Modified Nanoclays/Straw Fillers as Functional Additives of Natural Rubber Biocomposites
Open Access
- 5 March 2021
- Vol. 13 (5), 799
- https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13050799
Abstract
Increasingly, raw materials of natural origin are used as fillers in polymer composites. Such biocomposites have satisfactory properties. To ensure above-average functional properties, modifications of biofillers with other materials are also used. The presented research work aimed to produce and characterize elastomeric materials with a straw-based filler and four different types of montmorillonite. The main research goal was to obtain improved functional parameters of vulcanizates based on natural rubber. A series of composites filled with straw and certain types of modified and unmodified nano-clays in various ratios and amounts were prepared. Then, they were subjected to a series of tests to assess the impact of the hybrids used on the final product. It has been shown that the addition of optimal amounts of biofillers can, inter alia, increase the tensile strength of the composite, improve damping properties, extend the burning time of the material and affect the course of vulcanization or cross-linking density.Keywords
Funding Information
- Narodowe Centrum Nauki (2018/31/N/ST8/00802)
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