Home | Repositories | Statistics | About





Year: 2014


Type: Article



Title: Preparation and properties of natural rubber/organo-montmorillonite: from lab samples to bulk material


Author: Ivanoska-Dacikj, Aleksandra
Author: Bogoeva-Gaceva, Gordana
Author: Buzarovska, Aleksandra
Author: Gjorgjiev, Igor
Author: Raka, Luljeta



Abstract:

Focusing on application aspects of the rubber nanocomposites and the production and testing of industrial-sized samples, this study was performed in two phases. First, natural rubber (NR)/organo-montmorillonite (OMMT) nanocomposites containing 2–14 phr OMMT were prepared on a laboratory-sized two-roll mill. The vulcanization behavior and mechanical properties of NR/OMMT composites were compared with a referent NR compound containing 60 phr carbon black (N330) as a reinforcing filler. The x-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses showed a predominant intercalated structure for all OMMT nanocomposites. As a result, the organoclay behaved as an effective reinforcement for NR, even at loadings as low as 2 phr. This nanocomposite exhibited an improvement in tensile strength of 29% and in elongation at break of 61% in comparison with the referent NR/N330 compound. With the estimated optimal filler content, in the second phase, bulk NR/OMMT-5/steel samples were successfully produced for dynamic testing. The dynamic moduli were investigated by the method of forced vibrations. Compared to the NR/N 330 samples, NR/OMMT-5 samples showed improved hysteresis, with very low dissipating energy per cycle and significantly reduced Mullins effect.




Publisher: Society of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia


Relation: Macedonian Journal of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering



Identifier: oai:repository.ukim.mk:20.500.12188/305
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12188/305
Identifier: 10.20450/mjcce.2014.502
Identifier: http://www.mjcce.org.mk/index.php/MJCCE/article/viewFile/502/336
Identifier: http://www.mjcce.org.mk/index.php/MJCCE/article/viewFile/502/336
Identifier: 33
Identifier: 2
Identifier: 249



TitleDateViews
Preparation and properties of natural rubber/organo-montmorillonite: from lab samples to bulk material201419