• 한국자원리싸이클링학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원리싸이클링학회 2003년도 추계정기총회 및 국제심포지엄
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• pp.165-169
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• 2003

Current volume reduction methods for wasted expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam are summarized and compared each other. Wasted EPS foam has not been recycled effectively because of its large volume to weight ratio. This has prevented from its proper recycling because of high cost of transportation to recycling plant. Successful recycling of wasted EPS foam results directly from successful, i.e. economically and environmentally, volume reduction of wasted EPS foam. This paper deals with various methods for volume reduction methods of wasted EPS foam. Five typical methods of volume reduction are introduced and they are compared each other in terms of expected PS properties after volume reduction, cost effectiveness of each process, possible effects on environment caused by the volume reduction process, and possible recycled products. The methods include thermal, solvent, far infrared and mechanical compaction. Comparison in this paper is made mostly in qualitative manner. The focus in this study is concentrated on summarizing and comparing existing methods of volume reduction for wasted EPS foam.

• 환경사랑
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• 통권49호
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• pp.11-11
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• 2007

대만 EPS 재활용 협회(CTEPSRA: Chinese Taiwan EPS Recycling Association) 사무국장이던 마크 랴오(Mr.Mark Liaw)씨가 미국으로 수출되는 전자제품의 EPS 포장재에 대한 미국내의 사용규제가 있는지의 여부를 북미스티로폴재활용 연맹(AFPR: Alliance of Foam Packaging Recylers)에 문의 했다. 이에 대해 AFPR의 베시 스타이너(Mr.Betsy Steniner) 전무는 미국 내에서 EPS포장 사용에 아무런 문제가 없음을 밝히는 답장을 보냈다. 스타이너 전무의 답장을 소개한다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.35-39
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• 2017

We used a construction method using a CNC milling machine, where free-formed molds were made by cutting EPS (Expanded PolyStyrene) foam with the CNC machine, to build free-formed buildings. CNC milling is off-the-shelf technology that can easily cut EPS foam; however its production cost is too high and the time to manufacture an EPS mold is too long. This paper proposes a novel cutting machine with a fast and cost effective mechanism to manufacture EPS concrete molds. Our machine comprises a cutter and Cartesian coordinate type moving mechanism, where the cutter cuts EPS foam using a hotwire in the shape of '$\sqcap$' and is capable of adjusting its cutting angle in real-time while keeping its cutting width. We proved through cutting experiments on the CNC machine that cutting time was greatly shortened compared to the conventional method and that the resulting concrete mold satisfied manufacturing precision.

• Journal of Welding and Joining
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.525-533
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• 2003

The dimensional accuracy and global roughness between successive layers of VLM-s, which is a new rapid prototyping process using hotwire cutter and EPS foam, depend significantly on the operating parameters of hotwire cutter. In the present study, the effect of cutting angle on the kerf width and edge shape in hotwire cutting of EPS foam for the case of single-sloped cutting with one cutting angle was investigated. Through single-sloped cutting tests, the modified relationship between kerf width and effective heat input, considering the effect of the cutting angle, and the relationship between the melted area and the cutting angle were obtained. In order to investigate the effect of cutting angles on the thermal field in EPS foam, transient heat transfer analyses using single-sloped volumetric heat flux model and locally-conformed mesh were performed. Through the comparison between experimental and numerical results, it was shown that the proposed analysis model is needed to estimate the three-dimensional temperature distribution of the EPS foam for the case of single-sloped hotwire cutting.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.947-951
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• 2002

During the hotwire cutting of EPS foam sheet, the dimensional accuracy and part quality of the cut par are highly dependent upon the thermal field in the EPS. The thermal field is determined by operating parameters such as heat input, cutting speed and cutting angle. The objective of this study is to investigate into the influence of cutting angle on the kerfwidth and part quality of the cut part in hotwire cutting of EPS foam using the experiments and the numerical analysis in the case of a single sloped cutting. In order to estimate an accurate temperature field, the transient thermal analysis using a moving coordinate system and the sloped heat flux model is carried out. From the results of the experiments and the analysis, it has been found that the effect of cutting angle on the kerfwidth and the melted area at the edge are 0.1 mm and 0.11 m$m^2$ respectively. The results of the experiments show that the surface roughness is not appreciably influenced by the cutting angle.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2000

개발한 EPS 포장상자가 사과의 신선도 유지효과 기능이 있는지의 여부를 조사코자 사과를 포장하여 $20^{\circ}C$ 저장하면서 골판지상자와 0.02와 0.04mm 두께의 LDPE 필름, 기능성 MA필름과 50배로 발포시킨 EPS상자에 사과를 15kg씩 포장하여 포장재간의 신선도 유지효과를 비교하였다. 저장 40일 후 중량감소는 대조구는 5.7%, EPS 상자는 0.5%의 중량감소가 나타났고, 비타민C도 2.06과 2.31 mg%로 EPS 포장구가 높게 유지되고 있었다. 당도와 산도는 포장구간에 큰 차이가 없었으며 부패의 경우 대조구는 상자당 3-5개과가 발생했으나 EPS포장구는 발생하지 않았으며 외관도 양호한 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국정밀공학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.194-202
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• 2005

The objective of this paper is to develop a multi-functional hotwire cutting system (MHC) using EPS-foam block or plate as the working material. Because the MHC apparatus employs a four-axis synchronized hotwire cutter with the structure of two XY movable heads and a turntable, it allows the easy fabrication of various 3D shapes, such as (1) an axisymmetric shape or a sweeping cross-sectioned pillar shape using the hot-strip in the form of sweeping surface and EPS foam block on the turntable, (2) a polyhedral complex shape using the hotwire and EPS foam block on the turntable, and (3) a ruled surface approximated freeform shape using the hotwire and EPS foam plate. In order to examine the applicability of the developed MHC apparatus, an axisymmetric shape, a polyhedral shape and a large-sized freeform shape were fabricated on the apparatus.

• 한국정밀공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정밀공학회 2002년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.176-180
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• 2002

All types of VLM-s process include the linear heat cutting of EPS foam to generate a layer with 3D shape. The dimensional accuracy and part quality of the cut part are dependent on the thermal characteristics in the EPS foam. The thermal characteristics are determined by operating parameters such as an effective heat input and cutting angle. The objective of this study is to investigate into the influence of cutting angle on the kerfwidth and the melted length of the cut part using the numerical analysis and the experiments in generally sloped cutting with two cutting angles. In order to estimate an accurate temperature field, the transient thermal analysis using moving coordinate system, the fully conformed mesh and the heat flux model with two cutting angles is carried out. From the results of the analysis and the experiments, it has been found that the influence of the rotational angle about x-axis in which the rotational axis is normal with hotwire cutting direction is appreciably negligible in comparison with that of the rotational angle about y-axis.

• 환경사랑
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• 통권49호
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• pp.10-10
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• 2007

"태국 발포플라스틱 재활용산업협회"(TPFRIA: Thai Plastics Foam Recycling Industries Association)는 1996년 "태국 EPS 재활용 그룹"(TERG: Thai EPS Recycling Group)으로 창설되어 오늘에 이르렀다. 2007년도 AMEPS총회가 오는 11월 방콕에서 개최될 예정이다. 총회의 준비에 바쁜 TPFRIA의 아피왓트(Mr. Apiwat Hiranpradit) 회장을 이메일로 만나봤다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.76-79
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• 2000

The effects of packaging conditions on freshness extension of squash (Cucurbita moscata) were investigated during 7-day storage at 2$0^{\circ}C$. Weight loss of squash packed with corrugated paperboard box (control) was 5.5%, and those of LDPE (low density polyethylene, Ф0.02 mm), LDPE (Ф0.04mm) film and EPS (expanded polystyrene) box were 0.9%, 0.8%, and 1.1%, respectively. Firmness of EPS was 11% higher than that of control, chlorophill content of squash packed with EPS box was 18.9% higher, and total ascorbic acid content of squash packed with EPS box was 29.4% higher than that of control. Quality of packed squash was not different between EPS packages and LDPE packages. Decay of control was 1~2 pieces per box, but was not found in the LDPE, EPS box. Preferences in overall appearences of LDPE, EPS box was better than those of control.