• Macromolecular Research
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• v.17 no.11
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• pp.919-925
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• 2009

The enzymatic polymerization of 12-hydroxystearic acid (12-HSA) was carried out with Lipase $CA^{(R)}$ in benzene to produce poly(12-hydroxystearate) (PHS) with a low molecular weight. When this polymerization was continued for a long reaction time, the PHS once formed was depolymerized into a cyclic diester, 13,16-dihexyl-1,14-dioxacyclohexacosane-2,15-dione (12-HSAD). Similar polymerization and depolymerization were observed when 12-hydroxyoleic acid (12-HOA) was treated with Lipase $CA^{(R)}$, whereas only polymerization occurred when 12-hydroxydodecanoic acid (12-HDA) was treated in a similar manner. The preferential formation of cyclic diesters for 12-HSA was attributed to the structural requirements due to the bulky n-hexyl side groups stemming from the ring systems.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society For Composite Materials Conference
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• 1999.11a
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• pp.36-39
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• 1999

Steel tire cords were coated via RF Plasma Polymerization of acetylene in order to enhance adhesion to rubber compounds. Adhesion of tire cords was measured by TACT as a function of plasma polymerization and argon etching conditions such as power, treatment time and chamber pressure. Tested tire cords were analysed by SEM to elucidate the adhesion mechanism. The highest adhesion values were obtained with argon etching condition at 90W, 10min, 30mtorr followed by acetylene plasma polymerization condition at 10W, 30sec., 30mtorr. In SEM analysis, the plasma polymerized tire cord at the optimized condition showed 100% rubber coverage as observed from brass-plated steel tire cords.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.191-199
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• 2004

The purposes of this study were to estimate the material properties of the recently developed domestic composite resins for core filling material (Chemical, Dual A, Dual B；Vericom, Korea) and to compare them with other marketed foreign products (CorePaste, Den-Mat, USA；Ti-Core, Essential Dental Systems, USA；Support. SCI-Pharm. USA). Six assessments were made：working time. setting time. depth of polymerization. flexural strength. bonding strength. and marginal leakage. All items were compared to ISO standards. All domestic products satisfied the minimum requirements from ISO standards (working time：above 90 seconds. setting time：within 5 minutes). and showed significantly higher flexural strength than Core Paste. Dual A and B could. especially. reduce the setting time to 60 seconds when cured with $600mW/cm^2$ light intensity. All experimental materials showed 6 mm depth of polymerization. Bond strengths of Ti-Core and Dual B materials were significantly higher than the other materials. Furthermore. three domestic products and Ti-Core could reduce the microleakage effectively.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.167-174
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• 1980

Anionic polymerization of 2-pyrrolidone was carried out via PPBC/KOH catalysis. The effects of PPBC/KOH mole ratio, KOH concentration and temperature on polymerization have been investigated. It was observed that the highest rate of polymerization and maximum conversion were obtained when PPBC/KOH mole ratio was around 0.5. The maximum conversion and the highest viscosity were obtained when the concentration of KOH was 2 mole percent. It was also found that while the rate of polymerization at $50^{\circ}C$ was higher than at $30^{\circ}C$ in the initial stage of polymerization, the conversion and viscosity were decreased as polymerization time was extended. The rate constant $(k_p)$ of polymerization was determined by least square method; the values of $k_p$ obtained were $22.4\;l/mole{\cdot}hr\;at\;30^{\circ}C\;and\;191.9\;l/mole{\cdot}hr\;at\;50^{\circ}C$, respectively.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.9 no.4
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• pp.220-227
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• 2001

The polymerization of 1,6-heptadiyne was carried out by molybdenum and tungsten-based transition metal catalysts. This polymerization by MoCl$\_$5/ alone proceeded well to give a quantitative yield of polymer. The effect of monomer to catalyst mole ratio (M/C), initial monomer concentration ([M]$\_$0/), and the polymerization temperature for the cyclopolymerization of 1,6-heptadiyne was studied and discussed. The polymerization solution exhibited red color even after 30 min of polymerization time. The resulting polymers were mostly brown powders and mostly insoluble in any organic solvents although the polymerization proceeded in homogeneous manner in some cases. The polymer structure was characterized by various instrumental methods to have the conjugated polymer backbone structure carrying cyclic recurring unit. The thermal and morphological properties of the resulting poly(1,6-heptadiyne) were also discussed.

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.194-205
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• 1993

Plasma polymerization in prepared glow discharge was carried out to improve the bathochromic of dyed PET fabrics by using silicon containing vinyl monomer in plasma polymerization equipment which consists of a pair of electrodes was connected to the 13.56MHz RF generator. The optimum condition for the bathochromic effect was investigated on various plasma polymeriztion parameters. By plasma polymerization used silicon containing vinyl monomer, the bathochromic of dyed PET fabrics was very enhanced. The optimum conditions on this equipment were as follows ; electrode distance : 3cm, discharge output : 60W, gas pressure : 0.3 Torr, monomer flow rate : 30㎤/min. plasma polymerization time : 60sec. The apparent strength of plasma polymerized PET fabrics was increased about 40∼47% with decreasing about 3 of L value.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.367-372
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• 2005

As a preliminary work for the preparation of nylon 6/c1ay nanocomposites by reactive extrusion, nylon 6/c1ay nanocomposites were prepared by anionic polymerization in a flask. In order to investigate the effect of the intercalation of clay layers, the clay feeding times, such as in pre-mixing where the clay was fed before initiation of polymerization and in after-mixing method where the clay was fed after initiation of polymerization, were changed. The appearance of the WAXD peak of nanocomposites prepared by the pre-mixing method was obvious and the tensile strength was decreased compared with that of pure nylon 6, which indicates that the clay layers were not dispersed and distributed. During the preparation of the nanocomposites by the after-mixing method, disordering of the clay layers was observed with increasing clay addition time and was suspected to result from the rapid polymerization of nylon 6 within the clay layers.

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 1990.06b
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• pp.8-8
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• 1990

A new method for the graft polymerization of acrylonitrile onto starch is presented. Graft polymerization of acrylonitrile onto starch and the subsequent hydrolysis in sodium hydroxide solution to prepare absorbents is well known. This process has been utilized to produce the commercial product, Super Slurper. In a typical batch process, ~5% starch in water mixture is gelatinized at $95^{\circ}C$ under stirring for 1 hour then cooled to room temperature. The graft polymerization itself is carried out for approximately 2 hours at $25~30^{\circ}C$ on the gelatinized starch by eerie ion initiation. In this study, graft polymerization of acrylonitrile onto starch via a reactive extrusion process which is a continuous, efficient process is described. Initial concentration of starch in water is 35% and the reaction temperatures are between $50~80^{\circ}C$. However, the most significant difference in the reactive extrusion process is the short time in which the graft polymerization takes place. Preliminary results on the properties of graft polymerization products obtained from the reactive extrusion process are compared to those obtained from the batch process as well as the absorbency of the hydrolyzed samples. Absorbent material has also been prepared by sequential grafting and saponification in the extruder followed by a 2 hour heat treatment of the extrudate in an air circulated oven at $100^{\circ}C$.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.8 no.6
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• pp.886-892
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• 1997

There are many methods to synthesize polystyrene latex. Emulsion polymerization technique is commonly used commercially, but it requires a new technology to replace a traditional polymerization method because of the disadvantage of chemical initiator for environmental pollution. Since free radicals can be produced by ultrasound energy effect, polystyrene latex was synthesized using ultrasound energy instead of chemical initiator. As the ultrasonic irradiation time was increased, average molecular weight was increased and polydispersity was decreased. The degree of polymerization was increased with the concentration of SDS and maximum degree of polymerization was shown at 2wt.% SDS concentration and the reaction temperature of $40^{\circ}C$. During the course of polymerization, molecular weight was repeatedly fluctuated because of occurrence of depolymerization. Narrow molecular weight distribution polystyrene latex having controlled molecular weight was synthesized by controlling ultrasonic irradiation time and the concentration of SDS.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems Conference
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• 1993.06a
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• pp.1106-1108
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• 1993

This paper deals with an industrial application of a fuzzy feedback combined learning control to an industrial batch free radical polymerization reactor. As a result, the plant has reduced the batch reaction time by 50 minute and stabilized both by 40 percent reduction of the standard deviations of product qualities, such as the total solid content and the graft gum, and by 45 percent reduction of the standard deviation of the batch reaction end time.