Abstract
AbstractThe elucidation of the role of bio‐oils on the accelerated sulfur vulcanization of natural rubber (NR) compounds is discussed in this study. Two types of bio‐oil, palm oil and soybean oil, were studied in direct comparison with a distillate aromatic extract oil (DAE) as a reference. The scorch and cure times of the bio‐oil‐extended NR compounds were shorter than those containing DAE. The use of bio‐oils gave a higher cure reaction rate constant along with a lower activation energy than the use of DAE. The attenuated total reflectance‐Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analysis revealed that the fatty acid segment of the bio‐oils can react with zinc oxide to give zinc carboxylate, which is then involved in and promotes the vulcanization reaction. The use of bio‐oils to increase the rate of vulcanization strongly influenced the crosslink density of the obtained NR vulcanizates, yielding NR vulcanizates with a lower crosslinking density. It is proposed here that the bio‐oils might consume the curing agent via the reaction between their own unsaturated fatty acid and sulfur. This was supported by the increased viscosity of the oils after exposure to sulfur at a high temperature. The tensile strength and elongation at break of the bio‐oil‐extended NR compounds were lower and higher, respectively, than the NR extended with DAE oil due to the lower crosslink density of the bio oil‐extended NR vulcanizates.
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