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Preparation and Characterization of Biomass-based Polymer Blend Films(2)

Biomass-based 고분자 블렌드 필름의 제조 및 특성 연구(2)

  • Lee, Soo (Department of Chemical Engineering, Changwon National University) ;
  • Park, Myung-Ho (Department of Chemical Engineering, Changwon National University)
  • 이수 (창원대학교 화공시스템공학과) ;
  • 박명호 (창원대학교 화공시스템공학과)
  • Received : 2013.05.24
  • Accepted : 2013.06.29
  • Published : 2013.06.30
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Abstract

PLA(polylactic acid), one of biodegradable polymers was blended with various amounts of wood pulp powder through solution blending technic to verify the effect of reinforcing pulp amount on the mechanical properties of blend films. Also these blend films were further modified with TDI(toluene diisocyanate) as crosslinking agent to introduce urethane functions by reaction of pulp hydroxyl groups and isocyanate. As a result, the tensile strength of blend film with 0.25 wt% pulp was increased from $565.25kg_f/cm^2$ for PLA film itself to $624.20kg_f/cm^2$. However, elongation of this film was decreased by 50% of that of PLA film itself. Only PLA/pulp blend film further modified with 500% of TDI/0.25 wt% pulp showed the slightly increased tensile strength but decreased elongation. Melting point and glass transition temperature of PLA/pulp blend films were confirmed by using Differential Scanning Calorimeter(DSC). Thermal stability of these blend films measured by TGA showed only a slight increase at temperature lower than $300^{\circ}C$.

본 연구에서는 생분해성 고분자인 PLA(polylactic acid)의 기계적 열적 물성 향상을 위해 목재에서 얻은 펄프분말을 블랜딩하여 펄프분말의 함량에 따른 PLA/펄프 복합필름의 기계적, 열적 물성을 확인하였으며, 또한 이 복합필름에 가교제로 TDI(toluene diisocyanate)를 첨가하여 복합필름의 물성 향상을 확인하였다. 그 결과 순수한 PLA 필름의 경우 인장강도가 $565.25kg_f/cm^2$인 것을 확인하였으며, 펄프분말의 함량이 0.25 wt% 일 때의 인장강도가 $624.20kg_f/cm^2$로 약 9.1 % 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 반면 연신율의 경우 전 복합필름이 순수 PLA 필름에 비해 약 50% 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 가교제로 TDI를 첨가한 PLA/펄프분말의 경우도 TDI의 함량에 관계없이 0.25 wt%의 펄프분말만을 첨가한 복합필름에 비해 연신율이 낮았으며, 인장강도의 경우 500% TDI를 첨가한 경우 $640.43kg_f/cm^2$로 증가하였다. 또한, PLA/펄프 복합필름에서 TDI를 가교시킨 PLA/펄프 복합필름은 가교시키지 않은 PLA/펄프 복합필름에 비해 $300^{\circ}C$ 이하에서의 열적 안정성은 우레탄기의 형성에 의해 TDI의 함량이 높은 경우 약간 증가하였다.

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