• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제11권E호
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• pp.13-21
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• 1995

This Pilot study identifies potential dioxin and furan sources and medical plastic wastes produced from hospital solid waste streams. In this study, air emissions of dioxins and furans from sources in the U.S., which were estimated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), were summarized. Potential loading routes of dioxins and furans to the U.S.-Canada Great Lakes region have also been identified in trcent surveys. In addition, medical and hospital solid wastes produced in typical large city hospitals were characterized as important potential sources of dioxins and furans. Plastic contents in medical Plastics Characterization Survey (MMPCS), plastics composition data were obtained from a survey of five Massachusetts Hospitals and Medical Centers. By identifying plastic wastes as a percentage of total hospital wastes, we were able to use data from a preliminary study that analyzed the waste stream of 16 major New York City hospitals (NYCMWS) characterizing the plastic content of the wasters. This study determined the types of plastic wastes included in each medical waste stream (regulated medical waste or non regulated medical waste) and it discussed the potential for recyclibility of hospital plastic wastes. The combination of the NYCMWS and the MMPCS surveys provides for the first overview of the size of the recycling task of hospital plastic wastes and the potential of dioxin elimination if dioxin generating plastics were to be eliminated from hospital use.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2012

The aim of this study is to explore the possibility of re-cycling a waste material that is now produced in large quantities, while achieving an improvement of the mechanical properties and durability of the mortar. This study examines the mechanical properties and the durability parameters of mortars incorporating plastics bag wastes (PBW) as fine aggregate by substitution of a variable percentage of sand (10, 20, 30 and 40 %). The influence of the PBW on the, compressive and flexural strength, drying shrinkage, fire resistance, sulfuric acid attack and chloride diffusion coefficient of the different mortars, has been investigated and analyzed in comparison to the control mortar. The results showed that the use of PBW enabled to reduce by 18-23 % the compressive strength of mortars containing 10 and 20 % of waste respectively, which remains always close to the reference mortar (made without waste). The replacement of sand by PBW in mortar slows down the penetration of chloride ions, improves the behavior of mortars in acidic medium and improves the sensitivity to cracking. The results of this investigation consolidate the idea of the use of PBW in the field of construction.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.176-181
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• 2008

식품 포장재로 사용되는 PP/EVOH/PP 다층 복합필름 scrap의 재활용 가능성을 연구하였다. 본 연구는 PP/EVOH scrap에 두 종류의 상용화제를 첨가하여 열적 특성과 기계적 특성을 조사하였다. 열적 특성은 융융거동을, 그리고 기계적 특성으로는 인장강도, 파단신율, 인장탄성율 등의 특성을 상용화제의 종류와 조성비 변화에 따라 조사하였다. 이들 연구로부터 상용화제인 Minanto-s와 GMS에 대해서 모두 0.5wt. %이상의 조성에서 혼합재질인 PP/EVOH scrap의 상용성을 갖게 함을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1336-1345
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• 2002

A triboelectrostatic separation system using a fluidized bed tribocharger for the removal of PVC material in the mixture of PVC/PS plastics is designed and evaluated as a function of electric field strength, air flow rate, and the mixing ratio of two-component mixed plastics. It consists of a fluidized-bed tribocharger, a separation chamber, a collection chamber and a controller. PVC and PS particles can be imparted negative and positive surface charges, respectively, due to the difference in the work function values of plastics suspended in the fluidized-bed tribocharger, and can be separated by passing them through an external electric field. Experimental results show that separation efficiency is strongly dependent on the electric Deld strength and particle mixing ratio. In the optimum conditions of 150 Ipm air flow rate and 2.6 kV/cm electric field strength a highly concentrated PVC (99.1%) can be recovered with a yield of more than 99.2% from the mixture of PVC and PS materials for a single stage of processing.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2003년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.1354-1357
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• 2003

Mold Analysis is crucial factors in the design of injection molding process. Since the qualify of products depends on filing, shrinkage and etc, the procedure of prediction through analysis in the design of injection molding process is needed. In many cases, this kind of analysis makes it possible to predict pressure pattern which determines the condition of injection molding process. Crystallinity is the factor that determines the shrinkage of products. The studies showed the factors that had been related to the degree of crystallinity, which were mostly Weight Reduction, mold temperature and melt temperature. Therefore, the objective of this study is to see the differences of the degree of crystallinity depending on the positions of foamed plastics. The procedure of this study is as the following. First, Simulate the pressure gradient in mold cavity that can produces specimen by using Moldflow. Secondly, produce specimen and measure the degree or crystallinity of each part of specimen by using XRD. Lastly, identify the sensitivity of conventional plastic and foamed plastic on pressure gradient by comparing the simulation and the results of measurement.

• International journal of advanced smart convergence
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.70-81
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• 2020

Plastics that we use and simply throw away have a life span of about 500 years and barely decompose. The practice of producing and using common plastics needs to be challenged. Until now, they have been useful in the industrial structure of mass production, but it can be said that there is a lack of research into new materials to introduce and apply in terms of material recycling. As a result of this, we have come to the uncomfortable realization of the fact that we cannot incinerate or reuse these precious resources indiscriminately. No matter how well-designed a product is, it has a competitive advantage if production and consumption activities, waste, collection, sorting and treatment are considered in terms of a continuous cycle, and in this respect, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) can help. We are implementing the EPR system, and active industrialization in the field of recycling is required, which is also a challenge for producers to participate actively in recycling and seek to save and recycle resources in design and manufacturing. Against this backdrop, We would like to examine the possibilities, through various studies and developments on product design of recyclable materials, which is being conducted mainly in Europe. In particular, we would like to examine the methods, and value of solving environmental problems and the active efforts to achieve this in the design world, and in particular the case of product design using recycled plastics.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.42-49
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• 2009

The optical elements made of plastics are normally produced by mass production such as injection molding with use of precision dies and molds. It costs to prepare the dies and molds, and it is only justified to prepare such expensive dies and molds when the parts are massively produced. On the other hand, it is too expensive and inefficient when precision plastic parts are needed only in small quantities, such as a case of trial manufacturing of new products. An ultra-precision diamond cutting is one of promising processes to produce the precision plastic parts in such cases. But it is commonly believed that an ultra-precision cutting of plastics for optical components is very difficult, because they are thermo-plastic material. In the present research, an ultra-precision diamond cutting of polycarbonate (PC), that is one of typical optical materials, was tried by using elliptical vibration cutting method. It is experimentally proved that good optical surfaces were obtained by using elliptical vibration cutting in cases of grooving and flat surfaces. The maximum surface roughness of less than 60 nm in peak to valley value is acquired.

• 대한기계학회논문집
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• 제18권10호
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• pp.2514-2522
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• 1994

The mirror surface grinding of carbon fiber reinforced plastics(CFRP) was realized by using the metal bonded super-abrasive micro grain wheel with electrolytic in-process dressing(ELID). The maximum surface roughness $R_{max}$ of CFRP which was obtained with #6,000 wheel, was 0.65 $\mu{m}$, which was rougher surface finish compared to those of hard and brittle materials with the same mesh number wheel with ELID. The grinding performance was much dependent on the grinding direction and the best surface roughness was obtained at $90^{\circ}C$ grinding with fiber direction. The spark-out effect on the surface improvement was significant when smaller mesh number grinding wheels were used. From the surface observations of CFRP with scanning electron microscope(SEM) and Auger electron spectroscopy(AES), it was found that the mirror surface grinding of CFRP was generated by the homogenization due to carbonization of the ground surface and smearing of chips composed of the carbon fiber and carbonized epoxy resin into the ground surface.

• 콘크리트학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.101-111
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• 1998

본 논문의 목적은 전단내력이 부족한 R/C보에 CFS(Carbon Fiber Sheets), CFRP(Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic), GFRP(Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics)를 이용해 전단보강을 할 경우에 보의 역학적 거동특성을 규명하기 위한 것이다. 본 논문의 목적을 달성하기 위하여 총 19개의 시험체가 제작되었으며, 실험변수로는 전단스팬비, 보강재료, 보강방법, 보강간격 및 방향을 산정하였다. 본 논문의 실험결과, FRP를 이용해 전단내력이 부족한 R/C보에 보강을 하였을 경우 약 50~70%정도의 보강효과를 나타내었다. 또한 소성이론에 근거한 철근콘크리트보의 전단강도 예측모델을 개발하였고 실험치와의 비교를 통해 개발된 모델의 적합성을 검증하였다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.37-45
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• 2002

마찰대전 분리는 서로 상이한 두 물체를 마찰시켜 각자 반대극성으로 하전시킨 후 전기장에 통과시켜 분리하는 기술이며, 이때자 물질의 하전극성은 work function에 의해 각기 다른 극성으로 하전된다. 본 연구에서는 마찰대전을 이용한 정전분리에 기본이 되는 각종 플라스틱의 work function을 알아보는 데 중점을 두었으며 마찰대전 후 하전량에 따른 분리 효율을 도출하여 최적의 운전조건을 위한 하전특성을 알아보았다. 플라스틱 시료는 2가지의 샘플을 가지고 실험하였으며. 이를 각기 다른 재질의 드럼형 마찰하전장치를 이용하여 대전을 시켰다. 또한 Faraday Cage를 이용하여 하전량을 측정한 후 work function을 도출하였다. 하전된 입자는 $\pm$20 kV의 전장에 통과시켜 분리실험을 수행하고 이를 통해서 하전량과 분리효율간의 상관관계를 도출하였다.