본 연구는 폴리에틸렌 중합에 이용되는 Ziegler-Natta 촉매와는 다른 Indene및 Cyclopent adien을 기반으로 하는 다양한 메탈로센 촉매를 사용하여 폴리에틸렌 왁스를 중합하고 중합한 폴리에틸렌 왁스 의 특성에 대해 분석하고 평가하였다. 폴리에틸렌 왁스 중합은 각 다른 구조의 리간드를 포함하는 메탈로 센 촉매에 대하여 중합온도, 연쇄이동제로 사용되는 수소와 에틸렌가스의 비율을 조정하여 다양한 조건하에서 중합을 시도 하였으며 그에 따른 분자량과 분자량 분포, 촉매 수율을 비교 분석하였다. 결과적으로 본 연구를 통하여 저분자량을 가지며 좁은 분자량 분포를 가지기에 적합한 메탈로센 촉매의 구조를 제안하였으며 이상적인 폴리에틸렌 왁스를 중합 할 수 있었다.

본 연구는 메탈로센 촉매를 이용한 폴리에틸렌 왁스의 중합과 그 특성에 관한 연구를 진행 하였다.폴리에틸렌 왁스 중합에 사용되는 다양한 중합 조건을 시도하였다. 낮은 분자량을 갖는 폴리에틸 렌 중합에 널리 이용되는 Ziegler-Natta 촉매와는 다른 여러가지 구조의 리간드를 갖는 다양한 메탈로 센 촉매가 중합 특성에 미치는 영향에 대한 연구와 촉매의 수소 반응성에 관한 연구를 진행하였다. 또 한 연쇄이동제인 수소량에 따른 분자량의 변화와 에틸렌 가스의 비율에 따른 분배를 관찰하였다. 마지막 으로 본 연구에서는 폴리에틸렌 왁스의 중합에 적합한 메탈로센 촉매 구조를 제안하였다.

Oxidized polyethylene wax is obtained by oxidation of polyethylene wax and it is composed of various chemicals, e.g., fatty acid, alcohol, ketone and ester. The application of oxidized polyethylene wax is determined by the composition of these chemical substances. In this basic study we observed the basic reaction parameters of time, temperature, oxygen concentration and catalysts on the oxidation reaction of low molecular weight polyethylene(PE wax) by analyzing the acid value, physical and chemical properties of oxidized PE wax to develop a new oxidation process. Acid values are increased with temperature increase in the rage of 150℃~180℃ but decreased beyond 190℃. Acid values are also increased with oxygen concentration. As the oxidation reaction proceeds the molecular weight and softening points of oxidation products are decreased by cracking reaction, but the viscosities are increased. To observe the crystallinity of oxidation products SEM experiment was performed. To obtain a high acid-value product in a mild condition, we adopted free radical catalysts and the acid value of the product using catalyst was higher than the product obtained without catalyst in the same reaction condition. The effective initiators were dicumyl peroxide(DCPO), t-butylperoxy-2-ethyl hexanoate(HOPO) and benzoyl peroxide(BPO) having long half-life.

The procedure to prepare an acrylic emulsion water repellents by blending of arcylic copolymer, activated polyethylene, wax, and emulsifiers was published in the previous paper. After the treatment of the prepared water repellents on a cotton fabrics with and without textile finishing resin, washability, contact angle, tearing strength, and crease recovery were tested. As the result, there were remarkable improvements in physical properties. Proper curing temperature of the synthesized water repellents impellents was 150℃ : proper using concentration was 5wt% : sodium acetate was the best catalyst for water repellents among the used, and proper concentration was 1.0wt%.

Durable softening water repellents such as PODCWs were prepared by blending cationized compound of poly(octadecyl methacrylate-co-2-diethylaminoethyl methacrylate), of which synthetic methods were reported in the previous paper, activated polythylene, waxes, and emulsifiers. Water repellency of prepared PODCWs was measured by performing water repellent finish to various fabrics, PODCWs showed a good water repellency for P/C blended fabrics and their repelling tendency was in the order of P/C blended fabrics〉cotton fabrics〉nylon taffeta. The initial water repellencies of PODCW-1 and PODCW-2 were 100 and 100- points, respectively, for P/C blended fabrics. And also, PODCW-1 and PODCW-2 were confirmed as durable water repellents with the results of making little difference of water repellency as ±5 point after and before washing.