Effect of molecular weight of epoxidized natural rubber on shear strength of adhesives

The dependence of shear strength of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR)‐based adhesives on molecular weight of the rubber is studied using coumarone–indene resin, gum rosin, and petro resin as tackifiers. The adhesive was coated on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film substrate using a SHEEN hand coater at various coating thickness. The shear strength of adhesives was determined by a Texture Analyzer. Results show a maximum at 6.63 × 10⁴ and 4.14 × 10⁴ for ENR 25 and ENR 50, respectively, after which the shear strength decreases with further increases in molecular weight for all the coating thickness. This observation is attributed to varying degree of cohesiveness which culminates at the respective optimum molecular weight of ENR. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2009     

Effect of molecular weight of epoxidized‐natural rubber on viscosity and tack of pressure‐sensitive adhesives

The effect of molecular weight of rubber on viscosity and loop tack of rubber‐adhesives were studied using two grades of epoxidized‐natural rubber, i.e., ENR 25 and ENR 50. Coumarone–indene resin, gum rosin, and petro resin were used as tackifiers. Toluene was used as the solvent throughout the experiment. The adhesive was coated on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate using a SHEEN hand coater. Viscosity was determined by a HAAKE Rotary Viscometer, whereas loop tack was measured by a Llyod Adhesion Tester operating at 10 cm/min. Results show that viscosity increases gradually upto a critical molecular weight of 6.8 × 10⁴ and 3.9 × 10⁴ for ENR 25 and ENR 50, respectively, before a rapid increase in viscosity is observed. Loop tack indicates maximum value at the respective critical molecular weights for the three tackifiers investigated suggesting the culmination of wettability. For both rubbers, loop tack increases with coating thickness due to the concentration effect of adhesive. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Dependence of Adhesion Properties of Cross-linked Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR 25)-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives on Benzoyl Peroxide Loading in the Presence of Gum Rosin and Petroresin Tackifiers

The effect of benzoyl peroxide loading on the adhesion properties of cross-linked epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 25)-based adhesives was studied using gum rosin and petroresin as tackifiers. Toluene and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) were used as solvent and coating substrate, respectively. The adhesion properties were determined by a Lloyd adhesion tester operating at 30 cm min^?1. Results indicate that the loop tack and peel strength of gum rosin and petroresin pass through a maximum value at 2 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr) and 3 phr benzoyl peroxide concentration, respectively, an observation which is attributed to the optimum cross-linking of ENR 25 where optimum, cohesive and adhesive strength is obtained. The shear strength, however, increases steadily with increasing benzoyl peroxide loading due to the steady increase in the cohesive strength. At the optimum benzoyl peroxide concentration, the petroresin-based adhesive consistently exhibits higher adhesion properties compared to that of gum rosin-based adhesives. The adhesion properties of both adhesive systems increase with increasing coating thickness.     

Effect of molecular weight and testing rate on peel and shear strength of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 50)‐based adhesives

The dependence of peel strength and shear strength of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR‐50)‐based pressure sensitive adhesive on molecular weight and rate of testing was investigated using coumarone‐indene as the tackifying resin. Toluene and polyethylene terephthalate were used as the solvent and substrate respectively, throughout the study. A SHEEN hand coater was used to coat the adhesive on the substrate at a coating thickness of 120 μm. All the adhesion properties were determined by a Llyod Adhesion Tester operating at different rates of testing. Result shows that peel strength and shear strength increases up to an optimum molecular weight of 4.2 × 10⁴ of ENR 50. For peel strength, the observation is attributed to the combined effects of wettability and mechanical strength of rubber at the optimum molecular weight, whereas for the shear strength, it is ascribed to the optimum cohesive and adhesive strength which enhances the shear resistance of the adhesive. Peel strength and shear strength also increases with increase in rate of testing, an observation which is associated to the viscoeslastic response of the adhesive. DSC and FTIR study confirms the miscibility of tackifier and the ENR 50. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Effect of Testing Rate on Adhesion Properties of Benzoyl-Peroxide-Cured ENR 25/NBR Blend Adhesive Using Gum Rosin and Coumarone-Indene Resin as Tackifiers

Dependence of adhesion properties of benzoyl-peroxide-cured epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 25)/acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) blend adhesive on testing rate was systematically studied. Coumarone-indene resin and gum rosin were used as tackifiers. Toluene was used as solvent throughout the study. The SHEEN hand coater was used to coat the adhesive on polyethylene terephthalate at 30 and 120 µm coating thickness. The adhesion properties were measured by a Lloyd adhesion tester operating at different rates of testing. Results showed that the loop tack, peel strength, and shear strength increased with increasing testing rate, an observation that was attributed to the viscoelastic nature of adhesive. In all cases, the adhesion properties of the adhesives also increased with increasing coating thickness.     

Effect of Blend Ratio and Testing Rate on the Adhesion Properties of Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR 25)/Styrene–Butadiene Rubber (SBR) Blend Adhesive

The effect of rubber blend ratio and testing rate on the adhesion properties of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 25)/styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) blend adhesive were studied using 40 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr) of coumarone-indene resin as the tackifying resin. Toluene and poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film were used as the solvent and substrate, respectively. A SHEEN hand coater was used to coat the adhesive on the PET substrate at 30, 60, 90, and 120 µm coating thickness. Viscosity was determined by a Brookfield viscometer whereas loop tack, peel strength, and shear strength were measured by a Llyod Adhesion Tester at various testing rates from 10 to 60 cm/min. Results show that viscosity increases gradually with % ENR 25. However, loop tack, peel strength, and shear strength of adhesives indicate a maximum value at 40% ENR 25, after which the adhesion properties decreases with further increase in % ENR 25. This observation is attributed to the varying degree of wettability which culminates at an optimum value of 40% ENR 25 blend ratio. In all cases, the adhesion properties increase with increasing coating thickness and rate of testing.     

Viscosity and shear strength of natural‐rubber‐based adhesives in the presence of gum rosin and petroresin

The viscosity and shear strength of pressure‐sensitive adhesives based on natural rubber (standard Malaysian rubber grade L) were studied with gum rosin and petroresin as the tackifying resins. Effects of the concentration of the tackifying resin and the molecular weight of rubber on the two properties were systematically investigated. Toluene was used as the solvent throughout the study to prepare the adhesives. The viscosity and shear strength of the adhesives were determined with a rotary viscometer and a texture analyzer, respectively. For the shear test, a hand coater was used to coat the adhesives on the release paper substrate to provide coating thicknesses of 60 and 120 μm. The results indicated that the viscosity increased with the resin loading and molecular weight of rubber increasing. The viscosity of the adhesive prepared from petroresin had a higher value than that of the gum‐rosin‐based adhesive. The shear strength of the adhesives decreased gradually with increasing resin content for both tackifying resins and coating thicknesses, and this observation was attributed to the decrease in the cohesive strength due to the dilution effect of the resins. However, the shear strength passed through a maximum at a molecular weight of rubber of 8.5 × 10⁴ for both resins. The gum‐rosin‐based adhesive consistently showed higher shear strength than that of the petroresin/natural rubber adhesive because of the better cohesiveness and compatibility of the former system. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Peel and shear strength of pressure‐sensitive adhesives prepared from epoxidized natural rubber

Peel and shear strength of two grades of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 25 and ENR 50)‐based pressure‐sensitive adhesive was studied. Coumarone‐indene resin was used as the tackifier, whereas toluene was chosen as the solvent throughout the experiment. The tackifier loading was varied from 0 to 80 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr). A SHEEN hand coater was used to coat the adhesive on substrate to give a coating thickness of 30, 60, 90, and 120 μm. Peel strength and shear strength of the adhesive were determined by using a Lloyd adhesion tester and Texture analyzer, respectively. Results show that maximum peel strength occurs at 40 phr of coumarone‐indene resin for both ENRs studied an observation, which is attributed to the maximum wettability of the substrate. However, the shear strength shows a gradual decrease with increasing tackifier loading because of the decrease in cohesive strength of adhesive. ENR 25 consistently indicates higher peel strength and shear strength than ENR 50. Generally, peel and shear strength increases with coating thickness. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2007.     

Adhesion property of crosslinked epoxidized (natural rubber)/(acrylonitrile‐butadiene) rubber blend adhesives in the presence of petro resin tackifier

Loop tack, peel strength, shear strength, and morphology of (benzoyl peroxide)‐cured epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 25)/(acrylonitrile‐butadiene) rubber (NBR) blend adhesive were investigated by using petro resin as the tackifying resin. Benzoyl peroxide loading varied from 1 to 5 parts by weight per hundred parts of resin (phr), whereas the petro resin loading was fixed at 40 phr. A SHEEN hand coater was used to coat the adhesive on the polyethylene terephthalate substrate at 30 μm and 120 μm coating thicknesses. (ENR 25)/NBR adhesive was crosslinked at 80°C for 30 min prior to the determination of adhesion strength by a Lloyd adhesion tester operating at 10–60 cm/min. Results show that maximum loop tack and peel strength occur at 2 phr of benzoyl peroxide loading, whereby optimum cohesive and adhesive strength are obtained. However, shear strength increases with increasing benzoyl peroxide concentration, an observation that is associated with the steady increase in the cohesive strength. Scanning electron microscopy micrograph shows that little adhesive remained on the substrate at 0 phr compared with 2 phr of benzoyl peroxide loading, indicating that crosslinking increases the peel strength of the adhesive. In all cases, the adhesion properties increase with coating thickness and testing rate . J.VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 24:93–98, 2018. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers     

The Effect of Silica on the Peel Adhesion of Epoxidized Natural Rubber-Based Adhesive Containing Coumarone-Indene Resin

The peel strength of silica filled on two grades of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR), i.e., ENR 25 and ENR 50 adhesive were investigated using coumarone-indene as the tackifying resin. Toluene was used as the solvent throughout the study. Result shows that peel strength increases with increase in silica loading due to the concentration effect of the filler. Peel strength, however, shows maximum value at 40 phr silica for both ENR 25 and ENR 50 an observation that is attributed to the maximum wettability and compatibility of adhesive on the substrate.     

Adhesion properties of pressure-sensitive adhesives prepared from SMR 10/ENR 25, SMR 10/ENR 50, and ENR 25/ENR 50 blends

The adhesion properties, i.e. viscosity, tack, and peel strength of pressure-sensitive adhesives prepared from natural rubber/epoxidized natural rubber blends were investigated using coumarone-indene resin and toluene as the tackifier and solvent respectively. One grade of natural rubber (SMR 10) and two grades of epoxidized natural rubbers (ENR 25 and ENR 50) were used to prepare the rubber blends with blend ratio ranging from 0 to 100%. Coumarone-indene resin content was fixed at 40 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr) in the adhesive formulation. The viscosity of adhesive was measured by a HAAKE Rotary Viscometer whereas loop tack and peel strength was determined using a Lloyd Adhesion Tester operating at 30 cm/min. Results show that the viscosity of the adhesive passes through a minimum value at 20% blend ratio. For loop tack and peel strength, it indicates a maximum at 60% blend ratio for SMR 10/ENR 25 and SMR 10/ENR 50 systems. However, for ENR 25/ENR 50 blend, maximum value is observed at 80% blend ratio. SMR 10/ENR 25 blend consistently exhibits the best adhesion property in this study, an observation which is attributed to the optimum compatibility between rubbers and wettability of adhesive on the substrate. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2008     

Adhesion Property of Benzoyl-Peroxide-Cured Epoxidized Natural Rubber/Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber Blend Adhesives to Polyethylene Terephthalate Film

The loop tack, peel strength and shear strength of cross-linked epoxidized natural rubber (ENR-50)/acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) blend adhesives were studied in the presence of coumarone-indene resin. Benzoyl peroxide was used as the cross-linking agent with dosage ranging from 1 to 5 parts per hundred rubber by weight (phr). Toluene was used as the solvent throughout the investigation. A SHEEN hand coater was used to coat the adhesive on a polyethylene terephthalate substrate at 60 and 120 μm coating thickness. The adhesive was cured at 80°C for 30 min prior to testing on a Lloyd adhesion tester operating at various testing rates from 10 to 60 cm min^?1. Results show that loop tack and peel strength of the ENR-50/NBR adhesives pass through a maximum value at 4 phr of benzoyl peroxide dosage. This observation is attributed to the increase in cohesive strength which culminates at 4 phr benzoyl peroxide loading. However, shear strength increases steadily with dosage of benzoyl peroxide due to the continuous increase in the cohesive strength as crosslinking of the rubber blend proceeds. In all cases, the adhesion properties increase with increasing coating thickness and testing rates.     

Effect of natural and synthetic tackifiers on viscosities,adhesion properties and thermal stability of SNR and DPNR solution adhesives

Styrene-grafted natural rubber (SNR) and deproteinized natural rubber (DPNR) latexes were formulated with coumarone-indene (CI), gum rosin and petro resin (PR) tackifiers into solution adhesives with toluene as a solvent. The solution viscosities were evaluated by a Brookfield viscometer DV-II Plus with spindle No. 3. Pressure sensitive adhesives (PSAs) films were made and the adhesion properties were evaluated with loop tack, peel strength and shear strength tests. Thermal stability of the film was evaluated via Perkin-Elmer Pyris 6^TM thermogravimetric analysis at temperatures ranging from 30 to 600?°C at a heating rate of 10?°C per minute in nitrogen environment. Results indicate that as the tackifiers content increased, the solution viscosities increased with SNR/PR and DPNR/PR formulations showing the highest viscosities. Adhesion test also indicates that loop tack and peel strength of the adhesive solution increased but their shear strength decreased; increase of CI tackifier loadings conferred the highest peel strength for both SNR- and DPNR-based PSAs. Thermal analyses show that the addition of 40 phr CI tackifiers improved thermal stability of SNR adhesives based on their higher T_max and integral procedural decomposition temperature properties.     

Effect of zinc oxide on the viscosity and adhesion property of epoxidized natural rubber/acrylonitrile‐butadiene rubber‐based pressure‐sensitive adhesives

Viscosity, loop tack, peel strength, and shear strength of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 50)/acrylonitrile‐butadiene rubber (NBR)–based pressure‐sensitive adhesive were studied in the presence of zinc oxide. The zinc oxide concentration was varied from 10 to 50 parts by weight per hundred parts of rubber (phr). Coumarone–indene resin with loading of 40 phr was chosen as the tackifier resin. Toluene and polyethylene terephthalate were used as the solvent and coating substrate, respectively, throughout the experiment. The adhesive was coated on the substrate by using a SHEEN hand coater. Viscosity of the adhesive was determined by a Brookfield Viscometer, whereas the loop tack, peel strength, and shear strength were measured by a Lloyd Adhesion Tester operating at 30 cm/min. Results indicate that viscosity increases with zinc oxide concentration owing to the concentration effect. Loop tack and peel strength pass through a maximum value at 20 phr of zinc oxide concentration. This observation is associated with the effect of varying degrees of wettability of the adhesive on the substrate. Shear strength, however, increases steadily with increasing zinc oxide loading owing to the steady increase in cohesive strength. In all cases, the adhesion properties of adhesives increase with increasing coating thicknesses. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 22:410–414, 2016. © 2015 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Effect of Magnesium Oxide and the Testing Rate on the Viscosity and Adhesion Properties of Epoxidized Natural Rubber/Acrylonitrile–Butadiene Rubber Blend Based Adhesives

The effect of magnesium oxide loading on the adhesion properties of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 50)/acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber (NBR)-based pressure-sensitive adhesives was systematically investigated using 40 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr) of coumarone–indene resin as the tackifier. The concentration range of magnesium oxide was from 10–50 phr. Toluene and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films were selected as the solvent and the substrate, respectively, throughout the experiment. A Sheen hand coater was used to coat the adhesive onto the PET substrate at various coating thicknesses. The viscosity of the adhesive was measured using a Brookfield viscometer, whereas the loop tack, peel strength, and shear strength were determined using an adhesion tester operating at 10–60 cm/min. The results indicate that the viscosity increases with magnesium oxide loading, an observation which is attributed to the concentration effect of the filler. However, loop tack, peel strength, and shear strength increase with magnesium oxide loading up to 30 phr before decreasing upon further addition of the filler. This observation is ascribed to the effect of a varying degree of wettability of the adhesive, which culminates at 30 phr of magnesium oxide loading. At a fixed loading of magnesium oxide, all the adhesion properties of adhesives increase upon increasing the coating thickness and rate of testing.     

Adhesion properties of (epoxidized natural rubber)/(ethylene‐propylene‐diene rubber) blend adhesive: Effect of blend ratio and testing rate

The adhesion properties of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 25)/(ethylene‐propylene‐diene rubber) blend adhesive were investigated by using various blend ratios of the two rubbers and rate of testing. Coumarone‐indene resin was used as the tackifier. Results show that the loop tack and peel strength of adhesives increase steadily up to 60% ENR 25 before decreasing with further increase in % ENR 25. This observation is attributed to an increase in wettability and compatibility up to the optimum value of the ENR 25 blend ratio. However, shear strength increases continuously with increasing percentage of ENR 25, an observation that is ascribed to the increasing cohesive strength of the blend adhesive. In all cases, the adhesion properties increase with increasing coating thickness and testing rates. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 22:134–139, 2016. © 2014 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Adhesion behavior of natural rubber‐based adhesives crosslinked by benzoyl peroxide

The loop tack, peel, and shear strength of crosslinked natural rubber adhesive were studied using coumarone‐indene and toluene as the tackifying resin and solvent, respectively. The concentration of benzoyl peroxide‐the crosslinking agent—was varied from 1 to 4 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr). A SHEEN hand coater was used to coat the adhesive on the polyethylene terephthalate substrate at various coating thickness. Loop tack, peel, and shear strength were measured by a Llyod adhesion tester operating at 30 cm min^?1. Result shows that loop tack and peel strength of the adhesive increases up to 2 phr of benzoyl peroxide concentration after which it decreases with further benzoyl peroxide content. This observation is attributed to the optimum crosslinking of natural rubber where optimum cohesive and adhesive strength occurs at 2 phr peroxide loading. However, for the shear strength, it increases with increasing benzoyl peroxide concentration where higher rate of increase is observed after 2 phr of peroxide content, an observation which is associated to the steady increase in cohesive strength of crosslinked rubber. In all cases, the adhesion properties of adhesives increase with increase in coating thickness. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2012     

Effect of zinc oxide on the viscosity,tack, and peel strength of ENR 25‐based pressure‐sensitive adhesives

Viscosity, loop tack, and peel strength of epoxidized natural rubber (ENR 25 grade)‐based pressure‐sensitive adhesive was studied in the presence of zinc oxide. The zinc oxide concentration was varied from 10–50 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr). Coumarone–indene resin with loading from 20 to 100 phr was chosen as the tackifier resin. Toluene was used as the solvent throughout the experiment. The adhesive was coated on the substrate using a SHEEN hand coater to give a coating thickness of 60 μm. Viscosity of the adhesive was determined by a HAAKE Rotary Viscometer whereas the loop tack and peel strength were measured by a Llyod Adhesion Tester operating at 30 cm/min. Results show that viscosity and loop tack of adhesive increases with increasing zinc oxide concentration. For the peel strength, it increases with zinc oxide concentration up to 30–40 phr and drops after the maximum value. This observation is associated with the effect of varying degree of wettability of the adhesive on the substrate. However, for a fixed zinc oxide concentration, loop tack and peel strength exhibit maximum value at 80 phr resin loading after which both properties decrease with further addition of resin, an observation which is attributed to phase inversion. From this study, the optimum adhesion property is achieved by using 40 phr zinc oxide and 80 phr coumarone–indene resin. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007     

Viscosity,shear strength,and peel strength on poly(ethylene terephthalate) of (natural rubber)‐based adhesives containing hybrid tackifiers

The viscosity, shear strength, and peel strength of [natural rubber (Standard Malaysian Rubber (SMR) L grade)]‐based pressure‐sensitive adhesives were studied by using hybrid tackifiers, i.e., mixtures of coumarone–indene resin and petro resin. Toluene and poly(ethylene terephthalate) were used as the solvent and substrate, respectively. Viscosity of the adhesives was determined with a HAAKE rotary viscometer, whereas shear and peel strength were measured by a Lloyd adhesion tester. Results showed that the viscosity and shear strength decreased with increasing petro resin concentration, an observation which is attributed to the plasticizing effect of the resin. Peel strength, however, showed a maximum value at 60 phr (parts by weight per hundred parts of resin) petro resin concentration, thus indicating maximum wettability at this petro resin content. Peel strength increased with coating thickness for all the peel tests studied. In all cases, a 90° peel test consistently exhibited the highest peel value. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL., 2011. © 2011 Society of Plastics Engineers     

Effect of Coumarone-Indene Resin on Adhesion Property of SMR 20-Based Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives

The viscosity, tack, and peel strength of a natural rubber (SMR 20)–based pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) was studied using coumarone-indene resin as the tackifier. The resin loading was varied from 0–80 parts per hundred parts of rubber (phr). Toluene was used as the solvent throughout the experiment. The viscosity of PSA was measured using a Haake Rotary Viscometer whereas loop tack and peel strength were determined using a Lloyd Adhesion Tester. PSA was coated onto the substrates using a SHEEN hand coater to give a coating thickness of 60 μm and 120 μm. Results show that the viscosity and tack of the adhesive increases with resin content due to the concentration effect of tackifier resin. However, for the peel strength, it increases up to 40 phr of resin for both coating thickness, an observation that is attributed to the wettability of substrates.