• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.67 no.6
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• pp.420-428
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• 2023

Crosslinking was introduced into vinylized-mesoporous silica and recycled polyethylene. By introducing a vinyl group into the mesoporous silica, it becomes a material capable of inducing cross-linking with non-polar polyethylene. By synthesizing vinylized-mesoporous silica and inducing crosslinking with recycled polyethylene, a recycled polyethylene composite with improved physical properties than existing recycled polyethylene was synthesized. In addition, even when a small amount is added according to the grade of recycled polyethylene using vinylized-mesoporous silica, the crosslinking reaction proceeds and all physical properties are improved. Four types of vinylized-mesoporous silica were synthesized, and the shape, microstructure, and functional groups were analyzed by TEM, BET, FT-IR, and XRD. Using vinylized-mesoporous silica, three types of compounds were blended by crosslinking reaction with recycled polyethylene. In order to confirm the presence or absence of crosslinking, analysis was performed using XPS and FT-IR, and physical properties such as tensile strength, elongation, flexural strength, and flexural modulus were confirmed using a universal testing machine. As a result, by applying vinylized-mesoporous silica to recycled polyethylene in various grades, the weak physical properties of existing recycled polyethylene were overcome. By applying the vinylized-mesoporous silica, recycled polyethylene composite material that overcomes the weak physical properties to the normal polyethylene, it shows the optimal physical property index that can be used commercially. Therefore, it is expected that it can potentially increase the use of recycled polyethylene and recycle resources.

• Electrical & Electronic Materials
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• v.4 no.1
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• pp.73-81
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• 1991

본 논문은 가교폴리에틸렌중의 공간전하 분포를 직접 측정이 가능한 Laser-유기압력파법에 의하여 조사하였다. 그 결과 XLPE는 폴리에틸렌보다 전자주입이 쉽게 됨을 알았으며 그때의 시료내의 공간전하 분포를 측정할 수 있었다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.1
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• pp.63-68
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• 2008

We investigated the recycling method to re-plasticize cross-linked polyethylene by using supercritical methanol. The cross-linked polyethylene is successfully fragmented to thermoplasticized polyethylene with little degradation reactions in supercritical fluids. The thermo-plasticization reaction was accelerated with increase in temperature in the range from $360^{\circ}C$ to $400^{\circ}C$, resulting in decrease in crosslinking density, molecular weight and mechanical properties. However, the thermoplasticized polyethylene at $360^{\circ}C$ showed comparable tensile strength and impact strength with a raw resin of crosslinked polyethylene. Chemical structure of main chain of polyethylene was not affected by reaction condition.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.50 no.1
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• pp.88-92
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• 2012

Decrosslinking of crosslinked polypropylene(XLPP) in supercritical methanol was investigated compared with that of crosslinked polyethylene(XLPE). Effect of reaction temperature and initial gel contents was studied using a batch reactor. Gel contents of samples before and after reaction were measured for quantitative analysis. As reaction temperature and initial gel contents increased, the decrosslinking rate increased. The rate of decrosslinking reaction is dependent linearly on the gel contents. Experimental results indicated that the decrosslinking of XLPP was faster than that of XLPE, and it was confirmed quantitatively by the calculation of kinetic constants. In conclusion, it is considered that XLPP has better recyclability than XLPE.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1999.07d
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• pp.1587-1589
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• 1999

초고압 XLPE(가교 폴리에틸렌) 절연 케이블의 절연사고를 방지하기 위해서는 여러열화 조건하에서 절연체의 수명을 예측하는 것과 아울러 절연체(XLPE)의 성능향상을 모색하는 것이 바람직하다. 이러한 노력의 일환으로 절연재료의 열화현상을 화학반응의 법칙으로 가정한 Arhenius 모델과 같은 열화이론이 확립되어지고 있다 하지만, 실제 케이블을 만드는 과정에서 절연체의 성형 조건에 따른 절연 성능 평가와 관련된 연구는 그렇게 많지 않다. 본 연구에서는 XLPE의 성형 조건(가교, 건조, 냉각)에 따른 화학적 물성의 변화와 절연성능 사이의 상관관계를 알아보기 위해 LDPE에 가교제(DCP)를 첨가한 컴파운드를 이용해 만든 몰드 시편의 물성을 DSC, 가교도 분석 및 전기 트리 개시 전압을 측정해 살펴보았다. 그 결과 가교나 건조 조건에 비해 냉각 조건에 따른 가교 폴리에틸렌의 결정화도가 트리 개시전압에 보다 큰 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.70-77
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• 1982

The crosslinking reaction and oxidative stability of low-density polyethylene were studied in the presence of trifunctional monomers and antioxidants with electron beam. The trifunctional monomers used in this study are Trimethylolpropane triacrylate(TMPTA), Trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate(TMPTM) and Triallyl cyanurate(TAC). And the antioxidants are Irganox 1010 (Pentaerythritoltetrakis[3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionatel]), Santo-nox R(4,4'-Thio-bis(3-methyl-6-t-butylphenol)), Nocrac D(N-phenyl-$\beta$-naphthylamine) and Bis-phenol A(4,4'-Isopropylidene bisphenol). Among the monomers, TMPTA is the best crosslinking agent and prvides polyethylene with oxidative stability. Among the antioxidants, Nocrac D is the best antioxidant for polyethylene.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.34 no.5
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• pp.454-458
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• 2010

In this study, the microstructural changes in orthopaedic-grade ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) were compartively investigated for six different gamma-irradiation methods. Compared with un-irradiation (UGI), conventional gamma-irradiation in air room temperature (AR) induced statistically significant increases of relative crystallinity and percent crosslinking in UHMWPE. Vacuum environment (VR) during gamma-irradiation significantly increased the percent crosslinking in UHMWPE. Vacuum extreme low temperature (V77) during gamma-irradiation induced no significant changes in both relative crystallinity and percent crosslinking of UHMWPE but the percent crosslinking of UHMWPE in VR and V77 was significantly larger than that in AR. Post-irradiation stabilization process significantly increased the relative crystallinity of UHMWPE in V77, and it also significantly increased the percent crosslinking of UHMWPE in AR and V77.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.25-30
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• 2007

The characteristics of crosslinking and physical properties in partially crosslinked waste high density polyethylene (HDPE) were studied by introducing reactive melt processing with perbutyl peroxide (PBP). It was found that impurities in waste HDPE affected the crosslinking kinetics. Decrease in density and heat of fusion were observed in partially crosslinked HDPE while its melt viscosity increased. It was explained that impurities in waste HDPE enhanced the crosslinking compared to pure HDPE As a result, dramatic mechanical property improvement was achieved in the waste HDPE by crosslinking reaction.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.520-524
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• 2009

The effects of oxidative degradation on the performance of crosslinked polyethylene pipes were analyzed by the investigation of tensile properties and chemical structure change of the pipes during oxidative degradation. Annealing at high temperatures or UV irradiation method was used to induce the oxidative degradation of the crosslinked polyethylene pipes and the effects of the die temperature on the oxidative degradation of the pipes were also investigated. The tensile properties and chemical structure change of the pipes were investigated by universal testing machine and FT-IR, respectively. With the progress of thermo-oxidative degradation the tensile strength of the pipes slowly decreased but the elongation at break rapidly decreased, and the chemical structure of the pipes also changed considerably because of the introduced oxygen molecules. These results would be useful in estimating the performance deterioration of the crosslinked polyethylene pipes due to the oxidative degradation during production and storage.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2011.07a
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• pp.1426-1427
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• 2011

전기적, 기계적으로 우수한 성능을 지닌 절연재료인 폴리에틸렌은 장기간 운전 중 열화에 의해 절연성능이 저하되고 시간이 지나면서 케이블의 사고 원인을 제공하게 된다. 본 논문에서 전력용 케이블의 절연체로 널리 사용되고 있는 가교폴리에틸렌(XLPE)를 대신하여 최근 주목을 받고있는 친환경 특성을 부여하기 위한 비가교 폴리에틸렌 재료에 대한 기초적 물성(워터트리성장특성, AC 절연파괴특성, 전도전류 특성)을 실험적으로 비교분석하였다.