Effect of low molecular weight natural rubber on mixing and vulcanized properties of low energy processing natural rubber

• Main Authors: Saengchao Thongseenuch, Wirach Taweepreda, Krisda Suchiva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2017
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11361/1/04%20Saengchao.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/11361/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol46num9_2017/contentsVol46num9_2017.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Compounding of natural rubber (NR) requires high energy due to the high viscosity characteristic of NR. In order to reduce the viscosity, low molecular weight of NR (LNR) latex was prepared from field latex by using oxidative phenyl hydrazine/O2 system. LNR latex was mixed with high ammonium NR late...