Y company started in 1988 positioned to be the largest and the most advanced coated steel producer. Y company (includes the plant in China)Owned seven continuous hot-dup galvanizing lines , five continuous pre-painting lines¡A6 cold rolling mills and 2 pickling lines .Y company has become not only the biggest coated steel producer in Taiwan ,Mainland China and South East Asia , but also one of the 15th largest producers of coated steel products in the world. Y company is able to offer a wide range of finished products to meet the needs of our customers one-stop shopping need. Y company is a coated ¡V steel producer which produce hot¡Vdip galvanized coils and pre-painted coils by means of the manufacturing process of pickling ,cold rolling ,hot-dip galvanizing and pre-painting .On recent ten years ,the steel market changes sharply, but Y company keep growing continuously , the key factor is to establish the strategic alliance with F company to replace electroplating steel sheet with hot-dip galvanized in computer cases . This research is studying the experience story, which we have overcame a number of difficulties during the period developed the ¡§replacing electroplating steel sheet with hot-dip galvanized in computer cases ¡¨and ¡§developing environmentally- friendly steel ¡¨. it is a story that the strategic alliance strenghthen organization ¡Fand after organization empowerment ¡Ait made the relationship between the members of the strategic alliance more closely. This story is to show the difficulties and challenges what we face by means of the Narrative Inquiry and hope to achieve the next success for the next opportunity on the basis of meanings from this story .

Electroplating industry is one important industries in Taiwan. Its wastewater has lead to pollution of the river, ocean, and underground water. Thus, the reduction of the concentration of heavy metals such as Cu, Zn, Ni, Cr, Pb etc. from wastewater is critical. Conventional strategies to remove the heavy metals involve adding abundant chemical agents which results in largy quantity of heavy metal sludge. Secondary pollution might occur as due to the heavy metal sludge contacted with acid. Aquatic plants have been shown to uptake the heavy metals from the surrounding environment. This unique character is different from the conventional approach and could be applied for removing the heavy metals in wastewater.This study used an aquatic plant, Najas graminea Del, to remove the heavy metals from the prepared metal solution and electroplating wastewater. Our data revealed that the relationship between the specific adsorption and residual concentration of the heavy metal was best described by the Langmiur adsorption isotherm curve. The value of maximal adsorption capacity (Ymax) in copper is 58.1 mg/g. Without buffering, the sequential order for the Ymax in the prepared metal solution is Cu > Pb > Cd> Ni > Zn. The value of Ymax was with significantly reduced under buffering circumstance as compared with that no buffer. In the electroplating wastewater containnig copper from company A, the value of Ymax was 20.7 mg/g, which was much smaller in prepared copper solution (Ymax =33.1 mg/g). Our further investigation showed that the background contaminatants especially iron in the electroplating wastewater have significant contribution to this discrepancy. In other set of experiments, we found that there is no significant difference between the electroplating wastewater and prepared solution for the adsorption of Ni. Our results provide useful information the understanding the process for the Najas graminea in adsorption the heavy metals from electroplating wastewater. Futhermore, the application of Najas graminea to remove the pollution from wastewater can protect the enviroment from pollution. This innovative concept has the potential in practical application and could be trasferred into a novel technology to substitute the conventionally physical or chemical treatment for the electroplating wastewater.

¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@¡@Abstract This paper presents an integrated batch-produced (Bi, Sb)2Te3 micro thermoelectric cooler(£g-TEC) fabricated by electrochemical MEMS technology. To optimize the thermal conductivity of (Bi, Sb)2Te3 thin layers, a cathode with tunable rotary speed has been designed in the electroplating system to well control the thin film deposition rate and uniformity.The column-type micro thermoelectric thin films fabricated using electrochemical-deposited and patterned using photolithography processes. The thermoelectric thin films made of N-type Bi2Te3 and P-type Sb2Te3 with an average thickness of 5£gm, are connected using Cr/Au layers at the hot junctions and cold junctions. The measured Seebeck coefficient and electrical resistivity of the thermoelectric thin films,are -52£gV/K and 2.52¡Ñ10-5£[m(N-type, power factor of 0.11mW/K2m),and 71£gV/K and 1.91¡Ñ10-5£[m( P-type, power factor of 0.26mW/K2m) after annealing at 250¢J.Under the circumstances that voltage of 2-5 volts is driven, the upper and lower levels electrode shows tentatively that there is 0.7¢Jof difference in temperature.

The electroplating wastewater is usually treated by chemical precipitation, and the generated sludge has loose structure to cause the difficulties in sedimentation and filtration. Moreover, the sludge is unstable and the contained heavy metals are easily leached. Solidification is one method to deal with this kind of sludge; however it cause another problem, land requirement. In this study, the contents of electroplating wastewater are divided into two parts organic matters and heavy metals; organic matters are treated by Fenton method and heavy metals are by Ferrite process. The purpose of this study is that through the serial Fenton-Ferrite Process treatment the effluent water and the sludge generated from the procedure could meet the standards in Taiwan. It was well-know that the primary operation factors of Ferrite Process are pH, reaction temperature, ferrous ion concentration, time and aeration. The results showed that the proper factors of FP were pH=10, temperature= 90¢J, Fe/M molar ratio= 7,reaction time=80 min and aeration rate=1.0 L air / min / L solution. However, in Fenton method, the parameters of pH, hydrogen peroxide, ferrous ion concentration, and reaction time were discussed. I had greatest efficiency under the data showed that Fenton method pH = 3, ferrous ion concentration=3000 mg/L, hydrogen peroxide = 13000 mg/L, and reaction time=2 hr. The wastewater measured COD =1162 mg/L, Cr=70 mg/L, Zn=400 mg/L. The treatment efficiency of the procedure combining Fenton method and Ferrite Process were that COD=88.5 mg/L, Cr=1.06 mg/L, and Zn=0.98 mg/Lin effluent water and the TCLP test results of sludge were Cr=3.37 mg/L, Zn=2.46 mg/L. All the data showed that the combination of the two process can significantly treat wastewater to meet the standards. Furthermore, the sludge can be recycled as magnetic materials or other purposes due to it¡¦s specific properties.

The demand for higher bandwidth and higher speed driven by semiconductor technology development draws a great deal of research efforts devoted to the development of high speed data communication. Challenges on electrical copper interconnects at high frequency make optical interconnect technologies become a promising alternative to conventional electrical interconnects at different levels. This doctoral dissertation describes polymer based nano- and micro-photonic devices for three-dimensional optical interconnects. Two areas are focused, (1) polymer based two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) photonic crystal fabrication and simulation for laser beam steering applications, (2) polymer based optical waveguide array and shared bus waveguide with embedded 45° micro-mirrors for board level optical interconnects. A three-dimensional (3D) face-centered cubic (FCC) type polymer based photonic crystal using the polymer material SU-8 was simulated and successfully fabricated using a polygonal prism based holographic fabrication method. The theoretical study of polymer based photonic crystals was carried out for laser beam steering, which is based on the superprism effect. Horizontally stacked two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal was fabricated by a double exposure holographic interference method. The k-vector superprism effect, the principle for beam steering, was studied in detail through EFC (Equi-frequency Contour) analysis. A polymer based optical waveguide array with embedded 45° micro-mirrors for board level optical interconnects was prepared using a Ni metal hard mold by a UV imprint technique. A nickel based metal mold with 45º tilted surfaces on both ends of the channel waveguide was prepared through the electroplating process. To obtain a precise 45º tilted angle, a 50µm thick SU-8 layer was exposed under de-ionized water. High speed optical testing (10Gb/s) was carried out on the polymeric optical waveguide array with embedded 45º micro-mirrors on flexible substrate for out-of-plane optical interconnects. A polymer based 3-to-3 shared optical bus waveguide with opposite 45º micro-mirrors was designed and fabricated using the metallic hard mold method. The Ni metal hard mold was successfully prepared using the Ni electroplating method. This metallic hard mold provides a convenient way to fabricate the polymeric optical bus waveguide devices through the imprint technique. / text

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