Textile Science and Engineering (한국섬유공학회지)

The Korean Fiber Society (한국섬유공학회)
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Improvement of the Physical Properties of Recycled Polyester Chips

재활용 폴리에스터 칩의 물성 향상 연구

  • Choi, Yeon-Joo (Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Gyu (SKC Advanced Technology R&D Center) ;
  • Kim, Seong-Hun (Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lim, Ki-Sub (Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Joo-Hyung (Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Hee (Department of Organic and Nano Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University)
  • 최연주 (한양대학교 유기나노 공학과) ;
  • 이중규 (SKC 기술연구소) ;
  • 김성훈 (한양대학교 유기나노 공학과) ;
  • 임기섭 (한양대학교 유기나노 공학과) ;
  • 이주형 (한양대학교 유기나노 공학과) ;
  • 이준희 (한양대학교 유기나노 공학과)
  • Received : 2010.12.09
  • Accepted : 2011.03.11
  • Published : 2011.04.28
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Abstract

To improve the physical properties of recycled polyester chips, virgin PET chips were compounded with the ratio of 20 wt%, 40 wt%, and 70 wt%. Recycled PET chips blended with virgin PET chips exhibited decreased molecular weights and intrinsic viscosities compared with 100% recycled PET chips and virgin PET chips, and this was caused by thermal and hydrolytic decomposition. End-group contents and MFI both increased in the blended PET chips. As the virgin PET chip contents increased in the recycled PET chips, the melting temperature tended to increase. Recycled PET chips exhibited a higher crystallization temperature compared with virgin PET chips. Morphologies of recycled PET films were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Yellowing of recycled PET chips resulted from intramolecular cross-linking and oxidation reactions. As virgin PET chips were compounded with recycled PET chips, yellowing was reduced. The ash contents were increased in the recycled PET chips which were blended with virgin PET chips. As recycled PET chip contents were similar to those of virgin PET chips, the ash contents were the highest in the experimental materials.

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Acknowledgement

Grant : 산업원천기술개발사업

Supported by : 지식경제부

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