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Plasma surface modification of silica and its effect on properties of styrene-butadiene rubber compound

  • Changwoon Nah*
  • , Mong Young Huh
  • , John M. Rhee
  • , Tae Ho Yoon
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Jeonbuk National University
  • Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology

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Abstract

The effects of surface modification of silicas by plasma-polymerization coating, together with modification using a silane coupling agent for a comparison on the dispersion and physical properties of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) are reported. The chemical compositions of the plasma-polymerization coating were characterized using FTIR and Auger spectrometer and it was found that the plasma coating was composed of C=C and C-H bonds. The surface modification of silica by either plasma polymerization or silane greatly improved the dispersion of silica particles in SBR vulcanizates. The plasma-polymerization modification of silica improved the tensile modulus of SBR vulcanizates without deterioration of important basic properties such as tensile strength and elongation at break.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)510-518
Number of pages9
JournalPolymer International
Volume51
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002.06

Keywords

  • Dispersion
  • Physical properties
  • Plasma-polymerization coating
  • Rubber compound
  • Silica

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Chemistry

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