Crystallization behavior of polybutadiene containing silica particles. Issue 3 (1st August 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Doan, Vu Anh; Nobukawa, Shogo; Ohtsubo, Shigeki; Tada, Toshio; Yamaguchi, Masayuki
• Is Part Of: Journal of applied polymer science. Volume 128:Issue 3(2013:May 05)
• Page Start: 1848
• Page End: 1853
• Publication Date: 2012-08-01
• Subjects: Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 668.9
• DOI: 10.1002/app.38362
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0021-8995

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The effect of silica particles (silica), which are petroleum‐free products, on the isothermal and nonisothermal crystallizations of <italic>cis</italic>‐1, 4‐poly(butadiene) rubber (BR) is investigated. DSC measurements reveal that silica accelerates the crystallization of BR. As a result, BR‐containing silica shows crystallization even after crosslinking reaction. Because of the enhanced crystallization, the tensile modulus is much higher than that without silica in the range between the glass transition temperature and the melting point. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 2013</p> </abstract>