Title :
Improving Thermo-mechanical Properties of Styrene Butadiene Rubber Nanocomposites Using Eggshell Bio-filler
Author :
Saeb, Mohammad Reza ; Ramezani-Dakhel, Hadi ; Sarami, Raha
Author_Institution :
Polymer Eng. Dept., Islamic Azad Univ. of Mahshahr, Iran
Abstract :
In this work, styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) nanocomposites were produced at three (5, 10, 15 phr) different levels of loading by using after hatching eggshells (AHES) as bio-fillers and their thermo-mechanical properties were well compared with those prepared by calcium carbonate (CA) nanofillers. AHES fillers were first surface modified by stearic acid and consequently were used while CA nanofillers were coated by provider. Tensile strength and elongation at break data showed considerable improvement through employing AHES nanofillers. In addition, thermogravimetric analysis onto produced samples showed higher thermal stability of samples which were fed with AHES at 5 phr loading than that of CA nanofillers and similar thermal stability of nanocomposites were obtained when 10 and 15 phr of both kinds of nanofillers were used separately.
Keywords :
calcium compounds; elongation; filled polymers; nanocomposites; nanofabrication; particle reinforced composites; rubber; tensile strength; thermal analysis; thermal stability; CaCO3; after hatching eggshells; calcium carbonate; eggshell bio-filler; elongation; nanofillers; styrene butadiene rubber nanocomposites; tensile strength; thermal stability; thermo-mechanical properties; thermogravimetric analysis; Biological materials; Calcium; Mechanical factors; Nanocomposites; Polymers; Rubber; Scanning electron microscopy; Stability analysis; Thermal stability; Thermomechanical processes; SBR nanocomposites; calcium carbonate; eggshell biofiller; thermo-mechanical properties;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum, Nano and Micro Technologies, 2010. ICQNM '10. Fourth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
St. Maarten
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5807-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICQNM.2010.9
