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  • Effect of Comonomer Composition and Content on the Polymerization and Thermal Behavior of Polyacrylonitrile-Based Carbon Fiber Precursors

  • Ji-Young Noh, Yun-Su Kuk*, Tae-Eun Kim, Sung-Ryong Kim*, Ki-Young Kim**, Jung-Hyurk Lim† , and Kyung-Min Kim†

  • Department of Polymer Science and Engineering/Department of IT-Energy Convergence (BK21 PLUS), Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, Chungbuk 27496, Korea
    *Korea Carbon Industry Promotion Agency 111, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 54852, Korea
    **Department of Textile Convergence of Biotechnology & Nanotechnology, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, Ansan, Gyeonggi 15588, Korea

  • 공단량체의 조성과 함량이 폴리아크릴로니트릴계 탄소섬유 전구체의 중합 및 열적 거동에 미치는 영향

  • 노지영 · 국윤수* · 김태은 · 김성룡* · 김기영** · 임정혁† · 김경민†

  • 한국교통대학교 나노화학소재공학전공/BK21 친환경 스마트 미래교통 연구단, *한국탄소산업진흥원, **한국생산기술연구원 바이오나노섬유융합연구원

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  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
  • Frequency : Bimonthly(odd)
    ISSN 0379-153X(Print)
    ISSN 2234-8077(Online)
    Abbr. Polym. Korea
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This Article

  • 2021; 45(5): 793-802

    Published online Sep 25, 2021

  • 10.7317/pk.2021.45.5.793
  • Received on May 27, 2021
  • Revised on Jul 8, 2021
  • Accepted on Jul 8, 2021

Correspondence to

  • Jung-Hyurk Lim and Kyung-Min Kim

  • Department of Polymer Science and Engineering/Department of IT-Energy Convergence (BK21 PLUS), Korea National University of Transportation, Chungju, Chungbuk 27496, Korea

  • E-mail: jhlim@ut.ac.kr, kmkim@ut.ac.kr