based glass frit comprising 50-80 mol % of SiO2, 15-20 mol % of B2O3, 0.1-5 mol % of one or more alkali metal oxide selected from Li2O and Na2O, and 0.1-30 mol % of one or more alkaline earth metal oxide selected from MgO, CaO, SrO and ZnO; and 30-60 wt % of a ceramic filler represented by Chemical Formula 1: (Zn1-xMgx)2SiO4??(1) wherein 0?x?1. The disclosed low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) composition is sinterable at low temperature, with a relative density of at least 95% in the temperature range of 800-900° C., is capable of minimizing electric loss, with a dielectric constant of 4-7 and a very low dielectric loss, and is applicable from the low-frequency band to the millimeter-wave band of 60 GHz or more.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for recovering cobalt and manganese from a spent cobalt-manganese-bromine (CMB) catalyst. The method includes (a) continuously leaching a spent CMB catalyst with sulfuric acid, (b) separating the leachate into a solution and a residue, (c) extracting the solution with a solvent, and (d) washing the extract with water. According to the method, high-purity cobalt and manganese can be recovered in high yield from a spent CMB catalyst while minimizing the amount of impurities. Further disclosed is a method for producing a CMB liquid catalyst from the extract containing cobalt and manganese obtained by the recovery method.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode and a method of preparing the same. The electrode of the present invention is prepared by forming a nanostructured conductor comprising a metal or metal oxide on a substrate and forming an active material comprising metal oxide nanoparticles on the surface of the nanostructured conductor. The electrode of the present invention can be used in various electrochemical devices such as energy storage devices including secondary batteries, supercapacitors, etc., photocatalyst elements, thermoelectric elements, or composite elements thereof. Moreover, the electrode of the present invention can be applied to a lithium secondary battery, in which intercalation/deintercalation of lithium ions is performed, and especially applied to a negative electrode of the lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: A method for preparing manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate from waste batteries containing manganese and zinc, and more particularly to a method for preparing manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate from waste batteries containing manganese and zinc. Zinc powder and activated carbon are added to a leached solution obtained from a continuous leaching process so as to remove heavy metals and organic materials from the leached solution, and then the leached solution is spray-dried to simultaneously obtain manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate at high-purity by a simple process without generating wastewater. An environmentally friendly waste battery recycling process is thereby provided, because it is not required to use additional chemical substances for neutralization titration or impurity removal in recovering manganese sulfate and zinc sulfate by leaching a waste battery powder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a transition metal oxide/multi-walled carbon nanotube nanocomposite and its preparation method, and particularly to a nanocomposite prepared in a composite form of an electron-transmitting and stress-relaxing one-dimensional multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and a high-capacity-enabling zero-dimensional nanopowder-type transition metal oxide, where a transition metal oxide prepared by urea synthesis is uniformly dispersed in a carbon nanotube by a surfactant, and its preparation method. Therefore, a process of preparing a nanocomposite herein is simple and can be easily applied to a large-scale production, while enabling the manufacture of uniform-sized nanocomposites even at a relatively low temperature. Thus prepared nanocomposite can be applied to an electrochemical device such as a lithium secondary battery and a super capacitor.