Thermooxidative degradation of natural rubber/clay composite

The clay is treated with a reducing agent and an acid so as to obtain a clay containing various metal components with a variable‐valence state. Then, the clay is coprecipitated with natural rubber (NR) latex to prepare a vulcanized NR/clay composite. The degradation process of the NR/clay composite under hot air condition was studied dynamically by using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer attaching an in situ sample cell and was also investigated using the TGA method. The test result obtained from the infrared spectrometry indicated that under low decomposition temperature, the decomposition products of the test samples mainly are ethylene, low molecular olefinic hydrocarbon, and carbonyl compounds. As the decomposition temperature rises, the low molecular olefinic hydrocarbon content decreases, the olefine with longer chain is formed, and a lot of alkane decomposition products are formed at the same time. When the content of the metal components with a variable‐valence state in clay such as Cu, Mn, Co, and Fe increases, the oxidation products containing the carbonyl group, the olefinic hydrocarbon, and CO₂ in the decomposition product of the test sample also increase. The TGA result clearly shows a shoulder peak that appears by the side of the main peak on the DTG curve of NR/clay composite. With the increase in the content of metal components with variable‐valence state in clay, the initial degradation temperature of the test sample (T₀), the degradation peak temperature (T_p1), and the final degradation temperature (T_f1) in first‐stage reaction, as well as the degradation peak temperature (T_p2) and the last final degradation temperature (T_f) in second‐stage reaction of all the test samples more or less shift to the direction of low temperature; besides, the activation energy (E) of the reaction of the test samples more or less decreases. This means that the metal components with variable‐valence state promote the oxidative degradation of the clay–rubber masterbatch. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 3809–3815, 2006     

Thermal and surface characterization of polyurethane–urea clay nanocomposite coatings

This paper reports synthesis and characterization of polyurethane–urea (PU‐urea) and the nanocomposites derived from the PU‐urea with silicate clays. Organophilic montmorillonite cotreated by cetyl trimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) was synthesized and used to prepare PU‐urea/montmorillonite nanocomposites coatings. PU‐ureas were prepared from polyethylene glycol (PEG), polypropylene glycol (PPG), trimethylol propane (TMP), and 4,4′‐diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) by reacting excess diisocyanate with polyether glycols. The excess isocyanate of the prepolymers was cured with atmospheric moisture. The synthesized moisture cured PU‐urea and nanocomposites were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetric (DSC), and angle resolved X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (AR‐XPS). The thermal stability of the PU‐urea nanocomposites was higher relative to the mother PU‐urea films. DSC results showed a slight enhancement in the soft segment glass transition temperature after 3 wt % clay loading. The surface properties showed an enrichment of the soft segment toward the surface. An enhancement in the hard segment composition in the nanocomposite coatings has resulted in enhancing the phase mixing process. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 100: 2393–2401, 2006     

Preparation and characterization of carboxymethyl konjac glucomannan/sodium montmorillonite hybrid films

Carboxymethyl konjac glucomannan (CKGM)/ sodium montmorillonite (MMT) hybrid films of various compositions were prepared by casting from a polymer/silicate water suspension. The structure and properties of the hybrid films were investigated by wide angle X‐ray diffraction (WAXD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (ATR‐IR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and tensile tests. The results from WXRD and TEM indicated that an intercalated CKGM/MMT nanocomposite film was obtained by polymer solution intercalation. WXRD and DSC showed that the high‐T_m crystal phase was induced by the presence of lower MMT loading, but the T_m of the hybrid films became weak with the increase of MMT content due to the polymer confinement. The hybrid films showed higher thermal stability and mechanical properties than that of the neat polysaccharide due to the strong interaction between hydroxyl and carbonyl group of CKGM and the silicate layer of MMT. Furthermore, the degree of swelling of the hybrid films was investigated in acidic buffer solutions. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 103: 2954–2961, 2007     

凹凸棒石粘土悬浮液的悬浮性研究

研究了凹凸棒石粘土尺寸、悬浮液浓度、分散时间等因素对凹凸棒石粘土水和乙醇悬浮液悬浮性的影响,试验结果表明:凹凸棒石粘土水悬浮液的悬浮性显著高于乙醇悬浮液的悬浮性;水悬浮液中凹凸棒石粘土长度在38μm和71μm之间对悬浮性影响不大;使用50 W功率的超声波发生器分别分散10 min和15 min可以使凹凸棒石粘土分别在水和乙醇介质中充分分散;悬浮剂浓度为5 g/150 mL时水悬浮液的悬浮性最好。     

NH3·H2O对桂林地区红黏土工程特性的影响试验研究

为研究氮肥污染对桂林红黏土物理力学性质的影响,使用氨水(NH₃·H₂O)溶液对具有代表性的桂林雁山红黏土进行浸泡,考虑氨水质量分数(0,4.5%,9.0%,13.5%,18.0%)和养护时间(1,7,14 d)双因子因素,通过室内试验,分析氨水污染对桂林雁山红黏土物理力学性质的影响规律。试验结果表明:随着氨水质量分数及养护时间的增加,桂林雁山红黏土的质量、含水率、相对密度和液塑限均增大,压缩模量减小,土体压缩性增强;碱-土作用是引起红黏土物理力学性质发生变化的主要原因,其相互作用导致红黏土颗粒间的胶结物被溶解后又重新生成絮状物,使其原本稳定的结构状态发生改变。     

脱湿过程中红黏土热导率的变化试验研究

自然状态下岩土体中的三相组成处于动态变化之中,对土体热传导性能的准确测试造成困难,通过热导率脱湿曲线(TCDC)可间接获取土体的传热性能。为此,以桂林红黏土为研究对象,采用压力板仪和KD2 Pro土壤热特性分析仪,研究了红黏土在脱湿过程中热导率的变化规律。试验结果表明:在进气值之前,土体饱和度不变,3种干密度的土体热导率都有小幅度增加,此阶段主要与吸力变化引起的土体密实度变化有关;当吸力超过进气值后,热导率随饱和度减小逐渐减小,此阶段含水率为影响热导率的主要因素。基于热导率试验结果,采用Lu模型和William模型对红黏土脱湿过程中热导率变化曲线进行拟合,整体上2模型对试验结果拟合较好,可以用于红黏土脱湿过程中热导率变化的模拟。     

凹凸棒粘土对铸型涂料触变行为影响的研究

通过多种测试手段，分析了安微嘉山凹凸棒粘土的理化性能及内部结构，利用ＮＸＳ－１１型旋转粘度计测试分析了凹凸棒土悬浮液的触变性及触变机制，以及它对水基铸型涂料触变行为的影响，实验结果表明，在涂料中加入少量的凹凸棒粘土能使触变性大大改善。     

粘土砂旧砂再生效果与其含水量的关系

在影响粘土砂旧砂再生效果的诸多因素中,旧砂中水分含量是最重要的因素。本文就水分含量对再生效果的影响规律、再生效果最佳的水分含量等进行了研究和分析,得出了如下结论:并非含水量越低再生效果就越好,而是存在一个去泥率低谷区;再生效果最佳的适宜水分含量为1～2%。     

软黏土不排水循环应力应变关系的数值模拟

对程星磊等提出的总应力形式增量弹塑性本构模型进行二次开发,以模拟复杂应力状态下软黏土的响应。通过Newton-Raphson算法,对材料非线性问题进行迭代求解;针对本构模型中应力反向等一系列关键性问题,应用欧拉切线算法编写了有限元程序,并结合子增量方法提高了计算精度。预测了软黏土在轴对称应力状态下的响应,得到了应力应变关系曲线,将其与单元预测结果进行比较,二者趋于一致,从而验证了有限元程序编写的合理性。利用该程序模拟三轴不固结不排水试验,模拟结果与试验吻合良好,表明该本构模型有限元程序可以反映轴对称应力状态下软黏土的不排水应力应变特性,可应用于更加复杂边值问题的模拟计算。     

钠基膨润土防水毯在滹沱河防洪整治中的试验研究

结合滹沱河防洪综合整治工程,对钠基膨润土防水毯建立试验模型,着重研究不同试验水头、外界环境条件(温度、风力等因素)对钠基膨润土防水毯的渗水量、水分蒸发量和渗透系数的变化规律。研究结果表明:试验水头与渗透系数成非线性关系,且渗水量随水位的增加而增加,渗透系数随水位的增加而减小。通过模型试验验证了钠基膨润土防水毯高密实、高防水等特点,为类似的防洪综合整治工程提供了技术支撑。