Journal
COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 153, Issue -, Pages 40-47Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2017.10.002
Keywords
Hybrid composite; Interphase; Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA); Mechanical properties
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- National Natural Science Funds of China [51303026]
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Sustainable self-reinforcement organic filler, which does not contribute to environmental pollution, has been realized in the rubber industry as an alternative to modifying inorganic fillers with coupling agents or preparing rubber fillers, such as carbon black, with petrochemical products that cause environmental problems. In this work, tannic acid (TA), the world's third largest class of plant components that are easily available, is used as a self-reinforcing organic filler to prepare nitrite-butadiene rubber/TA (NBR/T) composites. Results show that TA can melt partially under vulcanization to assemble a weak interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) structure by hydrogen bonds under cooling, which is responsible for the dramatic increase in the mechanical and flexible properties of NBR/T composites even at low TA dosage. This finding provides a new perspective in preparing high-performance and sustainable rubber composites without sacrificing fossil fuels or non-renewable environmental resources. (C) 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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