Butyl Rubber (butyl + rubber)

Distribution by Scientific Domains


Selected Abstracts


Crosslinked Bicontinuous Cubic Lyotropic Liquid-Crystal/Butyl-Rubber Composites: Highly Selective, Breathable Barrier Materials for Chemical Agent Protection,

ADVANCED MATERIALS, Issue 24 2006
X. Lu
A breathable material that can act as a barrier to chemical agents is presented. The material is composed of butyl rubber and a crosslinkable lyotropic liquid crystal. Under the right synthesis conditions, a cubic phase with the desired selectivity properties results (see figure). The material is highly permeable to water vapor, but strongly impermeable to a mustard gas simulant. Application of the material for effective personal protection against such chemical agents is envisaged. [source]


Damping behavior of sandwich beam laminated with CIIR/petroleum resins blends by DMA measurement

JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, Issue 4 2007
Cong Li
Abstract In this paper, we tried to develop a high damping material with chlorinated butyl rubber (CIIR) and petroleum resins. It was found that the addition of petroleum resins in CIIR could largely increase the loss factor and broaden the damping range. So a sandwich beam laminated with the new developed material was prepared, and the damping behavior of this sandwich beam was measured by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). The influence of temperature, frequency, thickness, and component of damping layer on the structural loss factor ,s determined by DMA was discussed based on a theoretical model. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 2007 [source]


Cationic polymerization in rotating packed bed reactor: Experimental and modeling

AICHE JOURNAL, Issue 4 2010
Jian-Feng Chen
Abstract On the basis of analysis of key engineering factors predominating in cationic polymerization, butyl rubber (IIR) as an example was synthesized by cationic polymerization in the high-gravity environment generated by a rotating packed bed (RPB) reactor. The influence of the rotating speed, packing thickness, and polymerization temperature on the number average molecular weight (Mn) of IIR was studied. The optimum experimental conditions were determined as rotating speed of 1200 r min,1, packing thickness of 40 mm and polymerization temperature of 173 K, where IIR with Mn of 289,000 and unimodal molecular weight distribution of 1.99 was obtained. According to the experimental results and elementary reactions, a model for the prediction of Mn was developed, and the validity of the model was confirmed by the fact that most of the predicted Mns agreed well with the experimental data with a deviation within 10%. © 2009 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 2010 [source]


In situ reinforcement of poly(butylene terephthalate) and butyl rubber by liquid crystalline polymer

POLYMER COMPOSITES, Issue 5 2009
S. Kumar
Ternary in situ butyl rubber (IIR)/poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) and liquid crystalline polymer (LCP) blends were prepared by compression molding. The LCP used was a versatile Vectra A950, and the matrix material was IIR/PBT 50/50 by weight. Morphological, thermal, and mechanical properties of blends were investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Microscopy study (SEM) showed that formation of fibers is increasing with the increasing amount of LCP A950. Microscopic examination of the fractured surface confirmed the presence of a polymer coating on LCP fibrils. This can be attributed to some interactions including both chemical and physical one. The increased compatibility in polymer blends, consisting of IIR/PBT, by the presence of LCP A950 may be explained by the adsorption phenomena of the polymer chains onto the LCP fibrils. SEM and AFM images provided the evidence of the interaction between IIR/PBT and the LCP. Dynamic mechanical analyses (DMA) and TGA measurements showed that the composites possessed a remarkably higher modulus and heat stability than the unfilled system. Storage modulus for the ternary blend containing 50 wt% of LCP exhibits about 94% increment compared with binary blend of IIR/PBT. From the above results, it is suggested that the LCP A950 can act as reinforcement agent in the blends. Moreover, the fine dispersion of LCP was observed with no extensional forces applied during mixing, indicating the importance of interfacial adhesion for the fibril formation. POLYM. COMPOS., 2009. © 2008 Society of Plastics Engineers [source]


Recycling of tire-curing bladder by ultrasonic devulcanization

POLYMER ENGINEERING & SCIENCE, Issue 1 2006
Wenlai Feng
The recycling of butyl rubber-based tire-curing bladder was carried out by means of a grooved barrel ultrasonic extruder. Die pressure and ultrasonic power consumption were measured as a function of flow rate and ultrasonic amplitude. Gel fraction and crosslink density of the ultrasonically devulcanized rubber were substantially reduced. In turn, this led to some reduction in gel fraction and crosslink density in the revulcanized rubber. These findings were correlated with dynamic properties and the cure behavior of the devulcanized rubber. The mechanical properties of the revulcanized rubber, dependent on processing conditions during devulcanization, were compared with that of the virgin vulcanizate. Good mechanical properties of revulcanized rubber was achieved with 86 and 71% retention of the tensile strength and the elongation at break respectively, and with modulus increased by 44%. The devulcanized rubber was found to contain tiny gel particles of a wide size distribution with a predominant size of <4 ,m. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 46:8,18, 2006. © 2005 Society of Plastics Engineers [source]


Factors affecting the adsorption of ethoxylated nonyl phenol onto synthetic rubber

POLYMERS FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, Issue 1 2003
A. A. El-Feky
Abstract Adsorption of non-ionic surfactant (ethoxylated nonyl phenol; ENP) from aqueous solution is studied at 30,°C using butyl rubber (II R) mixed with two types of carbon black: high abrasion furnace (HAF) and general purpose furnace (GPF) as fillers with different concentrations. The results indicate that butyl loaded with HAF is more efficient as adsorbent surface than that loaded with GPF irrespective of the carbon black concentration and the adsorption increases as the immersion time increases. The experimental data of adsorption isotherms could be fitted to the Langmuir equation below the critical micelle concentration (CMC) of ENP. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]