Polymer Engineering Faculty Research

Title

Kontinuierliche Ultraschallbehandlung von unvulkanisiertem und vulkanisiertem SBR--Einfluss des Styrolgehaltes

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Fall 2006

Abstract

Unvulcanised and vulcanised SBR samples with styrene content of 18 and 23.5 % were used to investigate the effect of ultrasound treatment on their structural characteristics. Gel fraction and crosslink density of gel are measured. Molecular weight and molecular weight distribution of sol are studied to determine the level of degradation of the macromolecular chain in ultrasonically treated unvulcanised and vulcanised rubbers. It is shown that the weight and number average molecular weight of sol in devulcanised SBR is, respectively, lower and higher in the samples having higher styrene content. Ultrasonic treatment of virgin unvulcanised SBR causes generation of gel along with its main chain modification due to the competition between chain scission and crosslinking. The competitive reactions taking place during this treatment are discussed. It was found that the intermolecular bonds in SBR vulcanisates containing higher styrene content are easier to break. The structural characteristics of devulcanised SBR rubber were simulated using the Dobson-Gordon theory of rubber network statistics. A fairly good agreement between experimental data and theoretical prediction on normalized gel fraction vs. normalised crosslink density was achieved. The simulation of devulcanized SBR rubber indicated that the rate of crosslink rupture is much higher than that of main chain. The styrene content in SBR rubber does not affect kp/ka substantially.

Volume

59

First Page

373

Last Page

379

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