U.S.-Korea Cooperative Research: Ionomer Polymer Networks and their Application to Soil Remediation

0090356Cohen该奖项支持康奈尔大学化学工程系的Claude Cohen教授和Michael L. Shuler教授与韩国汉阳大学的K.D. Suh教授和三草国立大学的J.Y. Kim博士进行合作研究。这个联合项目旨在合成和物理表征离聚体聚合物网络的性质。在聚合物链的化学结构中加入少量离子可以极大地影响其物理行为。研究前驱体分子量、离子含量、溶剂性质和浓度对交联过程的影响，以及悬垂缺陷，将为了解离子网络的结构-性能关系和新材料的合成奠定基础。然后，研究人员将合成交联离聚体聚合物的纳米颗粒，用于土壤修复。康奈尔大学的研究人员提供了聚合物物理科学和工程方面的专业知识，而韩国在工业化学和材料科学方面的优势提供了生产新材料所需的化学合成工具。美国和韩国实验室的互补专业知识和设施保证了研究的协同进展。

0090356CohenThis award supports Professors Claude Cohen and Michael L. Shuler, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University, to conduct collaborative research with Professor K.D. Suh of Hanyang University and Dr. J.Y. Kim of Samchok National University, Korea. This joint project aims to synthesize and physically characterize the properties of ionomer polymer networks. Incorporation of a small concentration of ions into the chemical structure of polymer chains can greatly influence physical behavior. This study on the effects of precursor molecular weight, ion content, nature and concentration of the solvent during crosslinking, and pendent defects will serve as a basis for a fundamental understanding of the structure-property relations of ionomer networks and for the synthesis of new materials. The researchers will then work to synthesize nano-particles of cross-linked ionomer polymers for application to soil remediation. The Cornell researchers provide expertise in polymer physical science and engineering, while the Korean strengths in industrial chemistry and materials science provide the tools of chemical synthesis needed for production of the novel materials to be investigated. The complementary expertise and facilities of the American and Korean laboratories promise synergistic advances in the research.