天然橡胶/再生胶共混胶核磁共振交联密度与共混均匀性的研究

制备了再生胶(RR)不同用量的NR/RR共混胶,并使用核磁共振交联密度仪和RPA对其交联密度与粘弹性进行了研究.结果表明,再生过程中再生胶大分子主链断裂,网络二次重构时不能形成完整的交联网络,两相结构混合不均匀,导致力学性能下降;共混胶中天然橡胶/再生胶橡胶烃比例接近1/1时,共混均匀性最差.其硫化胶力学性能随RR用量的增加先升高后下降.     

纳米SiO2改性NR/SBR共混胶的结构与性能研究

研究了纳米SiO2加入方式及用量对NR/SBR共混胶的正硫化时间、力学性能的影响,并研究了纳米SiO2改性前后共混胶的耐热分解性能、耐热空气老化性能及微观形态结构.结果表明:纳米SiO2的加入对共混胶的正硫化时间、力学性能及耐热稳定性能有较大影响;当纳米SiO2加入量为7％(质量分数)并采用NR/SBR共混均匀后先加入纳米SiO2,再加入小料、硫磺的方式制备NR/SBR共混胶时,纳米SiO2通过使NR/SBR共混胶的分散相细化并使共混胶的整体交联密度提高,有效地提高了NR/SBR共混胶的综合力学性能和耐热稳定性能,达到了对NR/SBR共混胶良好的补强改性效果.     

三种微生物脱硫废乳胶及其填充天然橡胶的力学性能比较

利用三种微生物鞘氨醇单胞菌、脂环酸芽孢杆菌和酵母菌对废乳胶(WLR)进行了脱硫再生,考察了脱硫过程中微生物的生长情况以及脱硫前后WLR溶胀和交联密度的变化,并将WLR和脱硫WLR(DWLR)以不同份数填充到天然橡胶(NR)中,对比了DWLR/NR硫化胶和WLR/NR硫化胶的力学性能和交联密度。结果表明,利用鞘氨醇单胞菌脱硫的WLR溶胀值较高,交联密度较低。随着乳胶用量的增加,填充NR硫化胶的拉伸强度和交联密度逐渐降低,扯断生长率逐渐增加。DWLR/NR硫化胶的力学性能明显优于WLR/NR硫化胶,且鞘氨醇单胞菌脱硫的DWLR/NR的力学性能明显优于其它两种微生物脱硫的DWLR/NR硫化胶。     

稀土异戊橡胶与天然橡胶共混胶性能的研究

对不同共混比的稀土异戊橡胶（NdIR）/天然橡胶（NR）共混胶的硫化特性及物理机械性能进行了系统研究,并与俄罗斯钛体系异戊橡胶（SK-3）及SK-3/NR共混胶的性能进行了对比。结果表明,NdIR/NR的相容性好于SK-3/NR;NdIR/NR共混胶较好地保持了NR原有的高拉伸、高抗撕裂性能,并能有效提高交联密度和拉断伸长率,其焦烧时间得到适当延长;NdIR/NR共混胶没有出现炭黑团聚和微相分离现象,NdIR在某些领域可替代天然橡胶。     

酵母菌生物脱硫胎面胶粉及其填充天然橡胶的力学性能

用酵母菌对胎面胶粉(GTR)进行了生物脱硫实验,考察了酵母菌与GTR共培养脱硫过程中酵母菌的生长情况,对比了GTR和脱硫GTR(DGTR)填充天然橡胶(NR)硫化胶的交联密度、表面元素含量和力学性能.结果表明,在共培养脱硫过程中酵母菌依然可以保持较高的生物量,脱硫6 d后可获得生物脱硫的GTR.随着胶粉用量的增加,填充NR硫化胶的交联密度和力学性能逐渐降低.相比较GTR/NR硫化胶,DGTR/NR硫化胶的表面硫元素含量和交联密度更低,力学性能明显提高.     

NR原位改性炭黑对NR胶料性能的影响

分别采用高温转矩流变仪和常温两辊开炼机制备NR原位改性炭黑(GCB)和NR/炭黑共混物(KCB),并制备GCB/NR和KCB/NR硫化胶,对其性能进行研究.结果表明,与KCB相比,GCB的耐热性能提高,结合橡胶质量分数增大;当炭黑用量相同时,与KCB/NR硫化胶相比,GCB/NR硫化胶的交联密度、定伸应力、压缩永久变形和储能模量较大,拉伸强度和回弹值较小;当炭黑用量小于60份时,GCB/NR硫化胶耐疲劳性能优于KCB/NR硫化胶.     

核磁共振法表征硫黄用量对天然橡胶交联密度及结构的影响

用核磁共振(NMR)法测定了硫黄用量及硫化温度对天然橡胶(NR)硫化胶交联结构的影响,并与传统的平衡溶胀法进行了对比.结果表明,用NMR法可以测定硫化胶的总交联密度、未硫化胶的物理交联密度和由于交联反应产生的化学交联密度;NR硫化胶的总交联密度和化学交联密度随硫黄用量的增加而呈线性增加;随着硫黄用量的增加.交联密度增加,NR硫化胶的纵向弛豫时间和横向弛豫时间下降;NR硫化胶的交联密度越大,弛豫时间对温度的依赖性越小;NMR法可以清晰展示NR/硫黄/促进剂NS硫化体系的硫化过程中橡胶交联点间的相对分子质量、化学交联密度及橡胶大分子连到橡胶交联网络上的演变过程.     

耐磨天然橡胶/顺丁橡胶共混胶的制备及性能研究

高耐磨输送带是煤矿、化工、冶金等行业不可或缺的输送工具,而输送带表层覆盖胶耐磨性能的优劣会严重影响输送带的使用寿命.为提高以天然橡胶(NR)为基体的覆盖胶的耐磨性,该研究将NR与顺丁橡胶(BR)进行机械共混,制备了NR/BR共混胶.使用RPA加工分析仪测定了共混胶的硫化特性,采用平衡溶胀法测定了共混胶的交联密度,并测试...     

偶联剂Si 69对NR/BR/NBR共混硫化胶性能的影响

研究了偶联剂Si 69对NR／BR／NBR共混胶体系的硫化特性、交联密度和硫化胶的物理机械性能及动态力学性能的影响。结果表明，偶联剂Si 69在共混硫化胶中可以起到提高聚合物与填料间的相互作用和交联密度的作用，它在白炭黑增强硫化胶中对性能的改善比在炭黑增强硫化胶中的改善更显著。     

EPDM/NR共混橡胶的性能研究

采用硫黄硫化体系和过氧化物(硫化剂DCP)硫化体系对EPDM/NR并用胶实施复合交联,考察了不同共混比EPDM/NR共混胶的硫化特性、硫化胶的物理机械性能、耐水性及耐溶剂性能。结果表明:复合交联后,胶料的硫化特性、物理机械性能均有所提高;EPDM母炼胶中DCP的用量要高于NR;胶料共混比为80/20(EPDM/NR),其耐水性和耐溶剂性能达到最佳。     

Influence of rubber composition on change of crosslink density of rubber vulcanizates with EV cure system by thermal aging

Variation of the crosslink density of a rubber vulcanizate depending on the rubber composition after the thermal aging was studied with single rubber, biblend, and triblend vulcanizates of natural rubber (NR), butadiene rubber (BR), and styrene‐butadiene rubber (SBR). The efficient vulcanization (EV) system was employed to minimize the influence of free sulfur in the vulcanizate on the change of the crosslink density. Thermal aging was performed at 40, 60, and 80°C for 20 days with 5‐day intervals. The crosslink densities of the vulcanizates after the thermal aging increase. For the single rubber vulcanizates, variation of the crosslink density by the thermal aging has the order: SBR > BR > NR. For the biblend vulcanizates, variations of the crosslink densities of the NR/SBR and SBR/BR blends are larger than that of NR/BR blend. Variation of the crosslink density of the vulcanizate increases by increasing the SBR content in the vulcanizate. Variation of the crosslink density of the rubber vulcanizate depending on the rubber composition was explained by miscibility of the blends, combination reaction of the pendent groups, and mobility of the pendent group. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 75: 1378–1384, 2000     

Improvement of the properties of natural rubber/ground tire rubber composites through biological desulfurization of GTR

The surface desulfurization of ground tire rubber (GTR) had been carried out via a biological treatment by Thiobacillus sp. with strong sulfur oxidizing capacity. The bonding states and element content on the surface of GTR and desulfurated GTR (DGTR) were evaluated using an X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS). The contact angle of GTR was 120.5° and decreased down to 93.5° after treatment. The cure characteristics, swelling behavior, and crosslink density of natural rubber (NR)/GTR and NR/DGTR were examined. The improvement in mechanical properties was observed for NR/DGTR vulcanizates, which was attributed to the enhanced interfacial interaction between DGTR and NR matrix. The dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) results showed that NR/DGTR vulcanizates had a reduction of molecular chain friction resistance during glass transition region and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies further indicated a good coherency and homogeneity between DGTR and NR matrix.     

Comparison of physical and mechanical properties of NR/carbon black/reclaimed rubber blends vulcanized by conventional thermal and microwave irradiation methods

This work experimentally monitored the physical and mechanical properties of natural rubber/carbon black/reclaimed rubber blends vulcanized by microwave (MW) irradiation and conventional thermal (CT) systems, and the curing mechanisms are addressed in conjunction with the vulcanizate properties. The microwave oven for rubber blend vulcanization was specially designed and constructed in this work. The results suggested that the tensile modulus and the hardness of the vulcanizates could be enhanced by increasing the reclaimed rubber (RR) content, whereas the tensile stress, elongation at break, and tear strength decreased with the RR loading. The mechanical properties of the vulcanizates from the CT method were higher than those from the MW method. The vulcanizates from the MW method had higher resistance to toluene penetration than those from the CT method. The differences in the properties of the vulcanizates from the CT and MW methods became smaller at higher RR contents. The sensitivity in property changes of the vulcanizates due to addition of the RR content was greater for the CT method than for the MW method. The differences in the results between these two curing systems could be explained in terms of the density and the types of crosslinks present in the vulcanizates. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 5039–5048, 2006     

Preparation and characterization of natural rubber/ultrafine full-vulcanized powdered styrene–butadiene rubber blends

In this paper, natural rubber (NR)/ultrafine full-vulcanized styrene–butadiene powdered rubber (UFPSBR) blends were prepared and studied for the first time. Scanning electron microscopy and thermogravimetric analysis were employed to characterize UFPSBR. Equilibrium swelling method was used to determine the crosslink density of NR/UFPSBR vulcanizates. The results on mechanical properties showed that when NR/UFPSBR ratio was 100/5, the formulation exhibited favorable performances compared to pure NR vulcanizates. The heat build-up temperature also decreased after adding UFPSBR into the NR formulation. In dynamic mechanical analysis, in the temperature range of ?10 to ?5 °C, loss factor (tanδ) values of NR/UFPSBR vulcanizates showed an increasing trend over the given temperature range and exhibited a peak value at approximate ?5 °C. This indicates that wet traction and rolling resistance of samples were improved after UFPSBR was added in NR. This research demonstrates that UFPSBR can be incorporated into a conventional NR formula to successfully improve the comprehensive performances and dynamic mechanical properties of NR formula.     

Interfacial Interactions of Silica and Natural Rubber Enhanced by Hydroxyl Telechelic Natural Rubber as Interfacial Modifier

The incompatibility between hydrophilic silica and hydrophobic rubber is an important problem on using silica in nonpolar rubber. In this study, hydroxyl telechelic natural rubber (HTNR) that contains hydroxyl‐terminated groups was introduced into silica‐reinforced natural rubber (NR) in order to improve the bonding strength between rubber and silica. The properties of silica‐reinforced NR compounds and vulcanizates as a function of varying silica contents were evaluated at a fixed HTNR concentration at 8% wt/wt of silica content. The results show that the improvement of silica dispersion and decreasing of filler–filler interactions (Payne effect) were obtained in the NR compounds and vulcanizates with HTNR addition. The enhancements in tensile properties, crosslink density, abrasion resistance, heat build‐up, and thermal properties of the silica‐reinforced NR vulcanizates with added HTNR confirmed that HTNR performed good as interfacial modifier of silica. In the study, the optimum properties of silica‐reinforced NR vulcanizate were achieved at 30 phr silica with 2.4 phr HTNR. However, HTNR still showed poorer efficiency than the synergy between commercial silane coupling agent, bis [3‐(triethoxysilyl) propyl] tetrasulphide (TESPT) and diphenylguanidine (DPG) when used in silica‐reinforced NR vulcanizate. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 26:291–303, 2020. © 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Ionic Liquids Applied for Fine-Tuning the Cure Characteristics and Performance of Natural Rubber Composites

The goal of this work was to apply ionic liquids (ILs) with bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide anion (TFSI) for fine-tuning the cure characteristics and physico-chemical properties of elastomer composites based on a biodegradable natural rubber (NR) matrix. ILs with TFSI anion and different cations, such as alkylpyrrolidinium, alkylammonium, and alkylsulfonium cations, were applied to increase the efficiency of sulfur vulcanization and to improve the performance of NR composites. Thus, the influence of ILs on the vulcanization of NR compounds, as well as crosslink density and physical properties of NR vulcanizates, including tensile properties, thermal stability, and resistance to thermo-oxidative aging was explored. The activity of ILs seems to be strongly dependent on their cation. Pyrrolidinium and ammonium ILs effectively supported the vulcanization, reducing the optimal vulcanization time and temperature of NR compounds and increasing the crosslink density of the vulcanizates. Consequently, vulcanizates with these ILs exhibited higher tensile strength than the benchmark without IL. On the other hand, sulfonium ILs reduced the torque increment owing to the lower crosslinking degree of elastomer but significantly improved the resistance of NR composites to thermo-oxidation. Thus, TFSI ILs can be used to align the curing behavior and performance of NR composites for particular applications.     

Creep and stress relaxation of natural rubber vulcanizates. Part I. Effect of crosslink density on the rate of creep in different vulcanizing systems

The physical creep of unfilled natural rubber vulcanizates, prepared with different vulcanizing systems, has been studied. For each of the three vulcanizing systems chosen there is a strong dependence of creep rate on crosslink density, but the rates for accelerated sulfur vulcanizates are two or three times higher than those of peroxide vulcanizates of similar crosslink density. Supplementary experiments, in which the crosslink structure of sulfur vulcanizates is modified either by chemical treatment or by variations in the vulcanizing conditions, show that the nature of the crosslink itself is not a determining factor in the type of vulcanizate. Other features, such as the type and quantity of extranetwork material arising from the vulcanizing process, contribute significantly to the viscoelastic behavior of accelerated sulfur vulcanizates.     

Reclaiming of ground rubber tire by a novel reclaiming agent. I. virgin natural rubber/reclaimed GRT vulcanizates

Mechanochemically devulcanized ground rubber tire (GRT) was (re)vulcanized in compositions with virgin natural rubber (NR). The NR/GRT (re)vulcanizates with GRT content from 20 to 60 wt% have been prepared and studied. Reclaiming of GRT was successfully carried out by tetra methyl thiuram disulfide (TMTD) in presence of spindle oil at around ambient temperature. The cure characteristics and mechanical properties of the virgin NR/reclaim GRT blend were studied. The optimum cure time decreases but scorch time remain unaltered with increasing reclaim rubber content in the blend. Effect of carbon black was studied in NR/RR (80/20) blend. Ageing characteristics of different NR/RR blends were evaluated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies further indicate the coherency and homogeneity in the NR/RR vulcanizate. The dynamic mechanical properties and swelling behavior of NR/RR blend vulcanizates were examined. The elastic and storage modulus of the NR/RR vulcanizates become improve with increasing reclaim rubber content. Electrical properties of NR/RR vulcanizates were also studied. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 47:1091–1100, 2007. © 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers     

稀土掺杂高耐磨炭黑填充型粉末NR研究(Ⅱ)交联密度

以溶胀指数SI（Swelling Index）为指示参数，研究了稀土用量及炭黑用量对稀土掺杂高耐磨炭黑填充型粉末天然橡胶[P（NR／N330-Ln）]硫化胶的交联密度的影响，并与无稀土粉末胶[P（NR／N330）]及无稀土块胶（MNR／N330）的硫化胶做对比。结果表明，随着稀土用量的增加，硫化胶的溶胀指数（SI）的变化出现4个阶段，这是N330粒子上的稀土对硫化胶表现交联密度的贡献有两种相反的作用，即阻碍生成炭黑凝胶从而降低表现交联密度的作用，增大N330-Ln的表面效应，提高稀土结合橡胶的生成量从而提高表现交联密度的作用的综合结果。随着炭黑用量的增加，P（NR／N330）和P（NR／N330-Sm）硫化胶的交联密度高于MNR／N330硫化胶，各种硫化胶在炭黑填充量为100份时的交联密度几乎相同。