• Resources Recycling
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• v.28 no.6
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• pp.9-17
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• 2019

The use of rare metals in increasing along with the growth of the Fourth industrials revolution and new energy industries, and the recycling of rare metals becomes more important as the used of rare metals increase. In this paper, the domestic and international quality standards of tin metal, one of the rare metals, and the performance test of recycled tin were investigated. As a results of the performance test, it was analyzed that there is no difference in performance between the natural and recycled tin.

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.350
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• pp.78-81
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• 2022

코로나19 팬데믹 직전, 쓰레기 대란으로 포장, 일회용품 등 플라스틱에 대한 규제가 강화되는 추세였는데 팬데믹으로 세상이 멈추며 규제도 멈췄다. 반면 그 사용량은 늘어났다. 사회적 거리두기로 인해 가정에서의 식사가 늘어나며 식품포장, 일회용품에 대한 소비가 폭발적으로 늘어난 것이다. 코로나 엔데믹 시대로 접어들고 있는 지금, 환경 규제가 이전보다 강화될 것이라는 이야기가 나오고 있다. 실제로 유럽에서는 플라스틱 세금을 징수하고 있고 글로벌 대기업들은 재활용 소재의 사용율을 높이고 있다. 이 새로운 시대에 플라스틱 기업, 포장기업들은 어떻게 해야 살아남을 수 있을 것인가? 가장 현실적이고 효과적인 대안을 찾은 기업이 있다. PE를 이축 연신해 복합소재 수준의 물성을 구현, 재활용이 용이한 단일소재로 포장재를 만들어 탄소 중립을 실천하겠다는 민경웅 제이케이머티리얼즈(주) 대표이사를 만나 단일소재 연포장재가 무엇이고 왜 필요한지, 진정한 친환경 포장이란 무엇인지, 그리고 코로나 엔데믹 이후 포장업계가 나아갈 방향에 관해 이야기해보았다.

• 환경사랑
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• s.48
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• pp.3-3
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• 2007

• Resources Recycling
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• v.28 no.1
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• pp.3-14
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• 2019

Copper is used in many electronic components and construction parts due to its excellent electrical conductivity and heat transfer characteristics, and also used for pre-plating for double layer coating such as nickel, so that copper is an essential material in modern industry. Despite the expected increase of usage and importance on wiring, sensors and data equipment in the next generation industries, it is hard for securing stable copper supply and resource management resulting from the copper prices are fluctuating owing to the economic crisis in Europe, the low economic growth trend in China, and President Trump's commitment to public industrial facilities investment in U.S.. Since most of the domestic copper consumption is used by electrolytic copper cathode, we studied not only copper recycling technology which is being commercialized but also current research trend under the research stage. This study aims to examine the characteristics of each process and the areas where future recycling technology development is required.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.16 no.4
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• pp.17-26
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• 2007

Inorganic shell powder waste was added to recycled polypropylene(COPP), and its effect on the mechanical properties and flammability was investigated. Compatibilizer(Polytail H) was added to improve mechanical properties of COPP/shell composites. Also three different flame retardants($Al_2O_3$, DBDPO, $Sb_2O_3$) were added to improve flammability. Experimental results indicated that addition of compatibilizer resulted in an improved mechanical properties, and especially impact strength approached that of 100 wt% COPP. Addition of flame retardant did not result in decreased mechanical properties. UL-94 flammability test indicated that COPP/shell composite did not show good flame retardancy, however, in the case of COPP/shell composites containing flame retardant showed good flammability. flammability was found $Sb_2O_3>Al_2O_3>DBDPO$ in this order. Finally, UL-94 V-0 grade was found in COPP/shell composite with $Al_2O_3$, compatibilizer, and 40 wt% shell, and COPP/shell composites with $Sb_2O_3$.

• Composites Research
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.319-326
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• 2019

To address tremendous needs for developing efficiently heat dissipating material with lightweights, a new class of polymer possessing recyclable and malleable characteristics was synthesized for incorporating model functional hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) filler. A good interfacial affinity between the polymer matrix and the filler along with shear force generated upon manufacturing the composite yielded the final product bearing highly aligned filler via simple hot pressing method. For this reason, the composite exhibited a high thermal conductivity of 13.8 W/mK. Moreover, it was possible to recover the h-BN from the composite without physical/chemical denaturation of the filler by chemically depolymerizing the matrix, thus the recovered filler can be re-used in the future. We believe this polymer could be beneficial as matrix for incorporating many other functional fillers, thus they may find applications in various polymeric composite related fields.

• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.8-15
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• 1995

• Resources Recycling
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• v.30 no.3
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• pp.55-62
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• 2021

In Korea, a good recycled product (GR) certification system was introduced in 1997 to improve resource and energy use efficiency. However, in industry and society, recycled products are not used well because of the lack of awareness of recycled materials. In this study, the status of domestic and international quality standards for nickel materials was investigated, and the purity and electrochemical properties of nickel sulfate prepared from ore and nickel sulfate recovered from waste lithium-ion batteries were evaluated during the electroplating process. As a result of the test, it was found that there is no quality difference between recycled nickel sulfate and high-purity nickel sulfate reagents when used in the electroplating industry.

• Prospectives of Industrial Chemistry
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.31-37
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• 2021

일반적으로 cross-link된 열경화성 에폭시수지는 유기용매에 용해되지 않고 열에 용융되지 않는 특성이 있다. 따라서 에폭시수지가 사용된 물질, 특히 탄소섬유강화플라스틱(carbon fiber reinforced plastic, CFRP)은 재활용이 어렵고, 사용 후 폐기물 처리에 막대한 비용이 소비되고 있다. 본 원고는 열경화성 에폭시수지 응용물 중 CFRP의 재활용을 중심으로 한 친환경적 재활용 기술에 관하여 정리하였다. 특히, CFRP의 구성요소인 탄소섬유(CF)와 기지재인 에폭시수지를 모두 재활용 할 수 있는 화학적 방법에 관하여 보고한다. 더 나아가 열경화성 에폭시수지의 화학적 분해물의 재이용기술에 관한 예를 소개한다.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.65-72
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• 2020

Black dross is a dark gray dross generated during the aluminum recycling process that uses flux, and contains NaCl, KCl, Al2O3, MgO, etc. Black dross is separated into soluble substances (NaCl, KCl) and insoluble substances (Al2O4, MgO) through the dissolution process. Soluble materials can be reused as salt flux, and Al2O3 and MgO can be upcycled to various ceramic materials through the synthesis process. In this study, Mayenite was synthesized using Al2O3 and MgO recovered from black dross, and the synthesis was performed according to the mixing ratio and reaction temperature. It was confirmed that when Mayenite was synthesized using black dross (spinel) and CaCO3, precursors were changed to Mg0.4Al2.4O4 and CaO at 700 ℃, and to Ca12Al14O33 (Mayenite) after 800 ℃. In the mixing conditions experiment, it was confirmed that the Mayenite XRD peak increased with increase of the CaCO3 content, and the Mg0.4Al2.4O4 XRD peak decreased. As a result of the BET analysis of the synthesized powder, the surface area decreased as the fine particles were grown and agglomerated in the process of generating mayenite.