• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.160-169
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• 2004

Polystyrene/layered silicate nanocomposites were prepared by melt intercalation. To examine the distribution of the clay in polymer matrix, small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used. Intercalated nanocomposites were obtained and their rheological properties were investigated. Microcellular nanocomposite foams were produced by using a supercritical fluid. As clay contents increased, the cell size decreased and the cell density increased. It was found that layered silicates could operate as heterogeneous nucleation sites. As the saturation pressure increased and the saturation temperature decreased, the cell size decreased and the cell density increased. Microcellular foams have different morphology depending upon the dispersion state of nanoclays.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.289-296
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• 2005

Biodegradable nanocomposites were prepared by mixing a polymer resin and layered silicates by the melt intercalation method. Internal structure of the nanocomposite was characterized by using the small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM). Nanocomposites having exfoliated and intercalated structures were obtained by employing two different organically modified nanoclays. Rheological properties in shear and extensional flows and biodegradability of nanocomposites were measured. In shear flow, shear thinning behavior and increased storage modulus were observed as the clay loading increased. In extensional flow, strain hardening behavior was observed in well dispersed system. Nanocomposites with the exfoliated structure had better biodegradability than nanocomposites with the intercalated structure or pure polymer.

• 한국섬유공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국섬유공학회 2003년도 The Korea-Japan Joint Symposium
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• pp.67-68
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• 2003

Native corn starch and montmorillonite caly nanocomposites were prepared using the glycerol as the plasticizer. These were characterized by mechanical analysis, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and scanning electron microscopy. The tensile strength increased with the clay content to a maximum point and then decreased due to gapping between the two phases. Dispersion of the layered silicate within the starch was verified using X-ray diffraction pattern. Examination of these materials by scanning electron showed that intercalates have good wetting to the starch surface.

• 한국유변학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국유변학회 2003년도 춘계학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.17-20
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• 2003

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• 한국광물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국광물학회.한국암석학회 2005년도 공동학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.115-115
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• 2005

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.252-255
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• 2012

In order to characterize insulation properties of epoxy/micro-silica/nano-silicate composite (EMNC), long-term and short-term AC treeing tests were carried out undr non-uniform electric field generated between needle-plate electrodes. In a long-term test, a 10 kV (60 Hz) electrical field was applied to the specimen positioned between the electrodes with a distance of 2.7 mm in an insulating oil bath at $30^{\circ}C$, and a typical branch type electrical tree was observed in the neat epoxy resin and breakdown took place at 1,042 min after applying the 10 kVelectrical field. Meanwhile, the spherical tree with the tree length of $237{\mu}m$ was seen in EMNC-65-0.3 at 52,380 min (36.4 day) and then the test was stopped because the tree propagation rate was too low. In the short-term test, an electrial field was applied to a 3.5 mm-thick specimen at an increasing voltage rate of 0.5 kV/s until breakdown in insulating oil bath at $30^{\circ}C$ and $130^{\circ}C$, and the data was estimated by Weibull statistical analysis. The electrical insulation breakdown strength for neat epoxy resin was 1,763 kV/mm at $30^{\circ}C$, while that for EMNC-65-0.3 was 2,604 kV/mm, which was a modified value of 47%. As was expected, the breakdown strength decreased at higher test temperatures.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.776-784
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• 2009

N,N-dimethyldodecylamine (tertiary amine)-modified MMT (DDA-MMT) was prepared as an organically modified layered silicate (OLS), after which styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) nanocomposites reinforced with the OLS were manufactured via the latex method. The layer distance of the OLS and the morphology of the nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). By increasing the amount of N,N-dimethyldodecylamine (DDA) up to 2.5 g, the maximum values of torque, tensile strength and wear resistance of the SBR nanocomposites were increased due to the increased dispersion of the silicate layers in the rubber matrix and the increased crosslinking of the SBR nanocomposites by DDA itself. When SBR nanocomposites were manufactured by using the ternary filler system (carbon black/silica/OLS) to improve their dynamic properties as a tire tread compound, the tan $\delta$(at $0^{\circ}C$ and $60^{\circ}C$) property of the compounds was improved by using metal stearates instead of stearic acid. The mechanical properties and wear resistance were increased by direct substitution of calcium stearate for stearic acid because the filler-rubber interaction was increased by the strong ionic effect between the calcium cation and silicates with anionic surface. However, as the amount of calcium stearate was further increased above 0.5 phr, the mechanical properties and wear resistance were degraded due to the lubrication effect of the excessive amount of calcium stearate. Consequently, the SBR/organoclay nanocomposites that used carbon black, silica, and organoclay as their ternary filler system showed excellent dynamic properties, mechanical properties and wear resistance as a tire tread compound for passenger cars when 0.5 phr of calcium stearate was substituted for the conventionally used stearic acid.

• 폴리머
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.204-210
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• 2005

플라스틱 디스플레이 기판용으로 사용하기 위하여 무색, 투명하면서 유연성, roll-to-roll 공정, 내열성과 저 열팽창계수 특성을 갖출 수 있는 폴리이미드에 대한 연구를 하였다. 3,3',4,4'-oxydiphthalic anhydride(ODPA), 4,4'-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)diphthalic anhydride (6FDA), sulfonyldianiline(3-SDA), aminophenoxybenzene(TPE-p, TPE-q, TPE-r)과 bis[4-(3-aminophenoxy)phenyl]sulfone(m-BAPS) 등을 사용하여 무색 투명한 폴리이미드를 합성하고 광학적 특성을 UV spectrophotometer, colormeter와 hazemeter를 이용하여 측정하였다. 열팽창계수(CTE)를 낮추기 위하여 층상실리케이트로 나노복합화하였다. 무색투명한 폴리이미드 필름은 440 nm에서 $89\%$ 이상의 광투과도와 yellow index(YI) 값이 7 이하의 우수한 광학 특성을 보였다. 나노복합화한 폴리이미드 필름은 층상실리케이트가 효과적으로 박리되어 층상실리케이트의 함유량이 증가함에 따라 열팽창계수가 감소하는 효과를 보였다.

• 폴리머
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.177-184
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• 2004

고분자-점토 나노복합재는 적은 양의 점토 함유만으로도 물리적, 기계적 특성 등의 물성 증대 효과를 기대할 수 있다 고분자-점토 나노복합재의 일반적인 제조방법으로는 층간 삽입법과 직접 중합법으로 나눌 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 디알릴테레프탈레이트와 1,3-부탄디올을 단량체조 하여 알릴 에스터 예비 중합체를 합성하고, 점토를 이용하여 층간 삽입법과 직접 중합법으로 나노복합재를 제조하여 점토의 함량, 경화조건, 점토의 혼합 방법에 따른 특성을 분석하였다. 실리케이트 층간 거리는, 30B-점토를 이용하여 직접 중합법으로 제조하였을 때, 40$\AA$ 이상으로 가장 넓게 나타났다. 이는 유기화제의 작용기 (-OH)와 단량체가 실리케이트의 층 사이에서 에스터 교환 반응을 일으켜, 층간 거리가 증가하였기 때문이다. 또한 기계적 특성과 열적 특성 확인으로 점토의 분산 정도가 복합재의 물성 향상의 중요한 인자임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.6-14
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• 2008

Polypropylene (PP)-layered silicate nanocomposites were developed using a new processing method involving a supercritical carbon dioxide ($scCO_2$)-assisted co-rotating twin-screw extrusion process. The nanocomposites were prepared through two step extrusion processes. In the first step, the PP/clay mixture was extruded with $CO_2$ injected into the barrel of the extruder and the resulting foamed extrudate was cooled and pelletized. In the second step, the foamed extrudate was extruded with venting to produce the final PP/clay nanocomposites without $CO_2$. In this study, organophilic-clay and polypropylene matrix were used. Maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (PP-g-MA) was used as a compatibilizer. This study focused on the effect of $scCO_2$ on the dispersion characteristics of the clays into a PP matrix and the rheological properties of the layered silicate based PP nanocomposites. The dispersion properties of clays in the nanocomposites as well as the rheological properties of the nanocomposites were examined as a function of the PP-g-MA concentration. The degree of dispersion of the clays in the nanocomposites was analyzed by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscope. Various rheological properties of the nanocomposites were measured using a rotational rheometer. In the experimental results, the $scCO_2$ assisted continuous manufacturing extrusion system was used to successfully produce the organophilic-clay filled PP nanocomposites. It was found that $scCO_2$ had a measurable effect on the clay dispersion in the polymer matrix and the melt intercalation of a polymer into clay layers.