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Compressional Behavior of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Mesophase Pitch-based Carbon Fibers

  • Ahn Young-Rack;Lee Young-Seak;Ogale A.A.;Yun Chang-Hun;Park Chong-Rae
    • Fibers and Polymers
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.85-87
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    • 2006
  • The tensile-recoil compressional behavior of the carbon nanotube reinforced mesophase pitch (MP)-based composite carbon fibers (CNT-re-MP CFs) was investigated by using Instron and SEM. The CNT-re-MP CFs exhibited improved, or at least equivalent, compressive strength as compared with commercial MP-based carbon fibers. Particularly, when CNT of 0.1 wt% was reinforced, the ratios of recoil compressive strengths to tensile strength of CNT-re-MPCFs were much higher (the difference is at least 10 % or higher) than those for the commercial counterparts and even than those for PAN-based commercial carbon fibers. FESEM micrographs showed somewhat different fractography from that of a typical shear failure as the CNT content increased.

Synthesis of Thermotropic Polyurethanes Containing Imide Units and Their Mesophase Behavior

  • Lee, Dong-Jin;Kong, Ju-Shik;Kim, Han-Do
    • Fibers and Polymers
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.12-17
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    • 2000
  • Thermotropic polyurethanes were synthesized from 1,6-hexane diisocyanate (HDI) as a diisocyanate, 1,6-hexane diol (HD), and rigid diols containing imide unit such as N,N'-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,4,3',4'-biphenyl-dicarboxyimide (BPDI) or bis-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4,4'-oxydiphthalimide (ODPI). The effects of structure difference between BPDI and ODPI and composition of HD/BPDl (ODPI) on the thermal and liquid crystalline behavior were studied. Thermotropic polyurethanes with an inherent viscosity of 0.59~0.70 were obtained. The melting temperature of BPDI-based polyurethanes were in the range of 150~$290^{\circ}C$, however, those of ODPI-based polyurethanes were in the range of 150~$190^{\circ}C$. All the polyurethanes based on ODPI (25~100 mole %) clearly exhibited a stable liquid crystalline phase, and BPDI-based polyurethane having 5-25% of BPDT showed a mesophase. The melting and isotropization temperatures ($T_m$, $T_i$) and ΔT($T_i$ - $T_m$) increased with increasing BPDI and ODPI content. The polyurethanes based on BPDI has higher melting points and thermal stability compared to ODPI-based polyurethanes.

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Influence of hot-pressing pressure on the densification of short-carbon-fiber-reinforced, randomly oriented carbon/carbon composite

  • Raunija, Thakur Sudesh Kumar;Sharma, Sharad Chandra
    • Carbon letters
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    • v.16 no.1
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    • pp.25-33
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    • 2015
  • The prime objective of this research was to study the influence of hot-pressing pressure and matrix-to-reinforcement ratio on the densification of short-carbon-fiber-reinforced, randomly oriented carbon/carbon-composite. Secondary objectives included determination of the physical and mechanical properties of the resulting composite. The 'hybrid carbon-fiber-reinforced mesophase-pitch-derived carbon-matrix' composite was fabricated by hot pressing. During hot pressing, pressure was varied from 5 to 20 MPa, and reinforcement wt% from 30 to 70. Densification of all the compacts was carried at low impregnation pressure with phenolic resin. The effect of the impregnation cycles was determined using measurements of microstructure and density. The results showed that effective densification strongly depended on the hot-pressing pressure and reinforcement wt%. Furthermore, results showed that compacts processed at lower hot-pressing pressure, and at higher reinforcement wt%, gained density gradually during three densification cycles and showed the symptoms of further gains with additional densification cycles. In contrast, samples that were hot-pressed at moderate pressure and at moderate reinforcement wt%, achieved maximum density within three densification cycles. Furthermore, examination of microstructure revealed the formation of cracks in samples processed at lower pressure and with low reinforcement wt%.

Thermotropic Liquid Crystalline Behavior of Aliphatic Acid Esters of N,O-Hydroxypropyl Chitosans (N,O-히드록시프로필 키토산 지방산 에스터들의 열방성 액정 거동)

  • Kim, Hyo Gap;Jung, Seung Yong;Ma, Yung Dae
    • Polymer(Korea)
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    • v.37 no.3
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    • pp.276-287
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    • 2013
  • Two kinds of N,O-hydroxypropyl chitosans (HPCTOs) with degree of substitution (DS) and molar substitution (MS) ranging from 2.15 to 2.39 and 2.9 to 4.1, respectively, and five kinds of aliphatic acid esters of HPCTOs (HPCTOAms, m=0,2,4,7,9, the number of methylene units in aliphatic substituent) based on the HPCTOs were synthesized, and the thermotropic liquid crystalline properties of the derivatives were investigated. All the derivatives formed enantiotropic cholesteric phases whose optical pitches (${\lambda}_m$'s) increased with increasing temperature. However, the glass and clearing temperatures, the magnitude of ${\lambda}_m$ of the mesophase at the same temperature, and the temperature dependence of ${\lambda}_m$ of the investigated derivatives highly depended on MS and m. The thermotropic mesophase properties of HPCTOAms were significantly different from those reported for the aliphatic acid esters of hydroxypropyl celluloses. The results indicate that the secondary amino group in the C-2 position plays an important role in the thermal stabilization and temperature dependence of ${\lambda}_m$ of the cholesteric mesophase.

Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica Using Municipal Solid Waste Incinerator Ash Slag : Influence of NaOH Concentration (생활(生活) 폐기물(廢棄物) 소각재(燒却材) 슬래그를 이용(利用)한 메조포러스 실리카 합성(合成) : NaOH 농도(濃度)의 영향(影響))

  • Han, Yo-Sep;Jung, Jong-Hoon;Park, Jai-Koo
    • Resources Recycling
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.40-48
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    • 2010
  • It was investigated that effects of NaOH concentration on synthesis of mesoporous materials using municipal solid waste incinerator ash slag (MSWI-ash slag). In order to increase the purity and maximize the amount of extracted Si content the raw MSWI-ash slag was mechanically activated. Extraction of Si from the MSWI-ash slag was carried out by alkali treatment using concentrated NaOH solution, which varied from 1M to 4M. Physical properties (i.e., pore size, specific surface area and total pore volume) of the synthesized mesoporous silica were also evaluated as a function of NaOH concentration via BET, SEM, TEM and small-angle X-ray scattering analyses. Over the entire range of NaOH concentration investigated (i.e., 1-4M), the synthesized mesoporous materials were determined to be SBA-15, which exhibited a hexagonal structure with the pore size of approximately 7 nm. On the other hand, specific surface area and total pore volume increased with NaOH concentration up to 3M while the values decreased at 4M, indicating that the optimal NaOH concentration for the synthesized mesoporous silica was approximately 3M. Further comparison analysis between two conditions (3M versus 4M) showed that the decrease in two physical properties at 4M NaOH concentration was likely due to the potential inhibition by excess Na ions on the formation of mesophase and the consequent increase of pore wall thickness by remaining Si ions.

Novel Liquid Crystalline Thiophene Oligomers Containing Alkylene Linkage as OTFT Materials

  • Kwon, Soon-Ki
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.873-876
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    • 2004
  • New Oligothiophene derivatives having liquid crystalline property have been designed, synthesized and characterized. New oligothiophene derivatives were prepared by a palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction via zinc-substituted thiophene. The structures of materials were characterized by various spectroscopies. The new obtained oligothiophene derivatives showed high thermal stability above 300 $^{\circ}C$ and exhibited several transition temperatures, evidence of mesophase. In field-effect transistors, a charge carrier mobility of 1.9 x $10^{-2}$ $cm^2$/Vs was observed.

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Molecular Composite of Cellulose Triacetate and Polyester (II) -Bulk Property- (셀룰로오즈 트리아세테이트와 폴리에스테르의 분자복합체 (II) -고체성질-)

  • Hong, Young Keun
    • Textile Coloration and Finishing
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.26-29
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    • 1992
  • Ternary solutions that cellulose triacetate (CTA) and polyethylene terephthate (PET) were mixed in a solvent trifiuoroacetic acid (TFA)/methylene chloride (MC) (6/4 : v/v) showed phase separation and mesophase formation. The ternary systems which were mesomorphic were spun into a methanol both and relatively strong cellulosic fillaments were successfully produced. Analysis showed that CTA/PET fibers have fibrillar structure and high orientation parallel to the fiber axis. These fibers proved to be molecular composite and have relatively high strength and modulus as spun.

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Synthesis and Mesomorphic Behavior of Cholesteryl S-Alkoxybenzene Thiocarbonates. (Cholesteryl S -Alkoxybenzene Thiocarbonates의 합성과 액정 성질에 관한 연구)

  • Jeon, Young-Jai
    • Korean Journal of Materials Research
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    • v.2 no.6
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    • pp.398-407
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    • 1992
  • Cholesteryl S-alkoxybenzene thiocarbonates was synthesized and their liquid crystal transition temperature were determined. Those compounds exhibit enantiotropic cholesteric mesophases. The cholestric-isotropic transition temperatures decrease gradually with increasing alkoxy chain length and mesophase transition were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry.

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