Mixing Methods Influencing on Properties of Epoxidized Natural Rubber/Polypropylene Thermoplastic Vulcanizates

Abstract:

Epoxidized natural rubber (ENR)/Polypropylene (PP) thermoplastic vulcanizates were prepared by melt mixing method in an internal mixer. Influences of different mixing methods for incorporation of processing oil into the TPVs on tensile and dynamic mechanical properties of the TPVs and crystallinity of the PP were investigated. Results show that distribution of processing oil in the ENR/PP TPV is important due to the processing oil can promote and in the same time can interrupt an improvement in elastomeric properties of the TPV. Incorporation of processing oil into the ENR phase by preparation of oil extended ENR (the mixing method 1) before mixing with the PP was the better way to produce the TPV. It promoted the TPV with superior tensile and dynamic mechanical properties than the TPVs prepared from the mixing method 2 and 3 in which the processing oil was directly added into the PP phase. Furthermore, the TPV from the mixing method 1 had less effect of processing oil on the PP crystallization.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 844)
• Pages: 109-112
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.844.109
• Online since: November 2013
• Authors: Chesidi Hayichelaeh, Charoen Nakason, Anoma Thitithammawong*
• Keywords: Epoxidized Natural Rubber (ENR), Mixing method, Polypropylene (PP), Processing Oil, Thermoplastic Vulcanizates

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