• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.10-13
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• 2006

The effects of antioxidants and thermal treatment on the radiation resistance of the gamma-ray irradiated polypropylene (PP) were studied. The PP was blended with various antioxidants and was fabricated into a sheet. The PP sheet was irradiated with gamma-ray to a dosage of 25kGy in the nitrogen atmosphere. The differences in both color and mechanical strength were investigated for the gamma-ray irradiated PP depending on the kind and the content of antioxidant. The residual amount of free radical and the variation of oxidation index were investigated for the gramma-ray irradiated PP with thermal treatment after irradiation. The PP having phosphite antioxidant showed little difference in color after gamma-ray irradiation compared with the PP having phenolic or mine antioxidant. Sufficient amount of free radical could be removed from the gamma-ray irradiated PP by the thermal treatment at $130\;^{\circ}C$ for 30 min. Thermally treated PP showed lower oxidation index than the PP without thermal treatment.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.665-668
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• 2008

Propylene epoxidation by $H_2O_2$ (30% aqueous) as oxidant was studied in a semi-batch reactor using Ti-MCM-22 catalyst: Effects of reaction temperature, pressure, catalyst loading, solvent, and $H_2O_2$ concentration on $H_2O_2$ conversion (limiting reagent) were investigated. Product inhibition by propylene oxide was confirmed. Ti-MCM-22 maintained virtually the same catalytic performance over the 5 repeated cycles.

• Clean Technology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.7-12
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• 2014

Hydrogenolysis of glycerol to propylene glycol was performed over binary and ternary metal oxide catalysts. The conversion of glycerol and selectivity to propylene glycol were increased on Cu/Zn and Cu/Cr mixed oxides compared to pure CuO and ZnO oxides. The addition of alumina into Cu/Zn mixed oxide very highly increased the conversion of glycerol and selectivity to propylene glycol. The conversion of glycerol was increased with increasing the reaction temperature but the selectivity to propylene glycol was shown to have maximum value at $200^{\circ}C$ and then decreased at $250^{\circ}C$. The conversion of glycerol and selectivity to propylene glycol were decreased with increasing the glycerol concentration.

• Fire Science and Engineering
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.190-195
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• 2011

Effects of ethylene-propylene diene monomer (EPDM)/polypropylene (PP), zinc oxide, stearic acid, and clay on the combustive properties based on EPDM/PP were investigated. The EPDM/PP/clay nanocomposites was compounded to prepare specimen for combustive analysis by cone calorimeter (ISO 5660-1). It was found that the combustive properties in the nanocomposites decreased due to the fire resistance compared with unfilld EDPM/PP. The nanocomposites showed the lower peak heat release rate (PHRR) than that of virgin EPDM/PP, while stearic acid for softening ruber increased the mean heat release rate (MHRR) by itself, combustible.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.44 no.2
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• pp.121-128
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• 2006

Propylene epoxidation by $H_2O_2$ (30％ aqueous) as oxidant was studied in a semi-batch reactor using TS-1 catalyst: Effects of reaction temperature, time, pressure, solvent, catalyst and $H_2O_2$ concentration on $H_2O_2$ conversion (limiting reagent) and product distribution were investigated. Potential inhibition by propylene oxide on the epoxidation rate was also examined. Ti-MCM-22 with MWW zeolytic structure was found to exhibit better performance than TS-1 with MFI structure, provide that a proper choice of solvent(acetonitrile) is made.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.92-96
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• 1981

The reactions of adsorbed oxygen species, $O_2^-$ and $O^-$, with propylene on ZnO were studied by EPR spectroscopy and temperature programmed desorption technique. Propylene interacts with adsorbed $O_2^-$ at $25^{\circ}C$ and the surface intermediate was decomposed to CO, $H_2$, $CO_2$ and $CH_4$ by raising the temperature above $200^{\circ}C$, while $O^-$ gave the products of complete oxidation, $CO_2$ and $H_2O$ above $300^{\circ}C$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Nuclear Society Conference
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• 1998.05b
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• pp.557-562
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• 1998

방사성 물질로 오염된 유기성 고체폐기물의 분해를 위한 전기화학적 매개산화 공정을 개발할 목적으로 대상 폐기물로 셀룰로오스, latex 고무 및 플라스틱 물질에 대한 분해연구를 수행하였다. 매개체로써 Ag(II)를 사용하는 전기화학적 매개산화 공정에서 제어 가능한 인자인 전류밀도, 양극전해질의 농도 및 온도 등이 유기성 고체기물의 분해거동에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 본 실험에서 사용한 유기성 고체폐기물은 전기화학적으로 생성되는 Ag(II)에 의해서 완전히 이산화탄소로 분해 되었으며, 한계전류밀도 이하에서 셀룰로오스 물질에 대해서는 80 %, latex 고무에 대해서는 76 %, 그리고 폴리프로필렌 물질에 대해서는 85 % 이상의 비교적 만족스러운 전류효율을 얻을 수 있었다. 질산의 농도 변화는 셀룰로오스 및 폴리프로필렌 물질의 분해에는 별 영향을 미치지 않았으나, latex 고무에 대해서는 비교적 큰 영향을 주었다. 또한 온도의 변화는 셀룰로오스 물질의 분해에는 거의 영향을 미치지 않았으나, latex 고무 및 폴리프로필렌 물질의 분해에는 비교적 큰 영향을 주었지만 전류효율 측면에서 85$^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 조업하면 충분함을 알 수 있었다. 결론적으로, Ag(II)에 의한 전기화학적 매개산화 공정은 혼성폐기물 중의 유기물을 저온에서 안전하게 분해 시킬 수 있으며, 소각 공정을 대체할 수 있는 한가지 방법이 될 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.476-482
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• 2013

In this work, the effects of electrochemical oxidation of carbon fiber surfaces on mechanical interfacial properties of carbon fibers-reinforced polarized-polypropylene matrix composites were studied with various current densities during the treatments. Surface properties of the fibers before and after treatments were observed by SEM, AFM, XPS, and contact angle measurements. Mechanical interfacial properties of the composites were measured in terms of critical stress intensity factor ($K_{IC}$). From the results it was found that $O_{1s}$ peaks of the fiber surfaces were strengthened after electrochemical oxidation which led to the enhancement of surface free energy of the fiber, resulting in good mechanical performance of the composites. It can be concluded that electrochemical oxidation of the carbon fiber surfaces can control the interfacial adhesion between the carbon fibers and polarized-polypropylene in this composites system.

• Clean Technology
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.71-86
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• 2008

In this review we discussed the effective ways to catalytically derive value-added chemicals from propane which has been utilized only as an energy source so far. Among various propane-derived products, the most valuable chemicals such as propylene and acrylonitrile were mainly focused herein. Propylene could be manufactured through oxidative dehydrogenation of propane using $O_2,\;CO_2$, etc. as an oxidant for the purpose of overcoming thermodynamic limitations of propane dehydrogenation. On the other hand, propane ammoxidation would be an alternative to propylene ammoxidation for producing acrylonitrile since propane is much cheaper than propylene as a starting material. Although effective $MoVTeNbO_x$ catalysts have been developed fur propane ammoxidation in recent years, more detailed studies should be thoroughly performed. In carrying out both oxidative dehydrogenation and ammoxidation of propane fur a long period, the most critical issue is definitely considered to find out the most active and selective catalysts, which makes it possible to commercialize both reactions into economically viable processes.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.49-56
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• 2002

Polypropylene is oxidized with UV/ozone as a function of UV treatment time and ozone flow rate and its surface characteristics are investigated using contart angle measurements and XPS. The aging behavior of oxidized surface is investigated under air, water and ethylene glycol as the aging media. Adhesion strength is also investigated using a lap shear test. Polar surface energy increases with increasing UV/ozone treatment time as well as ozone flow rate. No polar surface energy change is observed under water aging, while under air aging it decreases significantly within 2-3 days and reaches the close value as that of the untreated PP. Adhesion strength increases with increasing UV/ozone treatment time as well as ozone flow rate.