Wastepaper Liquefaction Using Ethylene Glycol and Polyester Preparation from the Liquefied Wastepaper

A novel method to prepare polyester from wastepaper through liquefaction and crosslinking stages was studied. At the first stage, the liquefaction of wastepaper was carried out in the presence of ethylene glycol under acidic conditions. The factors that affect on liquefaction yield were found to be reaction time, temperature, and acid concentration, and their ranges were 60~120 minutes, $150{\sim}170^{\circ}C$, and 2~4%, respectively. The optimum condition was found to be 100 minutes, $160^{\circ}C$, and 3% sulfuric acid concentration, and the liquefaction yield at this condition was 67%. At the second stage, polyester was prepared from the liquefied wastepaper obtained at the optimum liquefaction condition by crosslinking with succinic anhydride. The effect of reaction time and carboxylic group/hydroxyl group ratio on crosslinkage were investigated at conditions covering 30~50 minutes of reaction time and 1.5~2.5 of carboxylic group/hydroxyl group ratio. The crosslinkages of polyester prepared were 80~90%, which were almost same regardless of reaction conditions.

Ethylene glycol을 사용한 폐지의 액화 및 액화물로부터 polyester 제조

e-ma폐지를 사용하여 액화와 가교단계를 거쳐 polyester를 제조하였다. 첫 번째 단계에서는 EG를 사용하여 산 촉매하에서 폐지를 액화하였다. 폐지의 액화수율에 영향을 미치는 인자는 반응시간, 반응온도, 그리고 촉매농도이고 각각 60~120분, $150{\sim}170^{\circ}C$, 그리고 2~4% 범위 내에서 실험하였다. 최적조건은 100분, $160^{\circ}C$, 3%이었고 이 조건에서 액화수율은 67%이었다. 두 번째 단계에서는 최적조건에서 얻어진 폐지 액화물을 succinic anhydride와 반응시켜 polyester를 제조하였다. 반응시간과 carboxyl기/수산기의 비가 각각 35~50분, 1.5~2.5의 범위 내에서 가교도에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 제조된 polyester의 가교도는 80~90%로 반응조건에 따라 큰 차이가 없었다.