Silica-reinforced natural rubber prepared by the sol–gel process of ethoxysilanes in rubber latex

2008 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 424-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Tangpasuthadol ◽  
A. Intasiri ◽  
D. Nuntivanich ◽  
N. Niyompanich ◽  
S. Kiatkamjornwong
2009 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjawan Chaichua ◽  
Pattarapan Prasassarakich ◽  
Sirilux Poompradub

Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliane Bokobza

This paper reviews studies carried out on natural rubber filled with nanofillers such as spherical silica particles (generated by the sol gel reaction), clays and carbon nanostructures. It is shown that the mechanical response of NR is influenced by several parameters including the processing conditions, the state of filler dispersion, the polymer-filler interactions and the filler morphological aspects. Even if the sol gel process conducted in vulcanized rubber yields almost ideal dispersions, rod-shaped particles such as clay, carbon fibers or carbon nanotubes are by far more efficient in terms of mechanical reinforcement on account of their anisotropic character and their ability to orientate in the direction of stretch. The efficiency of layered fillers such as clays or graphitic structures clearly depends on the way they are dispersed (exfoliated) in the rubber. Complete exfoliation still remains difficult to achieve which limits the tremendous nanoreinforcement expected from a single layer of clay or graphite. In all cases, the onset of crystallization is observed at a lower strain value than that of the unfilled matrix due to strain amplification effects.


2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 1099-1106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jirawan Siramanont ◽  
Varawut Tangpasuthadol ◽  
Amarawan Intasiri ◽  
Nuchanat Na-Ranong ◽  
Suda Kiatkamjornwong

2011 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 407-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natchamon Watcharakul ◽  
Sirilux Poompradub ◽  
Pattarapan Prasassarakich

Polymers ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 1216 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suhawati Ibrahim ◽  
Nadras Othman ◽  
Srimala Sreekantan ◽  
Kim Tan ◽  
Zairossani Mohd Nor ◽  
...  

Natural rubber is one of the most important renewable biopolymers used in many applications due to its special properties that cannot be easily mimicked by synthetic polymers. To sustain the existence of natural rubber in industries, modifications have been made to its chemical structure from time to time in order to obtain new properties and to enable it to be employed in new applications. The chemical structure of natural rubber can be modified by exposure to ultraviolet light to reduce its molecular weight. Under controlled conditions, the natural rubber chains will be broken by photodegradation to yield low-molecular-weight natural rubber. The aim of this work was to obtain what is known as liquid natural rubber via photodegradation, with titanium dioxide nanocrystals as the catalyst. Titanium dioxide, which was firstly synthesized using the sol–gel method, was confirmed to be in the form of an anatase, with a size of about 10 nm. In this work, the photodegradation was carried out in latex state and yielded low-molecular-weight natural rubber latex of less than 10,000 g/mol. The presence of hydroxyl and carbonyl groups on the liquid natural rubber (LNR) chains was observed, resulting from the breaking of the chains. Scanning electron microscopy of the NR latex particles showed that titanium dioxide nanocrystals were embedded on the latex surface, but then detached during the degradation reaction.


2019 ◽  
Vol 821 ◽  
pp. 74-80
Author(s):  
Wichudaporn Seangyen ◽  
Paweena Prapainainar ◽  
Pongdhorn Sae-Oui ◽  
Surapich Loykulnant ◽  
Peerapan Dittanet

In-situ silica nanoparticles with ammonium laurate surfactant in natural rubber latex composites were characterized to describe the reinforcement mechanism in enhanced mechanical properties. In-situ sol-gel method was introduced to generate silica nanoparticles in natural rubber latex using a mole ratio of water-to-TEOS of 28.9 stirring at room temperature for 24 hours. The addition and effect of adding ammonium laurate surfactant for enhancing dispersion and compatibility between silica nanoparticles and rubber matrix was also studied. The natural rubber latex was then vulcanized by electron beam radiation at 200 kGy. The silica content in rubber composites made in-situ, was analyzed by TGA, showed an increase from 3.08 phr to 8.92 phr, corresponding to addition of TEOS amounts of 10 phr to 30 phr, respectively. The dispersion of silica nanoparticles in rubber matrix with ammonium laurate surfactant was improved and exhibited less aggregation than rubber composites absent of ammonium laurate surfactant as evidenced by SEM-EDX. The increase of silica content in rubber composites exhibited lower swelling ratio and higher crosslink density when compared with neat natural rubber. Also, the modulus at 100% and 300% strain also increased with increasing silica nanoparticles incorporation in contrast to tensile strength.


Author(s):  
J.M. Schwartz ◽  
L.F. Francis ◽  
L.D. Schmidt ◽  
P.S. Schabes-Retchkiman

Ceramic thin films and coatings are of interest for electrical, optical, magnetic and thermal barrier applications. Critical for improved properties in thin films is the development of specific microstructures during processing. To this end, the sol-gel method is advantageous as a versatile processing route. The sol-gel process involves depositing a solution containing metalorganic or colloidal ceramic precursors onto a substrate and heating the deposited layer to form a crystalline or non-crystalline ceramic coating. This route has several advantages, including the ability to create tailored microstructures and properties, to coat large or small areas, simple or complex shapes, and to more easily prepare multicomponent ceramics. Sol-gel derived coatings are amorphous in the as-deposited state and develop their crystalline structure and microstructure during heat-treatment. We are particularly interested in studying the amorphous to crystalline transformation, because many key features of the microstructure such as grain size and grain size distribution may be linked to this transformation.


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