• The Korean Journal of Rheology
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.44-49
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• 1998

셀룰로오스/N-methyl morpholine N-oxide(NMMO)용액에 있어서 셀룰로오스의 분 자량 및 농도, 그리고 NMMO의 수화도가 유변학적 특성에 미치는 영향을 고찰하였다. 12wt%의 경우 NMMO의 수화도가 감소할수록 더 높은 온도에서 lower Newtonian 흐름영 역이 사라졌다. 15wt%에서는 측정된 전단영역에서 lower Newtonian 유동영역의 관찰되지 않았다. 동일한 농도에서 NMMO의 수화도가 감소할수록 점도가 증가하였으나 중량평균중 합도가 940인셀룰로오스/NMMO 용액의 경우 9$0^{\circ}C$에서 점도가 오히려 낮아졌다. 뿐만아니 라 이온도에서 power-law의 급작스런 감소도 나타낫다. NMMO의 수화도가 클수록 제1법 선응력차나 연신점도에 대한 온도의 영향이 증가하였다.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.34-41
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• 1999

To examine the increase of paper strength by solvent-bonding using N-methylmorpholine N-oxide (NMMO), a paper was treated with aqueous solutions of NMMO, concentrated at $90^\circ{C}$ for selected periods of time, and pressed for 5 seconds followed by washing and drying. The effect of the increasing NMMO concentration on bonding state and some important properties of samples were mainly investigated. With increasing concentration of NMMO, the degree of bonding between fibers was increased, the fiber cross-sectional shape was changed from 'thin ribbonlike' to 'round rodlike' by swelling with solvent, and the longitudinal waves (crimp) were introduced to fibers, hence the shrinkage, weight per unit area, and thickness of paper were increased. Consequently, the tensile strength and elongation, under standard and wet conditions, and the stiffness were increased, and the water absorption was decreased generally with increasing concentration of NMMO. The moisture regain of treated samples was lower than that of the untreated sample, because of the reduction of space between fibers. But the moisture regain was increased a little with increasing concentration of NMMO due to the fiber swelling with NMMO followed by structural relaxation.

• Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.62-66
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• 2010

Cellulosic materials were dissolved by NMMO(N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide) and CED (Cupriethylene diamine), respectively, to measure their DPs (degrees of polymerization) by using viscometer. We changed cellulose DPs by applying various amounts of low intensity electron-beam radiation to the cellulosic materials. NMMO is environmental-friendly, non-toxic, and biodegradable organic cellulose solvent and used industrially because of its high cellulose dissolving power and high solvent recovery ratio. The cellulose DP measurement results using these two different chemicals were correlated highly ($R^2$ >0.95). It was also found that cellulose with high DP was dissolved more easily in NMMO than CED. In addition, NMMO method gave more higher resolution in the measurement.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.15 no.4
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• pp.43-50
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• 2003

N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide(NMMO) is recently hewn as a solvent dissolving cellulose to produce a new regenerated cellulosic fiber, lyocell. In this study, four kinds of cellulosic fibers (lyocell, regular cotton, treated cotton with 50% and 75% NMMO aqueous solution) was examined and compared in terms of mechanical properties and dyeability. The swelling of cotton treated with NMMO aqueous solution is higher than that of cotton treated with water. In dyeing rate, the cotton treated with NMMO was faster than regular cotton. NMMO treatment decreased the crystallinity of cotton fabrics and improved their softness and smoothness.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.15 no.5
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• pp.333-339
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• 2003

The cotton fabrics treated with 50% N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide(50% NMMO) and 75% N-methylmorpholine-N-oxide(75 % NMMO) aqueous solution were examined in terms of the dyeability comparing with those of regular cotton fabrics. The dyeing rate was increased with the increase of the concentration of NMMO in the treatment aqueous solution. The NMMO treatment increased the diffusion coefficients and decreased the activation energy of direct dye onto cotton fabrics. This means that the NMMO could change the micro-structure of cotton fabrics.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.508-514
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• 2010

Regenerated cellulose fibers were prepared from three pulps containing different degree of polymerization(DP) and $\alpha$-cellulose contents by dry-jet wet spinning technique with cellulose dope in N-methylmorpholin N-oxide (NMMO). The effect of antioxidant, n-propyl gallate (PG) on the properties of different regenerated celluloses was studied using X-ray diffraction, copper number calculation, and viscometry. The degradaqtion of regenerated cellulose from pulp containing higher DP and lower $\alpha$-cellulose content was occurred more seriously. The tensile strength and initial modulus of regenerated cellulose fiber obtained from NMMO dope with PG were higher than those of fiber obtained from NMMO dope without PG. All fibers showed the round shape cross section and typical cellulose II crystalline structure.

• Journal of the Korean Applied Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.378-384
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• 2010

Regenerated cellulose was prepared from Buckeye wood pulp V60 via dissolution in N-methylmorpholin N-oxide (NMMO) solvent system. The effect of antioxidants such as, n-propylgallate (PG), tris(nonylphenyl) phosphite (TRIS), ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA), and magnesium sulfate on the properties of regenerated cellulose was studied using X-ray diffraction, copper index calculation, and viscometry. Only addition of more than 0.01% of PG into NMMO solvent was effective to avoid the reduction of the degree of polymerization(DP) of regenerated cellulose during dissolution at $110^{\circ}C$. However, the early stage(within 0.5h of dissolution process) degradation of cellulose was not prevented eventhough up to 0.5% PG was appled to hot NMMO system. In addition, to recover the expensive NMMO after cellulose regenerating process, the washing filtrate was studied using simple techniques, such as refractive index, pH, and conductivity measurements. Through conductivity measurement result, 4-time of washing was enough to remove the NMMO completely from regenerated cellulose.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Rheology Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.131-134
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Rheology Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.11-14
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Rheology Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.21-24
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• 2001