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trans ‐polyoctenylene as a processing aid for rubber: Influence on energy consumption and properties of rubber compounds
Author(s) -
Lau Wayne W. Y.,
SweeHin Teoh,
SuatHong Goh
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.4990240206
Subject(s) - natural rubber , materials science , vulcanization , mixing (physics) , composite material , stabilizer (aeronautics) , polymer science , engineering , physics , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics
trans ‐Polyoctenylene rubber, TOR, was melt blended with different types of rubber in various proportions in a Brabender Plasti‐corder. Energy consumption in mixing the blends indicated that TOR is an effective processing aid for a variety of rubber and inclusion of TOR in a blend can result in significant saving of energy. TOR of lower molecular weight (e.g. Vestenamer 8012) performs significantly better than TOR of higher molecular weight (e.g. Vestenamer 6213), both as a processing aid and as a dimension stabilizer.