Abstract
Reducing Payne effect of natural rubber (NR) composite has been a major challenge in composite’s preparation. In this work, the composite based on NR and sepiolite was focused. Reduction of Payne effect was successfully performed by introducing modified palm stearin (mo-PS) as compatibilizer. Sepiolite was fixed at 20 phr whereby the mo-PS was ranged from 0-3 phr. The properties were studied through curing characteristics, tensile properties and dynamic properties. The presence of certain functionalities of mo-PS was corroborated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis. From cure properties, scorch and curing times decreased as a function of mo-PS due to the role of mo-PS as a secondary curing additive in vulcanization process. It was also found that mo-PS improved modulus and tensile strength of composites. The improvement was due to improved NR-sepiolite interactions arising from hydrogen bonds formed in presence of mo-PS. This was clearly verified by observing the Payne effect.
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