Mechanical and thermal properties of crab chitin reinforced carboxylated SBR composites

The addition of small amounts (up to 9 wt%) of chitin microsized particles, originating from shellfish waste, to carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) matrix (as received and annealed to 100°C) has been studied. In particular, this study concentrated on their mechanical (creep investigation b...

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Main Authors: C. Santulli, P. M. Visakh, S. Thomas, M. Monti, M. Rallini, D. Puglia, F. Sarasini, J. M. Kenny
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Language:English
Published: Budapest University of Technology and Economics 2012-05-01
Series:eXPRESS Polymer Letters
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Online Access:http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0003041&mi=cd
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author C. Santulli
P. M. Visakh
S. Thomas
M. Monti
M. Rallini
D. Puglia
F. Sarasini
J. M. Kenny
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description The addition of small amounts (up to 9 wt%) of chitin microsized particles, originating from shellfish waste, to carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) matrix (as received and annealed to 100°C) has been studied. In particular, this study concentrated on their mechanical (creep investigation by nanoindentation and dynamical-mechanical analysis), thermal (differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry) and swelling behaviour (toluene absorption) and was completed by morphological characterisation by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The results show that annealing has a limited effect on materials properties, effects which are further reduced by the addition of growing amounts of crab chitin. It should be noted that the limited filler content used in the study does not substantially modify the linear creep behaviour of XSBR for sufficiently long loading times. The thermal stability of the system does also appear to be preserved even with the maximum chitin content added, while it serves sufficiently as an effective barrier against aromatic solvent absorption.
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spelling doaj-art-3ba230e82dfd41309a0afd5ec0970d682025-08-20T02:52:58ZengBudapest University of Technology and EconomicseXPRESS Polymer Letters1788-618X2012-05-016539640910.3144/expresspolymlett.2012.42Mechanical and thermal properties of crab chitin reinforced carboxylated SBR compositesC. SantulliP. M. VisakhS. ThomasM. MontiM. RalliniD. PugliaF. SarasiniJ. M. KennyThe addition of small amounts (up to 9 wt%) of chitin microsized particles, originating from shellfish waste, to carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) matrix (as received and annealed to 100°C) has been studied. In particular, this study concentrated on their mechanical (creep investigation by nanoindentation and dynamical-mechanical analysis), thermal (differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetry) and swelling behaviour (toluene absorption) and was completed by morphological characterisation by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. The results show that annealing has a limited effect on materials properties, effects which are further reduced by the addition of growing amounts of crab chitin. It should be noted that the limited filler content used in the study does not substantially modify the linear creep behaviour of XSBR for sufficiently long loading times. The thermal stability of the system does also appear to be preserved even with the maximum chitin content added, while it serves sufficiently as an effective barrier against aromatic solvent absorption.http://www.expresspolymlett.com/letolt.php?file=EPL-0003041&mi=cdRubberNanoindentationCrab chitinThermal characterisationSolvent absorption
spellingShingle C. Santulli
P. M. Visakh
S. Thomas
M. Monti
M. Rallini
D. Puglia
F. Sarasini
J. M. Kenny
Mechanical and thermal properties of crab chitin reinforced carboxylated SBR composites
eXPRESS Polymer Letters
Rubber
Nanoindentation
Crab chitin
Thermal characterisation
Solvent absorption
title Mechanical and thermal properties of crab chitin reinforced carboxylated SBR composites
title_full Mechanical and thermal properties of crab chitin reinforced carboxylated SBR composites
title_fullStr Mechanical and thermal properties of crab chitin reinforced carboxylated SBR composites
title_full_unstemmed Mechanical and thermal properties of crab chitin reinforced carboxylated SBR composites
title_short Mechanical and thermal properties of crab chitin reinforced carboxylated SBR composites
title_sort mechanical and thermal properties of crab chitin reinforced carboxylated sbr composites
topic Rubber
Nanoindentation
Crab chitin
Thermal characterisation
Solvent absorption
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