The impact absorption materials made of synthetic organic chemical product like Expanded Polystyrene(EPS), Expanded Polyethylene(EPE), Expanded Polyurethane(EPU), etc. have been used with general packaging material until the present. But nowadays, the use of these materials is intended to be decreased and to be recycled in connection with environmental pollution. In addition, it has been tried to substitute these materials with non-pollution materials(natural materials) like pulp mould, paper protectors, etc. At the same time, it is required to evaluate and analyze these cushioning materials for cushioning properties based on impact and vibration, in order to make an efficiency on the overall packaging system because they are generally being used by a random choice regardless of the properties of contents and cushioning materials. Therefore, this study provides analyzed data on cushioning properties of various cushioning materials against impact and vibration, and is intended to provide more efficient model for packaging system by minimizing their using amount through choosing an optimal cushioning material as well as intended to lead to the use of nonpollution materials in case these cushioning materials have same cushioning properties.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate current packaging modules and design the most acceptable packaging module for domestic and international distribution systems. An optimum packaging module can reduce package costs as well as total distribution costs such as transport, materials handling and warehouse costs. Three different sizes of packaging modules, namely U-type($600{\times}500\;mm$), K -ype($550{\times}366\;mm$) and I-type($600{\times}400\;mm$), were evaluated in terms of the area efficiency and MOEs(measures of effectiveness) for the T-11($1100{\times}1100mm$) and T-12($1,200{\times}1,000\;mm$) pallets. The results showed that the U-type module could fit very well for both pallets and the area efficiency of each module was more than 99 percents. Area efficiency of K-and I-type modules was greatly affected by the pallet footprint dimensions. U-type module also performed better result from MOEs evaluation. Twenty sub-multiple sizes derived from the U-type module were suggested for the future development of the Korean and ISO standards on dimension of transport packages.

한국에서 미국으로의 단감의 수출확대를 위하여 미국에서의 단감 생산 및 유통 현황을 현지 방문하여 조사하였다. 그리고 해상을 통한 단감 포장의 시범적 수송과 현지 판매를 수행하여 유통 중의 문제점을 파악하였다. 이러한 조사로부터 고품질 상태로의 단감을 미국에 수출하기 위한 방안을 도출하고자 하였다. 미국 현지에서의 단감 산업은 생산량 증가로 가격이 하락하고 있으며 이에 따른 수지 악화로 재배면적 및 생산량이 감소 추세에 진입하였다. 단감 소비는 현재 아시안에 의하여 주도적으로 이루어지고 있지만 최근 히스패닉과 백인들에 의한 소비도 증가하고 있었다. 타국으로부터 수출되는 감에 비해 한국산 단감은 색도와 당도를 증진시키는 노력이 필요하며 지나치게 대과인 경우는 국내 가격이 높아 가격 경쟁력이 떨어지고 수출확대가 어려운 것으로 나타났다. 대미 수출 단감 포장은 수송 중 저온 컨테이너 별로 온도차가 심하게 발생되었고 온도차가 많은 컨테이너의 과실은 흑변, 연화 등의 발생으로 품질이 크게 저하되었다. 과실의 플라스틱 봉지를 결속하는 상태가 불량하여 포장내 공기조성이 단감저장에 적절한 수준으로 형성되지 않았고(산소농도가 높고 이산화탄소농도가 낮음), 과피흑변 및 흑점, 연화과 등 생리장해과의 발생이 많았다.

It is now widely recognized that the disposal of packaging waste is an increasing environmental concern. Recent interest in polymer waste management of packaging materials has added incentive to the research. Poly(vinyl alcohol) is a readily biodegradable water-soluble polymer. However, this polymer cannot be processed by conventional extrusion technologies because the melting point of PVA is close to its decomposition temperature. Therefore, PVA films have been mostly prepared by solvent casting from water. Applications of PVA include sizing, binders, fibers, and films for agricultural chemicals and hospital laundry bags. A better understanding of PVA films, which also play important roles in the degradation of plastics, will expand the usage of PVA. Composite films based on PVA generally exhibit better mechanical and thermal properties than pure PVA. The aim of this review article is to review types, formation, and properties of PVA films and PVA based composite films used in packaging related researches.