Preparation and characterization of natural rubber nanocomposites

Abstract

Natural rubber nano composite shows good mechanical properties with lower amount of nano clay. This report presents a new strategy for development of natural rubber-clay nano composite with enhanced properties by incorporation of lower loadings (2-5 phr) of montmorillonite clay (MMT) and lower loadings (2-5 phr) of montmorillonite clay (OMMT). The effect of MMT, OMMT loading on cure characteristics and mechanical properties were evaluated. Incorporation of MMT and OMMT enhanced mechanical properties such as tensile, tear, hardness, abrasion and rebound resilience and accelerated the vulcanization process.