• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.321-327
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• 2009

1,3-butadiene is classified as suspected human carcinogen, group A2(American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, ACGIH). In Korea, 1,3-butadiene has been used as a raw material; monomer, homopolymer, polybutadiene latex, acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene(ABS) and styrene-butadiene rubber(SBR), in the petrochemistry and precision chemistry industry. As petrochemistry industry in Korea has been developed, the potential exposure possibility of 1,3-butadiene to workers can be increased. Therefore the purpose of this study is to evaluate airborne 1,3-butadiene concentration and workers' exposure levels in the workplace using 1,3-butadiene. Air samples were collected with 4-tert-butyl catechol(TBC) charcoal tube(100 mg/50 mg) and were analyzed by gas chromatograph/flame ionization detector(GC/FID) according to the Choi's method(2002). Geometric mean (GM) and arithmetic mean (AM) of total 59 workers' exposure concentrations to airborne 1.3-butadiene were 0.042 ppm and 1.51 ppm, respectively. Although most samples were lower than 1ppm, 2 samples(21.5ppm and 33.1ppm as 8hr-TWA) were exceeded the Korean standard(2ppm) over 10 times at the repair process in synthetic rubber and resin manufacture industry. 14 samples(41%) of total 34 short-term air samples were exceeded the Korean standard(10ppm as STEL) of Ministry Labor. 1,3-butadiene concentration(GM) in the synthetic rubber and resin manufacture industry(7.87ppm) was significantly higher than that in the monomer manufacure industry (0.35ppm)(p<0.05). Also in the sampling and repair process, each GM(range) was 1.39ppm(N.D.-469.6ppm) and 7.85ppm(N.D.-410.2ppm). In conclusion, it depends on the industry and process, 1,3-butadiene can be exposed to workers as high concentration for short-term.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.128-137
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• 2016

The effect of the surface area of silicas on their reinforcing performance to styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) compounds was systematically investigated. The feasibility of the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area ($S_{BET}$) as a parameter representing the characteristics of the silicas was discussed compared to the mesopore volume, c value, oil absorption, and uptake of silane. The increase in $S_{BET}$ of silicas caused a considerable increase in Mooney viscosity, minimum torque, and hysteresis loss of the silica-filled SBR compounds, while significantly enhancing their abrasion property. These changes were explained by the attrition between the hydrophilic silica surface and the hydrophobic rubber chains. As expected, the change in $S_{BET}$ did not induce any remarkable changes in the cure, processing, tensile, and dynamic properties of the silica-filled SBR compounds because the crosslinking density of the rubber chains mainly determined these properties.

• 반도체디스플레이기술학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.52-58
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• 2017

Graphene oxide (GO)/carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) nanocomposites with various contents of GO were prepared by a latex compounding method. It has been confirmed that the functional groups of GO and the hydrogen bonds between GO and XSBR are existed. It can be seen that the scorch time ($t_{s2}$), which is the measurement of incipient vulcanization of rubber, showed a delay after the addition of GO. Field emission scanning electron microscopy was employed to confirm the uniform dispersion of filler in the matrix. Indeed, with increasing fillers loading, the torque, tensile strength, thermal stability and crosslink density of obtained nanocomposites were improved. These results were correlated to the better dispersion of fillers through the rubber matrix.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제56권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2021

A strain energy density function is used to characterize the hyperelasticity of rubber-like materials. Conventional models, such as the Neo-Hookean, Mooney-Rivlin, and Ogden models, are widely used in automotive industries, in which the strain potential is derived from strain invariants or principal stretch ratios. A fitting procedure for experimental data is required to determine material constants for each model. However, due to the complexities of the mathematical expression, these models can only produce an accurate curve fitting in a specified strain range of the material. In this study, a hyperelastic model for Neodymium Butadiene rubber is developed by using the Artificial Neural Network. Comparing the analytical results to those obtained by conventional models revealed that the proposed model shows better agreement for both uniaxial and equibiaxial test data of the rubber.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.9-12
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• 2022

Herein, a facile approach for the development of effective and low-cost carbon precursors from acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) rubber is reported. ABS rubber with a negligible char yield can be converted into an excellent carbon precursor with approximately 54% char yield under a nitrogen atmosphere at 800℃ by simple iodine doping and subsequent heating at 110℃ under an inert atmosphere. The enhanced char yield is attributed to the improved intermolecular interactions between the ABS chains caused by the formation of covalent bonds between the butadiene segments, along with the newly developed charge-charge interactions and other indiscriminate radical-radical couplings. The charges and radicals involved in these interactions are also generated by iodine doping. We believe that this study will be useful for the development of low-cost carbon precursors.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.57-66
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• 2018

Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR), reinforced with different contents of silica (with or without modification using silane coupling agents), was prepared by a modified sol-gel method involving hydrolyzation of tetraethoxysilane over an acid catalyst. The structures of the as-prepared samples were characterized using various techniques, such as scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. The mechanical properties of the as-prepared samples were discussed in detail. The results revealed an increasing of the storage modulus (G') with increase in the silica content without modification. In contrast, G' decreased after modification using silane coupling agents, indicating a reduction in the silica-silica interaction and improved dispersion of silica in the SBR matrix. Both tensile stress and hardness increased with increase in the silica content (with modification) in the SBR matrix, albeit with low values compared to the samples with un-modified silica, except for the case of silica modified using (3-glycidyloxypropyl) trimethoxysilane (GPTS). The latter observation can be attributed to the special structure of GPTS and the effort of oxygen atom lone-pair.

• 유변학
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.46-51
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• 1992

본 연구에서는 열가소성고무를 중심으로 한 스티렌 공중합체의 유변학적 특성을 Couette 보정치를 사용하여 해석하였다. 실험재료로는 SBS(Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene), SEBS(Styrene-Ethylene/Buthylene-Styrene), SIS(Styrene-Isoprene-Styrene)을 사용하였고 탄성체의 성격을 비교하기 위하여SBS(Styrene-Butadiene Rubber)와 IR(Isoprene Rubber)를 사용하였다, 실험결과 Couette 보정치는 온도가 증가할수록 감소하였다. 또한 열가소성 고부 (SBS, SEBS, SIS)의 보정치는 거의 비슷한 값을 나타내었으며 고무(IR, SBR)의 보정치는 열가소성고무에서보다 다소 높은 값을 나타내었다. 충진제를 첨가하였을 경우 충진제의 양 이 증가할수록 Couette 보정치는 감소하였다.

• 한국콘크리트학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국콘크리트학회 1991년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.99-106
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• 1991

Result of an experimental study on the manufacture, the mechanical properties and waterightness of pitch-based carbon fiber reinforced fly ash.cement composites are presented in this paper. The carbon fiber reinforced fly ash.cement composites using early strength cement, silica powder and a small amount of stylene butadiene rubber latex are prepared with carbon fiber, foaming agents and mixing conditions. As a result, the mechanical and plysical properties such as compresive, tensile and flectural strengths, watertightness and cement composites are improved by using a small amount of stylene butadiene rubber latex.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2014

폴리케톤은 일산화탄소, 에틸렌, 프로필렌을 단량체로 중합되는 삼중공중합체 (terpolymer)로서 폴리아미드, 플리에스테르, 폴리카보네이트 등의 일반 엔지니어링 플라스틱 소재에 비해 원료 및 중합 공정비가 저렴한 소재이다. 또한 기계적 특성과 내열성, 내화학성, 연료투과성, 내마모성 등이 우수하여 기존 엔지니어링 플라스틱 소재를 대체할 수 있는 환경 친화적인 소재로 주목을 받고 있다. 본 연구에서는 폴리케톤의 내열성을 향상시키기 위해 탄성체(Ethylene propylene copolymer, Nitrile butadiene rubber, Ethylene acrylic rubber)를 배합하여 블렌드물을 제조하였고, 각 소재에 대하여 내열성, 내유성에 평가에 따른 특성을 분석하였다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.111-120
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• 2001

NR/NBR 혼합고무 컴파운드의 기계적 물성과 아연 및 황동피복 강선과의 접착특성에 대해 NR/NBR 조성비에 대한 함수로 조사하였다. Mooney 점도와 응력이완시간은 NBR 함량의 증가에 따라 감소하였다. NBR 함량증가에 따라 모듈러스는 전반적으로 증가하였고, 인장강도의 경우 NBR 함량이 40 phr 이하일 경우 유사한 수준을 보이다가 $50{\sim}60\;phr$일 때 최소치를 보인 후 다시 증가하는 경향을 보인 반면, 파괴점에서의 변형은 NBR 함량이 50 phr 이하의 범위에서는 선형적인 감소를 보인 후 50 phr 이후에서는 거의 유사한 수준을 보였다. NR/NBR 혼합고무 컴파운드는 NR과 NBR의 유리전이온도인 $-10^{\circ}C$와 $-55^{\circ}C$에서 탄성모듈러스의 급격한 전이와 tan ${\delta}$ 피크를 나타내 비상용성 블렌드의 거동을 나타내었다. 접착력(pullout force)과 rubber coverage 공히 NBR 함량이 증가함에 따라 급격히 감소하여 NR/NBR 혼합비가 50/50인 경우 NR 컴파운드 대비 약 40% 수준을 보였고, 순수한 NBR 컴파운드의 경우 접착력은 다시 증가하여 NR 컴파운드 대비 약 90% 수준의 접착력을 보였다. Auger spectrometer 분석결과 NBR 함량이 증가할수록 황함량이 감소하였고, 이는 강선-고무간 접착계면에서 접착층이 충분히 성장하지 못했다는 것을 의미하고 접착성능 하락의 원인으로 해석하였다.