Yao Xiao,Zhenchun Xu,Chuansheng Wang,Huiguang Bian
In order to realize the high value-added utilization of natural clay materials in natural rubber composites , an environment-friendly animal glycerol potassium salt was introduced to modify kaolin, and the natural rubber with excellent performance were prepared by high-energy ball milling combined with gas-phase spray drying technology . The impact of the ball milling reduced the particle size and increased the specific surface area of kaolin, promoting the chemical modification of kaolin by potassium oleate. The gas-phase spray technology effectively broke the filler aggregates, and the high-temperature roller realized the instantaneous drying, reducing the oxidation and fracture of the rubber molecular chains . In this paper, the gas barrier properties , mechanical properties, anti-aging properties, dynamic mechanical properties and Payne effect of the composites were investigated. The FTIR , XPS and interfacial contact angle demonstrated the existence of a stable chemical bonding in the process of potassium oleate-modified kaolin, and the hydrophilicity of kaolin was reduced. Kaolin was uniformly and finely dispersed in the rubber matrix by spray drying technology. Compared with the traditional dry mixing, the composites prepared by the technology improved the gas barrier properties , processing properties, comprehensive mechanical properties, and the aging coefficient increased by 23.1%, and had excellent wet skid resistance and rolling resistance.
Herein, a facile method combining in-situ generation of potassium oleate (KOA) and miniemulsion photopolymerization under green LED irradiation was proposed to prepare poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA) nanospheres . A miniemulsion containing methyl methacrylate (MMA) was prepared in situ, in which KOA as a surfactant was synthesized by the neutralization reaction of oleic acid (OA) and potassium hydroxide (KOH), and then miniemulsion photopolymerization occurred to obtain PMMA nanospheres under green LED irradiation. Emulsion stability test proved that the in-situ surfactant miniemulsion has higher stability than the preformed surfactant miniemulsion. The effect of surfactant amount and exposure time on photopolymerization was investigated. Furthermore, hexadecane (HD) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) were introduced into the polymerization system to avoid the adverse effect of Ostwald ripening and particle agglomeration respectively, and PMMA nanospheres with uniform sizes of ∼100 nm were finally prepared.