Thermal degradation of natural rubber/ZNO nanocomposites Li, P. W., Lu, M. Z., Huang, M. F., Peng, Z. and Kong, L. X. 2008, Thermal degradation of natural rubber/ZNO nanocomposites, in APCMP 2008 : Proceedings of the 8th Asia-Pacific conference on materials processing, Frontiers of Design and Manufacturing, Riverwood, N.S.W., pp. 996-1001. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Thermal degradation of natural rubber/ZNO nanocomposites Author(s) Li, P. W. Lu, M. Z. Huang, M. F. Peng, Z. Kong, L. X. Conference name Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing (8th : 2008 : Guilin, China, and Guangzhou, China) Conference location Guilin-Guangzhou, China Conference dates 15-20 June 2008 Title of proceedings APCMP 2008 : Proceedings of the 8th Asia-Pacific conference on materials processing Editor(s) Wang, C. Y. Li, X. P. Wang, J. Publication date 2008 Conference series Asia-Pacific Conference on Materials Processing Start page 996 End page 1001 Total pages 6 Publisher Frontiers of Design and Manufacturing Place of publication Riverwood, N.S.W. Keyword(s) Thermogravimetric analyses Nnatural rubber Nanocomposite Summary Nanoparticies have been widely used to enhance the properties of natural rubber (NR). In the present paper a novel nanocomposite was developed by blending nano-ZnO slurry with prevulcanized NR latex, and the thermal degradation process of pure NR and NR/ZnO nanocomposites with different nano-ZnO loading was studied with a Perkin Elemer TGA-7 thermogravimetric analyzer. The thermal degradation parameters of NR/ZnO (2 parts ZnO per hundred dlY rubber) at different heating rates (Bs) were studied. The results show that the thermal degradation of pure NR and NR/ZnO nanocomposites in nitrogen is a one-step reaction. The degradation temperatures of NR/ZnO nanocomposite increase with an increasing B. The peak height (Rp) on the differential thermogravimetric curve increases with the increase of B. The degradation rates are not affected significantly by B, and the average values of thermal degradation rate Cp and Cf are 44.42 % and 81.04 %, respectively. The thermal degradation kinetic parameters are calculated with Ozawa-Flynn-Wall method. The activation energy (E) and the frequency factor (A) vary with ecomposition degree, and can be divided into three phases corresponding to the volatilization of low-molecular-weight materials, the thermal degradation ofNR main chains and the decomposition of residual carbon. ISBN 9780958069298 Language eng Field of Research 030399 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 860608 Rubber and Synthetic Resins HERDC Research category E1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2008, APCMP Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30018278 Document type: Conference Paper Collection: Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation Related Links Link Description Connect to conference website Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 14:06:49 EST Thu, 10 Dec 2009, 13:20:20 EST Thu, 10 Dec 2009, 13:22:05 EST Thu, 17 Jun 2010, 12:46:30 EST Fri, 18 Jun 2010, 13:52:32 EST Mon, 21 Jun 2010, 11:34:43 EST Fri, 16 Mar 2012, 17:10:07 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 680 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Fri, 14 Aug 2009, 14:06:49 EST

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