• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.267-272
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• 2012

Considering the properties of the carbon nano tubes (CNT), their inclusion into the polymer matrix vastly increases the properties of the resultant composite. However, this is not the case due to the poor interfacial adhesion of the CNT and the polymer matrix. The present approach focuses on increasing the interaction between the polymer matrix and the CNT through the chemical modification of the CNT resulting in allyl ester functionalized carbon nanotubes (ACNT) and silane functionalized carbon nano tubes (SCNT) which are capable of reacting with the polymer matrix during the curing reaction. The addition of ACNT/SCNT into unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) resulted in the improvement of the electrical properties of resulted nanocomposites in comparison to the CNT. The surface resistivity, volume resistivity, dielectric strength, dry arc resistivity, and the comparative tracking index of the nanocomposites were significantly improved in comparison to CNT. The chemical modification of CNT was confirmed via spectroscopy.

• 폴리머
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.472-477
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• 2011

다중벽 탄소나노튜브(MWNT)의 표면이 산성기로 처리된 MWNT가 polyacrylonitrile(PAN) 섬유의 열적, 기계적 물성에 미치는 영향을 알아 보고자 질산, 황산으로 처리한 MWNT(O-MWNT)를 디아조늄염 반응을 이용하여 MWNT 표면에 이소프탈산(isophthalic acid)을 추가로 도입하였다. O-MWNT와 비교하여 볼 때 이소프탈산으로 처리된 MWNT(IPA-MWNT)가 극성용매 내에서 더 우수한 분산 안정성을 나타내었으며 이를 호모 PAN과 혼합하여 필름을 제조한 후 공기 중에서 열안정화 반응을 모사하였을 때 호모 PAN과 비교시 발열량이 감소하였다. PAN 공중합체와 IPA-MWNT를 혼합한 용액을 전도성 수조 콜렉터를 이용하여 전기방사를 한 결과 연속상의 배향된 섬유제조가 가능하였다. 1 wt%의 IPA-MWNT를 포함한 연속상의 전기방사된 PAN 섬유는 순수한 PAN 섬유와 비교하여 볼 때 인장강도가 100% 증가하였으며, 탄성률은 160% 증가되었다.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2018

Maillard reaction products like melanoidins present in industrial fermentation wastewaters are complex compounds with various functional properties. In this work, novel ultrafiltration (UF) mixed matrix membrane (MMM) composed of polysulfone (PSF) and nanocomposites was prepared through a phase inversion process for the recovery of melanoidins. Nanocomposites were prepared with acid functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as the reinforcing filler for chitosan-thermoplastic starch blend. Higher nanocomposites content in the PSF matrix reduced the membrane permeability and melanoidins retention indicating tighter membrane with surface defects. The membrane surface defects could be sealed with dilute polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution. The best performing membrane (1% nanocomposites in 18% PSF membrane sealed with 0.25% PVA coating) resulted in uniform melanoidins retention of 98% and permeability of 3.6 L/m2 h bar over a period of 8h. This demonstrates a low fouling PSF membrane for high melanoidins recovery.