Silica Aerogel-Rubber Composite: A Sustainable Alternative for Buildings’ Thermal Insulation

Silica aerogel composites with recycled tire rubber have been synthesized and evaluated for their potential use for thermal protection in buildings. The present work describes for the first time the preparation of silica-based aerogel composites containing recycled rubber tires reinforced with polyvinyl butyral (PVB) by hot pressing. The developed composite was extensively characterized regarding its physical, morphological, thermal and mechanical features, and the results showed their properties were relevant, leading to composites with different properties/performances. The obtained bulk density values were satisfactory, down to 474 kg·m⁻³, and very good thermal properties were achieved, namely, thermal conductivity as low as 55 mW·m⁻¹·K⁻¹ for composites with silica aerogel, recycled tire rubber and PVB. The most promising composites were those based on low bulk density and thermal conductivity values, and they were thermally stable, indicating their suitability for thermal insulation applications.     

Waste Cooking Oil-Modified Epoxy Asphalt Rubber Binders with Improved Compatibility and Extended Allowable Construction Time

The application of crumb rubber from end-of-life tires and waste cooking oil (WCO) in road pavements is of significant importance from an economic and environmental viewpoint. However, the incorporation of crumb rubber greatly shortens the allowable construction time of epoxy asphalt binders due to the high viscosity of the epoxy asphalt rubber (EAR) binder and poor compatibility between crumb rubber and asphalt binder. To lower the viscosity of asphalt rubber, extend the allowable construction time and improve the compatibility of EAR binder, waste cooking oil (WCO) was introduced. The effect of WCO on the viscosity–time behavior, thermal stability, dynamic modulus, glass transitions, crosslink density, damping ability, compatibility, mechanical properties and phase separation of WCO-modified EAR binders was investigated by using the Brookfield viscometer, thermogravimetric analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, universal testing machine and laser confocal microscopy. The test results demonstrated that the incorporation of WCO declined the viscosity and extended the allowable construction time of the unmodified EAR binder. The inclusion of WCO improved the compatibility between asphalt and crumb rubber and the damping ability and elongation at the break of the unmodified EAR binder. The presence of WCO had a marginal effect on the thermal stability of the unmodified EAR binder. Confocal microscopy observation revealed that asphalt rubber particles aggregated in the epoxy phase of the unmodified EAR binder. With the inclusion of WCO, co-continuous asphalt rubber particles became more spherical.     

复合成核剂对聚丙烯结晶行为的影响

以超细橡胶粒子与有机磷酸盐成核剂复配的方法制备了一种新型复合成核剂,通过示差扫描量热法(DSC)比较了复合成核剂改性PP以及有机磷酸盐成核剂改性PP的结晶温度、等温结晶行为及等温结晶动力学;利用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)的能谱附件和透射电子显微镜(TEM)研究了复合成核剂的微观形态及其在PP中的分散情况.研究结果表明,复合成核剂中超细橡胶粒子作为载体使有机磷酸盐成核剂附着在其表面,提高了成核剂在聚丙烯中的分散性,因而提高了成核剂的成核效率,当成核剂用量较小时,即可明显提高PP的结晶速率和力学性能.     

TBIR应用于航空胎侧胶的热氧老化性能

研究了反式-1,4-丁二烯-异戊二烯共聚橡胶(TBIR)应用于航空轮胎胎侧胶[天然橡胶(NR)/顺丁橡胶(BR)/TBIR]的耐热氧老化性能.结果表明,与NR/BR硫化胶相比,10～20份质量的TBIR取代BR后,NR/BR/TBIR硫化胶的交联密度明显提高,压缩温升降低2. 2～3. 4℃,耐屈挠疲劳性能提高约100%,填料分散性改善,填料团聚体体尺寸减小,拉伸性能基本不变.随热氧老化时间延长,硫化胶的交联密度先增加后降低,并用TBIR的硫化胶交联密度在老化48 h后趋于平缓.与NR/BR相比,老化后的NR/BR/TBIR硫化胶生热最低,耐屈挠疲劳性最高.     

橡胶弹性支座动态承载特性及其影响因素分析

基于复刚度理论,采用正交实验法,对风力发电机橡胶弹性支座进行动态性能实验,研究载荷频率、载荷幅值、预载荷诸因素对弹性支座动态性能的影响规律. 实验结果表明,橡胶材料的动态性能与载荷频率和幅值具有显著的相关性. 频率增加,橡胶弹性元件的弹性刚度和阻尼因子明显增大;幅值增加,弹性刚度减小,阻尼因子却逐渐增大. 对实验数据进行方差分析,表明载荷频率对动态性能的影响最大,其次是载荷幅值,预加载因素影响非常有限.     

甲基苯基乙烯基硅橡胶电离总剂量效应

甲基苯基乙烯硅橡胶具有耐高低温、防震等独特优势,在航天器的减震、密封等领域具有广泛应用前景。研究了甲基苯基乙烯基硅橡胶的电离总剂量效应。结果表明,随着辐射剂量的增加,甲基苯基乙烯基硅橡胶的力学性能出现了不同程度的退化。拉伸强度和撕裂强度变化规律以1106 Gy(Si)剂量点为分界点。低于该剂量,拉伸和撕裂随剂量增加快速下降;高于该剂量时,随辐照剂量增加,拉伸强度出现一定程度反弹,呈现出宽U形,而撕裂强度则是先增加后下降。拉断伸长率和邵氏硬度A随辐照剂量增加分别出现快速下降和增加,最终接近饱和。最后,从辐射交联和裂解方面讨论了甲基苯基乙烯基硅橡胶电离总剂量效应的潜在物理机制。     

溶胶-凝胶-硫化法制备硅橡胶吸附萃取搅拌棒

采用溶胶-凝胶-硫化法,以甲基乙烯基硅橡胶和乙烯基封端硅橡胶为原料制备了厚壁硅橡胶吸附萃取搅拌棒(stir bar for sorptive extraction,SBSE)。采用分段硫化和多阶程序升温老化防止涂层脱落和龟裂,一次涂渍涂层厚度约150~250μm,280℃下无流失,使用寿命可达150次。利用所制备涂层,结合自制热解析系统(thermal desorption system,TDS),建立了SBSE-TDS-CGC-FID测定水样中6种多环芳烃(polyaromatichydrocarbons,PAHs)的方法。方法的线性范围为0.3~1000μg/L,检出限为0.002~0.011μg/L,相对标准偏差在0.92%~6.14%之间。该方法能够满足欧盟2005/69/EC指令对多环芳烃低于10 mg/kg的检测要求。     

多维气相色谱法提高丙烯腈色谱分析速度的方法

采用多维气相色谱法,既可提高丙烯醛、丙酮、乙腈、丙烯腈相邻两组分的分离度,又可提高分析速度。按GDX-502与402的体积比为85∶15比例混装长4.5m、内径3mm的色谱柱;氢气作为载气,流速为65mL/min;柱箱初温140℃保持15min,以15℃/min的速率升至180℃保持12min。丙烯腈样品中7种组分即可全部出峰,总分析时间为30min,比原国标推荐的方法缩短了近50min。     

高填充量碳纳米管/丁苯粉末橡胶机械混炼的物理化学机制

将用喷雾干燥法制备的碳纳米管(CNTs)/丁苯粉末橡胶复合材料在开炼机上机械混炼, 考察机械混炼对复合材料常规力学性能的影响, 并对机械混炼对CNTs增强丁苯橡胶复合材料力学性能的影响进行相应的理论研究和机理分析. 结果表明, 与混炼前的复合材料相比, 机械混炼有效地提高了CNTs/丁苯橡胶复合材料的力学性能, 特别是当CNTs加入量较大时, 提高幅度更为显著, 与填充传统补强剂CB复合材料相比, 具有较大的优势. 这是因为机械混炼一方面使CNTs在橡胶基体中获得了更为充分均匀的分散; 另一方面, 混炼过程中产生的自由基以及巨大的剪切力, 使得CNTs与橡胶基体间界面结合如物理吸附、氢键作用、化学结合等得到了进一步增强, 提高了CNTs/丁苯橡胶复合材料的结合橡胶含量, 更好地发挥了CNTs对丁苯橡胶的补强效应, 从而提高了复合材料的拉伸强度和撕裂强度等力学性能. CNTs补强丁苯橡胶复合材料力学性能的机理符合“强键和弱键学说”.     

溶胶-凝胶法原位生成SiO2改性硅基耐烧蚀材料

建立了在硅基耐烧蚀材料中用溶胶-凝胶法原位生成SiO2的方法.首先将硅橡胶、气相白炭黑、纤维等原料混炼硫化制备出硫化胶.然后将硫化胶依次浸入四氢呋喃、原硅酸乙酯和正丁基胺水溶液中进行预溶胀处理、物理扩散和化学反应,得到原位生成SiO2.SEM照片显示,在硅基耐烧蚀材料中原位生成的SiO2颗粒呈球形,粒径在40~60 nm,但分布不均匀,在硫化胶表层存在富集现象.实验结果表明,原位生成SiO2平均含量增加,硅基耐烧蚀材料的抗拉强度增加,线烧蚀率下降;含13.7%原位生成SiO2硅基耐烧蚀材料抗拉强度为5.82 MPa,线烧蚀率为0.071 mm/s.