• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.191-198
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• 2008

The thermal degradation characteristics of high molecular components obtained from pyrolysis of mixed waste plastics have been studied by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and gas chromatography spectrometry (GC-MS). The kinetics of thermal degradation has been studied by a conventional nonisothermal thermogravimetric technique at several heating rates between 10 and $50^{\circ}C/min$. The dynamic thermogravimetric analysis curve and its derivative have been analyzed using a variety of analytical methods reported in the literature to obtain information on the kinetic parameters such as activation energies and reaction orders. The yields of liquid products have been monitored by batch pyrolysis reactor under various reaction temperatures and reaction times. And the characteristic of liquid products with the increase in reaction temperature has been performed by GC-MS.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.188-194
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• 2001

Thermoplastic elastomers based on dynamically vulcanized NR/TOR/PP (rubber/PP=70/30) blends were prepared in a Haake banbury mixer. Effect of TOR content on the mechanical, dynamic mechanical and thermal stability of the rubber/plastic blends was characterized by UTM, DMTA, and TGA. On the addition of trans-polyoctylene rubber(TOR) to the rubber phase, there was a decrease in compression set and increase in tensile properties, hardness and dynamic properties as well as thermal stability or the elastomeric blends. Improvements in the properties were believed to be due to an increase in crosslink density of the rubber phase and increase in homogeneity of the blends.

• Geotechnical Engineering
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.9-16
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• 1997

Cut-off methods of controlling leachate migration from waste landfills and contaminated sites are studied. Permeability and chemical compatibility tests are prrforlned on slurry wall materials including soil-bentonite, cement-bentonite, cement / fly ash-bentonite, plastic concrete. Hydraulic conductivity of soil-bentonite mixture is the lowest of these four bacuill materials. The leachate from municipal solid waste has little influence on the permeability of the backfill materials. The bentonite slurry becomes flocculated and aggregated when exposed to the leachate. The results of the permeability test showed that the hydraulic conductivities of the backfill materials are in the order soil-beiltonite, Plastic concrete, cement-bentonite. And the result c: the compatibility test showed increase in permeability due to the effects of leachate. Thus, in designing the slurry wall it is essential to check the behaviour of the bentonite slurry and backfill materials on the compatibility with the contaminants.

• The Korean Journal of Mycology
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• v.47 no.4
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• pp.385-392
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• 2019

Currently, plastic bags are being used for sawdust cultivation of shiitake mushroom. However, due to serious environmental problems caused by the use of plastic bags, we studied the efficacy of bottle cultivation method to replace the sawdust bag method. Small detachable plastic bottles (400 g capacity) filled with Quercus spp. sawdust and wheat bran (4:1 w/w) media were incubated for 80 and 120 days. The weight loss (%) of the media was higher for the NIFoS 2464 strain at an approximate light intensity of 300 Lux than light intensity of 500 Lux; the light intensity was associated with the loss of sawdust medium-weight during the cultivation period. The highest yield was observed when the strain was cultivated for 80 days under dark conditions, 40 days under 500 Lux light, and air circulation fan speed of 30 rpm. When incubated for 120 days, mushroom yield in the bottle media was higher at 40 days of light exposure than 20 days of light exposure. In the bottle media incubated for 80 days under dark conditions, the mushrooms fruited due to repetitive water spraying on the top of the media and light stimulation during the fruiting period. The media could be separated from the bottles because the media shrank after the first harvest. These separated plastic bottles could be re-used for mushroom cultivation, thereby reducing the amount of plastic waste.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.47-56
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• 2008

The aim of this study is to produce cokes which can be used for the production of ferroalloy, for this purpose, domestic anthracite mixed with plastic was sintered at various condition. The combustion and physical properties of anthracite and plastic, coal separation, and the influence of factors on the strength of coke were investigated. The results of this study are as follows: 1. The three kinds of anthracite from the Samcheok region contained 25 to 30% ash of $100{\mu}m$ over size, and have the caloric value of 5,205 cal/g(TaeAn), 4,893 cal/g(JangSung), 4,873cal/g(KyongDong). 2. The recommendable conditions for heavy-fluid separation of the Samcheok coal are to set the specific gravity of heavy fluid to 2.4 and control the size of coal to $35{\sim}140mesh$. 3. It is concluded that phenolic resin powder, liquefied phenolic resin, SAN, and melamine resin can be used as a binder for the anthracite cokes, from the thermal analysis of various plastics. Especially, the liquefied phenolic resin was considered as the most suitable binder as it would simplify the process.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 2010.02a
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• pp.452-452
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• 2010

차세대 디스플레이로서 주목 받고 있는 유연성 정보표시 소자 개발에 대한 요구도가 날로 증대되고 있다. 유연성 정보표시 소자로서 플라스틱 기반 유연성 소자가 특히 주목 받고 있으나, 이의 실용화를 위해서는 플라스틱 기판에 적용 가능한 보호막 형성 기술 개발이 선행되어야 한다. 플라스틱 필름의 경우 높은 산소 및 수분 투과율 때문에 유연성 디스플레이의 응용에 걸림돌이 되고 있다. 플라스틱 기반 유연성 소자의 장수명화를 위해서는 수분과 산소의 투과를 방지하는 passivation layer 형성 기술이 필수적으로 요구된다. 본 연구에서는, polyethylene terephethalate (PET) 기판상에 증착된 $SiO_x$ 보호막의 합성에 있어서 중간층 유무에 따른 투습특성의 변화를 살펴보았다. 기화된 HMDSO (Hexamethyldisiloxane)와 Ar 및 $O_2$ 혼합기체를 이용하여 PECVD 방법으로 $SiO_x$ 박막을 합성하였다. 15 nm 두께의 $Al_2O_3$를 중간층으로 사용하여 중간층 유무에 따른 초기성장 거동 변화가 $SiO_x$ 박막의 투습 특성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. $SiO_x$ 박막 구조와 화학적 조성은 각각 FE-SEM과 FT-IR을 이용하여 분석하였으며, AFM을 이용하여 $SiO_x$ 박막 표면 미세 형상을 관찰하였다. 투습률은 MOCON사(社)의 Permatran-W 3/33 MA을 이용하여 측정하였다. 그리고 반복 굽힘 시험기를 이용하여 $SiO_x$ 보호막의 동적 투습 특성을 조사하였다. $Al_2O_3$ 중간층 유무에 따라 $SiO_x$ 박막의 투습률 (WVTR; water vapor transmission rate)은 ${\sim}10^{-1}g/m^2/day$(300 nm-thick $SiO_x$/PET)에서 ${\sim}5{\times}10^{-3}g/m^2/day$(300 nm-thick $SiO_x$/15 nm-thick $Al_2O_3$/PET)으로 변화하였다. 300 nm-thick $SiO_x$/15 nm-thick $Al_2O_3$/PET 시편의 경우 곡지름 50 mm에서 1,000회 반복 굽힘 후에도 투습률 변화를 보이지 않았다. 이와 같은 $SiO_x$ 박막의 투습 특성 변화는 $Al_2O_3$ 중간층 유무에 따른 초기 성장 거동의 변화로 해석된다. FE-SEM 및 AFM 표면 미세 구조 관찰을 통한 초기 성장 거동 변화 조사 결과, $Al_2O_3$ 중간층 없이 PET 기판위에 $SiO_x$ 박막 증착한 경우 3 차원 성장을 하는 반면, PET기판위에 $Al_2O_3$ 중간층 형성 후 $SiO_x$ 박막 증착하는 경우 2 차원 성장을 하게 됨을 관찰하였다. 따라서 본 연구를 통하여, 플라스틱 기반 유연성 표시 소자에 적용하기 위한 $SiO_x$ 보호막 합성 에 있어서 초기 성장 거동의 변화가 투습 특성에 민감한 영향을 미침을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.182-189
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• 2005

This research was conducted to determine physical properties of four root media, peatmoss + vermiculite (1:1, v/v; PV), peatmoss + composted rice hall (1:1, PR), peatmoss + composted saw-dust (1:1 : PS) and peatmoss + composted pine bark (1:1 PB), as influenced by incorporation rate of Stock-sorb C (STSB). Each root medium containing STSB was packed in 22 cm diameter plastic pot and the physical properties were determined at 5 weeks after packing. As incorporation rate of STSB were elevated, total porosity increased in PV, PS and PB media with statistical differences at $5{\%}$ level. Those also resulted in increase of container capacity in PS and PB media, but statistical differences were not observed in PV and PR media. Elevated incorporation rate of STSB in PV, PS and PB media resulted in increase of air space with statistical differences. Trends in air space of the three root media showed a linear as well as quadratic responses to STSB contents of media. As incorporation rate of STSB increased, more water was retained in four root media at the soil moisture tension of 4.90 kPa, 9.81 kPa, 29.4 kPa and 1.5 MPa. The amount of water retained in PS medium was the highest at the moisture tension at 29.4 kPa and 1.5 MPa followed by PB, PR and PV medium. These results indicated that elevation of incorporation rate of STSB to various root media increased moisture retention capacity, but did not increase the available water holding capacity.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.4 no.2
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• pp.159-166
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• 1995

This experiment was aimed to investigate the growth and yield responses of hydroponically grown cucumber as affected by cultural containers and substrates using perlite and mixtures with perlite. Containers used in this experiment were bed and box made of styrofoam, PE film and Wagner pot and substrates used were perlite, peatmoss, rice hull and carbonized rice hull. The results obtained were as follows : Based on the growth and yield responses determined from the leaf area and total fruit weight, bed and box made of styrofoam was considered the best containers among tested for cucumber hydroponics. Recommendable substrates for hydroponically grown cucumber using perlite were evaluated in the order of perlite, perlite with rice hull and perlite with carbonized rice hull in styrofoam bed and box. Increase in marketable yield and decrease in abnormal fruits was observed in the mixed substrates with rice hull or carbonized rice hull when compared to perlite single media.

• Journal of Korean Ophthalmic Optics Society
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.1-6
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• 2008

Purpose: Plastic optical monomer materials having ultra high refractive index have an income of the whole quantity from advanced nations to domestic companies which are related to plastic optical lens. It is necessary to develop novel plastic optical lens materials in order to overcome a FTA provision and revitalize a stagnating optical lens industry in the interior optical lens industries. The new plastic optical lens materials against the substitution effect of income should be gradually demanded. This work will be synthesized novel super high refractive monomer resin materials of urethane lens series and studied the properties of optical lens using it. Methods: ETS-4 (2-(2-mercaptoethylthio)-3-{2-[3-mercapto-2-(2-mercaptoethylthio)propyl thio]ethylthio}propane -1-thiol), which is optical lens monomer resin having super high refractive index, was synthesized and identified its structure and property by elemental analysis, EI-MS, TGA, FT-IR spectroscopy, $^1H$ and $^{13}C$ NMR spectroscopies. After mixing evenly from mixed monomer resin and diisocyanate series, it was casting in glass mold. After thermal curing, the obtained optical lenses were measured and compared with the refractive index and Abbe number for studies of their optical properties. Results: We have synthesized the novel ultra high refractive index monomer resin, ETS-4, and have identified its structure and property by elemental analysis, EI-MS, TGA, FT-IR spectroscopy, $^1H$ and $^{13}C$ NMR spectroscopies. The existence of three isomers for EST-4 was identified by $^{13}C$ NMR spectroscopy. The refractive index ($N_d$ at $25^{\circ}C$) of monomer resin in liquid state obtained from the Abbe refractometer was 1.647. The refractive indexes of raw plastic optical lenses prepared from the mixed ETS-4 monomer and diisocyanate series were in the range of 1.656~1.680. Conclusions: Novel super high refractive index plastic optical lens monomer was synthesized and analysed, the optical lenses prepared using it were colorless transparency and excellent properties. It is of utility for the industrialization.

• Resources Recycling
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.19-27
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• 2008

In this study, the porosity and electrical resistivity of the formed coke produced by sintering the mixture of domestic anthracite and phenolic resin were mainly investigated, when the effect of the amount of binder, the hydration temperature and time, the hardening temperature and time, sintering temperature and time, the particle size of anthracite, the grade of anthracite, and the mixing ratio of phenolic resin on the physical properties of the coke were studied. As a result, It was found that the electrical resistivity and porosity of the formed coke are varied in the range of $0.3\sim1.2\Omega{\cdot}cm$ of $10\sim30%$, respectively, in accordance with the variation of factors.