Vulcanization kinetics and reinforcement behaviour of natural rubber-carbon black composites: Addition of Shea-butter versus aromatic oil as plasticizers

This work is a comparative study between Shea butter (SB) and treated distillate aromatic extract oil (TDAE) as plasticizers in the vulcanization of natural rubber (NR)- carbon black (CB) vulcanizates (—CB—S—NR—). The plasticized —CB—S—NR— composites extended scorch (Ts2) and optimum (T90) curing ti...

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Main Authors: Bismark Mensah, Boateng Onwona-Agyeman, Frank Nsaful, Isaac Adjaye Aboagye, Nii Longdon Sowah, Prosper Naah Angnunavuri, Vitus Atanga Apalangya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844024016232