• 한국가구학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.379-388
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• 2013

In this study, the effect of various glass fiber (GF) contents in a shell layer and shell thickness changes on the flexural property of coextruded wood plastic composites (WPCs) in combination with three core systems (weak, moderate, and strong) was investigated. GF behaved as an effective reinforcement for the whole coextruded WPCs and GF alignments in the shell layer played an important role in determining the flexural property of the coextruded WPCs. At a given shell thickness, the flexural property of the whole coextruded WPCs was improved with the increase of GF content in shell. For core quality, when the core is weak, increase of GF content in shell led to improved flexural property of the whole composites and increase of shell thickness helped it. On the other hand, when the core is strong, the flexural property of the whole composites showed reduced features at low GF content in shell and increase of shell thickness aggravated it. This approach provides a method for optimizing performance of the coextruded WPCs with various combinations of core-shell structure and properties.

• Composites Research
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.38-42
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• 2006

Wood Plastic Composite(WPC) has been introduced as a new constructional material in Europe and North America. The maintenance-free durability against weather was accepted by customers and the environment-friendly merits ignited the abrupt increase of market size. Domestic major companies have kicked off the WPC business at the market of outdoor constructional materials. Due to the high contents of natural wood fiber, the production equipments should be modified to remove the moisture, to prevent thermal degradation and to promote output rates. Materials including functional fillers play a critical role in rheological properties, which affects the physical and mechanical properties of the last products. More research might be performed for synergy effects combined by various academic fields from mechanical and chemical engineering to polymer process and material science.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.89-95
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 목분-HDPE 복합체를 모듈라 회전 이축압출기를 이용하여 제조하여 연소성 및 열적특성을 평가하기 위하여 콘칼로리미터 실험및 열중량 분석실험을 실시하였다. 그리고 복합체의 난연성능 향상을 위하여 난연제(3종)를 첨가한 복합체의 화재성능을 평가하였다. 콘칼로리미터 실험 결과 난연제를 첨가하지 않은 복합체의 열방출률이 가장 높았으며 최대 열방출률 값은 $446.6kW/m^2$, 평균 열방출률 값은 $185.5kW/m^2$으로 가장 높게 나타났다. 열중량 분석 결과 난연제 첨가한 복합체들의 열분해가 먼저 시작되고 열 안정성을 향상시켰다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2009

A comparative analysis of the hindered amine light stabilizers (HALS) and UV abosrber (UVA) and their respective photostabilizing effect on wood plastic composites (WPCs) are reported in this study. The influence of accelerated weathering on the mechanical properties of the composites and the microscopic morphology of a degraded layer on the cross section and the surface were studied. UV absorbers were more efficient at preventing composite lightening than was UV stabilizer. The amount of whitening decreased with the increase of photostabilizers. With the addition of a UV absorber (Tinuvin360), the tensile modulus and strength of the composites increased slightly. However, the addition of a light stabilizer (Tinuvin770) and a UV absorber decreased the tensile modulus and strength of the composites. After 250 and 500 hr exposure, tensile modulus and strength of the un stabilized and stabilized composites decreased. The tensile strength of UV absorber (Chimassorb81)-stabilized composites was significantly greater than that of control and light stabilizer (Tinuvin770)- and UV absorber (Tinuvin360)-stabilized composites. UV absorber-stabilized samples showed less whitening and photodegradation than control and light stabilizer-stabilized samples.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.46-53
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• 1994

본 연구(硏究)는 목섬유(木纖維)와 열가소성(熱可塑性) 플라스틱의 복합재료(複合材料)를 제조하고 그 기계적(機械的) 성질(性質)을 평가하기 위하여 실행되었다. 강도가 높고 밀도가 낮아 플라스틱의 보강재료로써 잠재성을 갖는 목섬유를 2종의 열가소송 플라스틱(폴리프로필렌과 폴리에틸렌)과 혼합(混合)하여 복합재료(複合材料)를 만들었다. 흡습성(吸濕性)인 목섬유와 비흡습성(非吸濕性)인 플라스틱과 친화성을 위해 계면활성제(界面活性劑)를 사용하였다. 또한 낮은 밀도의 목섬유를 플라스틱내에서 혼합하기 위해 고속 플라스틱믹서를 사용하였다. 사출성형(射出成形)한 샘플을 사용하여 기계적(機械的) 성질(性質)을 시험(試驗)한 결과 인장및 휨강도는 목섬유 혼합량에 따라 크게 향상되었다. 휨 강도(强度)는 인장강도(引張强度)보다 훨씬 크게 나타났으며 인장(引張)및 휨탄성(彈性) 계수(係數)는 플라스틱내 목섬유 혼합량과 비례적으로 증가하였다. 목섬유는 복합재료의 강도(强度)와 탄성계수(彈性係數)를 향상시킴으로서 플라스틱을 보강할 수 있었다. 이와는 반대로 인장시험에서 시편 파괴점까지의 신장율과 파괴에너지는 목섬유 혼합량이 증가함에 따라 감소하였다. 충격강도(衝擊强度) 역시 유사한 경향을 보였다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.852-863
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• 2016

Wood-plastic composite (WPC) is a promising and sustainable material, and refers to a combination of wood and plastic along with some binding (adhesive) materials. In comparison to pure wood material, WPCs are in general have advantages of being cost effective, high durability, moisture resistance, and microbial resistance. The properties of WPCs come directly from the concentration of different components in composite; such as wood flour concentration directly affect mechanical and physical properties of WPCs. In this study, wood powder concentration in WPC was determined by Fourier transform near-infrared (FT-NIR) and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The reflectance spectra from WPC in both powdered and tableted form with five different concentrations of wood powder were collected and preprocessed to remove noise caused by several factors. To correlate the collected spectra with wood powder concentration, multivariate calibration method of partial least squares (PLS) was applied. During validation with an independent set of samples, good correlations with reference values were demonstrated for both FT-NIR and FT-IR data sets. In addition, high coefficient of determination (${R^2}_p$) and lower standard error of prediction (SEP) was yielded for tableted WPC than powdered WPC. The combination of FT-NIR and FT-IR spectral region was also studied. The results presented here showed that the use of both zones improved the determination accuracy for powdered WPC; however, no improvement in prediction result was achieved for tableted WPCs. The results obtained suggest that these spectroscopic techniques are a useful tool for fast and nondestructive determination of wood concentration in WPCs and have potential to replace conventional methods.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.58-65
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• 1997

This research was carried out to evaluate the effect of process variables on mechanical properties of the wood fiber-thermoplastic fiber composites by turbulent air mixing method. The turbulent air mixer used in this experiment was specially designed in order to mix wood fiber and thermoplastic polypropylene or nylon 6 fiber, and was highly efficient in the mixing of relatively short plastic fiber and wood fiber in a short time without any trouble. The adequate hot - pressing temperature and time in our experimental condition were $190^{\circ}C$ and 9 minutes in 90% wood fiber - 10% polypropylene fiber composite and $220^{\circ}C$ and 9 minutes in 90% wood fiber 10% nylon 6 fiber composite. Both in the wood fiber - polypropylene fiber composite and wood fiber- nylon 6 fiber composite, the mechanical properties improved with the increase of density. Statistically, the density of composite appeared to function as the most significant factor in mechanical properties. Within the 5~15% composition ratios of polypropylene or nylon 6 fiber to wood fiber, the composition ratio showed no significant effect on the mechanical properties. Bending and tensile strength of composite, however, slightly increased with the increase of synthetic fiber content. The increase of mat moisture content showed no significant improvement of mechanical properties both in wood fiber - polypropylene fiber composite and wood fiber nylon 6 fiber composite. Wood fiber - nylon 6 fiber composite was superior in th mechanical strength to wood fiber-polypropylene fiber composite, which may be related to higher melt flow index of nylon 6 fiber(22g/10min) than of polypropylene fiber(4.3g/10min).

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.48-52
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• 2008

Waste paper plastic composites were prepared with old newspaper and old corrugated containers and mixed office waste and those properties were evaluated. The results were summarized as fellows. 1. The strength properties like as tensile and Young's modulus reveled most high level in MOW composite. 2. The coagulation of fibers in paper particle should interrupt equal dispersion of polymer and paper particle. 3. The micrograph of the surface of composites showed the most high dispersion in ONP composite.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.275-282
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• 2021

Maleic anhydride (MA)와 divinylbenzene (DVB)을 개시제인 di(tert-butyl-perxoyisopropyl)benzene (PK-14)과 함께 이축 압출기에서 용융 그래프팅 반응을 통해 상용화제인 high-molecular-weight maleic anhydride-grafted polylactic acids (HMMA-g-PLA)를 제조하였다. 제조된 HMMA-g-PLA의 특성을 분석하기 위해 Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), Melt index (MI), 그리고 역적정을 실시하였다. HMMA-g-PLA는 DVB의 함량이 증가함에 따라 MA의 그래프팅율은 증가하나 MI는 감소하였는데, DVB의 도입으로 PLA의 𝛽-scission 반응이 억제되어 분자량이 증가되었기 때문이다. HMMA-g-PLA를 사용한 PLA기반 합성목재(wood-plastic composites, WPCs)는 matrix인 PLA에 보강재인 목재와 무기 충전재인 talc를 첨가하여 일축 압출기로 용융 블렌드하였다. 상용화제인 HMMA-g-PLA가 도입된 WPCs는 도입되지 않은 WPCs와 비교하여 더 높은 굴곡강도 및 충격강도를 보였다. 이것은 Scanning electron microscope (SEM) 분석을 통해 HMMA-g-PLA의 첨가로 PLA와 목분과의 계면 결합력이 우수해졌기 때문인 것을 알 수 있었다. 하지만 HMMA-g-PLA의 함량이 높을 때는 WPCs의 기계적 물성을 악화시켰다. 이는 도입된 HMMA-g-PLA 상용화제의 분자량이 PLA 고분자 수지보다 더 낮아 기계적 물성을 감소시킨 것으로 판단하였다.

• 품질경영학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.169-181
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• 2022

Purpose: This paper addresses a case study of developing a flame retardant wood-plastic composites (WPC) by adding tannic acid to the existing synthetic wood. The optimal mixing ratios of six components are explored to minimize the burning time using two mixture designs. Methods: In the preliminary experiment, six components are considered to find important components and their ranges. Seven D-optimal mixture design points are generated. Two points are removed for the balance of plastic components to be maintained, and the remaining five points are augmented with two basic compositions. Four components are selected to be considered in the main experiment. In the main experiment, pellets are extruded at the eight mixture design points. In-house testing of burning time is executed three times. Specimens made of pellets from two promising flame retardant compositions are sent to the accredited laboratories and tested. Results: The test results are as follows: 1) The best composition (Wood flour, Tannic acid, PE, Lubricant) = (25, 41, 10, 2) (wt%) shows the burning time of 1 second, which is 9-fold improvement compared to the the burning time of 9 seconds from the existing composition (58, 0, 10, 2) (wt%). 2) The second best composition (41, 25, 10, 2) (wt%) results in the burning time of 2 seconds. This composition is inferior to the best composition in terms of the flame retardancy, but more economical since it needs less tannic acid which is 100-fold expensive than the wood flour. Conclusion: Flame retardant compositions are found by adding tannic acid to the existing WPC employing optimal mixture designs. This case study will be helpful to practitioners who try to develop new products with additional physical properties with as small number of experimental trials as possible. Future research direction includes exploring conditions which satisfy both performance level and cost limitation simultaneously.