Publication: Raman spectroscopy and thermal analysis of gum and silica-filled NR/SBR blends prepared from latex system
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2013-05-27
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01429418
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Mahidol University
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Polymer Testing. Vol.32, No.5 (2013), 852-861
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Sarawut Prasertsri, Fabienne Lagarde, Nittaya Rattanasom, Chakrit Sirisinha, Philippe Daniel Raman spectroscopy and thermal analysis of gum and silica-filled NR/SBR blends prepared from latex system. Polymer Testing. Vol.32, No.5 (2013), 852-861. doi:10.1016/j.polymertesting.2013.04.007 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/31533
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Raman spectroscopy and thermal analysis of gum and silica-filled NR/SBR blends prepared from latex system
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Natural rubber/styrene-butadiene rubber (NR/SBR) blends, with and without silica, were prepared by co-coagulating the mixture of rubber latices and various amounts of well-dispersed silica suspension. An attempt to predict blend compositions was made using Raman spectroscopy in association with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). It was found that the intensity of each Raman characteristic peak was strongly dependent on the blend composition, but there was no significant evolution with the presence of silica. Also, TGA results revealed an improvement in thermal stability of NR/SBR blends with increasing both SBR and silica contents due to the dilution effect. Two distinct glass transition temperatures (Tg) were observed in DSC thermograms of all blends, and their Tgvalues were independent on both blend composition and silica content. This indicated a physical blend formation, which agreed well with no shifts in Raman peaks of the blends in comparison with those of the individual rubbers. Linear regression with R2quality factor close to 0.99 was achieved when plotting intensity ratio at 1371/1302 cm-1versus blend ratios. On the other hand, the peak height ratio and heat capacity ratio from TGA and DSC analysis, respectively, yielded quadratic equations as a function of blend ratios. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.