바이오매스 기반 엔지니어링 플라스틱 연구 동향 (Research Trend of Biomass-Derived Engineering Plastics)
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- 공업화학
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- 제31권2호
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- pp.115-124
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- 2020
지속가능한 플라스틱 산업은 크게 사용 후에 물과 이산화탄소로 분해되어 환경에 악영향을 주지 않는 생분해성 플라스틱과 대기 중의 탄소자원으로 광합성된 바이오매스로부터 전환된 원료를 사용하여 탄소 중립을 실현하는 바이오매스 기반 플라스틱으로 나누어진다. 그중 산업의 새로운 방향으로 바이오매스 기반 엔지니어링 플라스틱(EP) 및 천연 나노섬유를 이용한 강화 나노복합소재가 각광받고 있다. 이들 소재는 천연자원을 활용한다는 친환경성의 이점 외에도 석유계 플라스틱보다 뛰어난 차별화된 고기능성을 부여하여 고부가가치 플라스틱 시장에서의 경쟁력을 가진다. 대표적 바이오매스 기반 단량체인 isosorbide와 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid로부터 제조되는 폴리에스터, 폴리카보네이트 소재는 석유계 대비 높은 투명성, 기계적 특성, 열안정성, 기체 차단성 등으로 산업화의 선두에 있다. 더 나아가서 연속사용온도 150 ℃ 이상의 슈퍼 EP 소재에도 적용될 수 있는 가능성을 보였다. 나노셀룰로오스, 나노키틴 등의 자연계 나노섬유의 표면 친수성, 다관능기를 활용한 in situ 중합법을 이용하여 기존에 보고된 바 없는 기계적 물성 향상을 최소한의 나노필러 함량으로 이루어내었다. 본 총설에서 다루는 바이오매스 기반 tough-플라스틱은 환경이 요구하는 탄소 중립, 소비자가 요구하는 고기능성, 산업이 요구하는 접근성을 모두 만족함으로써 석유계 플라스틱을 대체해 나갈 것으로 기대한다.
서구의 도덕 문화에서 사랑과 정의는 고대로부터 내려온 두드러진 두 개의 명령이다. 하나는 헤브라이즘의 유산이고, 다른 하나는 헤브라이즘과 헬레니즘의 전통에 속한다. 그만큼 두 개념은 인간 공동체 사회를 안정되게 유지하는 데 필요한 가장 중요한 덕목이자 개념이다. 그런데 서로 배타적 관계로 보이는 이 두 명령은 양립 가능할까? 그들의 화해를 궁극적으로 모색하기 위해서는 그 두 개념이 함의하고 있는 의미의 다층성으로 인해 그들 각각에 대한 정확한 개념 분석과 다각도의 이해가 전제되어야 할 것이다. 이를 위해 우리는 먼저 사전적 의미에서부터 출발하여 이 두 개념이 무얼 말하는지 개념 분석 작업을 했으며, 그리고 사랑과 정의의 담론이 어떻게 해석되고 있는지 폴 리쾨르를 중심으로 살펴보았으며, 끝으로 이 두 개념이 과연 문학 작품에서는 어떻게 이야기되고 있는지, 그 문학적 형상화의 사례들(스탕달, 알베르 카뮈, 도스토예프스키의 작품들)을 통해 허구적이나마 삶 속에 구현된 모습들을 살펴보았다. 이처럼 두 개념에 대한 개념 분석, 담론 분석, 이야기 분석을 차례로 살펴본 결과, 우리는 다음과 같은 결론을 도출해낼 수 있었다. 사랑과 정의는 어느 한쪽을 선택할 문제는 아니었다. 부정한 사랑의 문제점이나 사랑이 결여된 정의사회의 냉정함과 비현실성 등은 스탕달과 알베르 카뮈의 소설적 형상화나 그들의 실제 논쟁을 통해 충분히 확인할 수 있었다. 뿐만 아니라 부정한 온정주의에서는 사랑의 힘이 정의의 손길을 일정부분 차단할 수 있는 위험성 또한 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 차라리 사랑과 정의, 그 양자를 함께 보듬어 양립의 가능성을 모색하는 것이 건강한 미래 사회를 위해 더 필요하다고 여겨졌다. 여기서 우리는 폴 리쾨르의 표현처럼 '상황에 맞는 도덕적 판단'이 요구되는 '사려 깊은 균형'에서 그 양립 가능성을 확인했다. 이러한 이상적인 상황은 차원 높은 시민의식이 발휘되는 연대의식과 상호 배려, 도스토예프스키처럼 고통을 함께 하는 연민 등이 개입된 사랑의 형태가 분배적 정의 원리와 결합되었을 때 실현될 수 있을 것이다. 알베르 카뮈가 정의만을 추구하다 결국 현실을 직시하고 자비의 필요성을 언급할 때 이미 그는 이러한 상황에 따른 도덕적 판단을 내렸다고 할 수 있겠다. 결국 사랑은 정의를 지켜주고, 정의는 사랑을 현실화하는 데 기여한다. 정의는 초윤리적 사랑을 도덕 범주로 환원하는 데 일조하며, 사랑은 정의가 한껏 힘을 발휘할 수 있도록 도와주는 역할을 한다.
Just before the Korean War, the total number of the North Korean troops was 198,380, while that of the ROK(Republic of Korea) army troops 105,752. That is, the total number of the ROK army troops at that time was 53.3% of the total number of the North Korean army. As of December 2008, the total number of the North Korean troops is estimated to be 1,190,000, while that of the ROK troops is 655,000, so the ROK army maintains 55.04% of the total number of the North Korean troops. If the ROK army continues to reduce its troops according to [Military Reform Plan 2020], the total number of its troops will be 517,000 m 2020. If North Korea maintains the current status(l,190,000 troops), the number of the ROK troops will be 43.4% of the North Korean army. In terms of units, just before the Korean War, the number of the ROK army divisions and regiments was 80% and 44.8% of North Korean army. As of December 2008, North Korea maintains 86 divisions and 69 regiments. Compared to the North Korean army, the ROK army maintains 46 Divisions (53.4% of North Korean army) and 15 regiments (21.3% of North Korean army). If the ROK army continue to reduce the military units according to [Military Reform Plan 2020], the number of ROK army divisions will be 28(13 Active Division, 4 Mobilization Divisions and 11 Local Reserve Divisions), while that of the North Korean army will be 86 in 2020. In that case, the number of divisions of the ROK army will be 32.5% of North Korean army. During the Korean war, North Korea suddenly invaded the Republic of Korea and occupied its capital 3 days after the war began. At that time, the ROK army maintained 80% of army divisions, compared to the North Korean army. The lesson to be learned from this is that, if the ROK army is forced to disperse its divisions because of the simultaneous invasion of North Korea and attack of guerrillas in home front areas, the Republic of Korea can be in a serious military danger, even though it maintains 80% of military divisions of North Korea. If the ROK army promotes the plans in [Military Reform Plan 2020], the number of military units of the ROK army will be 32.5% of that of the North Korean army. This ratio is 2.4 times lower than that of the time when the Korean war began, and in this case, 90% of total military power should be placed in the DMZ area. If 90% of military power is placed in the DMZ area, few troops will be left for the defense of home front. In addition, if the ROK army continues to reduce the troops, it can allow North Korea to have asymmetrical superiority in military force and it will eventually exert negative influence on the stability and peace of the Korean peninsular. On the other hand, it should be reminded that, during the Korean War, the Republic of Korea was attacked by North Korea, though it kept 53.3% of troops, compared to North Korea. It should also be reminded that, as of 2008, the ROK army is defending its territory with the troops 55.04% of North Korea. Moreover, the national defense is assisted by 25,120 troops of the US Forces in Korea. In case the total number of the ROK troops falls below 43.4% of the North Korean army, it may cause social unrest about the national security and may lead North Korea's misjudgement. Besides, according to Lanchester strategy, the party with weaker military power (60% compared to the party with stronger military power) has the 4.1% of winning possibility. Therefore, if we consider the fact that the total number of the ROK army troops is 55.04% of that of the North Korean army, the winning possibility of the ROK army is not higher than 4.1%. If the total number of ROK troops is reduced to 43.4% of that of North Korea, the winning possibility will be lower and the military operations will be in critically difficult situation. [Military Reform Plan 2020] rums at the reduction of troops and units of the ground forces under the policy of 'select few'. However, the problem is that the financial support to achieve this goal is not secured. Therefore, the promotion of [Military Reform Plan 2020] may cause the weakening of military defence power in 2020. Some advanced countries such as Japan, UK, Germany, and France have promoted the policy of 'select few'. However, what is to be noted is that the national security situation of those countries is much different from that of Korea. With the collapse of the Soviet Unions and European communist countries, the military threat of those European advanced countries has almost disappeared. In addition, the threats those advanced countries are facing are not wars in national level, but terrorism in international level. To cope with the threats like terrorism, large scaled army trops would not be necessary. So those advanced European countries can promote the policy of 'select few'. In line with this, those European countries put their focuses on the development of military sections that deal with non-military operations and protection from unspecified enemies. That is, those countries are promoting the policy of 'select few', because they found that the policy is suitable for their national security environment. Moreover, since they are pursuing common interest under the European Union(EU) and they can form an allied force under NATO, it is natural that they are pursing the 'select few' policy. At present, NATO maintains the larger number of troops(2,446,000) than Russia(l,027,000) to prepare for the potential threat of Russia. The situation of japan is also much different from that of Korea. As a country composed of islands, its prime military focus is put on the maritime defense. Accordingly, the development of ground force is given secondary focus. The japanese government promotes the policy to develop technology-concentrated small size navy and air-forces, instead of maintaining large-scaled ground force. In addition, because of the 'Peace Constitution' that was enacted just after the end of World War II, japan cannot maintain troops more than 240,000. With the limited number of troops (240,000), japan has no choice but to promote the policy of 'select few'. However, the situation of Korea is much different from the situations of those countries. The Republic of Korea is facing the threat of the North Korean Army that aims at keeping a large-scale military force. In addition, the countries surrounding Korea are also super powers containing strong military forces. Therefore, to cope with the actual threat of present and unspecified threat of future, the importance of maintaining a carefully calculated large-scale military force cannot be denied. Furthermore, when considering the fact that Korea is in a peninsular, the Republic of Korea must take it into consideration the tradition of continental countries' to maintain large-scale military powers. Since the Korean War, the ROK army has developed the technology-force combined military system, maintaining proper number of troops and units and pursuing 'select few' policy at the same time. This has been promoted with the consideration of military situation in the Koran peninsular and the cooperation of ROK-US combined forces. This kind of unique military system that cannot be found in other countries can be said to be an insightful one for the preparation for the actual threat of North Korea and the conflicts between continental countries and maritime countries. In addition, this kind of technology-force combined military system has enabled us to keep peace in Korea. Therefore, it would be desirable to maintain this technology-force combined military system until the reunification of the Korean peninsular. Furthermore, it is to be pointed out that blindly following the 'select few' policy of advanced countries is not a good option, because it is ignoring the military strategic situation of the Korean peninsular. If the Republic of Korea pursues the reduction of troops and units radically without consideration of the threat of North Korea and surrounding countries, it could be a significant strategic mistake. In addition, the ROK army should keep an eye on the fact the European advanced countries and Japan that are not facing direct military threats are spending more defense expenditures than Korea. If the ROK army reduces military power without proper alternatives, it would exert a negative effect on the stable economic development of Korea and peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsular. Therefore, the desirable option would be to focus on the development of quality of forces, maintaining proper size and number of troops and units under the technology-force combined military system. The tableau above shows that the advanced countries like the UK, Germany, Italy, and Austria spend more defense expenditure per person than the Republic of Korea, although they do not face actual military threats, and that they keep achieving better economic progress than the countries that spend less defense expenditure. Therefore, it would be necessary to adopt the merits of the defense systems of those advanced countries. As we have examined, it would be desirable to maintain the current size and number of troops and units, to promote 'select few' policy with increased defense expenditure, and to strengthen the technology-force combined military system. On the basis of firm national security, the Republic of Korea can develop efficient policies for reunification and prosperity, and jump into the status of advanced countries. Therefore, the plans to reduce troops and units in [Military Reform Plan 2020] should be reexamined. If it is difficult for the ROK army to maintain its size of 655,000 troops because of low birth rate, the plans to establish the prompt mobilization force or to adopt drafting system should be considered for the maintenance of proper number of troops and units. From now on, the Republic of Korean government should develop plans to keep peace as well as to prepare unexpected changes in the Korean peninsular. For the achievement of these missions, some options can be considered. The first one is to maintain the same size of military troops and units as North Korea. The second one is to maintain the same level of military power as North Korea in terms of military force index. The third one is to maintain the same level of military power as North Korea, with the combination of the prompt mobilization force and the troops in active service under the system of technology-force combined military system. At present, it would be not possible for the ROK army to maintain such a large-size military force as North Korea (1,190,000 troops and 86 units). So it would be rational to maintain almost the same level of military force as North Korea with the combination of the troops on the active list and the prompt mobilization forces. In other words, with the combination of the troops in active service (60%) and the prompt mobilization force (40%), the ROK army should develop the strategies to harmonize technology and forces. The Korean government should also be prepared for the strategic flexibility of USFK, the possibility of American policy change about the location of foreign army, radical unexpected changes in North Korea, the emergence of potential threat, surrounding countries' demand for Korean force for the maintenance of regional stability, and demand for international cooperation against terrorism. For this, it is necessary to develop new approaches toward the proper number and size of troops and units. For instance, to prepare for radical unexpected political or military changes in North Korea, the Republic of Korea should have plans to protect a large number of refugees, to control arms and people, to maintain social security, and to keep orders in North Korea. From the experiences of other countries, it is estimated that 115,000 to 230,000 troops, plus ten thousands of police are required to stabilize the North Korean society, in the case radical unexpected military or political change happens in North Korea. In addition, if the Republic of Korea should perform the release of hostages, control of mass destruction weapons, and suppress the internal wars in North Korea, it should send 460,000 troops to North Korea. Moreover, if the Republic of Korea wants to stop the attack of North Korea and flow of refugees in DMZ area, at least 600,000 troops would be required. In sum, even if the ROK army maintains 600,000 troops, it may need additional 460,000 troops to prepare for unexpected radical changes in North Korea. For this, it is necessary to establish the prompt mobilization force whose size and number are almost the same as the troops in active service. In case the ROK army keeps 650,000 troops, the proper number of the prompt mobilization force would be 460,000 to 500,000.