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Processing and characterization of reclaimed rubber composite materials

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The dynamic mechanical properties of environment-friendly elastomeric composites consisting of reclaimed rubber (r-rubber), a waste product of roller processing of textile mill, and organic hindered phenol compound 4,4′-thio-bis(6-tert-butyl-m-methyl phenol) (AO-300) were investigated. With incorporation of AO-300 into the r-rubber, the storage modulus (E′) and loss modulus (E′′) of r-rubber were found to increase sharply, the maximum loss factor (tanδ) peak value increased from 0.49 to 1.01, and tanδ peak position was significantly shifted from 6.19 to 34.42 °C, indicating that r-rubber/AO-300 composite is a promising damping material. Furthermore, r-rubber/AO-300 systems exhibited an exceptional damping performance in the wide temperature range and with increasing AO-300 content, the effective temperature range increased from 55.32 to 63.14 °C. Meanwhile, the presence of intermolecular hydrogen bonds in the composite was confirmed by FTIR. Furthermore, from the SEM analysis of various r-rubber/AO-300 systems, it could be seen that by introduction of a small amount of AO-300 to the r-rubber, a typical complex morphology and hybrid state were coexistent in the composites. When the AO-300 content was larger than the critical value, more excess AO-300 molecules were crystallized. Thus, a new type of environment-friendly r-rubber based high-performance damping materials with a broad temperature range of damping behavior was developed.

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This work was supported by the grant from China national textile and apparel council (grant number 2013115), the project of Applied Research Foundation of Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, China (BK-No. 2013064), the Science and Technology Innovation Team of Functional Textile Material and Product Integration in Jiangsu Province (Jiangsu Education and Science [2013] No.10), Qing Lan Project, and Training Programs of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates in Shanghai (201410255022).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Textile Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai, China

    Xiaoou Zhou, Xiong Yan, Xinhao Ge, Jie Hong & Bing Sun

  2. School of Textile and Dyeing, Jiangsu College of Engineering and Technology, Nantong, Jiangsu, China

    Sheng Jiang

  3. Library of Donghua University, Shanghai, China

    Xiaoou Zhou

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Zhou, X., Jiang, S., Yan, X. et al. Processing and characterization of reclaimed rubber composite materials. Iran Polym J 24, 671–678 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13726-015-0356-x

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