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Influence of sulfenamide accelerators on cure kinetics and properties of natural rubber foam
Author(s) -
Charoeythornkhajhornchai Pollawat,
Samthong Chavakorn,
Somwangthanaroj Agnat
Publication year - 2017
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.44822
Subject(s) - sulfenamide , vulcanization , natural rubber , materials science , sulfur , composite material , chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry
The effect of types of sulfenamide accelerator, i.e., 2‐morpholinothiobenzotiazole (MBS), N ‐ t ‐butylbenzothiazole‐2‐sulfenamide (TBBS), and N ‐cyclohexyl benzothiazole‐2‐sulfenamide (CBS) on the cure kinetics and properties of natural rubber foam was studied. It has been found that the natural rubber compound with CBS accelerator shows the fastest sulfur vulcanization rate and the lowest activation energy ( E a ) because CBS accelerator produces higher level of basicity of amine species than other sulfenamide accelerators, further forming a complex structure with zinc ion as ligand in sulfur vulcanization. Because of the fastest cure rate of CBS accelerator, natural rubber foam with CBS accelerator shows the smallest bubble size and narrowest bubble size distribution. Moreover, it exhibits the lowest cell density, thermal conductivity and thermal expansion coefficient, as well as the highest compression set as a result of fast crosslink reaction. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2017 , 134 , 44822.