• Journal of the Korean Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.19-23
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• 2019

The PMMA (polymethyl methacrylate)/clay nanocomposites were synthesized by in situ radical polymerizations with different clay contents (3 and 7 wt%) using microwave heating. The nanostructure, optical, and thermal properties of the synthesized PMMA/clay nanocomposites were measured by XRD, TEM, AFM, UV-vis, and TGA. It was found that the intercalated- or exfoliated structure of PMMA/clay nanocomposites was strongly dependent on the content of clay. Thus, the imposition of microwave-assisted polymerization facilitated a delamination process of layered silicates to achieve exfoliation state of interlayer distance. The PMMA/3 wt% C10A nanocomposite with well-dispersed and exfoliated clay nano-layers showed the good optical transparency similar to pure PMMA in this study. The thermal decomposition rates of the PMMA/clay nanocomposites become to be lower compared to that of the pure PMMA, indicating the intercalated- or exfoliated inorganic silicate has high thermal stability. A possible reason is that the thermally segmental motion of PMMA polymer into inorganic silicate interlayer spacing has increased the thermal stability of the PMMA/clay nanocomposites.

• Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.212-216
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• 2005

Benzotriazole which is used as a corrosion inhibitor for the zinc coated steel was intercalated into Na-MMT. X-ray diffraction experiments on intercalant/silicate composite samples demonstrated that the intercalation of intercalant leads to an increase in the spacing between silicate layers. Water soluble poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) (PEA) nanocomposites, to use as a coating agent, were prepared with these modified MMT. We found that mono-layered silicates were dispersed in PEA matrix and those resultants were exfoliated nanocomposites. From the result of salt spray test, we found that this coating agent prepared with water soluble poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid) (PEA) nanocomposite provided good corrosion protection. These results were caused by decreasing the rate of oxygen permeation from silicate layers dispersed homogeneously in PEA matrix and the effect of corrosion inhibitor from benzotriazole.

• Proceedings of the Korean Radioactive Waste Society Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.97-104
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• 2004

Double-layered polysulfone composite films, containing cerium activated yttrium silicate (CAYS) as a flour, were prepared from double casting of two polymeric solutions, and their morphology and physical strength were superior to those of single-layered composites. The prepared polymeric films consist of a dense bottom layer and a CAYS-holding top layer. The former is made of coagulating the polysulfone and methylene chloride binary solution and works as a supporter to improve the composite's physical strength, while the latter holding the inorganic fluor plays a role as an active site to detect the radioactive contamination. The prepared films revealed two distinguished, but tightly attached, double layers, their attachment being identified by morphology of the interface between two layers. As prepared by water immersion coagulation, the films have highly developed macropores, compared with a dense structure in the film prepared by evaporation. In the radionuclide detection test of the CAYS-impregnated composites, the films have reliable detection capacity at a radionuclide spotting test. The double-layered composites with the dense support layer show a better stability in holding the radionuclides spotted on the surface as well as an improvement in physical strength, compared with the single-layer composites having shortcomings such as being too porous or being brittle.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.77-80
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• 2014

The effect of reactive diluents on the ac electrical treeing in epoxy/nanosilicate systems was studied, in a needle-plate electrode geometry. Diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A (DGEBA) type epoxy was used as a base resin, and layered silicate was used as a nano-sized filler. Polyglycol (PG) or 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether (BDGE) was introduced as a reactive diluent to the DGEBA/nanosilicate system, in order to decrease the viscosity of the nanocomposite system. PG acted as a flexibilizer, and BDGE acted as a chain extender, after the curing reaction. To measure the treeing propagation rate, a constant alternating current (ac) of 10 kV/4.2 mm (60 Hz) was applied to the specimen, in a needle-plate electrode arrangement, at $30^{\circ}C$ of insulating oil bath. When 10 kV/4.2 mm (60 Hz) was applied, the treeing propagate rate in the DGEBA system was $1.10{\times}10^{-3}$ mm/min, and that in the DGEBA/PG system was $1.05{\times}10^{-3}$ mm/min. As 1.5 wt% of nanosilicate was added to the DGEGA/PG system, the propagation rate was $0.33{\times}10^{-3}$ mm/min. This meant that the nano-sized layered silicates would act as good barriers to treeing propagation. The effect of chlorine content was also studied, and it was found that chlorine had a bad effect on the electrical insulation property of the epoxy system.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.40 no.5
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• pp.412-417
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• 2007

This study was to elucidate the effects of layered double hydroxides(LDHs) application on the chemical properties of the soils along with the fate of the applied LDHs. The effects of LDHs application were compared with those of calcium carbonate widely used for the neutralization of acidic soils. Incorporation of LDHs into the soil resulted in higher pH value and $Mg^{2+}$ content in soil leachate than that of $CaCO_3$ treatment. There was no significant difference in water-soluble P content in both the treatments. However, $Al^{3+}$ and $Si^{4+}$ contents were decreased by LDHs and $CaCO_3$ treatment, even though a large amount of $Al^{3+}$ was released into soil solution with the disintegration of LDHs framework. LDHs structure in soil was gradually disintegrated from the its original layered structure under acidic condition of soil. Therefore, this study suggests that LDHs could be utilized as a carrier of functional substances to enhance the efficiency of various ago-chemicals without any ill effects on the soil environments.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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• 2009.06a
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• pp.257-258
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• 2009

Nanocomposites of a epoxy resin are synthesized and evaluated the present study investigated. The effect of nanoclay additives on the properties of diglycidyl ether or bisphenol A(DGEBA) epoxy resin. DGEBA was mixed with 3~7 wt% organically modified layered silicate, Cloisite 30B for three hours. The average grain size of the specimens decreased with adding Cloisite 30B. The dielectric constant showed between 3.2 ~ 3.5 and the dielectric loss showed between 3.2 ~ 5.7 % in all specimens.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2003.03a
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• pp.226-226
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• 2003

일반적으로, 고분자 매트릭스에 층상 점토광물이 분산되어 얻어지는 복합재료는 세가지 형태를 이룬다. 첫째 통상의 복합재료는 고분자 매트릭스 내에 점토입자가 고루게 분산된 상태를 말하며, 둘째 점토 층 사이에 고분자 모노머나 올리고머가 일부분 삽입된 삽입형 복합재료(intercalated composite)이며, 셋째 점토 층 사이에 삽입된 모노머나 올리고머의 경화 또는 중합반응을 통해 점토내의 한층 한층 균일하게 매트릭스 내에 분산된 박리형 나노복합소재(exfoliated nanocomposite) 이다. 이들 복합재료들 중 박리형 나노복합소재는 적은 양의 점토가 단위 층으로 고분자 매트릭스에 완전히 분산되어 다양한 물성의 향상이 기대되는 재료이다. 따라서 최근 고분자의 기계적 강도, 팽윤 저항성 그리고 차폐특성 둥 전반적인 물성을 향상시키는 방법으로 층상 점토광물의 층 사이에 다양한 유기물을 삽입하여 층간거리를 확장시킨 유기 점토광물을 제조하고 이를 고분자 소재에 첨가하여 박리형 나노복합소재를 제조하는 방법이 많은 연구가 수행되고 있다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• v.14 no.1
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• pp.43-46
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• 2013

In order to develop electrical insulation material, organically modified layered silicate was incorporated into an epoxy matrix to prepare nanocomposite. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observation showed that organophillic clay was in an exfoliated state, while hydrophilic clay was not dispersed into nanolayers within the epoxy matrix. Epoxy/organophilic clay (2.8 wt%) nanocomposite was mixed and cured at $150^{\circ}C$ for 4.5 hr. I-V characteristics, volume resistance and dielectric properties for the cured nanocomposite were estimated. Current density increased with increasing temperature, and volume resistance decreased with increasing temperature, in neat epoxy and epoxy/organophilic clay (2.8 wt%) nanocomposite. As frequency increased, the dielectric loss value decreased in the two systems.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.107-113
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• 2015

This work focused on the study of thermal properties and kinetic behavior of LDPE-nanoclay composite films. The effect of nanoclay content (0.5, 1, 3, and 5 wt%) on thermal stability and crystallization characteristics of the nanocomposites were investigated by Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). The results from endothermic curve showed that the nanoclay played an important role in the crystallization of nanocomposites by acting as nucleating agent. From exothermic curve, there was a crystallization temperature shift which was attributed to crystallization process induced by nanoclay. The TGA results showed that the addition of nanoclay significantly increased the thermal stability of LDPE matrix, which was likely due to the characteristic of layered silicates/clays dispersed in LDPE matrix as well as the formation of multilayered carbonaceous-silicate char. A well-known Coats-Redfern method was used to evaluate the decomposition activation energy of nanocomposite. It was demonstrated that introducing of nanoclay to LDPE matrix escalated the activation energy of nanocomposite decomposition resulting in thermal stability improvement.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 2009.07a
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• pp.1283_1284
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• 2009

본 연구는 에폭시-층상실리케이트 나노콤포지트 분산을 위해 여러 분산기법을 적용한 경우이다. 층상실리케이트는 층상과 층상사이로 고분자체인의 삽입으로 층과 층사이가 팽창되어 지는 특성을 갖고 있다. 층상실리케이트 나노콤포지트가 완전한 박리가 일어나게 되면 전반적인 물성의 향상이 동반 상승되는 특성을 갖고 있다. 이런 이유로 homogenizer를 이용한 분산특성실험에서는 삽입되는 정도만을 확인할수있었고, 최적 시간/속도특성을 구할수 있었다. 또한 초음파 분산법으로 나노콤포지트가 박리가 일어나는 경우 존재하였고, 그 조건에 대한 최적특성을 구할 수 있었다.