Ga Yeon Won

Ms. Ga Yeon Won

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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 October 2021 in Journal of Membrane Science
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SKSang Deuk Kim
Sang Deuk Kim
GWGa Yeon Won
Ga Yeon Won
Aatif Ali ShahAatif Ali Shah
Aatif Ali Shah
APAhrumi Park
Ahrumi Park
YPYou-In Park
You-In Park
HPHosik Park
Hosik Park

12 January 2023 in Membranes
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GWGa Yeon Won
Ga Yeon Won
APAhrumi Park
Ahrumi Park
YYYoungmin Yoo
Youngmin Yoo
YPYou-In Park
You-In Park
JLJung-Hyun Lee
Jung-Hyun Lee
HPHosik Park
Hosik Park
In research on membranes, the addition of co-solvents to the polymer dope solution is a common method for tuning the morphology and separation performance. For organic solvent nanofiltration (OSN) applications, we synthesized polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes with high separation properties and stability by adding acetonitrile (MeCN) to the dope solution, followed by crosslinking with dibromo-p-xylene. Accordingly, changes in the membrane structure and separation properties were investigated when MeCN was added. PBI/MeCN membranes with a dense and thick active layer and narrow finger-like macrovoids exhibited superior rejection properties in the ethanol solution compared with the pristine PBI membrane. After crosslinking, they displayed superior rejection properties (96.56% rejection of 366-g/mol polypropylene glycol). In addition, the membranes demonstrated stable permeances for various organic solvents, including acetone, methanol, ethanol, toluene, and isopropyl alcohol. Furthermore, to evaluate the feasibility of the modified PBI OSN membranes, ecamsule, a chemical product in the fine chemical industry, was recovered. Correspondingly, the efficient recovery of ecamsule from a toluene/methanol solution using the OSN process with PBI/MeCN membranes demonstrated their applicability in many fine chemical industries.