Reactive compatibilization effect of graphene oxide reinforced butyl rubber nanocomposites

Abstract The objective of this work is to develop graphene oxide (GO) incorporated butyl rubber (IIR) nanocomposites by three different methods: direct addition approach (DAAM), single step method (SSM) and two step method (TSM). Chlorobutyl rubber was used as a compatibilizer in SSM and TSM. Mechanical properties of developed nanocomposites was increased and gas permeability co-efficient was decreased up on addition of GO content in IIR matrix. Maximum technical properties was achieved for the nanocomposite with 1.6 wt.% of GO in all methods was achieved due to better interfacial bonding with IIR matrix. When GO content increases above 1.6 wt.% in IIR matrix leads to agglomeration which resulted in deterioration of mechanical properties. HR-TEM studies revealed that nanocomposites prepared by TSM shows exfoliated structure of GO in IIR matrix due to homogenous distribution when compared to the nanocomposites prepared with DAAM and SSM.

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Main Authors: Chinnasamy,Sathishranganathan, Rathanasamy,Rajasekar, Kumar,Harikrishna Kumar Mohan, Jeganathan,Prakash Maran, Palaniappan,Sathish Kumar, Pal,Samir Kumar
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2020
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282020000300405
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