Kinetic studies on the transport behavior of hybrid filler incorporated natural rubber (NR)

Vakkoottil Sivadasan Abhisha, Krishanagegham Sidharathan Sisanth, Sabu Thomas, Ranimol Stephen

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Abstract

Conductive carbon black (CCB), carbon nanotubes (CNT) and its hybrids are introduced into the natural rubber (NR) matrix aiming to explore the effect of filler ratio on the transport properties. Solvent transport of NR is found to decrease for hybrid filler systems as compared to single filler incorporated systems. Kinetic parameters of solvent transport behavior of filled NR systems are analyzed using various kinetic models. Upon the computation of kinetic parameters of transport data, it is found that the Peppas-Sahlin model is in good agreement with experimental observations, which suggests that the transport mechanism is diffusion controlled. Rubber–filler interaction parameters are computed and analyzed from the swelling experiments using Kraus, Cunneen-Russel, and Lorenz-Park equations.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1070-1080
Number of pages11
JournalExpress Polymer Letters
Volume17
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2023
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • carbon black
  • crosslinking
  • curing
  • elastomer
  • filler
  • natural rubber
  • transport properties
  • vulcanization

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Materials Chemistry

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