Relationships between mastication conditions and rheological behavior of a natural rubber

The mastication of natural rubber results in the shortening of the long molecular chains, which affects the viscosity of the material. Mechanical and thermo-oxidative breakdowns are the two major factors that interfere during mastication and processing of natural rubber. In an attempt to characterize the viscous behavior of a such product during processing, rheological properties of unvulcanized rubber are studied with a capillary rheometer and a parallel plate rheometer, in small amplitude oscillatory shear. An investigation is carried out with an internal mixer to determine the effect of mastication and temperature on the rheological properties. The influence of thermomechanical effect is quantified as a function of the specific energy and mastication temperature. Depending on mastication conditions, the variation of viscosity may be important and its decrease is quantified by integrating the specific energy and the mastication temperature in a Carreau-Yasuda model.     

裂解气相色谱质谱法研究增塑剂邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的热降解机理

用裂解气相色谱-质谱联用方法研究了橡胶产品中使用的增塑剂邻苯二甲酸二甲酯(DMP)在不同温度条件下的热裂解行为.对不同温度条件下裂解产物的分析表明,在初始阶段DMP的裂解产物主要为二氧化碳、苯、甲苯和苯甲酸甲酯.随着温度的升高苯甲酸甲酯进一步裂解成为分子质量更小的自由基,并发生稠环化反应形成更稳定的菲、蒽、间-联三苯、三亚苯等芳香族多环化合物.根据分析实验提供的裂解产物信息和有机物热裂解化学反应的原理对DMP的热裂解反应机理作了探讨,表明在废旧合成橡胶热裂解回收过程中,增塑剂DMP的高温裂解会产生多环芳烃污染物.应选择合适裂解工艺和裂解温度,以减少对环境的污染.     

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。     

SBS单组分橡胶防水涂料

探讨了SBS单组分橡胶防水涂料的组成、制备方法及其对性能的影响因素,详细地介绍了该涂料在防水工程应用上的两大独特优势:(1)优异的抗基层形变能力。这一优势,使其具备了屋面防水专用材料和特效材料的条件,解决了以往防水材料一直不能解决的“零点开裂”问题。(2)创造出多种复合防水工法,既克服和解决了卷材与涂料的各自缺点,又发挥了各自的优点,使这种复合防水层成为最有效的防水层。     

Stimuli‐responsive polymer nanocomposites based on styrene‐butadiene rubber and bacterial cellulose whiskers

Water‐induced mechanically adaptive rubber nanocomposites were prepared by mixing bacterial cellulose whiskers (BCWs) suspension with styrene‐butadiene rubber (SBR) latex, followed by evaporation method. The structure, morphology, dynamic mechanical properties, water stimuli‐responsive behavior, and biodegradability of SBR/BCWs nanocomposite films were investigated. The results showed that the hydrophilic whiskers had a significant reinforcement effect on the storage modulus of SBR matrix, which originated from the formation of a rigid three‐dimensional filler network within matrix by strong hydrogen bonding between whiskers. The SBR/BCWs nanocomposites showed pronounced water stimuli‐responsive behavior compared with neat SBR. The storage modulus of SBR/BCWs nanocomposite could be decreased by 99.2% after equilibrium water swelling. This remarkable water‐triggered modulus change is attributed to the disentanglement of BCWs network via competitive hydrogen bonding with water.     

Development of an O-ring from NR/EPDM filled silica/CB hybrid filler for use in a solid oxide fuel cell testing system

This research presents the effects of oxygen pressure and ambient temperatures on the crack behavior of O-rings from a semi-EV of NR/EPDM rubber with silica/CB filler, exposed to the inlet flow and outflow oxygen pressure in a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) environment. Blends of NR/EPDM were prepared with various ratios of silica/CB filler at 00/60, 10/50, 20/40, 30/30, 40/20, 50/10, and 60/00 phr. The fabricated O-ring complied with the standard for O-rings (TIS 2728-2559), with a minimum hardness of 65–75 Shore A, minimum tensile strength of 9 MPa, minimum elongation at break of 200%, and a minimum 100% modulus of 2.7 MPa. The mechanical properties of the compounds were tested, and the appropriate compound was chosen to make the O-rings to test in SOFC. The crack morphology of the fabricated O-rings was investigated and compared with a commercial O-ring after testing in the SOFC. As a result, the compound with silica/CB of 40:20 ratio provided the optimum mechanical properties, and passed the criteria standard of TIS 2728-2559. The mechanical properties of the prepared and commercial O-rings were similar (P-value of commercial with 60/00 = 0.273, 50/10 = 0.273, 40/20 = 0.144, 30/30 = 0.465, 20/40 = 0.465, 10/50 = 1.000 and 00/60 = 0.273; all > 0.05) and and both could still be continued to be used in SOFC despite some inner cracks after 24 h. The price of the prepared O-ring is cheaper than the commercial O-rings due to the low price of NR used in its formulation. Therefore, a prepared O-ring can be used in a SOFC, or other applications due to their mechanical properties and their reasonable price.     

聚氯乙烯表皮成分对加成型硅橡胶固化的影响

采用流变学方法研究了双组分加成型硅橡胶在不同聚氯乙烯(PVC)表皮上的固化动力学,并利用红外光谱、核磁共振波谱、电感耦合等离子体质谱仪等手段分析了PVC表皮成分,以确定导致双组分加成型硅橡胶不固化的具体原因。 结果表明,PVC表皮中导致硅橡胶不固化的主要元素为P元素。 在固定硅橡胶厚度为1 mm的情况下,当PVC表皮中的P元素质量分数低于3×10^-3%时,浇注在其上的双组分加成型硅橡胶依然能固化;而当PVC表皮中的P元素质量分数超过约2.4×10^-2%时,虽然浇注在其上的双组分加成型硅橡胶的中间层依然能固化,但与PVC表皮接触部分的硅橡胶不固化,且不固化层厚度随P元素质量分数增加而增加。 本文还研究了在P元素质量分数低于3×10^-3%的PVC表皮上,降低硅橡胶厚度至微米级时的固化行为,在P元素质量分数低于3×10^-3%的PVC表皮上,当硅橡胶厚度低于2 μm时,硅橡胶出现不完全固化现象。 双组分加成型硅橡胶在含有P元素的PVC表皮表面的固化行为主要是由硅橡胶样品中铂催化剂总含量及PVC表皮中的P元素含量确定的,同时也会受到双组分加成型硅橡胶反应速率以及铂催化剂、P元素在硅橡胶中的扩散速率的影响。     

提高聚氨酯表面硅橡胶涂层粘接性研究

利用表面处理并借助硅烷偶联剂大幅提高了聚氨酯/硅橡胶(PU/SR)的界面粘接性.利用红外光谱、水接触角以及表面元素分析对PU表面处理效果及偶联剂的反应效果进行检测,利用扫描电镜对材料的表面形貌及界面情况进行观察.并对不同方法得到的PU/SR界面进行剪切和振动疲劳测试以考察其粘接效果并进行比较.结果表明,经过硫酸短时处理过的PU表面生成大量羟基,使得亲水性提高,并大大增强了端异氰酸酯基硅烷偶联剂与PU的接枝反应效果.当室温缩合固化的硅橡胶预聚体涂覆到其表面后,以化学键联接在PU表面的硅烷偶联剂又可以与硅橡胶一起缩合,从而有效的提高了PU/SR的界面粘接性.     

接枝和交联对纳米Si02改性NR／PP共混型热塑弹性体的影响

动态硫化制备纳米二氧化硅（SiO2）改性天然橡胶，聚丙烯共混型热塑性弹性体（NR/PPTPE）．研究了马来酸酐，苯乙烯，过氧化二异丙苯（MAH／St／DCP）多单体“就地”熔融接枝、交联对TPE力学性能、耐溶剂性能和耐热变形性能的影响，并用SEM分析了TPE的断面形貌．结果表明：纳米SiO2和MAH／St／DCP的最佳质量分数分别为0．03和0．0375／0．0188／0．00375时，MAH／St／DCP接枝、交联改性NR／PP／纳米SiO：TPE的力学性能、耐溶剂性能和耐热变形性能最佳．MAH／St／DCP“就地”接枝、交联通过细化交联NR分散相、改善交联NR分散的均匀性和增加两相之间的共交联，使NR与PP两相界面结合强度明显提高，NR／PPTPE的综合性能得到明显的改善．     

NANOMECHANICAL MAPPING OF CARBON BLACK REINFORCED NATURAL RUBBER BY ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY

Atomic force microscopy （AFM） has the advantage of obtaining mechanical properties as well as topographic information at the same time. By analyzing force-distance curves measured over two-dimensional area using Hertzian contact mechanics, Young＇s modulus mapping was obtained with nanometer-scale resolution. Furthermore, the sample deformation by the force exerted was also estimated from the force-distance curve analyses. We could thus reconstruct a real topographic image by incorporating apparent topographic image with deformation image. We applied this method to carbon black reinforced natural rubber to obtain Young＇s modulus distribution image together with reconstructed real topographic image. Then we were able to recognize three regions; rubber matrix, carbon black （or bound rubber） and intermediate regions. Though the existence of these regions had been investigated by pulsed nuclear magnetic resonance, this paper would be the first to report on the quantitative evaluation of the interfacial region in real space.