Innes James Robert, Siddique Nehnah, Thompson Glen, Wang Xiaolei, Coates Phil, Whiteside Ben, Benkreira Hadj, Caton-Rose Fin, Lu Canhui, Wang Qi, Kelly Adrian
Polymer IRC, University of Bradford, Richmond Road, Bradford BD71DP, U.K.
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
ACS Omega. 2024 Sep 25;9(40):41797-41806. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.4c06159. eCollection 2024 Oct 8.
Devulcanized rubber could be a valuable material feedstock to help in the manufacture of sustainable rubber products. However, the differences in the chemistry and structure of devulcanized rubber have limited industrial uptake. This work demonstrates how devulcanization affects the concentration and ratios of mono-, di-, and polysulfidic cross-links. These residual cross-links make devulcanized rubber chemically dissimilar from virgin rubber, affecting (re)vulcanization. The hypothesis that the sulfur rank of revulcanized material can be modified by the sulfur/accelerator ratio was evaluated by two different cure packages. Despite substantial differences in the accelerator/sulfur ratio, both recycled rubber compounds favored the formation of polysulfidic cross-links.
脱硫橡胶可能是一种有价值的原料,有助于制造可持续的橡胶产品。然而,脱硫橡胶在化学性质和结构上的差异限制了其在工业上的应用。这项工作展示了脱硫过程如何影响单硫、二硫和多硫交联键的浓度和比例。这些残留的交联键使脱硫橡胶在化学性质上与原生橡胶不同,从而影响(再)硫化。通过两种不同的硫化体系评估了硫化材料的硫类型可通过硫/促进剂比例进行改变的假设。尽管促进剂/硫比例存在显著差异,但两种再生橡胶配方都有利于多硫交联键的形成。