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Silica Modified by Using Alcohol Polyoxyethylene Ether and Silane Coupling Agent together to Achieve High Performance Rubber Composites Using Latex Compounding Method

Version 1 : Received: 27 November 2017 / Approved: 29 November 2017 / Online: 29 November 2017 (09:45:01 CET)

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Zheng, J.; Ye, X.; Han, D.; Zhao, S.; Wu, X.; Wu, Y.; Dong, D.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, L. Silica Modified by Alcohol Polyoxyethylene Ether and Silane Coupling Agent Together to Achieve High Performance Rubber Composites Using the Latex Compounding Method. Polymers 2018, 10, 1. Zheng, J.; Ye, X.; Han, D.; Zhao, S.; Wu, X.; Wu, Y.; Dong, D.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, L. Silica Modified by Alcohol Polyoxyethylene Ether and Silane Coupling Agent Together to Achieve High Performance Rubber Composites Using the Latex Compounding Method. Polymers 2018, 10, 1.

DOI: 10.3390/polym10010001

Abstract

Nowadays, the study of preparing silica/rubber composites, which can be used in “green tire”, in energy saving method is fast-growing. In our work, silica modified by using alcohol polyoxyethylene ether (AEO) and 3-Mercaptopropyltriethoxysilane (K-MEPTS) together were investigated. Thermal gravimetric analyzer (TGA) result indicated that both AEO and K-MEPTS could be grafted on the silica surface. Raman spectroscopy confirmed that the AEO could generate a certain steric hindrance for the mercaptopropyl group on K-MEPTS. Silica modified by using AEO and K-MEPTS together can be completely co-coagulated with the rubber in preparing silica/natural rubber (NR) composites by latex compounding method. AEO can form a physical interface between silica and rubber; meanwhile, K-MEPTS can form a chemical interface between silica and rubber. The effects of chemical and physical interface between silica and rubber on dynamic and mechanical performances of silica/NR composites were also given in this research. A proper combination of physical and chemical interface between silica and NR can improve performances of silica/NR composites.

Keywords

chemical and physical interface; surface modification of silica; latex compounding method; silica/NR composite

Subject

CHEMISTRY, Applied Chemistry

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