A Broad-Line NMR Investigation of Isoprene Rubber Filled with Carbon Black

1976 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 1182-1192
Author(s):  
L. G. Svensson ◽  
S. E. Svanson

Abstract The results of NMR measurements on IR filled with various carbon blacks lead to the following conclusions. The rubber matrix is a heterogeneous system characterized by two rubber phases of different chain mobilities. One phase is almost similar to unfilled IR at the temperature of measurement, while the properties of the other are nearly identical to those of pure IR at a lower temperature. The following observations apply to the phase with restricted mobility : 1. The quantities of rubber and carbon black in this phase are proportional below a critical loading, which supports the assumption that immobilization is limited to the immediate surroundings of the filler aggregates. The critical loading varies with structure and defines the packing density above which the formation of a coherent gel becomes important. 2. The rubber content decreases with rising temperature, showing that the activation energy for the onset of segmental motion varies within the phase. The mobility of the rubber chains directly bound to the surface is restricted even far above the glass transition temperature. 3. The degree of immobilization varies with temperature but is mostly independent of carbon black type and loading. 4. The actual distribution of immobilized rubber within an aggregate is not completely known, but some evidence exists for the immobilization of a thin surface layer as well as parts of the occluded rubber. A considerable immobilized rubber fraction is independent of surface area and structure.

1995 ◽  
Vol 68 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Klüppel ◽  
Gert Heinrich

Abstract This paper considers the fractal nature of primary and secondary carbon black aggregates in rubber and the implications for the mechanical and electrical properties of rubber goods. In particular, the effects of dispersion and primary aggregate breakup during mixing are investigated. Founded on recent studies of the disordered growth processes of colloids, a model concerning formation, structure and properties of tenuous secondary carbon black aggregates (clusters) in rubber is formulated. We distinguish between two different mechanisms of cluster growth at carbon black concentrations ϕ below and above the gel point ϕ** of the filler network. For ϕ≤ϕ**, the restricted mobility of the dispersed primary aggregates governs the cluster growth and neighboring clusters are seperated by a rubber-specific minimum distance d0. These gaps between neighboring clusters are joined together in a bond percolation model that determines the conductivity in a transition regime ϕ*≤ϕ≤ϕ** above the electrical percolation threshold ϕ*. The mechanical action of carbon black clusters below the gel point ϕ** is estimated by a hydrodynamical amplification factor that is related to a rigidy condition for the clusters. At sufficient large filler concentration for ϕ≥ϕ**, the restricted mobility of primary aggregates in the rubber matrix is insignificant for the cluster growth and a kinetic cluster by cluster aggregation (CCA) process is applied. The resulting fractal carbon black network corresponds to a spacefilling configuration of CCA-clusters. From this network structure, a scaling invariant power law arises for the small-strain modulus as function of carbon black concentration. The conductivity in the networking regime ϕ≥ϕ** shows a typical power law behavior that is implied by an anomalous diffusion of the charge carriers on the fractal clusters. For the frequency dependence of the conductivity a cross-over to a power law regime at large frequencies results. The predicted properties of carbon black filled rubbers are discussed in the framework of experimental results taken from different authors.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1085
Author(s):  
Patricia Castaño-Rivera ◽  
Isabel Calle-Holguín ◽  
Johanna Castaño ◽  
Gustavo Cabrera-Barjas ◽  
Karen Galvez-Garrido ◽  
...  

Organoclay nanoparticles (Cloisite® C10A, Cloisite® C15) and their combination with carbon black (N330) were studied as fillers in chloroprene/natural/butadiene rubber blends to prepare nanocomposites. The effect of filler type and load on the physical mechanical properties of nanocomposites was determined and correlated with its structure, compatibility and cure properties using Fourier Transformed Infrared (FT-IR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and rheometric analysis. Physical mechanical properties were improved by organoclays at 5–7 phr. Nanocomposites with organoclays exhibited a remarkable increase up to 46% in abrasion resistance. The improvement in properties was attributed to good organoclay dispersion in the rubber matrix and to the compatibility between them and the chloroprene rubber. Carbon black at a 40 phr load was not the optimal concentration to interact with organoclays. The present study confirmed that organoclays can be a reinforcing filler for high performance applications in rubber nanocomposites.


2021 ◽  
pp. 0734242X2110047
Author(s):  
Junqing Xu ◽  
Jiaxue Yu ◽  
Wenzhi He ◽  
Juwen Huang ◽  
Junshi Xu ◽  
...  

Pyrolysis offers a more focused alternative to waste tyres treatment. Pyrolytic carbon black (CBp), the main product of waste tyre pyrolysis, and its modified species can be applied to tyre manufacturing realizing its high-value utilization. Modified pyrolytic carbon black/natural rubber composites prepared by a wet compounding (WC) and latex mixing process have become an innovative technology route for waste tyre remanufacturing. The main properties and applications of CBp reported in recent years are reviewed, and the main difficulties affecting its participation in tyre recycling are pointed out. The research progress of using WC technology to replace dry mixing manufacturing of new tyres is summarized. Through literature data and comparative studies, this paper points out that the characteristic of high ash content can be well utilized if CBp is applied to tyre manufacturing. This mini-review proposes a new method for high-value utilization of CBp. The composite mixing of CBp and carbon nano-materials under wet conditions is conducive to the realization of their good dispersion in the rubber matrix. This provides a new idea for customer resource integration and connection of industry development between the tyre production industry and waste tyre disposal management.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 616
Author(s):  
Ján Kruželák ◽  
Andrea Kvasničáková ◽  
Klaudia Hložeková ◽  
Rastislav Dosoudil ◽  
Marek Gořalík ◽  
...  

In the present work, composite materials were prepared by incorporation of manganese-zinc ferrite, carbon black and combination of ferrite and carbon black into acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR). For cross-linking of composites, standard sulfur-based curing system was applied. The main goal was to investigate the influence of the fillers on the physical-mechanical properties of composites. Then, the electromagnetic absorption shielding ability was investigated in the frequency range 1 MHz–3 GHz. The results revealed that composites filled with ferrite provide sufficient absorption shielding performance in the tested frequency range. On the other hand, ferrite behaves as an inactive filler and deteriorates the physical-mechanical characteristics of composites. Carbon black reinforces the rubber matrix and contributes to the improvement of physical-mechanical properties. However, composites filled with carbon black are not able to absorb electromagnetic radiation in the given frequency range. Finally, the combination of carbon black and ferrite resulted in the modification of both physical-mechanical characteristics and absorption shielding ability of hybrid composites.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69
Author(s):  
Ján Kruželák ◽  
Andrea Kvasničáková ◽  
Rastislav Dosoudil ◽  
Ivan Hudec

Abstract Two types of composites based on natural rubber (NR) and strontium ferrite were tested in this study. Composites of the first type were prepared by incorporation of strontium ferrite in the concentration range ranging from 0 to 100 phr (parts per hundred rubber) into pure NR based rubber matrix, while with those of the second type, strontium ferrite was dosed in the same concentration level into NR based rubber batch with constant amount of carbon black — 25 phr. For rubber matrices cross-linking, a standard sulfur based curing system was used. This work is focused on the effect of magnetic filler content on physico-mechanical, magnetic and thermo-physical properties of composite materials. Subsequently, the cross-link density and the structure of the formed sulfidic cross-links were examined. The results showed that the cross-link density of both types of composites increased with the increasing content of magnetic filler, while the structure of the sulfidic cross-links was almost not influenced by the amount of strontium ferrite. Tensile strength of rubber composites with pure rubber matrix was slightly improved by the incorporation of ferrite, while in case of composites based on a carbon black batch, the incorporation of magnetic filler resulted in the decrease of this characteristic. The presence of magnetic filler in both types of composites leads to a significant increase of the remanent magnetic induction.


2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (12) ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
I.Sh. Nasyrov ◽  
V.Yu. Faizova ◽  
D.A. Zhavoronkov ◽  
S.M. Kavun ◽  
A.S. Kolokol'nikov ◽  
...  

The results of pilot-plant tests of SKI-3 isoprene rubber containing a series of Quantislip™ rubber crumb antiagglomerators (AAs) are presented. Tests were conducted at OAO ‘Sintez Kauchuk’, with the AAs introduced at the degassing stage. The new Quantislip AAs, developed by OOO ‘NPP Kvalitet’, ensure a reduction in calcium and chlorine ions in wastewater and in its alkalinity. An improvement in the elastic strength properties of carbon-black-filled vulcanisates based on cis-1,4-polyisoprene (SKI-3) and containing AAs was shown. For the production of SKI-3 rubber, an optimum AA composition – Quantislip of grade BM-2R – was developed. When BM-2R is used, stearic acid, formed in standard rubber with a calcium stearate suspension as AA, is eliminated. The possible mechanism of improvement in the strength properties of carbon-black-filled vulcanisates based on SKI-3 is discussed. This is possibly due to an improvement in rubber–filler interaction as a result of there no longer being any competition between segments of macromolecules and stearic acid for active centres when carbon black is adsorbed on the surface.


2011 ◽  
Vol 137 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Qing Li ◽  
Xiao Xiang Yang

In this paper, the micromechanical finite element method based on Representative Volume Element has been applied to study and analyze the macro mechanical properties of the carbon black filled rubber composites by using two-dimensional plane stress simulations and three-dimensional axisymmetric simulations under uniaxial compression respectively. The dependence of the macroscopic stress-strain behavior and the effective elastic modulus of the composites, on particle shape, particle area/volume fraction and particle stiffness has been investigated and discussed. Additionally, the simulation results of the two-dimensional plane stress model and the three-dimensional axisymmetric model are evaluated and compared with the experimental data, which shows that the two-dimensional plane stress simulations generate poor predictions on the mechanical behavior of the carbon black particle reinforced rubber composites, while the three-dimensional axisymmetric simulations appear to give a better prediction.


1930 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 733-742
Author(s):  
W. B. Wiegand ◽  
C. R. Boggs

Abstract 1—It has been shown that, in conformity with published behavior of other conducting substances (metallic sols, etc.), carbon black may be incorporated in a dielectric such as rubber without detracting from its insulating or dielectric properties. Published results to the contrary were in error, probably because the material was added in excessive amounts. 2—In addition to this effect, it has been shown that the well-known ability of carbon black to adsorb water and dissolved electrolytes endows carbon black???rubber insulating compounds of various types with improved dielectric strength, resistivity, and power factor, the specific inductive capacity remaining substantially unchanged. In some cases this improvement may exceed 50 per cent. 3—The prevailing opinion that carbon black is injurious to rubber insulating compounds which are to be used next to the wire, or which in general are expected to serve as electrical insulation, has been shown to be erroneous, provided the proper proportions are employed. 4—These results would seem to render advisable the rewriting of many specifications dealing with rubber insulating compounds, and thus make it possible to apply the well-known beneficial effects of carbon black compounding—improved toughness, density, wearing resistance, imperviousness to light, tear resistance, etc.—to the electrical insulation field, from which it has hitherto been barred. 5—Although it is strongly recommended that the proper dosage of carbon black (which must be of suitable quality and thoroughly dry) be redetermined in each case, the writers' results would indicate that up to 10 per cent of carbon black on the crude rubber (plus the rubber content of any reclaimed rubber present) will effect the desired improvement in electrical properties.


1958 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-85
Author(s):  
D. Barnard

Abstract The preparation of graft and block interpolymers of natural rubber and synthetic polymers has made it desirable that the number and size of polymer chains attached to rubber be readily determinate. The degradation of unsaturated polymers with tert-butyl hydroperoxide in the presence of osmium tet oxide has been used for the determination of free polystyrene in SBR and carbon black in several elastomers, and has recently been applied to the present problem. The accurate determination of the rubber content of interpolymers by quantitative ozonolysis essentially according to the method of Boer and Kooyman suggested that this might be made the basis of isolation of the attached polymer, the rubber being degraded into fragments of low molecular weight, from which the polymer could be separated by conventional techniques. The method should be applicable to any interpolymer, or mixture, of a polyunsaturated and a saturated polymer and is illustrated with reference to interpolymers of natural rubber (NR)-polymethyl methacrylate (PMM) and NR-polystyrene (PS).


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