• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.70-74
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• 2006

Plasticized cellulose diacetate(CDA) was prepared by homogenizing cellulose diacetate(CDA), triacetin(TA) and epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) in a high-speed mixer, then the CDA mixture was mixed with ramie fiber to produce a green composite material. In DMA analysis, the glass transition temperature of plasticized CDA and the composite was observed at $85\;^{\circ}C\;and\;140\;^{\circ}C$, respectively. A composite reinforced with alkali treated ramie fiber exhibited significantly higher mechanical properties, such as $15\;^{\circ}C$ increase in tensile strength as well as $41\;^{\circ}C$ increase in Young's modulus when compared with commercial polypropylene. In the SEM image analysis, much enhanced adhesion between plasticized CDA and alkali treated ramie fiber (AIRa) was observed.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.375-379
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• 2005

The morphology and therma]/viscoelastic characteristics were investigated for PLLA/MMT nanocomposite manufactured by incorporating inorganic nanosized silicate nanoplatelets into biodeuadable poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA). The XRD difiactogram and TEM image may be regarded as a formation of homogeneously dispersed nanocomposites. The melting energy(${\Delta}H_m$) was increased during hydrolysis process because of increase of crystallinity. As MMT played a role of reinforcing agent, the storage modulus was increase in case of PLLA/MMT nanocomposite, it was well coincided with our previous results. From SEM image, many tiny pinholes formed by spinodal decomposition were observed on the surface, and the shape of nanocomposite was maintained during hydrolysis process. In this study, it was shown that the control of biodegradation rate, thermal/mechnical property was possibile by incorporating MMT.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.48-57
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• 2000

Polycaprolactone (PCL) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) blends were prepared. Mechanical properties, thermal property, water absorption, biodegradability by composting and surface morphology of PCL/TPS blends were investigated. The compositions of PCL/TPS blends were 90/10, 80/20, 70/30, 60/40, 50/50, 40/60, 30/70, 20/80, and 10/90. Strength and elongation at break decreased as the content of TPS increased, while modulus increased. DSC thermogram of TPS showed two glass transition temperatures (T$_{g}$ ) at 23$^{\circ}C$ and 126$^{\circ}C$. And TPS proved to be an amorphous polymer because there was no endothermic peak due to the melting of starch crystal. The unchanged melting temperatures and T$_{g}$ 's of PCL/TPS blends revealed that PCL and TPS were not miscible. All of the blends were found to be mechanically compatible but phase separated in each other. After 45 days composting, the biodegradability of PCL was 44% and that of PCL/TPS blends increased as the contents of TPS increased.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.140-146
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• 2001

In order to analyze the photodegradation of plastic materials for floats or frames of fisheries facilities, weathering experiment on 3 kinds of plastic materials like high density PE of Korea(KHDPE) and Norway(NHDPE) and high strength PVC(Hi-PVC) was carried out during 900 hours exposure by using xenon light source of weather-Ometer. The results obtained are as follows; With increasing of ultraviolet radiation(UVR) time, a remarkable losses in the mechanical properties of each specimen were observed except for the remaining strain of HDPE materials. As NHDPE lost almost 15% of its initial tensile stress during a 900 hours exposure followed by KHDPE 12% and Hi-PVC 6%. In addition, the remaining tensile stress RS(kg/$mm^2$) decreases almost linearly with the lapse of exposure time to light Y(Year) and the empirical equations of each specimen computed as follows; KHDPE : RS=2.6769-0.0003Y($r^2$=0.63) Hi-PVC : RS=5.3470-0.0003Y($r^2$=0.91) NHDPE : RS=2.4929-0.0004Y($r^2$=0.97) It was observed by scanning electron microscope that all specimens with UVR time had started to decompose and had bubbled areas and small holes.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.11a
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• pp.176.1-176.1
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• 2011

세계적으로 석유 기반 자원의 고갈에 따른 부족, 기후변화협약 및 환경규제 강화에 의해 세계적으로 바이오소재를 이용하고자 하는 연구와 더불어 유리강화복합재료의 대체물질로 적합한 천연섬유를 보강재로 사용하는 바이오복합재료의 연구 또한 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 최근 새로운 신재생에너지원으로 각광 받고 있는 바이오에너지 중 해조류는 가장 자연친화적이고 생산력이 뛰어난 바이오매스로 알려져 있다. 해조류는 바닷물 속에 녹아 있는 탄소를 흡수할 뿐만 아니라 광합성을 통해서도 탄소를 흡수하면서 성장하기 때문에 탄소흡수원의 역할을 하게 되며, 해조류 바이오에너지를 생산할 경우 화석연료를 대체하여 지구온난화의 주범인 온실가스를 감축하는 기능을 한다. 본 연구에서는 해조류를 이용한 바이오에너지 생산 공정에서 2차적으로 발생하는 부산물을 보강재로 사용한 바이오복합재료의 제조와 제조된 바이오복합재료의 열적 특성 및 동역학적 특성을 분석하였다. 해조류 부산물의 화학적 전처리에 따른 Thermogravimetric analysis(TGA) 분석 결과로 cellulose 함량이 가장 높고 불순물이 적은 황산 처리한 파래를 이용해 파래/Polypropylene(PP) 바이오복합재료를 다양한 보강비율 (20-50wt%)로 압축성형 하였다. 파래/PP 바이오복합재료의 저장탄성률은 파래 함량이 40wt%일 때 4.0 Gpa으로 최대값을 보였으며 이는 PP 매트릭스와 비교했을 때 약 8.1% 향상된 결과이다. 파래/PP 바이오보합재료의 열팽창 특성은 파래 함량이 증가함에 따라 열팽창계수가 낮아지는 경향으로 50wt%일 때 가장 낮은 값을 나타내었으며 이는 PP 매트릭스와 비교했을 때 약 56% 향상된 결과이다. 따라서 비생분해성 고분자에 새로운 신재생 바이오매스인 해조류를 보강재로 사용하여 열적 특성 및 동역학적 특성이 향상된 친환경적인 바이오복합재료의 제조 가능성을 확인하였다.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.483-491
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• 2002

Polyurethane (PU)/nylon 6 blends were prepared by melt blending with Haake Rheomix at $250^{\circ}C$. The compositions of PU/nylon 6 blends were 10/90, 20/80, 30/70, 40/60, and 50/50 (wt%). The effects of PU contents and blending time on the crystal structure, tan $\delta$, the tensile properties, and the impact behavior were investigated by means of WAXD and DMA, etc. The crystalline diffraction peaks are broadened, and their intensities are reduced with increasing PU contents and blending time. The glass transition temperature, the tensile strength, and the tensile modulus of the blends are also decreased and the elongation at break is increased. The influence of PU content on the crystal structure, tan 3, and the tensile properties of PU/nylon 6 blends is more significant than that of blending time. The impact strength of PU/nylon 6 (10/90 wt%) blends measured at 20 and $-35^{\circ}C$ could be greatly improved.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.31 no.5
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• pp.369-373
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• 2007

In this study, solvent-free pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA) using acrylic copolymer was prepared by UV radiation to investigate the effect of comonomer on the adhesion properties. Adhesive force value of PSA was increased with the amount of comonomer having shorter side chain due to the enhanced intrinsic surface energy. Peel and shear strength were also influenced by chemical properties of comonomer. The addition of comonomer, ethyl and n-butyl acrylate allows PSA sample with high peel and shear strength. This nay be explained in terms of correlation between loss modulus and glass transition temperature of PSA. As the addition of acrylic comonomers with long side chain length decreases the loss modulus of PSA, the deformation of PSA can not be inhibited.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.124-129
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• 2011

Wood plastic composites (WPCs) are attracting a lot of interest recently. In this study, wood flour/polyethylene (PE) composites panels comprised of a coupling agent and nanoclay were prepared by melt-blending followed by compression molding. Five maleic anhydride grafted polyethylene (MAPE) coupling agents were tested, and the best choice and its optimum content were determined. The mechanical properties of the WPCs were measured by UTM, and the thermal properties were measured by TGA, DMA, DSC, and TMA. Adding just a small amount (1 phr) of organoclay made the tensile and flexural strength and the crystallinity of the WPC somewhat increase and the storage modulus and dimensional stability of the WPC largely increase. SEM images showed that the coupling agent drastically improved wood flour/PE interfacial bonding. Selecting the best coupling agent optimized content and adding a small amount of organoclay resulted in a high performance wood flour/PE composite.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.48 no.2
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• pp.133-140
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• 2013

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites consist of carbon fibers in a polymer matrix. Recently, CFRP composites having high thermal stability and low outgassing are finding their use in high performance materials for aerospace and electronics applications under high temperature and high vacuum conditions. Cyanate ester resin is one of the most suitable matrix resins for this purpose. In this study, proper combination of cyanate ester and catalyst, curing behavior, and cure cycle were determined by chemorheology. Optimum condition was found to be catalyst content of 100 ppm and curing temperature of $150^{\circ}C$. Thermal stability and outgassing of cured resin composition were analyzed and the results showed thermal decomposition temperature of $385^{\circ}C$ and total mass loss of 0.29%. The CFRP prepregs and subsequent composites were fabricated by predetermined resin composition and the cure condition. Tensile moduli of the composites were compared with theoretical models and the results were very consistent.

• Polymer(Korea)
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.545-549
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• 2006

Blends of poly(acrylic acid- co-maleic acid) (PAM) with poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) were pre -pared in distilled water PVA/PAM/saponite (PVA/PAM/SPT) nanocomposite films were prepared with various clay contents by using the solution intercalation method. The variations of the dispersion, morphology, and thermo-mechanical properties of the nanocomposites with clay content in the range 0 to 9 wt% were examined. Up to 3 wt% clay loading, the clay particles were homogeneously dispersed in the PVA/PAM blends. However, some agglomerated structures form in the polymer matrix above a clay content of 7 wt%. The thermal stability of the hybrids was increased linearly with increasing the clay loading up to 9 wt%. The maximum strength and modulus were obtained at a clay content of 7 wt%. Thus, the addition of small amounts of clay to the PVA/PAM blends produced PVA/PAM nano-composites with improved the thermo-mechanical properties.