Chemistry, processing, properties, and applications of rubber foams

E Rostami-Tapeh-Esmaeil, A Vahidifar, E Esmizadeh… - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
With the ever-increasing development in science and technology, as well as social
awareness, more requirements are imposed on the production and property of all materials …

A polyurethane integrating self-healing, anti-aging and controlled degradation for durable and eco-friendly E-skin

F Li, Z Xu, H Hu, Z Kong, C Chen, Y Tian… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Two of the very important demands for the elastic matrix of electronic skin (E-skin) are
durability and degradability, which ensure the stable performance in daily life and green end …

Advances in rubber compounds using ZnO and MgO as co-cure activators

MN Alam, V Kumar, SS Park - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Zinc oxide performs as the best cure activator in sulfur-based vulcanization of rubber, but it is
regarded as a highly toxic material for aquatic organisms. Hence, the toxic cure activator …

Synergistic activities of binary accelerators in presence of magnesium oxide as a cure activator in the vulcanization of natural rubber

MN Alam, V Kumar, P Potiyaraj… - Journal of Elastomers …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
We describe the synergistic activities of binary vulcanizing accelerators in presence of
magnesium oxide as cure activator in the vulcanization of natural rubber. Thiuram type …

Healable and recyclable multiblock polyurethanes with mechanical performance Tailorability based on hierarchical phase separation and dynamic bond interaction

ZX Fei, C Yin, JR Sun, L Yuan, LY Shi - Polymer, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPUs) have been demonstrated high versatility in widespread
applications. In view of today's sustainable society, the advanced TPUs which combine both …

Xanthate-modified silica as a novel multifunctional additive for properties improvement of natural rubber

K Zhu, Y Liu, H Wang, X Guo, S Liao, Z Wang… - Composites Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Reinforcing agents and accelerators are the most important auxiliaries for rubber industry. In
this paper, ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN), for the first time, worked as a catalyst for hydroxyl …

Boosting mechanical and aging resistance performances of filled-rubber with MgO and ZnO co-cure activators in diverse vulcanization systems

MN Alam, V Kumar, DJ Lee, SS Park - Journal of Industrial and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Over the decades, ZnO has been the primary cure activator in the sulfur vulcanization of
rubber, but due to its environmental impact on aquatic ecosystems, its use in rubber …

Enhancing rubber vulcanization cure kinetics: Lowering vulcanization temperature by addition of MgO as co-cure activator in ZnO-based cure activator systems

MN Alam, V Kumar, SU Jeong, SS Park - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Vulcanization is a chemical modification of rubber that requires a considerable amount of
thermal energy. To save thermal energy, the kinetics of rubber vulcanization should be …

Influence of sulfenamide accelerators on cure kinetics and properties of natural rubber foam

P Charoeythornkhajhornchai… - Journal of Applied …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The effect of types of sulfenamide accelerator, ie, 2‐morpholinothiobenzotiazole (MBS), N‐t‐
butylbenzothiazole‐2‐sulfenamide (TBBS), and N‐cyclohexyl benzothiazole‐2‐sulfenamide …

Synergistic combination of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) and nitrosoamine-safe thiuram disulfide as advanced rubber vulcanizing accelerators

MN Alam, SC Debnath… - … of Elastomers & …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
In this study, we developed a combination accelerator system to synergistically improve the
vulcanizing activity of 2-marcapto benzothiazole (MBT) with different nitrosamine-safe …