• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 1999년도 The 7th Summer Workshop of the Membrane Society of Korea
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• pp.39-42
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• 1999

Perfluoropolymers represent the ultimate resistance to hostile chemical environments and high service temperature, attributed to the presence of fluorine in the polymer backbone, i.e. to the high bond energy of C-F and C-C bonds of fluorocarbons. Copolymers of Tetrafluoroethylene (TEE) and 2, 2, 4Trifluoro-5Trifluorometoxy- 1, 3Dioxole (TTD), commercially known as HYFLON AD, are amorphous perfluoropolymers with glass transition temperature (Tg)higher than room temperature, showing a thermal decomposition temperature exceeding 40$0^{\circ}C$. These polymer systems are highly soluble in fluorinated solvents, with low solution viscosities. This property allows the preparation of self-supported and composite membranes with desired membrane thickness. Symmetric and asymmetric perfluoropolymer membranes, made with HYFLON AD, have been prepared and evaluated. Porous and not porous symmetric membranes have been obtained by solvent evaporation with various processing conditions. Asymmetric membranes have been prepared by th wet phase inversion method. Measure of contact angle to distilled water have been carried out. Figure 1 compares experimental results with those of other commercial membranes. Contact angles of about 120$^{\circ}$for our amorphous perfluoropolymer membranes demonstrate that they posses a high hydrophobic character. Measure of contact angles to hexandecane have been also carried out to evaluate the organophobic character. Rsults are reported in Figure 2. The observed strong organophobicity leads to excellent fouling resistance and inertness. Porous membranes with pore size between 30 and 80 nanometers have shown no permeation to water at pressures as high as 10 bars. However high permeation to gases, such as O2, N2 and CO2, and no selectivities were observed. Considering the porous structure of the membrane, this behavior was expected. In consideration of the above properties, possible useful uses in th field of gas- liquid separations are envisaged for these membranes. A particularly promising application is in the field of membrane contactors, equipments in which membranes are used to improve mass transfer coefficients in respect to traditional extraction and absorption processes. Gas permeation properties have been evaluated for asymmetric membranes and composite symmetric ones. Experimental permselectivity values, obtained at different pressure differences, to various single gases are reported in Tab. 1, 2 and 3. Experimental data have been compared with literature data obtained with membranes made with different amorphous perfluoropolymer systems, such as copolymers of Perfluoro2, 2dimethyl dioxole (PDD) and Tetrafluorethylene, commercialized by the Du Pont Company with the trade name of Teflon AF. An interesting linear relationship between permeability and the glass transition temperature of the polymer constituting the membrane has been observed. Results are descussed in terms of polymer chain structure, which affects the presence of voids at molecular scale and their size distribution. Molecular Dyanmics studies are in progress in order to support the understanding of these results. A modified Theodoru- Suter method provided by the Amorphous Cell module of InsightII/Discover was used to determine the chain packing. A completely amorphous polymer box of about 3.5 nm was considered. Last but not least the use of amorphous perfluoropolymer membranes appears to be ideal when separation processes have to be performed in hostile environments, i.e. high temperatures and aggressive non-aqueous media, such as chemicals and solvents. In these cases Hyflon AD membranes can exploit the outstanding resistance of perfluoropolymers.

• 한국건설순환자원학회논문집
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.297-303
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• 2018

건축물의 대형화, 고층화에 따라 지하 구조물이 증가하고 있으며, 지하상가 및 지하철 등 지하구조물의 활용도 및 용도가 다양해지고 있다. 이에 따라 지하수 영향으로 인한 지하 구조물의 보호를 위해 다양한 방수 공법이 개발되었다. 그 중 대표적으로 방수층이나 외벽방수의 품질 확보와 구조물 거동에 대한 하자 발생률을 줄이고자 아스팔트 씰과 아스팔트 방수시트를 복합으로 사용하는 복합공법이 지하주차장 및 지하구조물의 외벽 중심으로 국내에서 널리 사용되고 있다. 그러나 일부 건설 현장에서 기온이 높아지는 여름철에 외벽 시공된 아스팔트 씰재가 층분리되어 건축물의 균열부를 통해 내부로 흘러들어가는 누유현상이 발생되었다. 본 연구에서는 콘크리트 구조물의 계절변화에 따른 온도 특성을 파악하고 이 결과를 바탕으로 옥외와 실내에서 온도 변화에 따른 아스팔트 씰재의 특성을 확인하여 품질 기준 을 설정할 목적으로 연구를 진행하였다. 연구 결과 여름철 콘크리트 구조물 온도가 최고 $51^{\circ}C$까지 상승하며, 슬래브에 시공된 방수재료의 경우 $54^{\circ}C$까지 상승하는 것으로 나타나 콘크리트 표면보다 방수 재료의 온도가 $3^{\circ}C$ 높은 경향을 나타냈다. 옥외 콘크리트 구조물을 대상으로 한 흘러내림 특성 실험 결과 수분산형의 경우 수분의 증발이 늦고 낮은 점도로 인해 다량의 흘러내림이 발생되었으며, 실내 촉진 흘러내림 특성 실험 결과 용제형과 수분산형의 경우 상온에서의 점도가 낮고 용융점이 낮아 다량의 제품에서 흘러내림이 발생되었다. 이상의 결과로부터 점도와 용융점이 아스팔트 씰재의 품질 특성에 큰 영향을 주는 것을 알 수 있었고, 점도와 용융점에 관한 정량적 수준을 결정할 필요성이 있다.