• Effect of Surface-modified Cellulose Nanofibers with Different Silane Concentrations on the Properties of Rigid Polyurethane Foam

  • Juwon Oh and Sang-Bum Kim†

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyonggi University, 154-42, Gwanggyosan-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16227, Korea

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  • 오주원· 김상범†

  • 경기대학교 화학공학과

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(1): 128-135

    Published online Jan 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.1.128
  • Received on Jul 28, 2025
  • Revised on Oct 1, 2025
  • Accepted on Oct 17, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Sang-Bum Kim

  • Department of Chemical Engineering, Kyonggi University, 154-42, Gwanggyosan-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16227, Korea

  • E-mail: ksb@kyonggi.ac.kr