• Enhancement of the Acoustic Performance of Polyurethane Composite Foams Including Cyclopentane and Melamine Filler

  • Insung Ree, Jaeeon Chang, and Jung Hyeun Kim†

  • Department of Chemical Engineering & Center for Innovative Chemical Processes (Institute of Engineering), University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, Korea

  • 싸이클로펜테인과 멜라민 필러를 포함한 폴리우레탄 폼의 흡음성능 향상

  • 이인성 ∙장재언 ∙김정현†

  • 서울시립대학교 화학공학과

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(1): 84-92

    Published online Jan 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.1.84
  • Received on Jun 27, 2025
  • Revised on Sep 3, 2025
  • Accepted on Sep 10, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Jung Hyeun Kim

  • Department of Chemical Engineering & Center for Innovative Chemical Processes (Institute of Engineering), University of Seoul, 163 Seoulsiripdae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 02504, Korea

  • E-mail: jhkimad@uos.ac.kr