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Prevulcanisation of skim latex: morphology and its use in natural rubber based composite material

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The prevulcanisation of skim latex, a by-product of field natural rubber (NR) latex concentrated by centrifugation, using sulphur and peroxide systems was investigated. Compared to the peroxide prevulcanisation, the lower swelling ratio of film casted from sulphur-prevulcanised skim (SPVS) latex was observed. The latter was then employed for preparation of NR/SPVS core–shell particles by using heterocoagulation technique whose driving force was an interpolymer complex between poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) moieties of a non-ionic surfactant (Nonidet) adsorbed on small SPVS particles and the indigenous surfactant (protein–lipid) on a large NR particle. The value of zeta potential of heterocoagulated particle and the better oil resistance of films casted from the composite latex when compared to that of the NR film revealed the NR/SPVS core–shell structure.

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Research grant from The Thailand Research Fund (TRF) to PT, scholarship to UP under the TRF Royal Golden Jubilee PhD Programme are gratefully acknowledged. We thank P. Saendee for performing TEM.

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    Umaporn Paiphansiri & Pramuan Tangboriboonrat

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Paiphansiri, U., Tangboriboonrat, P. Prevulcanisation of skim latex: morphology and its use in natural rubber based composite material. Colloid Polym Sci 284, 251–257 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00396-005-1361-y

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