• Advances in nano research
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.467-484
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• 2023

Despite the significant features of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (FRCCs), including better mechanical, fractural, and durability performance, their high content of cement has restricted their use in the construction industry. Although ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBFS) is considered the main supplementary cementitious material, its slow pozzolanic reaction stands against its application. The addition of nano-sized mineral modifiers, including nano-silica (NS), is an alternative to address the drawbacks of using GGBFS. The main object of this empirical and numerical research is to examine the effect of NS on the strain-hardening behavior of cementitious composites; ten mixes were designed, and five levels of NS were considered. This study proposes a new method, using a four-point bending test to assess the use of nano-silica (NS) on the flexural behavior, first cracking strength, fracture energy, and micromechanical parameters including interfacial friction bond strength and maximum bridging stress. Digital image correlation (DIC) was used for monitoring the initiation and propagation of the cracks. In addition, to attain a deep comprehension of fiber/matrix interaction, scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis was used. It was discovered that using nano-silica (NS) in cementitious materials results in an enhancement in the matrix toughness, which prevents multiple cracking and, therefore, strain-hardening. In addition, adding NS enhanced the interfacial transition zone between matrix and fiber, leading to a higher interfacial friction bond strength, which helps multiple cracking in the composite due to the hydrophobic nature of polypropylene (PP) fibers. The findings of this research provide insight into finding the optimum percent of NS in which both ductility and high tensile strength of the composites would be satisfied. As a concluding remark, a new criterion is proposed, showing that the optimum value of nano-silica is 2%. The findings and proposed method of this study can facilitate the design and utilization of green cementitious composites in structures.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.177-182
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• 2005

Large amounts of the waste SiC sludge containing small amounts of Si and organic lubricant were produced during the wire cutting process of the single silicon crystal ingots. The waste SiC sludge was purified by the washing process and the purified SiC powders were used to fabricate continuously porous $SiC-Si_3N_4$ composites using a fibrous monolithic process, in which carbon, $6wt\%\;Y_2O_3-2\;wt\%\;A1_2O_3$ and ethylene vinyl acetate were added as a pore-forming agent, sintering additives, and binder, respectively. In the burning-out process, carbon was fully removed and continuously porous $SiC-Si_3N_4$ composites were successfully fabricated. The green bodies containing SiC, Si particles and sintering additives were nitrided at $1410^{\circ}C$ in a flowing $N_2+10\%\;H_2$ gas mixture. Continuously porous composites were combined with SiC, ${\alpha}Si_3N_4,\;\beta-Si_3N_4$ and a few $\%$ of Fe phases. The pore size of the 2nd and the 3rd passed $SiC-Si_3N_4$ composites was $260\;{\mu}m$ and $35\;{\mu}m$ in diameter, respectively.

• 한국복합재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국복합재료학회 2005년도 춘계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.42-45
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• 2005

Interfacial evaluation of various combinations of both Flax and Hemp fibers/polypropylene were performed by using micromechanical test and nondestructive acoustic emission (AE). It can be because interfacial adhesion between the natural fiber surface and matrix plays an important role in controlling the overall mechanical properties of polymer composite materials by transferring the stress from the matrix to the fiber. It is necessary to characterize the interphase and the level of adhesion to understand the performance of the composites properly. Microfailure mechanism of single Flax fiber bundles were investigated using the combination of single fiber tensile test and nondestructive acoustic emission. Microfailure modes of the different natural fiber/polypropylene systems were observed using optical microscope and determined indirectly by AE and their FFT analysis.

• 한국가구학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.137-144
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• 2016

Wood plastic composite (WPC) is a green composite made of wood flour and thermoplastics to provide better performance by removing the defects of both wood and plastics. However, relatively low thermal stability and poor fire resistance of wood and plastics included in WPC have been still issues in using WPC as a building material for interior applications. This study investigated the effect of environmentally-friendly flame retardants (EFFRs) on the mechanical, thermal, morphological, and water absorption properties of wood flour (WF)/talc/polypropylene (PP) composites in comparison with neat PP. The whole EFFRs-filled WF/talc/PP composites showed higher values in flexural strength, flexural modulus, and impact strength compared to neat PP. In thermal properties, aluminum hydroxide (AH)-filled composite showed a $36^{\circ}C$ reduction in maximum thermal decomposition temperature ($T_{max}$) compared to neat PP, but magnesium hydroxide (MH) played an important role in improving thermal stability of filled composite by showing the highest $T_{max}$. From this research, it can be said that MH has potentials in reinforcing PP-based WPCs with improvement of thermal stability.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제29권 5호
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• pp.347-360
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• 2022

Fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (FRCC) have emerged as a response to the calls for strong, ductile and sustainable concrete mixes. FRCC has shown outstanding mechanical properties and ductility where special fibres are used in the mixes to give it the strength and the ability to exhibit strain hardening. With the possibility of designing the FRCC mixes to include sustainable constituents and by-products materials such as fly ash, FRCC started to emerge as a green alternative as well. To be able to design mixes that achieve these conflicting properties in concrete, there is a need to understand the composition effect on FRCC and optimize these compositions. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the influence of FRCC compositions on the properties of fresh and hardened of FRCC and then to optimize these mix compositions using factorial design approach. Three factors, water-to-binder ratio (w/b), mineral admixtures (total of fly ash and metakaolin by cement content (MAR)), and metakaolin content (MK), were investigated to determine their effects on the properties of fresh and hardened FRCC. The results show the importance of combining both FA and MK in obtaining a satisfactory fresh and mechanical properties of FRCC. Models were suggested to elucidate the role of the studied factors and a method for optimization was proposed.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.216-216
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• 2006

A special group of polymers, those from renewable resources, has attracted an increasing amount of attention over the last two decades, due to two major reasons: environmental concerns and the limitations of our finite petroleum resources. Generally, polymers from renewable resources (PFRR) can be classified into three groups: (1) natural polymers, such as starch, protein and cellulose; (2) synthetic polymers from natural monomers, such as polylactic acid (PLA); and (3) polymers from microbial fermentation, such as polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB). Like many other petroleum based polymers, various properties of PFRR are also vastly improved through blending and composites formation.

• International Journal of Ocean System Engineering
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.180-184
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• 2011

Nanocomposites based on cellulose nanofibers have been studied for a considerable time since its first introduction, however real applications seem to have hardly developed to these days. The high-strength of cellulose nanofibers suggests the potential to reinforce plastics to produce composites for semi-structural or even structural applications. This paper discusses some of the attempts to produce such high-strength nanocomposites and the main challenges that have to be overcome to bring them into commercial products.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.17-25
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• 2013

홍마늘 추출물(RG)과 홍마늘 추출물에 녹차 및 식이섬유를 혼합한 복합물(RGT, RGF 및 RGTF)이 고지방-콜레스테롤 식이성 흰쥐에 급이 시 체내 지질 배설 및 간 조직의 항산화 효소활성에 미치는 영향을 알아보고 in vitro에서 이들 복합물의 항산화 활성을 비교하였다. in vitro에서 DPPH 라디칼 소거활성은 홍마늘 추출물(RG)에 비해 RGT 및 RGTF에서 높았으며, ABTs 라디칼 소거활성은 RGT와 RGTF의 활성이 유사하였고 이는 RG보다 유의적으로 높은 활성이었다. 환원력은 라디칼 소거활성과 비슷한 경향이었다. 간 조직의 총 지질, 심장 조직의 중성지방 함량은 HRG군에 비해 홍마늘 복합물 급이군에서 유의적인 감소를 보였다. 실험 식이를 급이한 4주 후에 분변 중의 총 지질 함량은 HRGF 및 HRGTF군이 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 증가되었다. 간 조직의 지질과산화물 함량은 대조군에 비해 홍마늘 복합물 급이군에서 6.2~12.1% 감소되었으며, 항산화 활성은 복합물 급이군이 대조군에 비해 유의적으로 증가되었으나 그 차이는 미미하였다. 간 조직의 SOD 활성은 복합물 급이군이 HRG군보다 높았다. Catalase 활성은 HRGT군, GSH-px 활성은 HRGT 및 HRGTF군의 활성이 대조군보다 높았다. UDPGT 활성은 대조군에 비해 HRGT 및 HRGTF군에서 유의적으로 높았다. 따라서 홍마늘 복합물은 시료 중의 페놀 화합물, 식이섬유에 의해 분변 중으로 지질 배설작용이 촉진됨으로써 간 조직의 지질 수준 감소와 항산화 효소활성의 증가에 기여하는 것으로 생각된다.

• Composites Research
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.96-101
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• 2019

섬유와 수지 간 계면접착력은 복합재료 성능과 관련되므로 이를 정확하게 평가하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 본 연구에서는, 피로 하중 조건에서의 마이크로드롭렛 실험에 의한 계면접착력 평가를 실시하였다. 도파민이 적용된 에폭시 수지에 대하여 기계적 물성 및 계면접착력을 측정하였다. 기계적 물성을 평가하기 위해 인장 시편을 제작하였고, 계면 접착력 평가를 위하여 유리섬유에 에폭시 마이크로드롭렛을 만든 시편을 사용하였다. 특히 마이크로드롭렛 피로 실험 시 동일한 직경의 마이크로드롭렛을 사용하여 동일한 조건에서 실험하였다. 그 결과 인장 및 마이크로드롭렛 실험을 통해 에폭시 수지에 도파민이 적용될 때 기계 및 계면접착력이 향상됨을 확인하였다. 도파민이 에폭시 수지의 경화정도를 향상시키고 에폭시 수지에 하이드록실 그룹을 부여하여 기계적 물성 및 유리섬유 간 계면 접착력을 증가시켰을 것으로 사려된다.

• 폴리머
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.433-440
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• 2015

에틸렌비닐아세테이트(EVA)에 난연성을 부여하기 위해서 일반적으로 무기 난연충전제인 수산화알루미늄(ATH)이 사용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 폐포장재 다층 필름의 재활용 공정에서 부생하는 ATH를 사용하여 EVA에 대한 난연제로서의 특성을 조사하였다. EVA/ATH 복합재료를 two roll-mill을 이용하여 제조하고, 이 복합재료의 난연성 및 물리적 특성을 조사하였다. 난연성은 한계산소지수(LOI) 및 UL-94 평가를 이용하여 확인하였다. EVA 수지에 재활용된 ATH가 150 phr 이상 첨가되었을 때 우수한 난연 특성을 나타내었다. ATH의 입자 크기 및 비표면적이 EVA/ATH 복합재료의 LOI 값 및 UL-94 평가의 등급에 영향을 주는 인자임을 확인하였다. 즉 ATH 입자 크기가 작을수록, 비표면적이 클수록 난연성은 증가되는 것으로 나타났다. 기계적 물성의 경우 실제로 전선 등에 이용되고 있는 가교형 EVA/ATH 복합재료의 경우 재활용된 ATH를 첨가하여도 인장물성은 저하되지 않고 첨가하지 않은 경우와 유사하거나 오히려 우수한 것으로 나타났다.