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Preparation of high-quality wollastonite/natural rubber composites by atomization sputtering rapid drying process

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Nano-fumed silica has small primary particle size and high surface energy, which leads to serious adsorption agglomeration in rubber, and the corrosive gases such as hydrogen chloride produced in the production process endanger the environment. In the present study, wollastonite was introduced as an environmentally friendly and low-cost natural mineral into the natural rubber system. Wollastonite achieved the effect of reinforcing and relieving stress concentration with its own high stiffness and fibrous structure. Additionally, the water dispersion system of wollastonite was more stable. Owing to gas-phase-assisted atomization sputtering and high-temperature rapid drying, the secondary aggregates of the fillers were broken up effectively, and wollastonite fibers were highly dispersed in natural rubber latex. The obtained experimental results showed that replacing fumed silica with wollastonite in the same amount could improve the processability of rubber and reduce the rolling resistance. Compared with dry mixing, the tensile strength and tensile product of the wollastonite/NR composites prepared by atomization sputtering rapid drying process were increased by 8 and 25%, and the compression fatigue temperature rise of rubber surface was reduced by 29%. The study realized energy conservation, environmental protection and low cost.

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This research was supported by Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (ZR2020KE037 and ZR2016XJ003), Qingchuang Technology Plan (2019KJB007), Qingdao Science and Technology Special Project (19–6-1–81-nsh).

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  1. School of Mechatronics Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, Shandong, China

    Yao Xiao, Lizhi Yan, Tianhao Chang, Yingjie Hao, Yanjun Sui, Huiguang Bian, Chuansheng Wang & Xiaoming Wang

  2. National Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Tire Equipment and Key Materials, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266061, Shandong, China

    Yao Xiao, Lizhi Yan, Tianhao Chang, Yingjie Hao, Yanjun Sui, Huiguang Bian & Chuansheng Wang

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YX contributed to methodology, experiment, data curation and writing–original draft; LY contributed to drawing, visualization and formal analysis; TC contributed to data curation and formal analysis; YH contributed to experiment, data curation and formal analysis; YS contributed to experiment and data curation; HB and CW contributed to conceptualization and methodology; XW contributed to conceptualization and formal analysis.

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Xiao, Y., Yan, L., Chang, T. et al. Preparation of high-quality wollastonite/natural rubber composites by atomization sputtering rapid drying process. Polym. Bull. 80, 6263–6284 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04298-9

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