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A kinetic and rheometric investigation of hexamethylol melamine derivative on the cure of natural rubber compounds
Author(s) -
Konar Bidyut Baran
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4628(19970110)63:2<233::aid-app10>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - vulcanization , natural rubber , melamine , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , carbon black , materials science , kinetics , cure rate , polymer chemistry , sulfur , composite material , chemical engineering , physics , medicine , surgery , quantum mechanics , engineering , metallurgy
Hexamethylol melamine (HMM) was characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The optimum dose of HMM in the presence of a sulfur accelerator in a natural rubber (NR)‐filled compound was determined. The cure rate and kinetics of crosslink formation indicate that HMM enhances the first‐order rate of vulcanization in an NR compound. The results reveal good mechanical properties of an HMM‐based NR carbon black‐filled vulcanizate. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.