Premium
Dispersing behavior of recycled rubber particles
Author(s) -
Shahidi Nima,
Teymour Fouad,
Arastoopour Hamid
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.200450236
Subject(s) - natural rubber , materials science , polymer , aqueous medium , amphiphile , aqueous solution , composite number , composite material , chemical engineering , polymer science , polymer chemistry , copolymer , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering
The hydrophobic nature of recycled rubber particles presently limits their use only in non‐aqueous media. Recycled rubber particles were chemically modified by preparation of amphiphilic semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks using poly(acrylic acid) as the hydrophilic polymer. The resulting composite particles are water dispersible and suitable for various aqueous media applications.