• 펄프종이기술
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• 제48권3호
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• pp.37-43
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• 2016

Various mechanical and chemical pretreatment methods including alkali treatment, pre-beating, enzyme treatment and oxidation treatment have been used to reduce the production energy of the microfibrillated cellulose (MFC). Among them, alkali swelling can be helpful to reduce the energy consumption because the internal bonding between fibrils could be weakened. In this study, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was used as a cosolvent to improve alkali pretreatment efficiency and the effects of NaOH concentration during NaOH-DMSO swelling on changes in fiber characteristics of softwood bleached kraft pulp (SwBKP) were elucidated. For alkali treatment in H2O-DMSO solvents, fiber length were decreased with increasing NaOH concentration while fiber width, curl and WRV were increased. WRV began to increase at 8% NaOH solution. In addition, above 8% concentration of NaOH, crystalline structure of pulp fibers converted from cellulose II to cellulose III by DMSO cosolvent. Comparing the previous results with this study, it was shown that DMSO cosolvent could promote swelling of pulp fibers and thus reduce NaOH concentration for the maximum swelling of fibers.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.737-745
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• 2017

This study was carried out to investigate the changes in micro- and nanoscopic morphology of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) from various bioresources by investigating various mechanical milling systems. Mechanical milling in herbaceous bioresources was more effective than in woody bioresources, demonstrating lower energy consumption and finer morphology. The milling time to reach nanoscopic size was longer in woody bioresources than in herbaceous bioresources. Furthermore, at the same level of wet disk milling time, CNFs from herbaceous bioresources showed more slender morphology than those from woody bioresources. Tensile properties of nanopaper prepared from CNFs of herbaceous bioresources were higher than those of woody bioresources. The highest tensile strength was found to be 77.4 MPa in the nanopaper from Evening prim rose.

• Advanced Composite Materials
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.269-282
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• 2007

Fully biodegradable high strength composites or 'advanced green composites' were fabricated using yearly renewable soy protein based resins and high strength liquid crystalline cellulose fibers. For comparison, E-glass and aramid ($Kevlar^{(R)}$) fiber reinforced composites were also prepared using the same modified soy protein resins. The modification of soy protein included forming an interpenetrating network-like (IPN-like) resin with mechanical properties comparable to commonly used epoxy resins. The IPN-like soy protein based resin was further reinforced using nano-clay and microfibrillated cellulose. Fiber/resin interfacial shear strength was characterized using microbond method. Tensile and flexural properties of the composites were characterized as per ASTM standards. A comparison of the tensile and flexural properties of the high strength composites made using the three fibers is presented. The results suggest that these green composites have excellent mechanical properties and can be considered for use in primary structural applications. Although significant additional research is needed in this area, it is clear that advanced green composites will some day replace today's advanced composites made using petroleum based fibers and resins. At the end of their life, the fully sustainable 'advanced green composites' can be easily disposed of or composted without harming the environment, in fact, helping it.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2015

In this study, we evaluated properties of pulp treated with swelling agent and swelling concentration. We used swelling agent, such as NaOH, DMSO, urea. One of them, pulps treated with NaOH from 0 to 5% measured WRV, beating efficiency, crystallinity and aspect ratio. We identified that NaOH when freeness reaches 100mL CSF was the shortest, on the other hand, WRV didn't change. Because NaOH is good beating efficiency, when pulp treated with various concentration of NaOH from 0 to 5%, pulp treated 1% NaOH was best beating efficiency. However, WRV, crystalline structure and crystallinity didn't change. The more NaOH concentration increased, the more aspect ratio increased, but when NaOH concentration exceeds 3%, aspect ratio decreased. As a result, pulp treated with 1% NaOH was the greatest beating efficiency and WRV, chemical structure didn't change.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.376-384
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• 2014

본 연구는 가소화 전분필름의 열적 및 강도적 성질에 미치는 두 종류의 나노셀룰로오스, 즉 마이크로피브릴 셀룰로오스(MFC)와 셀룰로오스 나노크리스탈(CNC) 및 아민화전분의 첨가영향을 조사하였다. 글리세롤(23 wt%)을 전분의 가소제로 사용하였으며, 나노셀룰로오스를 각각 1, 5, 10, 30 중량부(phr)를 첨가하여 나노필름을 제조하였다. 나노셀룰로오스의 첨가량이 증가함에 따라 인장강도 및 탄성율은 비례적으로 증가하였으나 신장율은 저하하였다. 또한, MFC 강화필름의 강도적 성질이 CNC 강화필름보다 큰 값을 나타냈다. 제지용 사이즈제로 사용하는 아민화전분의 소량 첨가는 강도적 성질의 향상에 양호한 영향을 미쳤다. MFC 강화 전분나노필름의 TGA에 의한 열적 안정성은 MFC (30 phr)의 첨가에 의하여 향상되었으며, 아민화전분 첨가 나노필름의 경우에도 MFC를 첨가함으로써 향상되었다.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.82-92
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• 2016

The reduction of carbon dioxide emission is hot issue in the world because we are confronted with serious global warming and climate change. As a part of carbon dioxide reduction efforts, various approaches for increasing filler loading have been carried out in order to decrease the energy consumption in papermaking processes. Effects of the pretreatment of GCC with cationic starch and MFC on the flocculation behaviour of GCC were investigated in this study. Pretreatment of GCC with cationic starch caused the change of electric charge of suspension and flocculation behaviour of GCC. Largest flocculation size was obtained near the isoelectric point in the case of cationic starch treatment. When MFC (30 times grinded) was added after preflocculation of GCC with cationic starch, the flocculation size was increased, but largest flocculation size was obtained at -150 mV of electric charge of suspension in this study. However the addition of highly grinded MFC (60 times grinded) caused smaller flocculation size of GCC than those of MFC (30 times grinded). When GCC and MFC were mixed first, and then cationic starch was added, the characteristics of MFC and the change of electric charge which could be brought by cationic starch did not affect the flocculation size of GCC at all. The flocculation size obtained by the combination of cationic starch and MFC was smaller than those of cationic starch. These results show that flocculation behaviour could be controlled by the change of electric charge of suspension and the combination methods of cationic starch and MFC.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2015

본 연구에서는 고온증기 및 오존 전처리로 제조된 리그노셀룰로오스 나노섬유의 탈리그닌 처리가 나노섬유 및 나노종이의 특성에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. 형태학적 특성 관찰 결과, 탈리그닌 처리에 의해 평균 직경 35 nm 이하의 균일한 섬유가 얻어졌다. 또한 탈리그닌 처리는 리그노셀룰로오스 나노섬유의 비표면적을 크게 향상시켰으며, 특히 오존 전처리의 경우는 탈리그닌 처리에 의해 무처리에 비하여 1.5배 증가하였다. 나노종이 제조 과정 중의 여수시간 또한 탈리그닌 처리에 의해 크게 증가하여, 고온증기 전처리의 경우는 탈리그닌 처리에 의해 무처리와 비교하여 5.4배 증가하였다. 탈리그닌 처리는 나노종이의 백색도를 향상시켰으며, 고온증기 전처리의 경우는 탈리그닌 전과 비교하여 색상차가 41.9로 매우 높게 나타났다. 나노종이의 인장강도, 탄성율 및 신장율도 탈리그닌에 의하여 크게 향상되었으며, 고온증기 전처리 후의 탈리그닌에 의한 나노종이의 인장강도가 142 MPa로 가장 높게 나타났다.