In:
Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Wiley, Vol. 299, No. 5 ( 2014-05), p. 569-582
Abstract:
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are mixed into SBR/NR and SBR/IR blends using a wet mixing process. The phase specific localization of CNTs in rubber blends is predicted theoretically using surface energy data of blend components and determined experimentally by means of the wetting concept . Almost all CNTs are found to be localized in the SBR matrix of SBR/IR blends due to the better affinity of CNTs to SBR than to IR. In contrast, a high CNT loading localized in the NR phase of SBR/NR blends results from the presence of phospholipids in NR. Electrical and mechanical properties of the rubber blends depend strongly on CNT localization. A lower CNT loading in SBR matrix of SBR/NR blends imparts a better wet grip and lower rolling resistance to tire tread compounds.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1438-7492
,
1439-2054
DOI:
10.1002/mame.201300254
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2004372-7
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