• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.16-25
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• 1984

The sericin fixation of silk fabrics by epoxy resins was studied in the presence of aqueous salt solution in different solvents at the indicated temperature for the desired time. Heavy weight gains were obtained in the reaction with glycerol diglycidyl ether (EX-313) and ethylene glycol diglycidyl ether (EX-810) catalyzed by potassium thiocyanate in such solvents as carbon tetrachloride and p-chloroethylene. The obtained results were summarized as follows; 1) The tested resins were found similar in reaction behavior to silk fabric. The effect of fixation and weight gains was higher in EX-810 than EX-313. 2) The weight gains were increased with reaction time and temperature, and degumming ratio reached a constant value in 90 min at 70$^{\circ}C$. 3) The weight gains and the degumming ratio reached an equilibrium at 3-5% of epoxy concentration. 4) The weight gains were remarkably influenced and increased by the concentration of salt solution. The degumming ratio reached an equilibrium over 0.5N concentration of salt. 5) The weight gains were increased with the dipping time in gently-sloping. The degumming ratio reached an equilibrium over 15 min dipping. 6) The effect of sericin fixation of hydrophobic solvents, such as Carbon Tetrachloride, p-Chloroeth-ylene, Cyclohexane, Xylene and Toluene, was found suitable. 7) The effect of drying temperature was not remarkable on the weight gains and the degumming ratio. 8) There was a slight decrease in the moisture regain of sericin-fixed silk and it may be possible to maintain the moisture regain in the sericin-fixed silk by the epoxy resins. 9) The results on testing physical properties of sericin-fixed silk fabric were as follows; The crease recovery was almost not different from undegummed fabric, but inferior to degummed fabric. The tensile strength was improving in accordance with the effect of sericin fixation, either the elongation did.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.301-310
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• 1991

Epoxy resins have been widely used for many applications along with good processibility. However, epoxy resin systems have poor hot/wet performance properties and brittleness after resin curing and have limited to apply for environmental resistant materials. In order to improve the toughness of epoxy resin, this review article deals with incorporation method of rubber and high performance thermoplastics into the matrix resin. In addition, molecular design of epoxy resin and modification of thermoplastic have been introduced for improving hot/wet properties of epoxy resin.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2008.06a
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• pp.273-274
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• 2008

For the purpose of practical use of epoxy composite materials, it has been widely known that adding filler is an indispensable condition for cost-effectiveness and reinforcement of mechanical strength. However, dielectric strength of insulators made of epoxy composites rapidly decreases due to interfaces between the epoxy resin and filler particles. In this paper, it is investigated that the electrical properties of epoxy resins as the function of nano-$SiO_2$ content. We obtained that breakdown voltage of 0.4[wt%] specimens is higher than the other $SiO_2$ content.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.445-450
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• 1998

Interpenetrating polymer networks(IPNs) were prepared from castor oil-type polyurethanes(PUs) and epoxy resin. Two types of PU were prepared by using polypropylene ether glycol(PPG) as a chain extending agent and caster oil(CO) as a crosslinking agent. COPU/epoxy simultaneous interpenetrating polymer networks(SINs) based on CO had a better compatibility over the all composition than PPGPU/epoxy SINs based on PPG. The flexural strength of all PPGPU/epoxy SINs was decreased with decreasing entanglement of networks. COPU/epoxy SINs showed the higher fracture toughness and mechanial properties than the PPGPU/epoxy SINs. Fracture surfaces of all of the SINs showed the localized shear deformation and crack deflection rather than generation of stress whitening associated with the cavitation.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.8
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• pp.2513-2516
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• 2012

This study examined the effects of the epoxidized castor oil (ECO) and $Al_2O_3$ content on the thermal stability and fracture toughness of the diglycidylether of bisphenol-A (DGEBA)/ECO/$Al_2O_3$ ternary composites using a range of techniques. The thermal stability of the composites was decreased by the addition of ECO and $Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles. The fracture toughness of the composites was improved significantly by the addition of ECO and $Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles. The composite containing 3 wt % $Al_2O_3$ nanoparticles showed the maximum flexural strength. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed tortuous cracks in the DGEBA/ECO/$Al_2O_3$ composites, which prevented deformation and crack propagation.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.1030-1035
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• 1994

Curing behavior and glass transition temperatures of epoxy resins into which reactive diluents were added to control processability were investigated. Heat of cure generated of the epoxy resin was reduced with butyl glycidyl ether(BGE) and phenyl glycidyl ether(PGE) contents. $T_g$ of the resin was decreased with the amount of reactive diluents and it was attributed to increased molecular weight between crosslink points. Cure kinetics of the resins was studied employing autocatalytic reaction model and found that reaction constants decreased as the contents of reactive diluent was increased.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.60-65
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• 1961

Nowadays, it is a well-known fact that the epoxy resins play an important role in the industrial field of plastics because of their excellent properties. Although studies on the polymers of epichlorohydrin with phenols, up-to-date, were various, there were only a few wokrs on the polymers of epichlorohydrin with amines. Therefore the experiments are carried out about the polymerization of epichlorohydrin with ${\alpha}-, {\beta}$-naphtylamine, o-, m-, p-toluidine, and o-, m-, p-nitroaniline. Examining the polymerization processes and the differences in the properties of the polymers, we obtained the following conclusions. 1) ${\alpha}$-naphthylamine, ${\beta}$-naphthylamine, o-toluidine, m-toluidine and p-toluidine react with epichlorohydrin to form polymers but o-, m-, and p-nitroaniline do not make polymers with epichlorohydrin. 2) As polymerization times after adding sodium hydroxide and refluxing again 3hrs. are suitable for ${\alpha}$-naphthylamine-epichlorohydrin, 3.5hrs. for${\beta}$-naphthylamine-epichlorohydrin, and 4hrs, for m-toluidine-epichlorohydrin. 3) Method for determining molecular weight of these polymers by the titration of end group is applicable to the polymers having D.P. less than about 200 for ${\alpha}$-, ${\beta}$-naphthylamine-epichlorohydrin and those having D.P. less than 18 for m-toluidine-epichlorohydrin. 4) Gererally, these polymers get special colors so that these need proper pigmentation to use as molding compounds.

• Macromolecular Research
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• v.13 no.6
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• pp.553-556
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• 2005

• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.3 no.4
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• pp.302-313
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• 1992

• Proceedings of the Korean Fiber Society Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.113-116
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• 2000