Determination of elastomer content in NR/SBR/BR blends

Abstract Determining elastomer content in ternary rubbers via infrared (IR) spectroscopy presents challenges due to spectral band overlap.Coupled techniques could be a solution, but in certain cases it can also involve overlapping events resulting in greater errors. The best option is to use an inst...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Helena de Barros, Rachel Farias Magalhães, Lídia Mattos Silva Murakami, Milton Faria Diniz, Natália Beck Sanches, Taynara Alves de Carvalho, Jorge Carlos Narciso Dutra, Rita de Cássia Lazzarini Dutra
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Polímeros 2025-07-01
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author Alexandra Helena de Barros
Rachel Farias Magalhães
Lídia Mattos Silva Murakami
Milton Faria Diniz
Natália Beck Sanches
Taynara Alves de Carvalho
Jorge Carlos Narciso Dutra
Rita de Cássia Lazzarini Dutra
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Rachel Farias Magalhães
Lídia Mattos Silva Murakami
Milton Faria Diniz
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Jorge Carlos Narciso Dutra
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description Abstract Determining elastomer content in ternary rubbers via infrared (IR) spectroscopy presents challenges due to spectral band overlap.Coupled techniques could be a solution, but in certain cases it can also involve overlapping events resulting in greater errors. The best option is to use an instrumental technique with appropriate conditions that avoid overlapping. This paper presents the development of transmission/reflection IR methodologies for the content determination of a blend with natural rubber, styrene-butadiene copolymer, and polybutadiene (NR/SBR/BR), with A887 and A1375 bands for NR and A699 for SBR. The BR content, which was calculated by subtraction of the NR and SBR results from the IR methodology, is confirmed by acid-resistance quantitative data. The methodologies errors (2 to 6%), with non-overlapping bands, encompass what is found in the literature (5%). Such development ensures the determination of elastomer content in ternary rubbers with fast and accurate methodologies.
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spelling doaj-art-24987fa5bc52444f860fb78bcfa883452025-08-20T03:08:32ZengAssociação Brasileira de PolímerosPolímeros1678-51692025-07-0135210.1590/0104-1428.20240110Determination of elastomer content in NR/SBR/BR blendsAlexandra Helena de Barroshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9063-2885Rachel Farias Magalhãeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1364-3748Lídia Mattos Silva Murakamihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2589-7769Milton Faria Dinizhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0246-0660Natália Beck Sancheshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3545-119XTaynara Alves de Carvalhohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4420-2299Jorge Carlos Narciso Dutrahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0923-620XRita de Cássia Lazzarini Dutrahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9958-1279Abstract Determining elastomer content in ternary rubbers via infrared (IR) spectroscopy presents challenges due to spectral band overlap.Coupled techniques could be a solution, but in certain cases it can also involve overlapping events resulting in greater errors. The best option is to use an instrumental technique with appropriate conditions that avoid overlapping. This paper presents the development of transmission/reflection IR methodologies for the content determination of a blend with natural rubber, styrene-butadiene copolymer, and polybutadiene (NR/SBR/BR), with A887 and A1375 bands for NR and A699 for SBR. The BR content, which was calculated by subtraction of the NR and SBR results from the IR methodology, is confirmed by acid-resistance quantitative data. The methodologies errors (2 to 6%), with non-overlapping bands, encompass what is found in the literature (5%). Such development ensures the determination of elastomer content in ternary rubbers with fast and accurate methodologies.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-14282025000200609&lng=en&tlng=enacid-resistanceIRreflectionternary rubbertransmission
spellingShingle Alexandra Helena de Barros
Rachel Farias Magalhães
Lídia Mattos Silva Murakami
Milton Faria Diniz
Natália Beck Sanches
Taynara Alves de Carvalho
Jorge Carlos Narciso Dutra
Rita de Cássia Lazzarini Dutra
Determination of elastomer content in NR/SBR/BR blends
Polímeros
acid-resistance
IR
reflection
ternary rubber
transmission
title Determination of elastomer content in NR/SBR/BR blends
title_full Determination of elastomer content in NR/SBR/BR blends
title_fullStr Determination of elastomer content in NR/SBR/BR blends
title_full_unstemmed Determination of elastomer content in NR/SBR/BR blends
title_short Determination of elastomer content in NR/SBR/BR blends
title_sort determination of elastomer content in nr sbr br blends
topic acid-resistance
IR
reflection
ternary rubber
transmission
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