Pyridine could be successfully removed in the polyurethane(PU) biofilter inoculated with activated sludge treating industrial wastewater. The elimination capacity for pyridine in the PU biofilter was approximately 27 g m⁻³ h⁻¹ at the tested loading range, The pH value of drainage was increased due to the accumulation of ammonia which was one of the metabolites of pyridine, Four pyridine-degrading bacteria were isolated from the PU biofilter, and they were closely related with Rhodococcus pyridinivorans(98~99% similarity). The specific growth rate of the isolate in the medium supplemented with pyridine as a sole carbon and energy source were ranged from 0.038 h⁻¹ to 0.051 h⁻¹.

Used polyurethane was chemically degraded by treatments with flame retardants such as tris(3-chloropropyl) phosphate (TCPP), triethyl phosphate (TEP), and trimethyl phosphate (TMP). The structure of degraded products (DEP) was analyzed by FT-IR and P-NMR and it turned out to be phosphorus containing oligourethanes. Rigid polyurethane foam was produced by using the degraded products (DEP) as flame retardants. The flammability of recycled rigid polyurethane was investigated. The recycled polyurethane shows a reduced flammability over virgin polyurethane. In order to evaluate flame retardant properties of the recycled polyurethane foams with various amounts of DEP, the combustion parameters of the foam was measured by a cone calorimeter. Scanning electron micrograph of recycled PU shows the same uniform cell morphology as virgin PU.

당뇨병 환자의 혈당치 측정을 위하여 폴리우레탄으로 만들어진 진단막을 제조하였다. 플라즈마와 혈액속의 글루코오즈의 농도를 변화시켜가며 활성화된 폴리우레탄 진단막을 가지고 680 nm에서의 최종흡광도를 측정하였다. 여러 가지 보관온도에서 3일, 1주, 3주, 5주간 보관 후 온도가 글루코오즈의 농도 측정에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 우레탄 진단막의 안정성을 상대습도 80%에서 측정하였다.

It is attempted to develop flame retardant polyurethane coatings, which have received significant attention in recent years. It is the purpose of this study to synthesize new reactive polyurethane coatings containing halogen. Lactone based modified polyester polyols, using trichlorobenzoic acid as chlorine moiety (TBAOs) were synthesized. These polyesters were cured with isophorone diisocyanate (IPDI)-isocyanurate at room temperature (TBAPUs). Physical properties of these flame retardant coatings were similar with those of non-flame retardant coatings. The flammability of coatings was strongly dependent on the chlorine contents. We found that the increasing chlorine contents showed better flame retarding properties and that, however, they also resulted in more smog generation during combustion. The detailed results of flammability test using various methods indicated 24~26% in LOI and 3.7~5.3 cm char length in 45˚ Meckel burner method.

Aqueous polyurethane dispersion was synthesized using phosphorus compound which received significant attention for the replacement of halogenated flame retardants. In this study, polyols which have phosphorus moity in their structural unit were synthesized by two-step polycondensation reaction using dimethyl phenylphosphonate, ethylene glycols. adipic acid, and 1,4-butanediol. In the next step, polyurethane dispersion was prepared using these polyols, isophorone diisocyanate with dimethyl propionic acid. The particle size of polyurethane latex was reduced from 347 nm to 240 nm with increasing DMPA content. It was observed that the LOI values of prepared coatings increased from 27% to 35% with increasing phosphorus content.

Two-component polyurethane flame retardant coatings (ATTBC) were prepared by blending polyisocyanate (TDI-adduct) with ATTBs mentioned at the previous paper. Most of the physical properties of the flame retardant coatings were comparable to those of non-flame retardant coatings. Especially, the hardness, impact resistance, and accelerated weathering resistance were remarkably improved with the increase of the content of 1,4-butanediol. Coatings containing 10 and 15 wt% 1,4-butanediol, ATTBC-10C and ATTBC-15C, were not flammable in vertical flame-retardancy test. Their char area recorded 1.1~11.6 cm2 in 45˚ eckel burner method.

Aqueous urethane dispersion resin begins to assume commercial importance due to increasing environmental awareness of VOC in coating industry. Moreover there have been strong industrial needs for the development of reactive-type polyurethane flame retardant coatings. In this study, chlorinated polyester polyols were synthesized by two step polycondensation reaction using mono chloroacetic acid, adipic acid, trimethylol propane, and 1,4-butanediol. In the next step polyurethane dispersion was prepared using these chlorinated polyester polyols and isophorone diisocyanate with dimethylol propionic acid(DMPA) and trimethylamine. The structure of chlorinated polyol was characterized by GPC, FT-IR and NMR. Particle size and its distribution were examined in terms of various dispersion parameters including molecular weight and composition of polyol, amount of DMPA, and NCO/OH ratio, etc. The effect of chlorinated polyols on flammability was also evaluated.

Resource recovery and recycling of materials and products, including polyurethanes is viewed as a necessity in today's society. Most urethane polymers are made from a polyol and a diisocyanate. these and be chemicals such as water, diamines or diols that react with isocyanate groups and add to the polymer backbone. The problems of recycling polyurethane wastes has major technological, economic and ecological significance because polyurethane itself is relatively expensive and its disposal whether by burning is also costly. In general, the recycling methods for polyurethane could be classified as mechanical, chemical and feedstock. In the chemical recycling method, there are hydrolysis, glycolysis, pyrolysis and aminolysis. This study, the work was carried out glycolysis using sonication ant catalyzed reaction. Different kinds of recycled polyols were produced by current method(glycolysis), catalyzed reaction and sonication as decomposers and the chemical properties were analyzed. The reaction results in the formation of polyester urethane diols, the OH value which is determined by the quantity of diol used for the glycolysis conditions. The glycolysis rates by sonication for the various glycols, increased as fallows: PPG <PEG < DEG < EG. The recycled polyol of sonication reaction had much higher OH value, much lower decomposition temperature and time than the recycled polyol of current method in which same glycols and catalyst were used.

Two-component polyurethane flame-retardant coatings were prepared by blending trichloro aromatic modified polyesters(TCMPs) and polyisocyanate. TCMPs were synthesized by polycondensation of trichlorobenzoic acid(TCBA), a flame-retardant component, with adipic acid, 1,4-butanediol, and trimethylolpropane. The content of TCBA was varied in 10, 20, and 30 wt% for the reaction. These new flame-retardant coatings showed various properties comparable to other non-flame-retardant coatings. Moreover, we carried out the combustion test and the flammability test for our flame-retardant coatings. The results of vertical burning test for the coatings containing more than 20 wt% of TCBA were determined as 'no burn'. The results of flammability test for the coatings with 20 wt% and 30 wt% of TCBA contents indicated the limiting oxygen index(LOI) values of 25% and 28% respectively, which implied relatively good flame retardancy.

Pyrophosphoric lactone modified polyester(PATT) that contains two phosphorous functional groups in one unit base resin structure was synthesized to prepare a non-toxic reactive flame retardant coatings. Then the PATT was cured at room temperature with isocyanate, Desmodur IL, to get a two-component polyurethane flame retardant coatings(PIPUC). Comparing the physical properties of the films of PIPUC with the film of non-flame retardant coatings, there was no degradation observed in physical properties by the introduction of a flame-retarding component into the resin. We found that the char lengths measured by 45˚Meckel burner method were 3.1~4.4cm and LOI values recorded 27~30%. These results indicate that the coatings prepared in this study is good flame retardant one. The surface structure of coatings investigated with SEM does not show any defects and phase separation.

본 연구에서는 연질 폴리우레탄 발포제 제조에서 여러 발포제와 내부온도, 기계적 물성과의 관계에 대해서 연구, 조사하였다. 발포제로는 물을 주발포제로 하여 보조발포제는 CFC-11(trichlorofluoromethane), HCFC-114b(dichlorofluoroethane), dichloromethane, n-pentane, iso-pentane, cyclopentane을 사용하였다. 기계적 물성을 측정하기 위하여 연질 폴리우레탄 발포제의 밀도가 0.015±0.002g/cm3와 0.024±0.002g/cm3인 두 종류의 발포제를 제조하였다. 연질 폴리우레탄의 발포제의 제조시 발포제별로 내부온도를 측정하였으며, 48시간 경과 후 밀도, 인장강도, 신장율, 인열강도, 압축강도, 압축영구변형률을 측정하였다. 연구 결과 dichloromethane과 cyclopentane이 보조발포제로 가장 적합하였다.

Two-component polyurethane flame retardant coatings were prepared by blending phosphate-containing modified polyesters(PMPEs) and TDI-adduct. PMPEs were synthesized by polycondensation of dimethyl phenylphosphonate, a flame retardant component, with 1,4-butanediol, adipic acid, and trimethylolpropane. The content of dimethyl phenylphosphonate was varied 10, 15, and 20wt% for the reaction. Various physical properties of these new flame retardant coatings were comparable to non-flame retardant coatings. Coatings with 20wt% dimethyl phenylphosphonate did not burn during the vertical burning test.

Two-packaged polyurethane coatings were prepared by blending benzoic acid lactone modified polyester polyol(BLMPs) and HDI-biuret. BLMPs were synthesized by polycondensation of benzoic acid, viscosity depression component, with 1,4-butanediol, adipic acid, and polycaprolactone polyol. Kinematic viscosity of BLMP was gradually decreased with increasing benzoic acid content in BLMP. The low viscosity of modified polyester has an advantage of making a high-solid content coatings. After the film was coated with the prepared polyurethane coatings and cured at room temperature, the various physical properties were measured. They showed good physical properties such as flexibility, impact resistance, cross hatch adhesion, yellowness index, and rust resistance. These advantages are the results of introducing polycaprolactone polyol.

PUR 배지와 펄라이트 배지를 이용하여 방울토마토를 재배할 경우 적산일사량에 따른 관수가 과실의 당도에 미치는 효과에 대해서 연구하였다. PUR 배지경의 경우 관수량이 많을수록 당도가 낮은 경향을 보였으며 상위화방으로 갈수록 차이가 크게 나타났다 배액량을 25%로 했을 때 펄라이트 배지에 비해 PUR 배지에서 당도가 높게 나타났으며 생육이 진행됨에 따라서 그 차이가 커졌다. 과실의 붉은 정도를 나타내는 a＊값은 PUR 배지간에는 관수량에 따라 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으나 펄라이트 배지와는 상당한 차이를 보여 3, 4, 5화방에서는 뚜렷하게 PUR이 높은 값을 나타내었다. 과중은 펄라이트 재배에서 높았으며 PUR 배지경에서는 배액량을 25%로 하는 것이 고당도 과실을 다수확 할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

polycaprolactone diol(PCL), 4,4'-diphenylmethane diisocyanate(MDI) 및 1,4 butane diol(BD)로부터 segment형 폴리우레탄을 합성하였으며, 이들의 열변형 회복 특성을 조사한 결과 이들 재료들은 전형적인 형상기억 효과를 발휘함을 알 수 있었다. 형상회복온도는 연질성분의 함량 증가와 더불어 증가하였으며, 연질성분의 함량조절로 40-80˚C의 넓은 범위에서 임의로 조절할 수 있었다.

The 2-packaged polyurethane coatings were synthesized, blending pheylmodified polyesters(of which synthetic methods were reported in the previous paper), Desmodur L-75(polyisocyanate wide1y used for coatings), wetting-dispersing agent, white pigment. etc. A variety of coating properties were tested for the coating treatment polyurethane coationgs. Compared with conventional 2-packaged polyure-thane coating, abrasion resistance and lightness index difference of the ones synthesized in the present work were somewhat decreased, but the coating properties such as hardness, gloss specular, cross hatch adhesion. etc. were improved. Especially, resistance against chemical reagents and salt were strikingly improved. In addition. the coationgs had short drying time and long pot-life. This shows that the coationgs are appropriate for rapid drying coatings.

Shape memory materials are widely used in high-tech industries. Although shape memory polymers have been developed, they have a disadvantage, only unidirectional resilience. Shape memory polymers with bi-directional recovery resilience have been actively studied. In this study, a bidirectional shape memory polyurethane was synthesized using poly(ε-caprolactone) diol, methylene dicyclohexyl diisocyanate, and hydroxyethyl acrylate. The first physical curing occurred between hard segments and hydrogen bondings when the solution was dried. The second curing in acrylate groups was performed by UV exposure. A degree of curing was analyzed by infrared spectroscopy. The shape memory properties of 2 step-cured polyurethanes were investigated as a function of UV curing time.

경량 콘크리트는 기포제를 사용하여 건축자재의 경량화와 단열성을 추구하고 있다. 그러나 기포제의 사용은 콘크리트의 체적이 감소되고, 압축강도가 낮아지는 문제점이 있다. 본 연구에서는 별도의 기포제를 사용하지 않고 산업 부산물인 폐발포 폴리우레탄을 재활용하여 콘크리트의 경량화와 단열성을 확보하고자 한다. 그리고 콘크리트의 시공성과 재료분리를 방지하기 위해 소량의 혼화재를 사용한다. 이러한 혼화재의 혼입률이 폐발포폴리우레탄이 혼입된 경량 콘크리트의 물성에 미치는 영향을 확인하고자 한다. 시험 결과, 두 개 회사의 혼화재에서 폐발포 폴리우레탄이 고르게 분산되는 것을 확인하였다. 혼화재의 혼입률을 다르게 하여 배합한 결과는 혼화재의 혼입이 많을수록 콘크리트의 유동성이 감소된 반면, 콘크리트의 함수율과 압축강도는 소폭 증가하였다. 또한, 난연성능과 차음성능을 확보할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구결과는 향후 국내 폐발포 폴리우레탄의 재활용율을 높이고, 이를 활용한 경량 콘크리트의 최적의 배합설계에 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

본 연구는 실리콘계 정포제의 특성에 따른 폴리우레탄 폼 지수제의 cell 구조와 흡수량 변화를 알아보기 위하여 6종의 정포제를 사 용하여 폴리우레탄 폼 지수제를 제조하여 FE-SEM으로 분석한 결과 실리콘 정포제의 실록산 주사슬 말단에 PO n개가 결합되어 있는 DC-193, DC-2585, DC-5125, DC-198의 cell 구조는 close cell로 확인이 되었고, 실리콘 정포제의 실록산 주사슬 말단에 EO n개가 결합 되어 있는 DC-5043과 DC-5598은 open cell 구조로 나타났다. 또한 cell 구조 변화에 따른 흡수량 에서는 close cell의 크기가 가장 세밀하고 균일한 DC-193의 흡수량이 가장 적게 나타나 내수성이 가장 우수한 것으로 나타났으며 open cell의 크기가 가장 크게 형성된 DC-5043의 흡수량이 가 장 많은 것으로 나타났다. 이들의 방수성능을 콘크리트 구조물을 모사하여 시험한 결과 누수가 없음을 확인하였다.