• 한국포장학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2021

Calcium hydroxide (CH) reacts with CO2 to produce moisture, and sodium carbonate (SC) reacts with CO2 in the presence of moisture. Using these different characteristics of these two reactants, a CH/SC mixture of CO2 absorber tuned for kimchi ripening to produce CO2 in a flexible package was selected. A ratio of CH:SC (1:2) in highly gas permeable microporous spunbonded film (Tyvek) sachet was found to be appropriate for delayed and consistent CO2 absorption useful for kimchi package. Addition of superabsorbent polymer (SAP) as moisture buffer was helpful for boosting the consistency of CO2 absorption. In a package of 0.5 kg kimchi at 10℃, the sachet consisting of 0.794 g of CH + 2.276 g of SC + 0.4 g of SAP suppressed its volume expansion and maintained a suitable range of CO2 partial pressure (PCO2) steadily inside. These optimal conditions may vary depending on the type and salinity of kimchi, storage and distribution temperature, and the material and area of the absorber sachet. This study showed a potential of mixture CO2 absorber to be tuned for CO2 producing packaged kimchi for the purpose of keeping consistent PCO2 at tolerable volume expansion.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2005

In this study, a series of highly swelling hydrogels based on sodium alginate (NaAlg) and polymethacryl­amide (PMAM) was prepared through free radical polymerization. The graft copolymerization reaction was performed in a homogeneous medium and in the presence of ammonium persulfate (APS) as an initiator and N,N'-methylenebis­acrylamide (MBA) as a crosslinker. The crosslinked graft copolymer, alginate-graft-polymethacrylamide (Alg-g­PMAM), was then partially hydrolyzed by NaOH solution to yield a hydrogel, hydrolyzed alginate-graft-poly­methacrylamide (H-Alg-g-PMAM). During alkaline hydrolysis, the carboxamide groups of Alg-g-PMAM were converted into hydrophilic carboxylate anions. Either the Alg-g-PMAM or the H-Alg-g-PMAM was characterized by FTIR spectroscopy. The effects of the grafting variables (i.e., concentration of MBA, MAM, and APS) and the alkaline hydrolysis conditions (i.e., NaOH concentration, hydrolysis time, and temperature) were optimized systematically to achieve a hydrogel having the maximum swelling capacity. Measurements of the absorbency in various aqueous salt solutions indicated that the swelling capacity decreased upon increasing the ionic strength of the swelling medium. This behavior could be attributed to a charge screening effect for monovalent cations, as well as ionic cross-linking for multivalent cations. Because of the high swelling capacity in salt solutions, however, the hydrogels might be considered as anti-salt superabsorbents. The swelling behavior of the superabsorbing hydrogels was also measured in solutions having values of pH ranging from 1 to 13. Furthermore, the pH reversibility and on/off switching behavior, measured at pH 2.0 and 8.0, suggested that the synthesized hydrogels were excellent candidates for the controlled delivery of bioactive agents. Finally, we performed preliminary investigations of the swelling kinetics of the synthesized hydrogels at various particle sizes.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.86-94
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• 2020

고 흡수성 폴리머(SAP)가 콘크리트에 혼입되면 슬럼프가 급격하게 감소하여 시공성이 저하되며, 수분 흡수·방출 과정으로 내부 양생 효과를 얻을 수 있고, 콘크리트의 내부 공극을 증가시킨다. 본 연구에서는 감수제를 사용하여 시공성을 확보한 SAP 혼입 콘크리트의 압축강도 및 동결융해 저항성, 염화물 침투 저항성을 평가하여 내부 양생과 공극의 영향을 평가하였다. 또한 콘크리트의 양생 조건을 수중 양생과 봉함 양생으로 구분하여 SAP의 내부 양생 효과를 평가하였다. 실험 결과, SAP 혼입율이 증가할수록 감수제 사용량은 증가하였으며, 압축강도는 SAP 혼입율 1.5%가 가장 큰 압축강도를 나타냈다. 특히, 봉함 양생의 경우 수중 양생보다 큰 압축강도를 나타냈으며, 유효 물-시멘트 비 감소와 내부 양생 효과에 의해 압축강도가 증가한 것으로 판단된다. SAP를 1.0~1.5% 혼입하면 AE제를 혼입한 경우와 유사하게 동결융해 저항성이 개선되었으며, SAP를 1.0% 이상 사용하면 염화물 침투 저항성이 개선되었다. 최적의 SAP 혼입율은 1.5%이며, 2.0% 이상의 혼입율은 압축강도 및 동결융해 저항성에 악영향을 준다.

• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.263-268
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• 2009

Superporous Hydrogels (SPHs) have been extensively investigated for various biomedical applications due to their fast swelling and superabsorbent properties. In this study, glycol chitosan that is one of most abundant natural polymers was used as a cross-linking agent instead of bisacrylamide (BIS), which is a broadly used crosslinking agent for preparation of SPHs. Glycol chitosan was modified to have reactive vinyl groups by chemical conjugation with glycidyl methacrylate (GMA). The vinyl group-containing glycol chitosan (GC-GMA) was characterized by FT-IR and $^1H$-NMR measurements. SPHs have been prepared in various synthetic conditions to establish the optimum synthetic process for making superporous structure, where the inner pores are interconnected to each other to form a open channel structure. Various SPHs with different GC-GMA contents have been successfully prepared and have been observed to show faster swelling properties than other conventional SPHs. From the study on the swelling behavior of SPHs, the GC-GMA content is considered to be an important factor for controlling their swelling properties.

• 청정기술
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.258-268
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 카르복시메틸셀룰로스(CMC)를 기반으로 한 복합 초흡수제를 전자빔 조사에 의해 제조하였다. CMC의 조성을 제조에 사용한 증류수의 양을 기준으로 하여 4 wt%, 5 wt%, 6 wt%, 7 wt%로 달리 하여 초흡수제를 제조하였다. 또한, 복합 초흡수제 제조를 위한 첨가물질로 그라파이트 산화물, 환원 그래핀 산화물, 활성탄, 벤토나이트를 사용하였다. CMC의 조성비와 첨가물질의 종류에 따라 제조된 초흡수제의 특성이 어떻게 달라지는지 조사하였다. 제조된 물질에서 기능기를 확인하기 위해 적외선분광분석을 수행하였고, 각 시료의 기계적 강도, 겔분율, 팽윤 속도, 평형 팽윤비 등을 측정하였다. 팽윤 실험은 증류수, 우레아 수용액, 생리 식염수에서 진행하였다. 제조된 초흡수제를 5회에 걸쳐 재사용하면서 겔분율과 팽윤비의 변화를 관찰하였다. 제조된 초흡수제들 중 5 wt%의 CMC를 사용하고 그래핀 물질을 첨가물질로 하여 제조한 복합 초흡수제인 $C_{5%}GO$와 $C_{5%}rGO$가 가장 우수한 기계적 특성을 나타내었으며, 우레아 수용액과 생리 식염수에서의 팽윤비도 상대적으로 높았다.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.95-104
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• 2004

A series of superabsorbents based on acrylic acid (AA), sodium acrylate, 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulphonic acid, N,N'-methylene bis-acrylamide (MBA) were prepared by inverse suspension polymerization. These hydrogels were further crosslinked on the surface with polyethylene glycol-600 (PEG-600). The water absorbency or swelling behaviors for these xerogels in water and 0.9% saline solutions, both under free condition and under load were investigated. Absorption characteristics of these hydrogels were found to depend on nature and concentration of crosslinker in the system. It was also found that the saline absorption was significantly improved as the incorporation of AMPS in the polymer was increased. The surface crosslinking introduced in the polymers was found to improve the absorption under load characteristics without lowering the free water absorption capacities of the polymer to a considerable extent.

• 폴리머
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.537-543
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• 2008

Crosslinked agar-g-poly(acrylic acid) (x-agar-g-PAA) super absorbent with a water absorbency ($Q_{H2O}$) of approximately 660 g/g was synthesized by the copolymerization of agar with an acrylic acid monomer. KPS and MBA were used as the initiator and crosslinker, respectively. Grafting was performed in air. Infrared spectroscopy was used to identify the product of copolymerization. The optimum conditions to synthesize the x-agar-g-PAA superabsorbent were 0.1 g of agar, 0.1 g of the KPS initiator, for 15 min; 50% AA monomer, 0.005 g of the MBA crosslinker, for a propagation time of 5 min; and 1 M NaOH for 15 min to allow for saponification. The reaction temperature was $80{^\circ}C$.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제55권4호
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• pp.314-320
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• 2020

This study focused on experiments with polyethylene glycol (PEG) and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA), which are functional additives for water-expandable rubber. Polychloroprene rubber (CR)/superabsorbent polymer (SAP) composites were prepared and their cure behaviors, mechanical properties, water absorption rates, and surface morphology were measured based on the functional additives applied. When PEG and GMA were applied to the composites, the water absorption rate increased-including the initial rate-compared to that measured when functional additives were not used. The results also show that PEG has a hydrophilic functional group, which allows it to absorb more water, and GMA acts as a coupling agent between CR and SAP. However, with the introduction of functional additives, the cure rate slowed down and the mechanical properties also decreased.

• 폴리머
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.469-476
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 속팽윤성과 고흡수성을 갖는 초다공성 수화젤의 제조과정에서 생분해성 가교제를 이용하여 생분해성 초다공성 수화젤을 제조하고 특성분석을 수행하였다. 친수성 고분자인 poly(ethylene glycol)의 양말단에 D,L-lactide를 개환 중합시켜 PLA-PEG-PLA 삼중공중합체를 합성한 뒤, 양말단에 비닐기를 도입하여 생분해성 가교제를 합성하였다. 조성이 다양한 초다공성 수화젤을 제조하여 각각의 팽윤도, 팽윤속도 및 생분해성을 비교하였다. 중합된 고분자의 화학적 조성을 $^1H$-NMR, GPC, FT-IR 측정을 통해 확인하였고, 수화젤 표면 및 내부의 SEM 분석을 통해 수 백 ${\mu}m$ 크기의 공극들로 생성된 열린 채널구조의 초다공성 구조를 관찰하였다. 수은 다공도계로 수화절의 기공크기와 다공도를 측정하였고, 조성에 따라 물리회학적 성질이 조절될 수 있음을 알 수 있었으며, MTT분석에 의해 낮은 세포독성을 나타냄을 확인하였다.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.97-102
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• 2015

This study aimed to evaluate the potential plantgrowth promoting effects of potassium polyacrylate, a superabsorbent polymer, and Bacillus sp. SH1RP8, a family of plant-growth-promoting bacteria. Potassium polyacrylate was selected as the polymer for use due to its high molecular weight and its ability to retain and continuously supply moisture. Plant-growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) were isolated from the soil and applied to plants growing in dry environments, such as saline conditions. The moisture absorption and retention abilities of potassium polyacrylate were evaluated at a high temperature ($50^{\circ}C$) and in a dry condition, during which time the polymer showed a water retention potential of 19606.07% after 29 days. To overcome the reaming problem in the soil environment, natural polymers (such as cellulose) were mixed with the potassium acrylate. The shoot growths of Peucedanum japonicum Thunb and Arundo donax were significantly enhanced when treated with the mixture of the isolated rhizosphere bacterium SH1RP8 and potassium polyacrylate (63.5 and 124.3%, respectively).