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POLYMER DEGRADATION AND STABILITY
Volume 156, Issue -, Pages 144-150Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2018.08.003
Keywords
Natural rubber; Deproteinized natural rubber; Nanomatrix structure; Degradation; Protein; NMR
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [16H02291]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H02291] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Thermal degradation of deproteinized natural rubber (DPNR) was investigated by heating at 70 degrees C and 150 degrees C for 24 h, which was compared with thermal oxidative degradation of natural rubber (NR). The DPNR was prepared by incubation of the NR latex with urea and sodium dodecyl sulfate at room temperature for an hour followed by centrifugation. FT-IR, H-1 NMR and( 13)C NMR measurements revealed significant differences between DPNR and NR after degradation at 150 degrees C; that is, cis-1,4-isoprene units of the DPNR isomerized to trans-1,4-isoprene units and vinyl groups, whereas those of NR reacted with oxygen radical and hydroxyl radical generated functional groups. The difference was attributed to an existence of proteins present in the nanomatrix structure, which adsorbed oxygen and water. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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