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Kinetic of thermal degradation and thermal stability of natural rubber filled with titanium dioxide nanoparticles
Author(s) -
Hayeemasae Nabil,
Ismail Hanafi,
Matchawet Suradet,
Masa Abdulhakim
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
polymer composites
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.577
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1548-0569
pISSN - 0272-8397
DOI - 10.1002/pc.25163
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoparticle , thermal stability , natural rubber , titanium dioxide , composite material , thermal decomposition , thermal , kinetic energy , chemical engineering , char , activation energy , vulcanization , pyrolysis , nanotechnology , thermodynamics , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
This article deals with the kinetic of thermal degradation and thermal stability of natural rubber (NR) filled with titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles. Incorporation of TiO 2 nanoparticles was done through a latex mixing method. This is to ensure the homogeneity of TiO 2 nanoparticles throughout the NR matrix. Adding TiO 2 nanoparticles results in shifting the decomposition temperature and char residue irrespective of the loadings of TiO 2 nanoparticles. This is confirmed by the calculated kinetic parameters of the composites, indicating that higher energy is required to decompose the NR chains. Based on this analysis, a schematic model for thermal stability of TiO 2 nanoparticles filled NR composites is proposed. POLYM. COMPOS., 40:3149–3155, 2019. © 2018 Society of Plastics Engineers