화학공학소재연구정보센터
Clean Technology, Vol.8, No.4, 223-228, December, 2002
폴리에스테르의 화학적 구조에 따른 생분해 거동에 관한 연구
A Study on the Biodegradable Properties of Polyesters associated with their Chemical Structures
초록
다양한 화학구조를 포함하는 폴리에스테르를 분해성 수지인 셀룰로오스와 비분해성 수지인 PVC 및 PE를 기준물질로 한 controlled compost test와 soil burial test를 적용하여 생분해 거동을 살펴보았다. 이들 고분자의 화학구조가 유연한 지방족 사슬과 에스테르기를 가지고 있는 지방족 폴리에스테르는 가수분해 효소에 의해 분해되고, 방향족 고리를 포함하는 공중합 형태의 폴리에스테르는 상대적으로 낮은 생분해도를 보여주었다. 조절된 퇴비화 조건에서 셀룰로오스가 45일에 70.6%의 분해도를 보일 때, 합성된 poly(butylene adipate-co-succinate), poly(butylene succinate), poly(butylene adipate-co-succinate-co-terephthalate)는 각각 44.0%, 32.0%, 23.4%의 생분해도를 보여주어 이들 고분자의 화학적 구조에 따라 생분해거동이 많은 영향을 받음을 확인하였다.
The biodegradable Properties of various polyester resins with different chemical structures have been studied by applying the controlled compost test and soil burial test. Celluose was taken as a fully biodegradable reference resin while PVC and PE were empolyed as non-biodegradable reference chains or ester group were rather easily degraded by hydrolase, meanwhile copolymer type polyesters which contain aromatic rings showed relatively low biodegradability. According to the results from controlled compost test, cellulose(the positive reference) showed 70.6% degradation after 45 days, whereas synthetic poly(butylene adipate-co-succinate), poly(butylene succinate), poly(butylene adipate-co-succinate-co-terephthalate) showed 44.0%, 32.0% and 23.4% degradation respectively. In this regard, it was concluded that biodegradable properties of polymers are largely dependant on the chemical structures constituting the polymers.
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