• 폴리머
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.47-52
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• 2007

폴리우레탄 발포체는 쿠션성이 뛰어나기 때문에 자동차 시트 쿠션으로 다양하게 사용이 되고 있다. 그 동안 시트 쿠션 발포체의 연구에 있어서 발포체 밀도를 낮추고자 하는 요구가 있어 왔으나, 최근에는 승차 안락감을 증대시키는 것이 더욱 중요시되고 있다. 승차 안락감과 관련하여 본 연구에서는 반발 탄성률 특성 및 히스테리시스 특성과 같은 정적물성을 조절하는 것에 관하여 연구하였다. 또한 승차 운전시 안락감 성능에 영향을 주는 매우 중요한 인자로 알려져 있는 진동 특성에 관하여 고찰하였다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제58권1호
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• pp.32-43
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• 2023

The worldwide use of polyurethane foam products generates large amounts of waste, which in turn has detrimental effects on the surroundings. Hence, finding an economical and environmentally friendly way to dispose of or recycle foam waste is an utmost priority for researchers to overcome this problem. In that sense, the glycolysis of waste flexible polyurethane foam (WFPF) from automotive seat cushions using different industrial-grade glycols and potassium hydroxide as a catalyst to produce recovered polyol was investigated. The effect of different molecular weight polyols, catalyst concentration, and material ratio (PU foam: Glycols) on the reaction conversion and viscosity of the recovered polyols was determined. The obtained recovered polyols are obtained as single or split-phase reaction products. Besides, the foaming characteristics and physical properties such as cell morphology, thermal stability, and compressive stress-strain nature of the regenerated flexible foams based on the recovered polyols were discussed. It was observed that the regenerated flexible foams displayed good seating comfort properties as a function of hardness, sag factor, and hysteresis loss compared to the reference virgin foam. With the growing demand for a sustainable and circular economy, a global valorization of glycolysis products from polyurethane scraps can be realized by transforming them into profitable substances.