Title of article :
Silica-coated nano calcium carbonate reinforced polychloroprene rubber nanocomposites: influence of silica coating on cure, mechanical and thermal properties
Author/Authors :
Roy, Kumarjyoti Department of Chemistry - University of Kalyani - Kalyani, India , Najib Alam, Md Department of Chemistry - University of Kalyani - Kalyani, India , Kumar Mandal, Swapan Department of Chemistry - University of Kalyani - Kalyani, India , Chandra Debnath, Subhas Department of Chemistry - University of Kalyani - Kalyani, India
Abstract :
The main objective of the present work is to
compare the influence of silica-coated nano calcium carbonate
(SNCC) with uncoated nano calcium carbonate
(NCC) as filler on the property enhancement of polychloroprene
rubber (CR) composites. The CR nanocomposites
containing SNCC exhibit superior curing,
mechanical and thermal properties in comparison to NCCfilled
CR nanocomposites. The fantastic enrichment in the
resulting properties of CR nanocomposites containing
SNCC is mainly due to better rubber–filler interaction
resulting from the reasonably excellent dispersion of SNCC
within the CR matrix. The more uniform distribution of
SNCC in comparison to NCC within the rubber matrix is
also confirmed from morphological analysis. Thus, in this
article, we report SNCC as a new type of efficient filler to
reinforce the ultimate properties of CR nanocomposites for
the first time.
Keywords :
Nanocomposites , Reinforcement , Cure characteristics , Cure characteristics , Mechanical properties , Thermal properties
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics
