Effect of rubber content on mechanical properties and heat shrinkage of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer blended with epoxidized natural rubber

2009 ◽  
Vol 112 (3) ◽  
pp. 1817-1825 ◽  
Author(s):  
Varaporn Tanrattanakul ◽  
Thongsak Kaewprakob
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Epoxidized Natural Rubber ◽  
Rubber Content ◽  
Acetate Copolymer ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer

scholarly journals Effect of Mixing Method on Properties of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer/Natural Rubber Thermoplastic Vulcanizates

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1739 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nappaphan Kunanusont ◽  
Chavakorn Samthong ◽  
Fan Bowen ◽  
Masayuki Yamaguchi ◽  
Anongnat Somwangthanaroj
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Rheological Properties ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Dynamic Vulcanization ◽  
Thermoplastic Vulcanizates ◽  
Mixing Method ◽  
Acetate Copolymer ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer

Thermoplastic vulcanizate (TPV) has excellent elastomeric properties and can be reprocessed multiple times. TPV is typically produced by using the dynamic vulcanization (DV) method in which rubber is crosslinked simultaneously with thermoplastics. Peroxide-crosslinked TPV can increase the compatibility between rubber and thermoplastics but loses its reprocessability due to excess crosslinking in the latter. In this work, we overcome this obstacle by using a two-step mixing method to prepare fully crosslinked elastomers of ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) and natural rubber (NR). Each sample formulation was prepared with three different mixing methods for comparison: NR-DV, Split-DV, and All-DV. For NR-DV, NR was crosslinked prior to the addition of EVA together with the thermal stabilizer (TS). For Split-DV, a small amount of EVA and NR was crosslinked prior to the addition of EVA and TS. In the All-DV method, EVA and NR were crosslinked, and then TS was added. The appearance and processability of the samples were affected by the degree of crosslinking. NR-DV showed a non-homogeneous texture. Although the samples of the All-DV method appeared homogeneous, their mechanical and rheological properties were inferior to those of the Split-DV method. The mechanical properties of the Split-DV samples were not significantly changed after reprocessing 10 times. Therefore, Split-DV is the preferred method for TPV production.

Irradiation Modification of Epoxidized Natural Rubber/Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbon Nanotubes Nanocomposites

2011 ◽  
Vol 364 ◽  
pp. 427-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Yatim Norazlina ◽  
Yusof Faridah ◽  
Chantara Thevy Ratnam ◽  
Iis Sopyan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Electron Beam ◽  
Natural Rubber ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Dose Range ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Epoxidized Natural Rubber ◽  
Beam Radiation ◽  
Elongation At Break

The effect of irradiation on the mechanical properties of Epoxidized Natural Rubber/Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbon Nanotubes (ENR/EVA/CNTs) nanocomposites were investigated. CNTs at various amount (2, 3, 4 and 6 wt%) were incorporated into ENR50 by solvent casting method. The ENR/CNTs were then blended with EVA by mixing in a Brabender Plasticoder at 120°C. Next, the samples were irradiated by using electron beam with 3 MeV electron beam machine in a dose range of 50 to 200 kGy. The mechanical properties such as tensile strength (Ts), modulus at 100% elongation (M100), elongation at break (Eb) and hardness of reinforced ENR/EVA/CNTs nanocomposites were studied as a function of radiation dose. It was found that, the Ts and M100 has increased almost 2 times compared to the nanocomposites without irradiation up to 150 kGy dose of radiation, and a downward trend thereafter. Gel fraction further confirmed the powerful energy of electron beam radiation result in irradiation-induced crosslinking and further enhanced mechanical properties of the nanocomposites.

scholarly journals Ground Tire Rubber Modified by Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate Copolymer: Processing, Physico-Mechanical Properties, Volatile Organic Compounds Emission and Recycling Possibility

Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 4669
Author(s):  
Łukasz Zedler ◽  
Paulina Burger ◽  
Shifeng Wang ◽  
Krzysztof Formela
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Tire Rubber ◽  
Ground Tire Rubber ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Acetate Copolymer ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer

Ground tire rubber (GTR) was reclaimed and modified with 10 phr of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer via low-temperature extrusion process. Processing, physico-mechanical properties, volatile organic compounds emission, and recycling possibility were investigated. In order to better understand the impact of used modifiers, their efficiency was compared with trans-polyoctenamer, which is an additive that is commercially dedicated to waste rubber recycling. The results showed that a relatively small amount of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer improves the mechanical properties of modified reclaimed GTR and also allows further recycling by multiple processing without the deterioration of performance after three cycles.

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