Kim Kyuhyun

Mr. Kim Kyuhyun


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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 November 2024 in Polymers
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KKKim Kyuhyun
Kim Kyuhyun
MKMinsoo Kim
Minsoo Kim
YKYerim Kim
Yerim Kim
JKJinhyeong Kim
Jinhyeong Kim
JLJihwan Lim
Jihwan Lim
SCSejin Choi
Sejin Choi
With the increasing volume of synthetic fiber waste, interest in plastic reuse technologies has grown. To address this issue, physical and chemical recycling techniques for polyamide, a major component of textile waste, have been developed. This study investigates the remelting and reforming properties of four types of pristine and recycled polyamide 6, focusing on how the microstructural arrangement of recycled polyamides affects polymer fiber formation. DSC and FT-IR were used to determine the thermal properties and chemical composition of the reformed thin films. Differences in the elongation behavior of molten fibers during the spinning process were also observed, and the morphology of the resulting fibers was examined via SEM. Birefringence analysis revealed that the uniformity of the molecular structure greatly influenced differences in the re-fiberization process, suggesting that chemically recycled polyamide is the most suitable material for re-fiberization with its high structural similarity to pristine polyamide.