Article
  • Increase of Water Content by Incorporation of Na+-MMT and Improved Polymerization Condition in a Synthesis Process for the Water Expandable Polystyrene
  • Dongjin Yang and Younggon Son

  • Division of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, Chungnam 331717, Korea

  • 수 발포 폴리스티렌의 합성 공정에서 Na+-MMT 도입과 중합 조건 개선을 통한 수분 함유량 증가에 관한 연구
  • 양동진 · 손영곤

  • 공주대학교 신소재공학부

Abstract

In this study, we investigated the water expandable polystyrene (WEPS) with aid of the natural clay. Emulsified water (water/clay) was introduced into the styrene/PS mixture undergoing bulk polymerization and water/clay mixture was dispersed using strong agitation in the styrene/PS mixture. Then, PS beads containing water/clay droplets were obtained by suspension polymerization. As the amount of water introduced in the bulk polymerization step was increased, it was difficult to polymerize due to lump of beads in the suspension polymerization step. In order to solve this problem, the impeller was improved and agitation speed was increased. Then, the amount of water incorporated into PS was increased to 18 wt%. The WEPS beads were foamed with water and CO2, leading to a density of 31.6 kg/m3. The water content was twice as much as that of the previous study.


이 연구에서는 물에 자연 점토 광물을 혼합한 유화수를 사용하여 수 발포 폴리스티렌(WEPS)을 제조하는 연구를 수행하였다. 괴상 중합이 진행 중인 스티렌/PS 혼합물에 유화수(물/clay)를 도입하여 강력한 교반으로 분산을 시켰다. 이 후 현탁 중합을 이용하여 수 많은 물/clay 방울이 내부에 분산된 PS 비드를 얻을 수 있었다. 괴상 중합 단계에서 수분의 도입량을 증가시킬수록 현택 중합 단계에서 비드의 뭉침으로 중합이 어려운 경우가 많았는데, 임펠러의 형태를 개선하였고 교반 속도를 증가시켜 최대 수분 도입량을 18 wt%까지 증가시켰다. 제조된 WEPS를 물과 CO2를 이용하여 밀도 31.6 kg/m3의 발포체를 얻었다. 수분 도입량은 기존 연구에 비하여 2배 정도 증가시킨 결과이다.


Keywords: water expandable polystyrene, natural clay, polymerization condition

  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
  • 2023 Impact Factor : 0.4
  • Indexed in SCIE

This Article

  • 2019; 43(4): 512-518

    Published online Jul 25, 2019

  • 10.7317/pk.2019.43.4.512
  • Received on Dec 8, 2018
  • Revised on Mar 12, 2019
  • Accepted on Mar 20, 2019

Correspondence to

  • Younggon Son
  • Division of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Kongju National University, Cheonan, Chungnam 331717, Korea

  • E-mail: sonyg@kongju.ac.kr