Hyo-Jun Kim , Geon-Uk Park*, Jae-Keun Yu*, Sung-hyun Choi*, Min-Young Shon† , and Myung-Jun Moon†
Department of Industrial Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 48512, Korea
*Korea Institute of Footwear & Leather Technology, Busan 47154, Korea
부경대학교 공업화학과, *한국신발피혁연구원
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This study aimed to find a suitable crosslinking system for the molded-in foaming (MIF) process by analyzing the crosslinking behavior of ethylene-co-methacrylic acid copolymer (EMAA) with zinc oxide (ZnO) and dicumyl peroxide (DCP) as crosslinkers using oscillating disc rheometer (ODR). DCP was not suitable for MIF process due to its fast initial torque rise rate. For ZnO, a significant torque change was observed at 5 phr or higher, and even when it showed a similar maximum torque value to DCP, it was judged to be more suitable for the MIF process than DCP because of its low initial torque value increase rate. When DCP was added to 15 phr of ZnO, it was possible to increase the maximum torque value while keeping the initial torque increase low, so it was judged that the ZnO/DCP composite crosslinking system was more useful for the MIF process than DCP and ZnO alone.
본 연구에서는 ethylene-co-methacrylic acid copolymer(EMAA)의 가교제로 zinc oxide(ZnO)와 dicumyl peroxide(DCP)를 적용하여 시간에 따른 가교 거동 특성을 oscillating disc rheometer(ODR)을 통해 분석함으로써 molded-in foaming(MIF) 공정에 적합한 가교시스템을 찾고자 하였다. DCP의 경우, 초기 토크 상승 속도가 빨라 MIF 공정에 적합하지 않았다. ZnO의 경우, 5 phr 이상에서 유의미한 토크변화가 관찰되었으며 DCP와 유사한 최대 토크 값을 나타낸 경우라도 초기 토크 값 상승 속도가 낮아 DCP보다 MIF 공정에 더 적합하다고 판단되었다. ZnO 15 phr에 DCP를 첨가한 경우, 초기 토크 값 상승을 낮게 유지하면서도 최대 토크 값 상승이 가능해 DCP 및 ZnO 단독보다는 ZnO/DCP 복합 가교 시스템이 MIF 공정에 더 유용하다고 판단되었다.
Keywords: ethylene-co-methacrylic acid copolymer, ionomer, dicumyl peroxide, zinc oxide, molded-in foaming.
2023; 47(5): 669-677
Published online Sep 25, 2023
Department of Industrial Chemistry, Pukyong National University, Busan 48512, Korea