The effect of chitosan loading on the curing characteristics, mechanical and morphological properties of chitosan-filled natural rubber (NR), epoxidised natural rubber (ENR) and styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) compounds

Polymer Testing

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 784-790

  Ismail, H ^a   Shaari, S M ^a   Othman, N ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MATERIALS AND MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chitosan; ENR 25; Natural rubber; SBR

Indexed keywords

CURE CHARACTERISTICS; CURE TIME; CURING CHARACTERISTICS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; ENR-25; EPOXIDISED NATURAL RUBBER; FRACTURED SURFACES; MAXIMUM TORQUE; MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; MORPHOLOGICAL STUDY; NATURAL RUBBERS; RUBBER COMPOUNDS; RUBBER-FILLER INTERACTION; SBR; SCORCH TIME; STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER; TWO-ROLL MILL;

BUTADIENE; CURING; FILLERS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RUBBER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STYRENE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CHITOSAN;

EID: 80051638103     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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