Rani, Joseph(Huthig & Wepf Verlag, Basel, June 5, 1991)
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Abstract:
Antioxidants were attached to hydroxy-terminated liquid natural rubber by modified
Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction using anhydrous zinc chloride as catalyst. The rubber
bound antioxidants were found to be less volatile and less extractable compared to
conventional antioxidants. The bound antioxidants were tried both in latex compounds
and dry rubber compounds. The vulcanizates showed improved ageing resistance
compared to vulcanizates based on conventional antioxidants.
Rani, Joseph(Huthig & Wepf Verlag,Basel, April 16, 1993)
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Abstract:
Scrap latex products contain rubber hydrocarbon of very high quality, that is only
slightly crosslinked. A novel economic technique for converting such latex waste into
a processible material is developed. This paper reports the effect of adding this latex
reclaim to natural rubber. It is shown that latex reclaim can replace raw natural rubber
up to about 50 wt.% without affecting mechanical properties.