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Thermoplastic elastomers from reclaimed rubber and waste plastics
Author(s) -
Nevatia P.,
Banerjee T. S.,
Dutta B.,
Jha A.,
Naskar Amit K.,
Bhowmick Anil K.
Publication year - 2001
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/app.10115
Subject(s) - materials science , natural rubber , elastomer , thermoplastic elastomer , composite material , scrap , vulcanization , compression set , thermoplastic , rheology , polymer , copolymer , metallurgy
Thermoplastic elastomeric compositions from reclaimed rubber and scrap plastics were prepared. The physical properties, dynamic mechanical properties, rheological behavior, and phase morphology of the blends were studied. A 50:50 rubber/plastic ratio was found to be the best for processability, ultimate elongation, and set properties. A sulfur‐accelerator system was found to be better than a peroxide system for dynamic crosslinking. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 83: 2035–2042, 2002