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Preparation and Mechanical Properties of Prevulcanized Natural Rubber Latex/Chitosan/Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate) Blends

Authors
Guang Lu, Heping Yu, Yongzhou Wang, Yongyue Luo, Zongqiang Zeng
Corresponding Author
Guang Lu
Available Online June 2015.
DOI
10.2991/ap3er-15.2015.63How to use a DOI?
Keywords
natural rubber latex; chitosan; poly(3-hydroxybutyrate); blend; mechanical properties.
Abstract

In order to obtain natural rubber (NR) latex-based biomaterial, the NR latex concentrate was prepared into prevulcanized natural rubber latex (SNRL) and then blended with a water dispersion of chitosan (CS) and poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) together, with the total amount of CS and PHB is of 1, 3, 5, 10 parts per hundred rubber (phr) , and CS and PHB is of a ratio of 1:1; the SNRL was also blended with a water dispersion of CS or PHB only in the same amount for properties comparison. The mechanical properties including the tensile strength, elongation at break, 300% modulus, tear strength and hardness of the 24h water-leached SNRL/CS/PHB, SNRL/CS or SNRL/PHB films were tested. The results indicated that, the tensile strength first increased with increase in CS/PHB, CS or PHB content up to 1.0 phr then decreased, the elongation at break decreased, the 300% modulus, tear strength and Shore A hardness increased, with increase in CS/PHB, CS or PHB content, whereas most of the tensile strength and elasticity of the films can be retained when the content of CS/PHB, CS or PHB was less than 5.0 phr.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2015 Asia-Pacific Energy Equipment Engineering Research Conference
Series
Advances in Engineering Research
Publication Date
June 2015
ISBN
978-94-62520-63-9
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2352-5401
DOI
10.2991/ap3er-15.2015.63How to use a DOI?
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© 2015, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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