• The monthly packaging world
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• s.191
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• pp.58-66
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• 2009

• Textile Coloration and Finishing
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• v.27 no.1
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• pp.62-69
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• 2015

To improve the color stability of the bioplastic containing sorghum extract, sorghum extract was chelated by a metal ion. The chelating activity was quantitatively evaluated under the various conditions. Chelation of sorghum extract by Cu(II) was determined by reaction with pyrocatechol violet, whereas Fe(II) chelation was investigated by forming complexes with ferrozine. Chelation of sorghum extract was increased rapidly with increasing concentrations of metal salt and sorghum extract. At a 0.1g/L metal salt addition level, the chelating activity of Fe(II) and Cu(II) were 66.7% and 54.2%, respectively. According to the chelation pH conditions, the sorghum extract was chelated almost 100% by Fe(II) above the pH 6.5. It was confirmed that Fe(II) was a strong chelator of sorghum extract than Cu(II). The sorghum extract chelated with metal salt exhibit higher thermal stability. The bioplastic containing chelated sorghum extract showed relatively less color change than the control.

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.191
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• pp.42-43
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• 2009

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.191
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• pp.44-48
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• 2009

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.356
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• pp.48-63
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• 2022

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.365
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• pp.48-58
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• 2023

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.366
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• pp.48-63
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• 2023

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF PACKAGING SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.25-31
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• 2020

Recently, applications of biomass-based plastics have increased according to the eco-friendly policy of the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions in domestic and foreign government. In this study, a paper plastic composite was produced by compounding polypropylene and micronized paper powder that was prepared using dry pulverization technology. Subsequently, the specimen of paper plastic was verified with mechanical properties, formability and product safety test to confirm the suitable packaging materials for food packaging. Paper plastics showed slightly lower mechanical properties than currently commercialized PP composites. However, paper plastics are valuable materials as environmentally friendly carbon-reducing material because of high biocarbon content, light weight features and applicability of existing manufacturing machines or system.

• The monthly packaging world
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• s.354
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• pp.91-97
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• 2022

바이오플라스틱의 니즈는 계속 증가 중이며 생분해 바이오플라스틱이 실제 현장에 사용되기 위해서는 물성개선이 필요한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 바이오플라스틱에 과산화물 첨가제를 농도별로 첨가하여 생산한 복합화 필름의 신장률, morphology, TGA 변화를 조사하였다. 신장률과 TGA는 과산화물 상용화제 첨가구가 대조구보다 더 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 상용화제 첨가량에 따라서 압출성형 공정의 생산성에 영향을 미치며, 과산화물은 적정량을 첨가하는 것이 중요한 것으로 나타났다. 복합화 필름의 morphology를 분석한 결과 수지별로 결정화 속도가 달라 이형분산배열을 관찰할 수 있었고, 표면물성은 4%의 과산화물 첨가구에서 가장 좋은 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로부터 복합화 생분해 필름 제조 방법으로 과산화물 상용화 제를 4% 첨가한 시험구가 우수한 것으로 사료되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.27 no.5
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• pp.990-994
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• 2017

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are biodegradable plastics produced by bacteria, but their use in diverse applications is prohibited by high production costs. To reduce these costs, the conversion by Pseudomonas strains of PHAs from crude sludge palm oil (SPO) as an inexpensive renewable raw material was tested. Pseudomonas putida S12 was found to produce the highest yield (~41%) of elastomeric medium-chain-length (MCL)-PHAs from SPO. The MCL-PHA characteristics were analyzed by gas-chromatography/mass spectrometry, gel permeation chromatography, and differential scanning calorimetry. These findings may contribute to more widespread use of PHAs by reducing PHA production costs.