LMPB-g-KH-570改性纳米氮化硅/丙烯酸酯橡胶复合材料的制备与性能研究

采用溶液聚合法将硅烷偶联剂KH-570接枝到低相对分子质量的聚丁二烯液体橡胶(LMPB)分子长链中,合成了新型大分子表面处理剂LMPB-g-KH-570,用其对纳米氮化硅进行表面改性,制备改性纳米氮化硅/丙烯酸酯橡胶(ACM)复合材料,并对其结构和性能进行研究。结果表明:LMPB-g-KH-570与纳米氮化硅发生了化学键合;在复合材料中加入适量LMPB-g-KH-570,可以改善纳米氮化硅在复合材料中的分散性,提高复合材料的物理性能。     

纳米二氧化硅的结构及表面改性对橡胶复合材料性能影响的研究进展

分析了纳米SiO_2结构及表面改性对其填充橡胶复合材料性能的影响,对比了不同表面改性方法对SiO_2增强效果的影响,指出基于良好分散性的适度结构化和高效功能化表面改性是提高SiO_2增强橡胶复合材料性能的重要因素.简要介绍了纳米SiO_2在橡胶复合材料中的应用研究现状.     

改性纳米Si3N4在EPDM中的应用研究

用溶液聚合法合成BA—MAA—AN三元共聚物大分子表面处理剂对纳米Si3N4进行表面处理，大分子表面处理剂包覆在纳米Si3N4的表面，并与其发生了化学作用，可有效地阻止纳米Si3N4粉末的团聚；处理过的Si3N4粒径明显减小，可提高粉体在橡胶中的分散性。用经处理的纳米Si3N4填充三元乙丙橡胶（EPDM）制备了纳米橡胶复合材料，并研究了复合材料的力学性能。结果表明：改性纳米Si3N4的加入在一定程度上提高了EPDM的拉伸强度、撕裂强度、耐磨及动态耐久性能等，其中添加1．5份改性纳米Si3N4效果最好。     

碳纳米管/丙烯酸酯橡胶复合材料的制备及性能研究

采用自制的大分子表面改性剂对多壁碳纳米管(MWNTs)进行表面改性,制备改性MWNTs/丙烯酸酯橡胶(ACM)复合材料,研究改性MWNTs用量对复合材料性能的影响,并与炭黑补强的ACM性能进行对比.结果表明:用MWNTs填充ACM制备的材料,其性能远优于炭黑补强的ACM橡胶的性能;随着改性MWNTs用量的增大,复合材料...     

纳米Si_3N_4/ACM复合材料的力学性能和硫化性能研究

采用大分子表面处理剂LMPB-g-KH570对纳米Si_3N_4表面进行修饰。利用共混技术制备了纳米Si_3N_4/ACM复合材料。利用RPA-8000、SEM、TEM等测试技术,对纳米复合材料的微观结构和性能进行了分析和评价。结果表明,大分子表面改性剂能有效改善复合材料的微观界面结构,促进纳米Si_3N_4在橡胶基体中的有效分散,橡胶硫化性能得到改善,力学性能得到提高。添加2.0份改性纳米Si_3N_4/ACM复合材料,胶料正硫化时间减少38 s,拉伸强度提高24.8%,撕裂强度提高3.39%。     

改性纳米二氧化硅的制备及其在溶聚丁苯橡胶/顺丁橡胶并用胶中的应用

用偶联剂KH570作修饰剂,采用液相原位表面修饰技术制备改性纳米二氧化硅,并考察其在溶聚丁苯橡胶(SSBR)/顺丁橡胶(BR)并用胶中的应用。结果表明:与未改性纳米二氧化硅相比,改性纳米二氧化硅在橡胶基体中的分散性较好,与橡胶的相容性提高,团聚减弱;改性纳米二氧化硅/SSBR/BR复合材料的物理性能和耐磨性能提高,Payne效应减弱;修饰量为50 mmol·kg~(-1)的改性纳米二氧化硅/SSBR/BR复合材料物理性能、耐热老化性能和耐磨性能最好。     

环氧化天然橡胶用作大分子界面改性剂的研究进展

介绍环氧化天然橡胶（ENR）用作大分子界面改性剂方面的研究进展。ENR用于提高橡胶与填料间、橡胶与橡胶间以及其他聚合物间的相容性,从而制备出性能优异、生产成本低、环保性好的多元复合材料。开发低相对分子质量、高分散性和强封端能力的ENR界面改性剂是今后的重点研究方向。     

纳米Si3N4/ACM复合材料的力学性能和硫化性能研究

采用大分子表面处理剂LMPB-g-KH570对纳米Si₃N₄表面进行修饰。利用共混技术制备了纳米Si₃N₄/ACM复合材料。利用RPA-8000、SEM、TEM等测试技术,对纳米复合材料的微观结构和性能进行了分析和评价。结果表明,大分子表面改性剂能有效改善复合材料的微观界面结构,促进纳米Si₃N₄在橡胶基体中的有效分散,橡胶硫化性能得到改善,力学性能得到提高。添加2.0份改性纳米Si₃N₄/ACM复合材料,胶料正硫化时间减少38 s,拉伸强度提高24.8%,撕裂强度提高3.39%。     

淀粉功能化改性及作为轮胎补强填料的研究进展

淀粉作为补强填料替代部分炭黑或白炭黑可以改善轮胎的抗湿滑性能和滚动阻力性能,且淀粉来源广、成本低、无污染,有望成为新型橡胶补强填料。但淀粉极性强,与橡胶相容性差,直接使用无法起到补强作用,需要进行改性。淀粉的改性方法主要有细微化、酯化改性、接枝改性和原位改性4种。这些方法通过减小淀粉颗粒尺寸和引入其他分子链或基团等途径,改善淀粉在橡胶基体中的分散性及与橡胶的相容性,其中原位改性法操作简单,制备复合材料的工艺与传统工业化方法相似,最易商业化。     

碳酸钙晶须补强炭黑/天然橡胶/丁腈橡胶复合材料的性能研究

采用钛酸酯偶联剂对碳酸钙晶须进行改性,研究改性碳酸钙晶须对炭黑/天然橡胶/丁腈橡胶复合材料性能的影响。结果表明:改性后碳酸钙晶须的表面性质改变,有效改善了碳酸钙晶须与橡胶基体的相容性,提高了复合材料的物理性能和储能模量,增强了Payne效应,对耐油性能影响不大;当改性碳酸钙晶须用量为4份时,复合材料的综合性能最佳。     

Influence of fillers dispersion on friction and wear performance of solution styrene butadiene rubber composites

Development of structure–properties relationships between the fillers/rubber matrix interface chemistry and the dispersion and interfacial adhesion properties of the rubber composites is critical to predict their bulk mechanical and tribological properties. In this paper, three solution styrene butadiene rubber (SSBR) composites containing various fillers with tailored interfacial chemistry were prepared via conventional mixing technique. Subsequently, thermal and structural features of filled SSBR composites were monitored by TG, DSC, XRD, XPS, FESEM and TEM, respectively. Sliding contact experiments were conducted to study tribological properties of styrene butadiene rubber composites under dry and wet conditions. It was shown that the SSBR filled with silicon dioxide nanoparticles significantly reduced both the friction coefficient and the wear against marble block. On the contrary, it exhibited an increased friction coefficient and wear under wet friction conditions due to the specific superior wet‐skid resistance of silicon dioxide nanopartilce filled rubber composites, a good dispersion of silicon dioxide nanopartilce in the rubber matrix and strong interfacial adhesion between nanoparticles and rubber matrix. In addition, the influence of fillers dispersion and interfacial adhesion on friction and wear of styrene butadiene rubber composites was evaluated employing theoretical calculation, and the predicted results were in agreement with the experimental observations. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2016 , 133, 43589.     

Influence of stearic acid treated nano-CaCO3 on the properties of silicone nanocomposites

The aim of the work reported here was to study the influence of treated nano-CaCO₃ on the silicone:dicumyl peroxide system. Thermal degradation was studied using TGA of treated and untreated nano- and commercial CaCO₃:silicone rubber composites. Thermal stability as well as % char yield increased with increasing content of treated nano-CaCO₃ as compared to untreated and commercial CaCO₃. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were performed to study the degree of dispersion of treated and untreated nano-CaCO₃ and commercial CaCO₃ in silicone rubber composites. Moreover, the nanocomposites were subjected to various tests, such as those for tensile strength, % elongation at break, flammability and abrasion resistance. The tensile strength (8.5 kg/cm²) and elongation at break (780%) showed their greatest improvements at 10 wt% loading with treated nano-CaCO₃ in comparison to the untreated nano- and commercial CaCO₃:silicone rubber composites. The improvements in the properties of treated CaCO₃:silicone composites compared to the untreated nano- and commercial CaCO₃ silicone rubber composites were due to the uniform dispersion of nanoparticles in the treated composites and their good compatibility with the rubber chains, as shown by AFM and SEM studies.     

Immobilization of TiO2 nanoparticles on montmorillonite clay and its effect on the morphology of natural rubber nanocomposites

Natural rubber/organoclay/titanium dioxide nanocomposites were obtained via mechanical blending using rubber latex, organically modified montmorillonite clay (cloisite 30B) and titanium dioxide (TiO₂). Glycerol was utilized as a dispersant for the inorganic components. Scanning electron microscopy analysis shows that TiO₂ nanoparticles were deposited on the clay surface and that the clay–TiO₂ combination was homogeneously dispersed on the natural rubber. The high aspect ratio and the polar character of the clay layers allowed interactions with individual nanoparticles of TiO₂. The X-ray diffraction patterns reveal an increment of the crystalline character of the NR/C30B/TiO₂ nanocomposites as a consequence of the nanoscale dispersion of the TiO₂ particles. Infrared Spectroscopy spectra indicate compatibility between natural rubber and glycerol due to the formation of hydrogen bonds. A mechanism in particle–natural rubber compatibility, in which glycerol is involved, is proposed. However, nanoscale dispersion was largely dependent on the clay–TiO₂ interactions. This work proposes an easy method to immobilize TiO₂ nanoparticles on clay layers, which allows their dispersion in polymers. Nanocomposites obtained by this method can be used for supports of photocatalyst molecules.     

硅橡胶/有机改性蒙脱土纳米复合材料的性能研究

用熔体插层法制备甲基乙烯基硅橡胶(MVQ)/有机改性蒙脱土(OMMT)纳米复合材料并研究其微观结构和性能。结果表明:OMMT改性剂疏水性从优到劣的顺序为I.44P,I.30P,Bengel434,I.44P和I.30P在MVQ中的分散性优于Bengel434;MVQ/OMMT纳米复合材料的物理性能和热稳定性从优到劣的顺序为MVQ/I.44P,MVQ/I.30P,MVQ/Bengel434纳米复合材料;添加40份I.44P的MVQ/I.44P纳米复合材料的100%定伸应力、拉伸强度和撕裂强度比纯胶有较大提高。     

Effect of elastomeric nanoparticles as co-reinforcing agent on rubber composites

Elastomeric nanoparticles (ENPs) are rubber nanoparticles that have different effects than carbon black (CB) when added to rubber composites. To further understand the effects of ENPs on rubber composites, the morphologies, viscoelasticity, mechanical properties, and interactions with rubber were carefully studied. The results revealed that ENPs and CB differed in terms of their dispersion states and reinforcing effects on rubber. The addition of ENPs can reduce the free chain ends of rubber composites, which helps reduce the rolling resistance, making it a possible way to develop energy-saving tires. Compared with current techniques for lowering the free chain ends of vulcanisates, it is easier and simpler to add ENPs to rubber composites. The results also show that ENPs and CB had a synergistic effect on rubber reinforcement. The optimal ENP content, considering the vulcanisate characteristics, was approximately 10 phr.     

Development of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles reinforced chlorinated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber/chlorinated ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber blends

Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HA) reinforced polymer blend based on chlorinated nitrile rubber (Cl-NBR) and chlorinated ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber (Cl-EPDM) were prepared. Resulting blend composites were analyzed with regard to their rheometric processing, crystallinity, glass transition temperature (T_g), mechanical properties, oil resistance, AC conductivity, and transport behavior. The decrease in optimum cure time with the addition of HA is more advantageous for the development of products from these blend nanocomposites. The XRD, FTIR, and SEM confirmed the attachment and uniform dispersion of HA nanoparticles in the Cl-NBR/Cl-EPDM blend. The good compatibility between polymer blend and nanoparticles was also deduced by the formation of spherically shaped HA particles in the blend matrix determined by TEM analysis. DSC analysis showed an increase in T_g of the blend with the filler loading. The addition of HA particles to the blend produced a remarkable increase in tensile and tear strength, hardness, AC conductivity, abrasion, and oil resistance. The diffusion of blend composites was decreased with an increase in penetrant size. The diffusion mechanism was found to follow an anomalous trend. Among the blend composites, the sample with 7 phr of HA not only showed good oil and solvent resistance but also a remarkable increase in AC conductivity and mechanical properties.     

Flame retardance of montmorillonite/rubber composites

The effect of dispersion of clay in rubber on the mechanical properties and flame retardance of rubber/montmorillonite (MMT) nanocomposites and rubber/MMT microcomposites were investigated in the present article, and the results were compared with the performance of silica reinforced rubber composites. Cone calorimeter test and limiting oxygen index test were employed to evaluate the flame retardance. From the results, it could be seen that the rubber/MMT nanocomposites always possessed the best flame retardance, such as lower peak heat release rate and higher fire performance index value. In addition, the rubber/MMT nanocomposites also showed better mechanical properties than the pure rubber and the other composites, especially in tear strength. With the rubber/silica composites, as expected, the silica could appropriately endow the rubber with flame retardance. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Influence of liquid isoprene on rheological behavior and mechanical properties of polyisoprene rubber

Prevention of plasticizer leaching from polymers has been a difficult task. Conventional oily plasticizers (COPs) often migrate from rubber matrix, leading to a poor stability of rubber products and serious environmental problem during long‐term use. In the present study, liquid isoprene (LIP) with appropriate molecular weight and no migration was prepared by anionic polymerization. The effects of LIP on the comprehensive properties of carbon black filled polyisoprene rubber (CB/IR) composites were compared with those of one COP, naphthenic oil (NPO). The results showed that LIP reduced the Mooney viscosity and apparent viscosity, and improved the processability of CB/IR composites. LIP improved the mixing efficiency and the dispersion of the CB particles because its compatibility with CB/IR composites was higher than the compatibility of NPO and CB/IR composites. Furthermore, LIP did not migrate from the CB/IR composites because of its participation in the vulcanization reaction. Compared with CB/IR/NPO composites, CB/IR/LIP composites possessed higher mechanical properties, better aging resistance and long‐term dimensional stability. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2015 , 132, 41485.     

Modification of silica nanoparticles and their application in UDMA dental polymeric composites

Advancements in nanocomposites are highly dependent on the compatibility between the organic matrix and inorganic fillers, and the dispersion level of fillers throughout the matrix. Silane coupling agents are widely used to change the chemical structure of particles' surface in order to improve their compatibility and dispersion properties of particles. SiO₂ nanoparticles were modified by ζ potential, turbidity, and relative viscosity. The results indicate that the stability and dispersion degree in organic solvents have been improved after the modification. In addition, the mechanical properties of composites with modified silica were also studied, which indicated that, after the predispersion of particles in organic media, the mechanical properties of materials could be improved, even at low filler content. POLYM. COMPOS., 28:198–207, 2007. © 2007 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Improved dispersion and physico-mechanical properties of rubber/silica composites through new silane grafting

3-Octanoylthio-1-propyltriethoxysilane (a new silane) grafted styrene butadiene rubber/ silica composites were prepared in the present work, where grafting weight percentage of the base rubber (0%, 2%, 4%, and 6%) and filler content of the composites (0, 5, 15, 35, and 50 phr) were varied to investigate dispersion of the filler in the rubber. A detailed quantitative study of morphology-physical property relationship of the composites using dispersion degree parameter was carried out. Pronounced improvement of dispersion was observed with increasing grafting weight percentage of the base rubber. A mechanism of polymer to filler interaction was shown by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The dispersion rate constant from the torque-time curve increased with the grafting percentage. Bound rubber content and Payne effect measurement indicated improved rubber-filler interaction for the grafted rubber compound. A relation between low strain modulus of the composites and grafting percentage was proposed. The nanoindentation studies gave further insight into the results. Other physico-mechanical properties at different grafting weight percentages at particular filler loading (50 phr) and at different filler loadings at a particular grafting weight percentage (4%) were evaluated. The improved mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties with increasing grafting weight percentage are an indication that this methodology could be used in green tire application.