• 한국포장학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.31-42
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• 2024

This review paper provides a detailed analysis of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottle recycling in Japan. Japan is a global leader in PET bottle recycling due to its advanced regulatory framework and proactive industry initiatives. Japan's success attributes to the widespread adoption of bottle-to-bottle recycling, driven by the beverage industry's commitment to sustainability. By utilizing post-consumer PET bottle recovery and food-grade mechanical recycling technologies, Japan has achieved significant milestones in PET bottle recycling. This paper examines regulatory frameworks, collection systems, reprocessing facilities, and food safety assessments to highlight Japan's innovative approaches to PET bottle recycling and their impact on global sustainability efforts. Drawing parallels with Korea's early stages of PET recycling, it suggests involving major beverage companies and re-evaluating regulations to promote bottle-to-bottle recycling. The focus is on the implications for Korea to promote circular economy principles in plastic recycling.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제54권2호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2019

Shrink film is currently being used for plastic container lavels to avoid the use of glue. Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottle lavels also use shrink films in the same PET materials for easy recycling of PET bottles. An air layer is generated between the shrink film and PET bottle surface due to the bent shape of the bottle surface. This air layer can insulate external heat, as air has a relatively lower thermal conductivity. In this study, the insulation property of the air layer was examined by computer simulation. Two PET bottle models were used, one with and the other without an air layer between the PET bottle surface and lavel. The two bottle models were filled with cold liquid and exposed to room temperature for 6 h, and the temperatures of the contents were then compared. The results showed that the temperature of the contents in the bottle with the air layer was lower than that without the air layer by at least $2^{\circ}C$. This study suggests an effective lavel design of PET bottles while ensuring that the temperature of the bottle contents is maintained.

• 한국포장학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.163-168
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 국내 페트병의 경량화 가능성을 파악하기 위해 780종 이상의 빈용기 무게와 표시 용량의 상관관계를 분석하였다. 페트병은 사용목적에 따라 상압병(생수류), 내열병(쥬스류), 내압병(탄산류), 및 장기보관사용병(소스류)으로 구분하였으며 수집된 빈용기 무게와 표시 용량을 기반으로 각 페트병 종류별 경량화 지수(Lightness Index; L)를 산출하였다. 페트병 원천감량 설계 시 이용가능한 권고 기준 및 최적 기준을 경량화 지수를 이용하여 설정하였다. 예로 500 mL 생수병을 감량화 설계 기준에 맞게 생산할 경우 최적기준 반영시 약 4 g의 감량화가 가능하다. 작성된 설계 기준은 이미 관련 업계에 배포되었으며 생수병을 중심으로 적정 기준 정도의 경량화가 이루어지고 있다. 제시된 페트병 설계 기준은 국내외에서 출시된 페트병을 분석하여 무게 분포 특성을 반영한 결과이므로 현재 출시된 제품의 경량화 정도와 향후 개발되는 제품이 시장에서 어느 정도의 원천감량설계인지 알 수 있는 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제57권4호
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• pp.205-214
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• 2022

Research on reducing the thickness of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles is necessary to reduce the amount of plastic used. However, as decreasing a PET bottle's thickness weakens it, a robust bottle design is required. Therefore, in this study, we numerically analyzed various bottom designs of a carbonated soft drink PET bottle with 245 and 500 ml capacities and complicated petaloid shapes. Deformation, equivalent stress, maximum principal stress, and its direction according to each design were analyzed to study the strength of the bottle. The results serve as a reference to design robust petaloid PET bottle bottoms with a reduced thickness for carbonated soft drinks.

• 소성∙가공
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.5-9
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• 2014

Although much research has been conducted to reduce the thickness of PET bottles in order to save manufacturing costs, the challenge remains of guaranteeing mechanical strength for top-loaded thin PET bottles. The current study investigates the large deformation characteristics of a circle shaped PET bottle and a square shaped PET bottle when compressively loaded using FEA. The arc length method is used in the nonlinear FEA to understand the buckling phenomenon. For PET bottles with the same capacity, the circle shaped bottle shows more resistance to buckling and compression loading than the square shaped bottle.

• 한국지반신소재학회논문집
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.31-37
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• 2010

불용 자원을 건설 자원화 한다면 자원재활용 측면에서 더욱더 효율적으로 친환경적인 접근이 가능할 것이다. 본 연구에서는 PET병을 EPS 블록 대용으로 활용하기 위하여 PET 병을 대상으로 압축강도 시험을 실시하였으며, 이를 드라이아이스 첨가유무에 따라 압축강도를 각각 비교분석하였다. 그 결과 EPS 블록 대용으로 현장에 적용 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지반공학회 2008년도 추계 학술발표회
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• pp.1456-1462
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• 2008

This study conducted a direct shear test to evaluate friction properties on contact surface of waste resources including turban shell, gastropod shell and PET bottle film. The contact surface that was considered for computation of shear strength in contact surface were turban shell/turban shell, gastropod shell/gastropod shell, and PET bottle film/PET bottle film. As a result of test, friction angle was found to be $16.7^{\circ}$ for contact surface of turban shell/turban shell, $35.4^{\circ}$ for gastropod shell/gastropod shell, and about $11^{\circ}$ for PET bottle film/PET bottle film. Using the results, the author aims to provide a possibility for application of waste resource in the field.

• 한국콘텐츠학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘텐츠학회 2005년도 추계 종합학술대회 논문집
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• pp.166-169
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• 2005

최근 가볍고 사용이 편리한 PET용기의 사용이 급속도로 증가하면서 PET용기에 대한 사용자도 어린이부터 노인, 여성과 남성, 일반인과 장애인 등 다양한 계층의 사람들로 확산되어 사용되어지고 있다. 그러나 대부분 제품들과 마찬가지로 PET용기의 설계도 건강하고 평범한 남자를 기준으로 표준화되어있어 그 기준에 못 미치는 사람 즉, 어린이나 장애인은 CAP을 열 수 없거나 외부의 도움 없이는 마실 수 없는 막연한 상황에 처해지는 경우가 많다. 또한 PET라는 소재의 특성과 생산 COST의 원가절감 때문에 편리성이 강조되더라도 쉽게 디자인을 선택하여 일반인이라 해도 사용 시 곤란한 상황을 겪게 되는 점을 자주 발견할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 문제점들에 착목하여 유니버설 디자인의 관점에서 우선 어린이음료를 대상으로 취학 및 미취학 남여 어린이를 구분하여 사용사례를 통한 조사를 실시하였다. 연구결과로는 문제점에 대한 정성적 분석을 하기 위하여 신뢰성 높은 관찰 방법과 유니버설디자인 원칙에서 결과를 지적하고, 그 대안으로써 PET BOTTLE 디자인을 유니버설디자인의 개념적 접근에서 제시하였다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 2006년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집(II)
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• pp.373-376
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was manufactured and evaluated the bond performance of recycled polyethylene terephthalate(PET) bottle fiber reinforced concrete. Four deformed recycled PET bottle fibers were manufactured and pullout test was conducted in accordance with the JCI-SF 8. Test parameters included four different type of fiber geometry and two types of mortar specimens. According to bond test results, it was found that embossing type recycled PET bottle fiber was significant improving the pullout load and interface toughness.

• Design & Manufacturing
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.22-27
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• 2008

Forming of PET bottle was performed by injection-stretch blow molding. Blow molding is process of contacting the dies with air of materials by pressing. In this paper, the aim was to improve reliability of technical stabilization for the PET bottle that is last productive product and process technology which was able to do maximization by a preform performance enhancement of the uniform thickness that took temperature and a characteristic of materials. Preform design and dies manufacture were conducted using injection blow molding analysis results. Therefore thickness error of 5% for PET bottle can be obtained in this paper.