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Effects of recycled carbon black generated from waste rubber on the curing process and properties of new natural rubber composites

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This study assesses the potential use of recycled carbon black (rCB) generated from the waste rubber pyrolysis process as a substitute for conventional carbon black series N330 (CB) in new rubber products. The rCB and conventional CBs were characterized to find elemental constituents present. The experiments were performed by replacing CB with rCB to the natural rubber (NR) matrix at various loadings. Curing characteristics were determined by rheometer and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The kinetic parameters of the crosslinking reaction were obtained based on DSC data, using mathematical models that do not require a comprehensive understanding of the reaction model, such as Ozawa–Flynn–Wall, Kissinger–Akahira–Sunose, Starink, Friedman, and Vyazovkin isoconversional methods. The swelling degree, mechanical properties, thermal properties, and thermal stability of prepared vulcanized rubber composites were determined. The obtained results revealed that CB could not entirely be replaced by rCB, but it may be used by mixing with commercial CB (rCB content of less than 15 phr in the NR matrix), depending on the desired properties of the end products.

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This research was financially supported by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (project No 451-03-9/2021-14/2000134) and Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research Autonomous Province of Vojvodina (project No 142-451-2654/2021). The authors would like to express great gratitude to Jelena Bera and factory Edos, Zrenjanin, for allowing us to use their laboratory resources and for all the support as well. The students, Jovana Radosavkić, Jelena Bosnjačić, and Aleksandra Djurašinović, from the Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, have done the experimental work connected with their bachelor assignment.

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    Mirjana Jovičić, Oskar Bera, Sonja Stojanov, Jelena Pavličević, Dragan Govedarica & Ilija Bobinac

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Jovičić, M., Bera, O., Stojanov, S. et al. Effects of recycled carbon black generated from waste rubber on the curing process and properties of new natural rubber composites. Polym. Bull. 80, 5047–5069 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-022-04307-x

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