초록
생분해가 가능한 셀룰로오스 디아세테이트(CDA)/탄산칼슘($CaCO_3$) 복합체를 용융가공을 통하여 제조하였고, 그 특성을 연구하였다. 용융가공을 위하여, 혼합체에 가소제로 트리아세틴(TA)과 윤활제로서 소량의 에폭시화된 콩기름(epoxidized soybean oil)을 첨가하였으며 가공시 최적 조건을 확립하였다. CDA와 TA의 아세틸기($-OC(O)CH_3$)가 용융가공 중에 열분해 되어 초산($CH_3COOH$)을 발생시키는데, 탄산칼슘의 함량(wt%)이 증가할수록 초산($CH_3COOH$)의 흡수효과(absorption effects)가 향상되며, 탄성률과 $T_g$가 증가하였다. 탄산칼슘의 함량이 증가할수록 인장강도와 신율은 감소하였다.
Cellulose diacetate (CDA) and calcium carbonate ($CaCO_3$) biodegradable composites were prepared by melt mixing in a twin screw extruder and their physical properties were examined. In the melt processing, triacetine and epoxidized soybean oil were added to the composites as a plasticizer and lubricant, respectively. The optimal conditions for the preparation of the biodegradable composites were determined. Acetic acids ($CH_3COOH$) were made by pyrolysis acetyl group ($-OC (O)CH_3$) of CDA and TA in melt processing. Increasing the amount of $CaCO_3$ in the composites resulted in further enhancement of the $CH_3COOH$ absorption effects. The tensile strength and elongation were decreased, and Young's modulus and $T_g$ value increased with increasing amount of $CaCO_3$.
