<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The aim of this work was to study the activity of unmodified and modified ZnO in the peroxide crosslinking of hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene elastomer (HNBR) and ethylene-propylene copolymer (EPM). In the first step, zinc oxide was obtained by emulsion precipitation. Maleic acid was introduced onto the surface of ZnO using an in situ method. The unmodified and modified zinc oxide was characterized using dispersive and morphological analysis, BET surface area analysis, and elemental, spectroscopic and thermal analysis. In the second stage of the research, the ZnO/MA systems were incorporated into the structure of elastomer compounds improving the kinetic and mechanical properties of vulcanizates. The proposed modification method had a favorable effect on the physicochemical properties of the zinc oxide and on the kinetic and mechanical properties of the vulcanizates. This study demonstrated that modification of zinc oxide by maleic acid is a promising technique.</p></abstract>

The aim of this work was to study the activity of unmodified and modified ZnO in the peroxide crosslinking of hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene elastomer (HNBR) and ethylene-propylene copolymer (EPM). In the first step, zinc oxide was obtained by emulsion precipitation. Maleic acid was introduced onto the surface of ZnO using an in situ method. The unmodified and modified zinc oxide was characterized using dispersive and morphological analysis, BET surface area analysis, and elemental, spectroscopic and thermal analysis. In the second stage of the research, the ZnO/MA systems were incorporated into the structure of elastomer compounds improving the kinetic and mechanical properties of vulcanizates. The proposed modification method had a favorable effect on the physicochemical properties of the zinc oxide and on the kinetic and mechanical properties of the vulcanizates. This study demonstrated that modification of zinc oxide by maleic acid is a promising technique.

Modified and Unmodified Zinc Oxide as Coagent in Elastomer Compounds

agnieszka.kolodziejczak-radzimska@put.poznan.pl

Poznan University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Berdychowo 4, PL-60965 Poznan, Poland

Technical University of Lodz, The Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Polymer and Dye Technology, Stefanowskiego 12/16, PL-90924 Lodz, Poland

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology

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{"article-title":"Modified and Unmodified Zinc Oxide as Coagent in Elastomer Compounds"}

The aim of this work was to study the activity of unmodified and modified ZnO in the peroxide crosslinking of hydrogenated acrylonitrile-butadiene elastomer...

Modified and Unmodified Zinc Oxide as Coagent in Elastomer Compounds

Published Online: Oct 03, 2014

Page range: 63 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2014-0052

Keywords
zinc oxide, maleic acid, emulsion precipitation, modification, elastomers, vulcanizates

© by Agnieszka Kołodziejczak-Radzimska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Modified and Unmodified Zinc Oxide as Coagent in Elastomer Compounds

Published Online: Oct 03, 2014

Page range: 63 - 68

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pjct-2014-0052

Keywordszinc oxide, maleic acid, emulsion precipitation, modification, elastomers, vulcanizates

© by Agnieszka Kołodziejczak-Radzimska

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
zinc oxide, maleic acid, emulsion precipitation, modification, elastomers, vulcanizates