Silica-reinforced natural rubber (NR) tire tread compounds with epoxidized natural rubber
(ENR) as a compatibilizer are investigated. The ENRs consisting of 10, 38 and 51 mole …

Elastomeric composite materials are one of the key engineering materials which find a wide
range of applications in structural, industrial, domestic and marine applications. This recent …

The interaction between precipitated silica and chloroprene rubber (CR) was investigated
using a nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) technique. The results reveal that the silanol …

The effect of blend ratio on properties of chloroprene rubber/natural rubber (CR/NR) blends
was investigated. In addition to the mechanical properties, attention was also given to the …

Polychloroprene rubber (CR) is generally cured in a manner different from that of other
diene rubbers. Compounding formulations based on metal oxides have been used …

Epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) was initially prepared from an in situ performic acid
epoxidation reaction with 46.09 mol% epoxide groups, and the curing characteristics of the …

Nano silica is generated in situ inside the uncrosslinked chloroprene rubber (CR) by the sol‐
gel reaction of tetraethoxysilane (TEOS). This results in appreciable improvement in …

Nano silica is grown, in situ, in natural rubber (NR)/chloroprene rubber (CR) blends, by the
soaking sol–gel method. Much better silica dispersion in the rubber blends is achieved …

Abstract Blends of 75/25 chloroprene rubber (CR)/natural rubber (NR) filled with various
loadings of precipitated silica were prepared and their processability and mechanical …

Abstract Silica‐, nanoclay‐, and carbon black (CB)‐filled ethylene–propylene–diene
terpolymer (EPDM) mixtures were prepared and subsequently vulcanized. Rheological …