Thermal aging properties and molecular transport of solvents through vulcanizates prepared from thioglycollic acid modified epoxidized low molecular weight natural rubber blends filled with admixtures of carbon black and carbonized rubber seed shell

International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1095-1114

  Akinlabi, A K ^a   Okwu, U N ^a   Okieimen, F E ^b   Oladoja, N A ^c  

^a Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^c ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Aging; Blends; Permeability; Properties; Resistance; Vulcanizates

Indexed keywords

BLENDS; PERMEABILITY; PHYSICO-MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; VULCANIZATES;

ALCOHOLS; ALDEHYDES; BLENDING; CARBON BLACK; CARBONIZATION; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; KETONES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SWELLING; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; VULCANIZATION;

SOLVENTS;

EID: 33747591194     PISSN: 00914037     EISSN: 1563535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00914030600692091     Document Type: Article

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