Strain-Crystallization of Guayule and Hevea Rubbers

1997 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 202-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. S. Choi ◽  
C. M. Roland

Abstract A comparison was made of the room temperature strain-crystallization of naturally-occurring cis-1,4-polyisoprenes having varying non-rubber content. A variety of measurements were employed to assess crystallization, including stress relaxation, optical birefringence, and the infrared absorption spectrum. All methods yielded the same result: The strain required to induce crystallization is less for polyisoprenes having larger concentrations of impurities. The ability to crystallize at lower orientation presumably underlies the superior failure properties of guayule rubber and the poorer grades of natural rubber (NR) in comparison to deproteinized NR.

1970 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 1036-1039 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Steiner ◽  
A. V. Tobolsky

Abstract The question of whether stress relaxation of natural rubber under normal usage at room temperature up to 100° C is caused primarily by chemical aging or physical phenomena connected with reversible changes is one which has been extensively studied. Thirion and Chasset investigated the relative effects of network relaxation and aging for dicumyl peroxide cured natural rubber in air and found network relaxation effects predominating below 55° C with aging becoming increasingly important at higher temperatures and longer times. In this study samples of natural rubber, cured by dicumyl peroxide, were relaxed both in air and in vacuum in an attempt to elucidate further the phenomenon of network relaxation. It was concluded that stress relaxation between 25° C and 100° C is much smaller in vacuum than in air, and that true equilibrium stresses are rapidly reached in vacuum.


2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (16) ◽  
pp. 1778-1788 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurpreet Kaur ◽  
Arvind Singh ◽  
Kiran Bala ◽  
Mamta Devi ◽  
Anjana Kumari ◽  
...  

A simple, straightforward and efficient method has been developed for the synthesis of (E)-3-(arylimino)indolin-2-one derivatives and (E)-2-((4-methoxyphenyl)imino)- acenaphthylen-1(2H)-one. The synthesis of these biologically-significant scaffolds was achieved from the reactions of various substituted anilines and isatins or acenaphthaquinone, respectively, using commercially available, environmentally benign and naturally occurring organic acids such as mandelic acid or itaconic acid as catalyst in aqueous medium at room temperature. Mild reaction conditions, energy efficiency, good to excellent yields, environmentally benign conditions, easy isolation of products, no need of column chromatographic separation and the reusability of reaction media are some of the significant features of the present protocol.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1550
Author(s):  
Vineet Kumar ◽  
Anuj Kumar ◽  
Minseok Song ◽  
Dong-Joo Lee ◽  
Sung-Soo Han ◽  
...  

The increasing demand for polymer composites with novel or improved properties requires novel fillers. To meet the challenges posed, nanofillers such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and titanium dioxide (TiO2) have been used. In the present work, few-layer graphene (FLG) and iron oxide (Fe3O4) or TiO2 were used as fillers in a room-temperature-vulcanized (RTV) silicone rubber (SR) matrix. Composites were prepared by mixing RTV-SR with nanofillers and then kept for vulcanization at room temperature for 24 h. The RTV-SR composites obtained were characterized with respect to their mechanical, actuation, and magnetic properties. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis was performed to investigate the composite raw materials and finished composites, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analysis was used to study composite surface elemental compositions. Results showed that mechanical properties were improved by adding fillers, and actuation displacements were dependent on the type of nanofiller used and the applied voltage. Magnetic stress-relaxation also increased with filler amount and stress-relaxation rates decreased when a magnetic field was applied parallel to the deformation axes. Thus, this study showed that the inclusion of iron oxide (Fe3O4) or TiO2 fillers in RTV-SR improves mechanical, actuation, and magnetic properties.


2015 ◽  
Vol 754-755 ◽  
pp. 230-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suwimon Siriwong ◽  
Adisai Rungvichaniwat ◽  
Pairote Klinpituksa ◽  
Khalid Hamid Musa ◽  
Aminah Abdullah

Fresh field natural rubber was coagulated by acetic acid, soaked in water at room temperature (WRT) or 70°C (W70) for 1 hr, and then dried in an oven at 40°C. Non-soaked natural rubber samples (NoW) served as a control. Two grades of natural rubber, namely air-dry sheet (ADS) and ribbed smoked sheet No.3 (RSS3) derived from the same latex, were also investigated. All dry rubber samples were characterized with Lovibond colorimeter according to ASTM D3157, as well as with a HunterLab spectrophotometer. Furthermore, all the dry rubber samples were dissolved in a chloroform:methanol mixture (4:1 v:v). The rubber was then precipitated out of the solution with methanol, and the remaining solution was quantitatively analyzed for total phenolic content (TPC). The plasticity retention index (PRI) was determined for all the dried rubber samples according to ASTM D3194. It was found that WRT, W70 and ADS were similar in lightness L*, while RSS3 had the lowest L*. W70 had the lowest redness a*, which increased in the order WRT, NoW, RSS3 and ADS. W70 also had the lowest yellowness b*, which increased in the order RSS3, NoW and WRT and ADS. Moreover, TPC was the lowest for the W70 sample, increasing in the order ADS, WRT, NoW and RSS3. The PRI was highest for W70, and decreased in the order WRT, RSS3, NoW and ADS. All of the PRI values observed were comparatively high relative to blocked standard Thai rubber 20 (STR20).


1971 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 1349-1351
Author(s):  
L. V. Kobets ◽  
N. I. Vorob'ev ◽  
V. V. Pechkovskii ◽  
A. I. Komyak

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 381-396 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farzad A Nobari Azar ◽  
Murat Şen

Natural rubber/chloroprene rubber (NR/CR) blends are among the commonly used rubber blends in industry and continuously are exposed to severe weather changes. To investigate the effects of accelerator type on the network structure and stress relaxation of unaged and aged NR/CE vulcanizates, tetramethyl thiuram disulfide, 2-mercaptobenzothiazole, and diphenyl guanidine accelerators have been chosen to represent fast, moderate, and slow accelerator groups, respectively. Three batches have been prepared with exactly the same components and mixing conditions differing only in accelerator type. Temperatures scanning stress relaxation and pulse nuclear magnetic resonance techniques have been used to reveal the structural changes of differently accelerated rubber blends before and after weathering. Nonoxidative thermal decomposition analyses have been carried out using a thermogravimetric analyzer. Results indicate that there is a strong interdependence between accelerator type and stress relaxation behavior, network structure, cross-linking density, and aging behavior of the blends. Accelerator type also affects decomposition energy of the blends.


1959 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 739-747 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. R. Dunn ◽  
J. Scanlan

Abstract The thermal and photochemical aging of extracted dicumyl peroxide-, TMTD (sulfurless)- and santocure-vulcanized rubber, in presence of a number of metal and alkylammonium dithiocarbamates, has been investigated by measurements of stress relaxation. The dithiocarbamates have a considerable protective action upon the degradation of peroxide- and TMTD-vulcanizates, but they accelerate stress decay in santocure-accelerated vulcanizates. The reasons for this behavior are discussed. It is suggested that the excellent aging properties of unextracted TMTD vulcanizates are due to the presence of zinc dimethyldithiocarbamate formed during vulcanization.


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