• Advances in materials Research
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2014

Biocomposites from polypropylene (PP) and corn cob (CC) were investigated. The effect of corn cob content and maleic anhydride polypropylene (MAPP) as compatibilizer were studied. Results showed that addition of corn cob (CC) in PP have decreased the tensile strength and elongation at break, whereas modulus of elasticity of biocomposites increased. The biocomposites with the MAPP as compatibilizer exhibited higher tensile strength and modulus of elasticity compared biocomposites without MAPP. The morphology study of biocomposites indicates that enhanced the interfacial interaction and adhesion between filler and matrix with the presence of MAPP.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.253-260
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• 2008

Environmentally friendly biocomposites were made using plant-based natural fibers, such as henequen and kenaf. The natural fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) and unsaturated polyester (UP) biocomposites were examined in terms of the reinforcing effect of natural fibers on thermoplastic and thermosetting polymers. Kenaf (KE) and henequen (HQ) fibers were treated with an electron beam (EB) of 10 and 200 kGy doses, respectively, or with a 5 wt% NaOH solution. Four types of biocomposites (KE/PP, HQ/PP, KE/UP and HQ/UP) were fabricated by compression molding and each biocomposite was characterized by dynamic mechanical analysis and thermogravimetric analysis. The kenaf fiber had the larger reinforcing effect on the dynamic mechanical properties of both PP and UP biocomposites than the henequen fiber. The highest storage modulus was obtained from the biocomposite with the combination of UP matrix and 200 kGy EB treated kenaf fibers.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.411-417
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• 2008

The surfaces of henequen fibers, which can be obtained from the leaves of agave plants, were treated with two different media, tap water and sodium hydroxide, that underwent both soaking and ultrasonic methods for the fiber surface treatment. Various biocomposites were fabricated with untreated and treated, chopped henequen fibers and polypropylene using a compression molding method. The result is discussed in terms of interfacial shear strength, flexural properties, dynamic mechanical properties, and fracture surface observations of the biocomposites. The soaking (static method) and ultrasonic (dynamic method) treatments with tap water and sodium hydroxide at different concentrations and treatment times significantly influenced the interfacial, flexural and dynamic mechanical properties of henequen/polypropylene biocomposites. The alkali treatment was more effective than the water treatment in improving the interfacial and mechanical properties of randomly oriented, chopped henequen/PP bio-composites. In addition, the application of the ultrasonic method to each treatment was relatively more effective in increasing the properties than the soaking method, depending on the treatment medium and condition. The greatest improvement in the properties studied was achieved by ultrasonic alkalization of natural fibers, which was in agreement with the other results of interfacial shear strength, flexural strength and modulus, storage modulus, and fracture surfaces.

• 한국펄프종이공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국펄프종이공학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.178-182
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• 2008

The bleached red algae fiber(BRAF) showed very similar crystallinity to the cellulose, furthermore, it has higher thermal decomposition temperature than that of the microcrystalline cellulose(MCC). Polypropylene biocomposites reinforced with BRAF have been fabricated with various BRAF contents by compression molding method and their mechanical and thermomechanical properties have been studied. The mechanical strength as tensile, impact and flexural modulus of BRAF/PP biocomposites were gradually improved with increasing the BRAF content, and thermal property which against the thermal expansion was markdly improved, especially. These results are compared with chopped non-woody fibers as Henequen or Kenaf, BRAF was more effective for fabrication of biocomposites reinforced small-sized fibers. The red algae fiber reinforced biocomposites has the applicability such as electronics, biodegradable products and small-structure composites.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.121-130
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 대나무섬유의 분쇄 유 무에 따라 섬유함량이 각각 30, 40, 50 wt%인 대나무/PLA 펠렛을 압출공정으로 제조하고 사출공정을 통해 대나무/PLA 바이오복합재료를 성형하여 그들의 기계적, 열적, 충격 특성과 수분흡수성을 조사하였다. 대나무/PLA 바이오복합재료의 굴곡탄성률, 인장탄성률, 저장탄성률 및 충격강도는 neat PLA에 비하여 두드러지게 증가되었다. 특히 탄성률은 분쇄된 대나무섬유의 도입에 의하여 더욱 증가하였다. 또한 분쇄한 대나무섬유의 사용이 바이오복합재료의 장시간 동안 측정한 수분에 대한 저항성 증가에 효과적이었다. 대나무섬유의 사용이 neat PLA의 열변형온도를 약 16% 향상시키는 효과를 나타내었으나, 분쇄된 대나무섬유의 사용에 의한 증가는 미미하였다. 분쇄된 대나무섬유의 사용은 바이오복합재료의 인장강도와 충격강도에는 크게 영향을 주지 않았다.

• 폴리머
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.518-525
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• 2013

폴리프로필렌(PP)을 매트릭스로, 황산처리된 녹조류(SGA)를 보강재로 사용한 바이오복합재료(biocomposites)의 기계적 특성을 향상시키기 위해 그래핀(GNP)의 평균입자크기와 첨가량에 따른 SGA/GNP/PP 복합재료를 제조하고 그 특성을 분석하였다. GNP의 첨가량에 의해 굴곡강도 및 충격강도는 점차 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 반면에, SGA와 GNP의 영향으로 인해 굴곡탄성률 및 저장탄성률은 크게 증가하였다. 평균입자크기가 $5{\mu}m$(GNP5)인 크기가 작은 GNP를 보강재로 사용하였을 경우 평균입자크기가 $15{\mu}m$(GNP15)인 GNP를 보강재로 사용한 복합재료와 비교하여 상대적으로 우수한 기계적 특성을 보였다. 이는 상대적으로 GNP5의 효과적인 분산에 기인한 것이다. 반면에, GNP5를 보강재로 사용한 복합재료의 열팽창에 대한 저항 특성은 GNP15와 비교하여 상대적으로 감소한 결과를 나타내었으며, 이는 열전도 특성이 우수한 GNP5가 상대적으로 넓고 고르게 분포되어있기 때문에 복합재료 전체에 열이 쉽게 전달되었기 때문으로 해석할 수 있었다. 결과적으로 SGA/GNP/PP 복합소재는 굴곡저항, 저장탄성률, 댐핑특성 등은 충분히 향상되어 범용 바이오컴포지트로 적용가능하였다.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.66-71
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• 2011

Biocomposites were fabricated with biodegradable polymers and natural fibers. Biocomposites have benefits of low cost, low density, and biodegradability over inorganic fiber composite, and give comparable strength properties. Hydrophobic polymer used for sizing in paper industry, AKD (Akenyl Keten Dimer), was applied to natural fibers, red algae fibers (RAF) in this study, to make fiber surfaces more compatible to hydrophobic nature of matrix polymers. Composites with RAF, kenaf, glass fibers, and carbon fibers have been fabricated by a compression molding method and their thermo-mechanical properties have been studied. Also, the thermal dimensional stability test was done from at 30 to $100^{\circ}C$. The storage moduli and the thermo-mechanical stabilities of polypropylene and poly lactic acid based biocomposites were improved by reinforcing with the RAF and much more with AKD treated fibers. Dimensional stability of biocomposite was also markedly improved by AKD pretrement on RAF.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.12-17
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• 2005

Natural fiber/phenolic biocomposites with chopped henequen fibers treated at various levels of electron beam irradiation (EBI) were made by means of a matched-die compression molding method. The interfacial property was explored in terms of interfacial shear strength measured by a single fiber microbonding test. The thermal properties were studied in terms of storage modulus, tan ${\delta}$, thermal expansion and thermal stability measured by dynamic mechanical analysis, thermomechanical analysis and thermogravimetric analysis, respectively. The result showed that the interfacial and thermal properties depend on the treatment level of EBI done to the henequen fiber surfaces. The present result also demonstrates that 10 kGy EBI is most preferable to physically modify the henequen fiber surfaces and then to improve the interfacial property of the biocomposite, supporting earlier results studied with henequen/poly (butylene succinate) and henequen/unsaturated polyester biocomposites.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2004

견섬유와 폴리라틱산(PLA) 사이의 계면접착 특성을 향상시키기 위하여 천연섬유 표면을 아르곤과 에틸렌 플라즈마로 각각 처리하였다. 플라즈마 표면처리 후, 견섬유의 표면 모폴로지와 접착이 크게 변화하였다. 다음의 여러 플라즈마 처리조건이 본 연구에 사용되었다: 10, 25, 50 그리고 150 W의 전력, 1, 3, 5, 7 그리고 10분의 처리시간 및 10과 50 sccm의 가스흐름속도, 플라즈마 처리된 Silk/PLA 바이오복합재료의 계면전단강도는 단섬유 micro-droplet debonding 시험방법으로 측정하였다. 결과는 Silk/PLA 바이오복합재료의 계면접착을 향상시키기 위한 최적의 플라즈마 처리 조건을 제공하여 주었다.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 2009

본 연구에서 처음으로 생분해성 라이오셀 직물과 poly(butylene succinate) (PBS)로 이루어진 바이오복합재료가 성공적으로 제조되었다. 0, 30, 40, 50 그리고 60 wt%의 서로 다른 함량의 라이오셀직물을 포함하는 라이오셀/poly(butylene succinate) 바이오복합재료는 sheet interleaving 방식으로 압축성형에 의해 제조되었다. 바이오복합재료의 층간전단강도, 인장 및 굴곡 특성, 열변형 온도, 열팽창 거동 및 열안정성에 미치는 라이오셀직물 함량의 영향을 조사하였다. 특성들은 직물함량에 크게 의존하였으며, 그 결과들은 서로 일치하였다. 라이오셀직물을 수지에 도입하는 것이 poly(butylene succinate)의 여러 가지 특성 향상에 두드러진 역할을 하는 것으로 확인되었다. 라이오셀직물이 중량비로 50%일 때, 바이오복합재료의 가장 우수한 층간전단강도, 인장, 굴곡 및 열적 특성이 얻어졌다.