The mechanical and thermal properties of natural rubber/zinc methacrylate composites by latex compounding techniques

Zinc methacrylate (ZDMA) is a typical ionic compound that readily reacts with rubber molecules. In this work, a new approach was developed to prepare natural rubber (NR)/ZDMA composites with a lower loading of ZDMA. ZDMA was prepared by the reaction of methacrylic acid (MAA) and ZnO in an aqueous so...

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Published in:Polymer engineering and science 2023-05, Vol.63 (5), p.1388-1400
Main Authors: Chen, Jing, Liao, Lusheng, Zhang, Fuquan, Hu, Siwen, JiaYing, Huang, Shuyun, Shen, Dongning, He, Mingyue, Xue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging (natural)
Aqueous solutions
Composite materials
Compounding
Crosslinked polymers
Dicumyl peroxide
grafted
Latex
Mechanical properties
Methacrylic acid
Methods
Natural rubber
Rubber
Rubber goods
Structural analysis
Sulfur compounds
Tear strength
Thermal properties
Thermal resistance
Thermal stability
Thermodynamic properties
Vulcanization
Zinc compounds
zinc methacrylate
Zinc oxide
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Summary:Zinc methacrylate (ZDMA) is a typical ionic compound that readily reacts with rubber molecules. In this work, a new approach was developed to prepare natural rubber (NR)/ZDMA composites with a lower loading of ZDMA. ZDMA was prepared by the reaction of methacrylic acid (MAA) and ZnO in an aqueous solution. Then the NR/ZDMA masterbatches were obtained by latex compounding techniques; followed by vulcanization either with dicumyl peroxide (DCP) or together with a sulfur‐based vulcanization system (SVS). The results of mechanical property tests showed that the increment of ZDMA will decrease the cure rate index and increase crosslink density. When the content of ZDMA was more than 8.7 phr, not only the 300% and 500% modulus, tensile, and tear strength of NR/ZDMA composites were improved remarkably, but also the aging resistance and thermal stability were improved. When the amount of ZDMA is less than 8.7 phr, SVS shows a certain synergistic vulcanization effect with DCP. When 20 phr ZDMA was added, the tensile and tear strength increased by 86.5% and 60.1%, respectively, when contrasted to NR cured with traditional SVS. The structural characterization results revealed that ZDMA and Poly‐ZDMA have been formed and act as a reactive filler in the NR matrix. A new approach was developed to prepare natural rubber (NR)/zinc methacrylate (ZDMA) composites by latex ccompounding techniques. The mechanical properties of NR/ZDMA composites increase with the increase of ZDMA, and the heat‐aging resistance and thermal stability of NR/ZDMA composites were also improved.
ISSN:0032-3888
1548-2634
DOI:10.1002/pen.26291