• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.286-291
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• 2015

Polyvinylacetate (PVAc) was prepared using thermal initiation and redox initiation via emulsion polymerization at $80^{\circ}C$. The polymerization conditions had a significant effect on the properties of the synthesized PVAc. When hydrogen peroxide and tartaric acid as the initiator for redox polymerization were used, the synthesized PVAc had a low molecular weight. In comparison with thermal polymerization, smaller PVAc particles were formed during the redox polymerization due to relatively faster polymerization rate, which in turn resulted in improved adhesion property. It is considered that the rapid generation of smaller particles induces the formation of a large surface area.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.81-86
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• 2023

Asphalt pavements are generally composed of fine and coarse aggregates, bitumen, and modifier. Asphalt pavement wear particles (APWPs) are produced by friction between the road surface and the tire tread, and they flow into the environment such as rivers and oceans. Model APWPs were prepared and a single APWP of 212-500 (S-APWP) and 500-1000 ㎛ (L-APWP) was analyzed using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) to investigate inhomogeneity in the compositions of the APWPs. The reference TGA thermogram was built using thermograms of the raw materials and formulation of the model asphalt pavement. The compositions of the APWPs were different from each other. Ash contents of the APWPs were lower than expected. Inhomogeneity in the total contents of bitumen and modifier was more severe than that in the other components. The inhomogeneity of the S-APWPs was more severe than that of the L-APWPs.

• 청정기술
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.24-32
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• 2021

미연 탄소(unburned carbon, UC)는 대두유를 포수제로 사용하여 부유선별공정을 통해 최대 85.8 wt%까지 비산재로부터 성공적으로 회수되었다. CM (ceramic microsphere)은 부유선별공정 다음 공정인 하이드로 사이클론 분리공정으로부터 18 wt%의 수율을 얻을 수 있었고 회수한 UC와 CM을 각각 고무증량재와 플라스틱(polypropylene) 충진재의 대체재로 사용하여 산업재로 활용 가능성을 조사하였다. 입자가 큰 UC는 볼밀을 사용하여 평균입경 10.2 ㎛로 작게 분쇄하였다. 분쇄된 UC를 점토 대신에 고무증량재로 사용하였을 때 인장강도와 신율이 다소 낮게 나와 고무제품의 표준조건을 만족시키지는 못하였다. 따라서 표준조건을 충족시키기 위해 UC는 고무와 보다 긴밀한 결합이 필요하였고, 이를 위한 표면 에너지를 향상시키는 추가적인 처리가 필요하였다. CM은 평균입경이 5 ㎛의 구형입자로 관찰되었으며, 입자의 표면을 페놀수지, 폴리올, 스테아린산, 올레인산으로 개질하였다. 표면 개질된 CM은 PP (polypropylene) 충진재로 사용되었다. 표면 개질된 CM을 사용한 제품은 흐름성은 양호하였으나 결합력 부족으로 충격강도 및 굴곡강도는 향상되지 못하였다. 그러나 표면 개질된 CM에 유기물과 무기물의 대표적 컬플링제인 실란 1 wt%을 추가적으로 혼합함으로써 충격강도 및 굴곡강도가 크게 향상되는 효과를 얻을 수 있었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.339-345
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• 2009

Acrylonitrile과 EPDM 고무 및 styrene을 원료로 AES 수지의 공중합을 개시제 함량, EPDM의 디엔 함량 및 점도가 다른 고무, 용매의 농도 및 종류를 달리하여 조사하였다. 개시제의 함량이 높을수록 전환율이 증가하였고, 분자량 및 평균 고무입자크기(RPS, Rubber Particle Size)는 감소하였다. 그라프트 비(GR, Graft Ratio)는 낮은 개시제 농도에서는 개시제 농도가 증가함에 따라 증가하여 최대값을 보이고 개시제 농도가 계속 증가하면 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 용매의 양이 감소할수록 전환율과 GR은 증가하였으나, 고무입자크기는 감소하였다. 단일 용매 중에는 톨루엔이 가장 좋은 반응 활성을 보였고, 에틸벤젠과 톨루엔을 섞으면 톨루엔만 사용하는 것보다 더 좋은 활성을 보였다. EPDM의 점도가 증가하면 고무입자크기가 커졌으며, 디엔 함량이 증가하면 GR과 SAN이 내포된 고무입자가 증가하였다.

• 한국도로학회논문집
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.239-246
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• 2008

본 연구는 폐타이어 고무분말 개질 아스팔트(crumb rubber modified asphalt, CRMA) 공정조건에서 반응온도, 혼합반응시간 및 유연성 개질제의 영향을 조사하였다. 저온에서 아스팔트바인더와 개질 아스팔트의 온도 민감성과 접착특성은 침입도와 인장접착강도를 통하여 측정하였다. 유연제와 공정온도가 인장접착강도와 강인화 에너지의 중요한 요소임을 확인하였다. 더 높은 혼합온도와 연성 개질제에서 CRMA의 인장접착물성이 향상되는 것은 아스팔트바인더와 개질 아스팔트의 연성구조에 기인한다. CRMA의 물리적 특성의 개선은 CR과 아스팔트바인더간의 상용성에 있다. 유연제가 CR과 아스팔트바인더 안에 침투되어, 유연제에 의해 개질된 CRMA는 CRMA보다 접착특성이 증가하였음을 확인하였다.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.15-29
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• 2022

Concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs) are increasingly used as composite sections in structures owing to their excellent load bearing capacity. Therefore, predicting the mechanical behavior of CFST sections under axial compression loading is vital for design purposes. This paper presents the first study on the nonlinear analysis of heated CFSTs with high-strength concrete core containing steel fiber and waste tire rubber under axial compression loading. CFSTs had steel fibers with 0, 1, and 1.5% volume fractions and 0, 5, and 10% rubber particles as sand alternative material. They were subjected to 20, 250, 500, and 750℃ temperatures. Using flow rule and analytical analysis, a model is developed to predict the load bearing capacity of steel tube, and hoop strain-axial strain relationship, and axial stress-volumetric strain relationship of CFSTs. An elastic-plastic analysis method is applied to determine the axial and hoop stresses of the steel tube, considering elastic, yield, and strain hardening stages of steel in its stress-strain curve. The axial stress in the concrete core is determined as the difference between the total experimental axial stress and the axial stress of steel tube obtained from modeling. The results show that steel tube in CFSTs under 750℃ exhibits a higher load bearing contribution compared to those under 20, 250, and 500℃. It is also found that the ratio of load bearing capacity of steel tube at peak point to the load bearing capacity of CFST at peak load is noticeable such that this ratio is in the ranges of 0.21-0.33 and 0.31-0.38 for the CFST specimens with a steel tube thickness of 2 and 3.5 mm, respectively. In addition, after the steel tube yielding, the load bearing capacity of the tube decreases due to the reduction of its axial stiffness and the increase of hoop strain rate, which is in the range of about 20 to 40%.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2016

Nanosized cobalt disulfide ($CoS_2$) particles were synthesized with 0.08 M cobalt chloride hexahydrate ($CoCl_2{\cdot}6H_2O$) and 0.2 M sodium thiosulfate pentahydrate ($Na_2S_2O_3{\cdot}5H_2O$) dissolved in distilled water under microwave irradiation. $[C_{60}]Fullerene-CoS_2$ nanocomposites were prepared with nanosized $CoS_2$ particles and [$C_{60}$]fullerene as heated by $700^{\circ}C$ for 2 h in an electric furnace. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) identified the heated $[C_{60}]fullerene-CoS_2$ nanocomposites. Heated $[C_{60}]fullerene-CoS_2$ nanocomposites were investigated the activity of photocatalytic degradation as a catalyst in various organic dyes like acid yellow 23, methylene blue, methyl orange, and rhodamine B with ultraviolet light at 254 nm by UV-vis spectrophotometer.

• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.443-452
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• 2024

The use of sand-tire chip mixtures in construction industry is a sustainable and environmentally friendly approach that addresses both waste tire disposal and soil improvement needs. However, the addition of tire chip particles to natural soils decreases maximum shear modulus (G_max), but increases compressibility, which can be potential drawbacks. This study examines the effect of overconsolidation stress history on the maximum shear modulus (G_max) of rigid-soft mixtures with varying size ratios (SR) and tire chip contents (TC) by measuring the wave velocity through a 1-D compression test during loading and unloading. The results demonstrate that the G_max of tested mixtures in the normally consolidated state increased with increasing SR and decreasing TC. However, the tested mixtures with a smaller SR exhibited a greater increase in G_max during unloading because of the active pore-filling behavior of the smaller rubber particles and the consequent increased connectivity between sand particles. The SR-dependent impact of the overconsolidation stress history on G_max was verified using the ratio between the swelling and compression indices. Most importantly, this study reveals that the excessive settlement and lower G_max of rigid-soft mixtures can be overcome by introducing an overconsolidated state in sand-tire chip mixtures with low TC.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.336-342
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• 2009

1.0 wt% 소수성실리카를 안정제로 하는 현탁중합에 의하여 $75^{\circ}C$에서 개시제의 농도를 변화하며 합성한 폴리스티렌 (PS) 및 폴리뷰틸메타크릴레이트 (PBMA) 입자의 점도를 모세관 레오미터 (capillary rheometer)를 이용하여 측정하였다. 중량평균분자량이 66,500 g/mol인 PS 입자는 $190^{\circ}C$에서 측정한 경우 낮은 전단속도에서는 뉴톤 (Newtonian) 거동을 나타내었다. PS 입자의 경우 분자량이 증가할수록 전단속도 전 영역에서 전단 묽어짐 (shear thinning) 거동을 보였다. PBMA 입자는 $170^{\circ}C$에서 점도를 측정하였으며 중량평균분자량이 156,700 g/mol 인 경우 낮은 전단속도에서만 뉴톤 거동을 나타내었다. 분자량의 증가에 따라 전단 묽어짐 거동이 관찰되었으며, 이러한 변화의 형태는 PS 입자와 유사하였다. 카본블랙을 충전제로 합성한 고분자 복합체 입자의 전단점도는 PS 및 PBMA 둘 다 $170^{\circ}C$에서 측정하였다. PS 및 PBMA 복합체 입자의 점도변화는 카본블랙의 증가에 따라 점진적으로 증가하였으나, 충전제의 증가에 따른 점도의 증가는 분자량의 증가 효과에 비교하여 미약하였다. 내부혼합기를 이용하여 제조한 카본블랙을 함유하는 PS 복합체의 점도변화는 현탁중합법으로 합성한 카본블랙을 함유하는 PS 복합체 입자의 점도변화에 비하여 작았으며 이는 향상된 분산으로 인하여 발생한 것으로 추정된다. 이 실험에서 선택한 분자량 및 카본블랙의 농도에서 yield 거동은 관찰되지 않았다.

• 보존과학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.19-31
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• 2019

To study the cleaning effects and post-treatment stability assessment of various methods of cleaning textiles with metal thread, six naturally-soiled historical textiles with metal thread were investigated at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Prior to the cleaning of fabricated gold, silver, and copper thread that had been glued onto a paper substrate, the artificial deterioration was carried out in a controlled environment with light(UV and daylight), and temperature and humidity factors which would weaken and damage the samples. A synthetic soil mixture was applied to the samples to imitate soil found on the historic and archaeological textiles with metal thread; the cleaning effect and post-treatment assessment were investigated by use of three textile cleaning methods: mechanical cleaning, wet cleaning, and solvent cleaning. While investigating the naturally-soiled textiles with metal thread, it was determined that the soil colors and sizes of contaminating particles of each textile were different due to the diversity of original environmental factors and conditions. After cleaning with kneaded rubber, Stoddard solvent, n-decane or n-hexane, a bright, clean effect was apparent. Kneaded rubber was successful in picking up both large and small particles, but its stickiness caused some of the metal leaf to peel off. Stoddard solvent produced a good cleaning effect, but after use of n-hexane and n-decane in the cleaning process, a white layer of residue remained on the textile's surface. Wet cleaning was not effective and the rapid humidity changes between wet and dry conditions caused the edges of the paper substrate to lose their original shape.