• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.228-235
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• 2024

Background: Glove reuse poses risks, as chemicals can persist even after cleaning. Decontamination methods like thermal aeration, recommended by US OSHA, vary in effectiveness. Some studies show promising results, while others emphasize the importance of considering both permeation and tensile strength changes. This research advocates for informed glove reuse, emphasizing optimal thermal aeration temperatures and providing evidence to guide users in maintaining protection efficiency. Methods: The investigation evaluated Neoprene and Nitrile gloves (22 mils). Permeation tests with toluene and acetone adhered to American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM) F739 standards. Decontamination optimization involved aeration at various temperatures. The experiment proceeded with a maximum of 22 re-exposure cycles. Tensile strength and elongation were assessed following ASTM D 412 protocols. Breakthrough time differences were statistically analyzed using t-test and ANOVA. Results: At room temperature, glove residuals decreased, and standardized breakthrough time (SBT)₂ was significantly lower than SBT₁, indicating reduced protection. Higher temperature decontamination accelerated residual removal, with ∆SBT (SBT₂/SBT₁) exceeding 100%, signifying restored protection. Tensile tests showed stable neoprene properties postdecontamination. Results underscore thermal aeration's efficacy for gloves reuse, emphasizing temperature's pivotal role. Findings recommend meticulous management strategies, especially post-breakthrough, to uphold glove-protective performance. Conclusions: Thermal aeration at 100℃ for 1 hour proves effective, restoring protection without compromising glove strength. The study, covering twenty cycles, suggests safe glove reuse with proper decontamination, reducing costs significantly. However, limitations in chemical-glove combinations and exclusive focus on specific gloves caution against broad generalization. The absence of regulatory directives on glove reuse highlight the importance of informed selection and rigorous decontamination validation for workplace safety practices.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.72-78
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• 1998

For investigation into gas permeation characteristics, the porous alumina membrane with asymmetrical structure, having upper layer with 10 nanometer under of pore diameter and lower layer with 36 nanometer of pore diameter, was prepared by anodic oxidation using DC power supply of constant current mode in an aqueous solution of sulfuric acid. The aluminium plate was pre-treated with thermal oxidation, chemical polishing and electrochemical polishing before anodic oxidation. Because the pore size depended upon the electrolyte, electrolyte concentration, temperature, current density, and so on, the the membranes were prepared by controling the current density, as a very low current density for upper layer of membrane and a high current density for lower layer of membrane. By control of current quantity, the thicknesses of upper layer of membranes were about $6{\;}{\mu}m$ and the total thicknesses of membranes were about $80-90{\;}{\mu}m$. We found that the mechanism of gas permeation depended on model of the Knudsen flow for the membrane prepared at each condition.

• 멤브레인
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.207-217
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 복합막의 제조공법으로 가장 광범위하게 쓰이는 계면중합법을 이용하여 나노복합막을 제조하였다. Monomer의 농도 및 조성, curing 조건, 후처리 조건과 같은 복합막 제조조건과, 운전압력, 공급액의 농도와 같은 운전인자에 의한 막성능 변화를 조사하였고, 계면중합 과정중에 첨가제를 사용하여 막의 유효면적을 확대하여 투과유속을 증가시키고자 하였다. Monomer의 농도가 증가함에 따라 배제능은 일정하였지만 투과유속이 감소하였고, curing 온도가 증가함에 따라서는 오히려 안정적인 박막층의 형성이 저해되어서 배제능과 투과유속이 모두 감소하였고, curing 시간에 따른 막성능의 변화는 나타나지 않았다. Test solution의 농도가 올라감에 따라서 투과유속과 배제능 모두 감소하였으며, 운전압력이 증가함에 따라서는 배제능과 투과유속 모두 향상하는 경향을 보였다. 계면중합과정중에 사용하는 아민단량체(amine monomer) 중 방향족 다이아민(aromatic amine)인 MPD의 함량을 높임에 따라서 배제능은 증가하였지만 투과유속은 현저하게 떨어졌다. 첨가제의 농도에 따른 표면 거칠기 증가 경향은 MPD가 포함된 amine 조성일 때가 더 높았지만 투과유속은 piperazine만 단독으로 사용하였을 때보다 떨어졌다.

• 폴리머
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• 제38권5호
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• pp.632-639
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• 2014

Trimellitic anhydride chloride와 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene을 이용하여 2,7-dihydroxynaphthalene bis(trimellitate anhydride) (2,7-TA)의 무수물 단량체를 합성하였다. 합성된 2,7-TA와 p-xylylenediamine 및 2,2'-bis(trifluoromethyl) benzidine(TFB)을 다양한 몰 비로 반응하여 얻은 폴리아믹산(polyamic acid, PAA)을 유리판에서 열처리하여 에스터기를 가지는 폴리이미드 공중합체(copolyimide, Co-PI)를 합성하였다. 합성된 Co-PI는 TFB의 몰 비 조성에 따라 열적 성질, 가스 투과도, 및 광학 성질 등을 조사하였다. 용액 캐스팅으로 합성된 Co-PI 필름은 유연하고 질긴 성질을 보였다. Co-PI 필름은 모두 투명하였으며, 각 필름의 cut-off wavelength은 370~395 nm이었고, 노란색 지수는 3.55~7.63의 비교적 낮은 값을 보여주었다. Co-PI 필름의 열적 성질들은 TFB의 몰 비가 증가할수록 증가하였지만, 산소 차단성과 광학 투명성에서는 반대의 결과를 보여주었다.

• 한국고분자학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국고분자학회 2006년도 IUPAC International Symposium on Advanced Polymers for Emerging Technologies
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• pp.125-126
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• 2006

We show that thermal rearrangement of glassy polymers below the thermal degradation temperature can create unexpected and large microvoids in the membranes, leading to unexpected high gas permeability with high gas selectivity. These current polymer membranes display unexpected gas permeation-separation performance. There are above the upper-bound for conventional polymer membranes for several gas pairs. In the present study, molecular simulation, BET sorption, positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy (PALS), and gas separation experiments were performed to characterize the unusual structure-property relationship of these rigid glassy polymer membranes.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 1997년도 추계 총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.5-8
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• 1997

Introduction : Membranes made from inorganic materials are generally superior to organo-polymeric materials in thermal and mechanical stability, and chemical resistance. Among inorganic materials zeolite is a promising candidate for a high performance membrane because of the unique characteristics of zeolite crystals such as molecular sieving, ion exchange, selective adsorption and catalysis. Although there are many recent reportsl on the preparation of zeolitc membranes and the gas permeation through the membranes, only a limited number of publications deal with pervaporation studies. Recently, we have reported a high pervaporation performance of NaA zeolite membrane for the separation of water/organic liquid mixtures. and of NaY zeolite menlbrane for the separation of methanol/MTBE. Here, preparation of zeolite (LTA, ZSM-5 and FAU) membranes and their permeation properties are discussed.

• 설비공학논문집
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.599-608
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• 2000

One dimensional numerical modeling was carried out for the melting behavior of dry snow and the unsaturated flow when heat was supplied from the bottom surface. Discrepancy between the previous experimental data and the present numerical results is substantially reduced by considering the density change of water permeation layer due to the infiltration of meltwater. In the parametric study for effective thermal conductivity, it was found that the effect of this parameter to the behavior of snow melting is minor. Sensitivity analysis showed that the melting time is most sensitive to changes in supplied heat flux, snow temperature, and bulk density, whereas snow bulk density and residual saturation have a significant effect on the height of water permeation layer in snow.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.8-12
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• 2000

면화류의 열적특성을 조사하기 위하여 시차주사열량계(DSC, Differential Scanning Calorimeter) 및 열중량 분석기(TGA, Thermogravimetric Analysis)를 이용하여 온도에 따른 발열개시온도, 무게감량 등을 조사하였으며, 발화온도 측정방법 중 정온법을 이용하여 요오드가가 각기 다른 유지류에 침윤된 면화류의 발차거동을 조사하였다. 이때 발화온도 측정장치의 반응용기 내부로의 공기 기류의 존재 여부에 따른 발화거동을 함께 조사하였다. 연구결과 합성섬유의 분해온도 폭이 순면인 천연섬유에 비하여 다소 넓음을 알 수 있었다. 한편 발화개시온도의 경우 공기를 주입하지 않는 경우에는 유지의 침윤량 증가에 따라 두 시료 모두 상승하였으나, 공기를 주입하는 경우에는 유지의 침윤량 증가에 따라 상당히 낮아지고 있으며, 특히 건성유를 침윤시킨 경우에는 급속히 감소하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.528-532
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• 2009

The size and shape of free volume (FV) holes available in membrane materials control the rate of gas diffusion and its permeability. Based on this principle, a segmented, thermo-sensitive polyurethane (TSPU) membrane with functional gate, i.e., the ability to sense and respond to external thermo-stimuli, was synthesized. This smart membrane exhibited close-open characteristics to the size of the FV hole and water vapor permeation and thus can be used as smart food packaging materials. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), positron annihilation lifetimes (PAL) and water vapor permeability (WVP) were used to evaluate how the morphological structure of TSPU and the temperature influence the FV holes size. In DSC and DMA studies, TSPU with a crystalline transition reversible phase showed an obvious phase-separated structure and a phase transition temperature at $53^{\circ}C$ (defined as the switch temperature and used as a functional gate). Moreover, the switch temperature ($T_s$) and the thermal-sensitivity of TSPU remained available after two or three thermal cyclic processes. The PAL study indicated that the FV hole size of TSPU is closely related to the $T_s$. When the temperature varied cyclically from $T_s-10{\circ}C$ to $T_s+10^{\circ}C$, the average radius (R) of the FV holes of the TSPU membrane also shifted cyclically from 0.23 to 0.467 nm, exhibiting an "open-close" feature. As a result, the WVP of the TSPU membrane also shifted cyclically from 4.30 to $8.58\;kg/m^2{\cdot}d$, which produced an "increase-decrease" response to the thermo-stimuli. This phase transition accompanying significant changes in the FV hole size and WVP can be used to develop "smart materials" with functional gates and controllable water vapor permeation, which support the possible applications of TSPU for food packaging.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.399-402
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• 2000

일반적인 수산물 통조림의 내용물 속에는 물, 기름 및 조미액즙 등 packing medium이 들어있다. 본 연구에서는 새우, 꽁치 및 굴을 원료로 건조 및 조미 후 packing medium이 없는 새로운 형태의 조미통조림을 제조하고 이들 제품의 진공도별 (15, 30, 45 및 60cmHg) 열침투 특성을 조사할 목적으로 본 연구를 수행하였다. 진공도별 제품의 열침투 속도는 진공도가 높을수록 빠르게 나타났으며 동일시간 살균했을 때 진공도가 높을수록 Fo치가 높게 나타났다. 한편 상법으로 제조된 water pack과 본 시험에서 제조한 조미통조림과의 열침투 속도를 비교했을 때 새우와 꽁치 조미통조림의 경우는 진공도 15cmHg 이상에서는 열침투 속도가 water pack 제품보다는 빠르게 나타났고 굴 제품의 경우는 water pack 제품이 30cmHg 이상에서 열침투 속도가 빠르게 나타났다. 따라서 packing medium이 없는 조미 통조림의 경우 진공도 30cmHg 이상이 되면 기존의 water pack 제품보다 열침투 속도가 빠르다는 사실이 관찰되었다.