Browse > Article

A Study on Effects of Vulcanization Systems on Cross-linking and Degradation Reactions of NR/CR Blends Using Dynamic DSC and TGA  

Min, Byung-kwon (Polymeric Materials Research Team, Hyundai-Kia Motors R&D Center)
Park, DongRyul (Division of Rubber Technology and Engineering, KCW Co)
Ahn, WonSool (Department of Chemical Engineering, Keimyung University)
Publication Information
Korean Chemical Engineering Research / v.47, no.2, 2009 , pp. 169-173 More about this Journal
Abstract
Effects of variations sulfur/accelerator ratio on cross-linking and thermal degradation behavior of NR/CR rubber compounds were studied using both dynamic DSC and non-isothermal TGA. DSC thermograms of the given samples were obtained with several different heating rates, and after cross-liked in DSC, TGA thermograms with the same samples also obtained. Kissinger analysis was applied to assess the activation energies for the cross-linking and thermal decomposition processes. Results showed that the formation and thermal decomposition reaction of the samples occurred in the overall temperature range of $120{\sim}180^{\circ}C$ and $350{\sim}450^{\circ}C$, respectively, exhibiting that data could be well-fittable by Kissinger method. Furthermore, formation activation energy by DSC was estimated as $83.0{\pm}5.0kJ/mol$, which was much smaller than that of degradation by TGA, $147.0{\pm}2.0kJ/mol$. From these results, it was considered that, although variations of sulfur/accelerator ratio in the present experiments affected little on the formation mechanism and/or thermal degradation, they could play roles as the catalysts which lower the activation energy of formation. Because of stabilization after formation reaction, however, they have no more effects on the lowering the activation energy, showing higher values when decomposition, caused by main-chain scissions.
Keywords
DSC; TGA; NR; Cross-linking; Degradation; Kinetics; Activation Energy;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 1  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 Ding, R. and Leonov, A. I., "A Kinetic Model for Sulfur Accelerated Vulcanization of a Natural Rubber Compound," J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 61, 455(1996)   DOI   ScienceOn
2 Kissinger, H. E., "Reaction Kinetics in Differential Thermal Analysis," Analytical Chemistry, 29, 1702(1957)   DOI
3 Clough, R. L. and Gillen, K. T., "Oxygen Diffusion Effects in Thermally Aged Elastomers," Polym. Degrad. Stab., 38, 47(1992)   DOI   ScienceOn
4 Bevilacqua, E. M., "Scission Efficiency in Natural Rubber Oxidation," J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polymer Letters, 4(1), 27(1966)   DOI
5 Ahn, W., 'Thermal Characterization of an EPDM/IIR Rubber Blend using TG/DTG Analysis,' Elastomer, 42, 55(2007)   과학기술학회마을
6 Ngolemasango, E. F., Bernnett, M. and Clarke, J., "Kinetics of the Effect of Ageing on Tensile Pproperties of a Natural Rubber Compound," J. Appl. Polym. Sci., 102, 3732(2006)   DOI   ScienceOn
7 Sircar, A. K., Thermal Characterization of Polymer Materials ($2^{nd}$ Ed.), edited by Turi, E. A., Vol. 1, Ch. 5, Academic Press, N.Y., 887(1997)
8 Flynn, J. H. and Wall, L. A., "A Quick, Direct Method for the Determination of Activation Energy from Thermogravimetric Data," J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Lett., 4, 323(1966)   DOI
9 Ozawa, T., 'A New Method of Analyzing Thermogravimetric Data,' Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan, 38(11), 1881(1965)   DOI
10 Vyazovkin, S., "Handbook of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry," edited by Brown, M. E. and Gallagher, P. K., Vol. 5, Ch.13, Elsevier, N.Y., 503(2008)