Natural rubber nanocomposites using polystyrene-encapsulated nanosilica prepared by differential microemulsion polymerization |
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Authors: | Saowaroj Chuayjuljit Anyaporn Boonmahitthisud |
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Institution: | a Department of Materials Science, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Phyathai Road, Bangkok 10330, Thailand b National Center of Excellence for Petroleum, Petrochemicals and Advanced Materials, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand |
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Abstract: | In this study, nanocomposites of natural rubber (NR) and polystyrene (PS)-encapsulated nanosilica were prepared by latex compounding method. The nanolatex of PS-encapsulated silica was synthesized via in situ differential microemulsion polymerization. The resulted hybrid nanoparticles showed core-shell morphology with an average diameter of 40 nm. The silica hybrid nanoparticles were subsequently used as filler for the NR nanocomposite. The properties of NR were found to be improved as a result of the incorporation of PS-encapsulated nanosilica at 3 and 3-9 parts per hundred rubber (phr) for tensile strength and modulus at 300% strain, respectively, except the elongation at break, and up to 9 phr for flammability. The results from dynamic mechanical analyzer showed that the elastic properties of NR near the glass transition temperature increased with the inclusion of increasing concentration of the PS-encapsulated nanosilica, causing by the semi-interpenetrating nanostructure in the NR nanocomposites. |
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Keywords: | Natural rubber Polystyrene-encapsulated nanosilica Differential microemulsion polymerization Mechanical properties Flammability |
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