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Present and Future of Thermoplastic Elastomers As Environmentally Friendly Organic Materials

친환경 유기 소재로서 열가소성 탄성체의 오늘과 내일

  • Choi, Eun-Ji (The WCU Center for Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Hybrid Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Yoon, Ji-Hwan (The WCU Center for Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Hybrid Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Jo, Jung-Kyu (The WCU Center for Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Hybrid Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University) ;
  • Shim, Sang-Eun (Department of Chemical Engineering, Inha University) ;
  • Yun, Ju-Ho (Enviromental Materials & Components R&D Center, Korea Automotive Technology Institute) ;
  • Kim, Il (The WCU Center for Synthetic Polymer Bioconjugate Hybrid Materials, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Pusan National University)
  • 최은지 (부산대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 윤지환 (부산대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 조정규 (부산대학교 고분자공학과) ;
  • 심상은 (인하대학교 화학공학과) ;
  • 윤주호 (자동차부품연구원) ;
  • 김일 (부산대학교 고분자공학과)
  • Received : 2010.07.13
  • Accepted : 2010.07.23
  • Published : 2010.09.30
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Abstract

Much interest on the thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) has recently been attracted in commercial fields as well as scientific and applied researches. The TPEs have their own characteristic area especially in relation with block copolymers as well as many other polymeric materials, since they show interesting features displayed by the conventional vulcanized rubber, and at the same time, by the thermoplastics. In addition, they are characterized by a set of interesting properties inherent to block and graft copolymers, variety of blends and vulcanized materials. The importance of TPE as organic materials can be evaluated by the number of published reports (papers, patents, technical reports, etc). The input of the concept 'thermoplastic elastomer' to SciFinderScholar yields 18,508 results between 1939 and July 10, 2010, and the number increased exponentially after the mid of 1990. For the suitable introduction of the TPE, historic, scientific, technical and commercial considerations should be taken into account. This review article starts with a brief discussion on historical considerations, followed by a introduction of the main preparations and analytical techniques utilized in chemical, structural, and morphological studies. The properties, processing tools, the position among organic materials, and applications of TPEs are also briefly reviewed. Finally, the most probable trends of their future development are discussed in a short final remarks.

열가소성 탄성체(thermoplastic elastomer, TPE)는 학술적 기초 및 응용은 물론이고 산업적, 상업적으로 매우 중요한 유기 소재의 하나이다. TPE는 블록 공중합체뿐만 아니라 많은 다른 고분자분야에서도 중요한 한 영역으로 생각할 수 있다. 가황 고무가 갖고 있는 성질과 열가소성 플라스틱이 보이는 성질을 동시에 갖고 있기 때문이다. 또한 블록과 그라프트 공중합체, 이들 혼합물, 가황 물질에서 비롯된 일련의 성질을 보여주기 때문이다. 이 소재의 중요성은 출판되는 간행물(논문, 특허, 보고서 등)의 수에서도 알 수 있다. 'thermoplastic elastomer'를 키워드로, 열가소성 탄성체의 개념이 들어간 간행물의 숫자를 SciFinderScholar를 이용하여 조사한 결과, 1939년 ~ 2010년 7월 10일 사이에 18,508편에 이르렀으며, 특히 1990년 중반부터 그 숫자가 기하급수적으로 늘었다. 열가소성 플라스틱의 성질과 가교탄성체의 성질을 동시에 갖고 있는 TPE의 영역을 설명할 때 과학적, 기술적, 상업적인 관점을 모두 고려해야 한다. 본 보문에서는 TPE의 역사적인 관점을 먼저 설명하고, 화학적, 구조적 및 모폴러지 연구 동향을 다루고자 한다. 또한 주요 제조법과 현대적 분석 기술을 다룰 것이다. 이어 TPE의 성질과 가공성, 유기소재 사이에서의 입지와 응용에 대해도 분석한 후, 향후의 발전 방향에 대하여 논의하고자 한다.

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