Modelling of Mooney viscosity relaxation in natural rubber

Polymer Testing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 620-627

  Ehabe E ^a   Bonfils, F ^b   Aymard, C ^b   Akinlabi, A K ^c   Beuve, J Sainte ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT IRAD   (Cameroon)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Gel; Models; Mooney viscosity; Natural rubber; Polyisoprene; Relaxation; Structure

Indexed keywords

CENTRIFUGATION; GELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYISOPRENES; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOMETERS; VISCOSITY;

MOONEY VISCOSITY; RELAXATION; STRUCTURE; SYNTHETIC POLYISOPRENE;

RUBBER;

EID: 19144373709     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2005.03.006     Document Type: Article

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