Preparation of high performance nanocomposite elastomer: Effect of reaction conditions on in situ silica generation of high content in natural rubber

Effect of amines on an in situ silica generation in natural rubber was investigated, and n-hexylamine, n-heptylamine and n-octylamine were found to increase the in situ silica content. The nanometer sized silica particles up to ca. 80 parts per hundred rubber by weight were generated in situ in the...

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Main Authors: Yuko Ikeda, Sirilux Poompradub, Yuichi Morita, Shinzo Kohjiya
Other Authors: Kyoto Institute of Technology
Format: Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/19405
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Institution: Mahidol University
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Summary:Effect of amines on an in situ silica generation in natural rubber was investigated, and n-hexylamine, n-heptylamine and n-octylamine were found to increase the in situ silica content. The nanometer sized silica particles up to ca. 80 parts per hundred rubber by weight were generated in situ in the rubber matrix via a sol-gel reaction of tetraethoxysilane. Additionally, dispersion of the silica in the rubbery matrix was more homogeneous than that of commercial silica dispersed by a conventional mechanical mixing. In this in situ silica generation, the polarity and solubility in water of amine were influential factors for controlling the in situ silica content in the rubbery matrix. The obtained high in situ silica filled natural rubber was useful to prepare high performance nanocomposite elastomers. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.