• Characterization and Washing of End-of-Life Vehicle-Derived Polyamide 6 Composites for Recycling Applications

  • Eun-Ji Kim, Mun Ho Kim, and Yun-Seok Jun†

  • Department of Polymer Engineering, Pukyong National University, 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48513, Korea

  • 폐차 유래 폴리아미드 6 복합재의 재활용을 위한 특성 분석 및 세정

  • 김은지 · 김문호 · 전윤석†

  • 국립 부경대학교 고분자공학전공

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  • Polymer(Korea) 폴리머
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This Article

  • 2026; 50(1): 144-150

    Published online Jan 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.1.144
  • Received on Aug 12, 2025
  • Revised on Dec 16, 2025
  • Accepted on Dec 16, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Yun-Seok Jun

  • Department of Polymer Engineering, Pukyong National University, 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48513, Korea

  • E-mail: ysjun@pknu.ac.kr