Silica dispersion and properties of silica filled ESBR/BR/NR ternary blend composites by applying wet masterbatch technology

2020 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 106350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Woong Kim ◽  
Eunho Yu ◽  
Gyeongchan Ryu ◽  
Doil Kim ◽  
Changseok Ryu ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (43) ◽  
pp. 15135-15141
Author(s):  
Jing Yan ◽  
Yuan-Qiu-Qiang Yi ◽  
Jianqi Zhang ◽  
Huanran Feng ◽  
Yanfeng Ma ◽  
...  

Two non-fullerene small molecule acceptors, NT-4F and NT-4Cl, were designed and synthesized. Power conversion efficiencies of 11.44% and 14.55% were achieved for NT-4Cl-based binary and ternary devices, respectively.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 850
Author(s):  
Donghyuk Kim ◽  
Byungkyu Ahn ◽  
Kihyun Kim ◽  
JongYeop Lee ◽  
Il Jin Kim ◽  
...  

Liquid butadiene rubber (LqBR) which used as a processing aid play a vital role in the manufacturing of high-performance tire tread compounds. However, the studies on the effect of molecular weight, microstructure, and functionalization of LqBR on the properties of compounds are still insufficient. In this study, non-functionalized and center-functionalized liquid butadiene rubbers (N-LqBR and C-LqBR modified with ethoxysilyl group, respectively) were synthesized with low vinyl content and different molecular weights using anionic polymerization. In addition, LqBR was added to the silica-filled SSBR compounds as an alternative to treated distillate aromatic extract (TDAE) oil, and the effect of molecular weight and functionalization on the properties of the silica-filled SSBR compound was examined. C-LqBR showed a low Payne effect and Mooney viscosity because of improved silica dispersion due to the ethoxysilyl functional group. Furthermore, C-LqBR showed an increased crosslink density, improved mechanical properties, and reduced organic matter extraction compared to the N-LqBR compound. LqBR reduced the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the compound significantly, thereby improving snow traction and abrasion resistance compared to TDAE oil. Furthermore, the energy loss characteristics revealed that the hysteresis loss attributable to the free chain ends of LqBR was dominant.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (14) ◽  
pp. 2372
Author(s):  
Yesenia Sánchez-Cardona ◽  
Claudia E. Echeverri-Cuartas ◽  
Marta E. Londoño López ◽  
Natalia Moreno-Castellanos

Chitosan scaffolds based on blending polymers are a common strategy used in tissue engineering. The objective of this study was evaluation the properties of scaffolds based on a ternary blend of chitosan (Chi), gelatin (Ge), and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) (Chi/Ge/PVA), which were prepared by cycles of freeze-thawing and freeze-drying. It then was used for three-dimensional BRIN-BD11 beta-cells culturing. Weight ratios of Chi/Ge/PVA (1:1:1, 2:2:1, 2:3:1, and 3:2:1) were proposed and porosity, pore size, degradation, swelling rate, compressive strength, and cell viability analyzed. All ternary blend scaffolds structures are highly porous (with a porosity higher than 80%) and interconnected. The pore size distribution varied from 0.6 to 265 μm. Ternary blends scaffolds had controllable degradation rates compared to binary blend scaffolds, and an improved swelling capacity of the samples with increasing chitosan concentration was found. An increase in Young’s modulus and compressive strength was observed with increasing gelatin concentration. The highest compressive strength reached 101.6 Pa. The MTT assay showed that the ternary blends scaffolds P3 and P4 supported cell viability better than the binary blend scaffold. Therefore, these results illustrated that ternary blends scaffolds P3 and P4 could provide a better environment for BRIN-BD11 cell proliferation.


RSC Advances ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (71) ◽  
pp. 43508-43513
Author(s):  
Di Zhao ◽  
Pengcheng Jia ◽  
Ling Li ◽  
Yang Tang ◽  
Qiuhong Cui ◽  
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The use of ternary polymer solar cells (PSCs) is a promising strategy to enhance photovoltaic performance while improving the fill factor (FF) of a device, but is still a challenge due to the complicated morphology.


Polymer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 221 ◽  
pp. 123606
Author(s):  
Hong Diem Chau ◽  
Na Yeon Kwon ◽  
Su Hong Park ◽  
Jinhyo Hwang ◽  
Meenal Kataria ◽  
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