vulcanization

Rubber vulcanization was carried out in an oil bitumen environment. It was found that this method can be used to increase the elasticity of the binder. For the bitumen under study, the elasticity index was increased from 13.5% to 50.0%. The effects of the solvent (thinner) and stirring on the vulcanization process, particularly on the homogeneity of the resulting rubber-modified bitumen, were investigated.

The vulcanization process of elastomeric blends based on chlorinated aromatic nitrile-butadiene rubber (SKN-40M) has been studied in the present work. The structural parameters (molecular weight, plasticity, rigidity, number of network chains, cross-linked molecules) in thermovulcanizates were investigated on an example of nitrile-butadiene rubber blend with polyvinyl chloride using viscometry and the sol-gel process.

The effect of accelerator type on the vulcanization process and mechanical properties of nitrile rubber (NBR) compounds was investigated. Three commercial accelerators were selected, N-N-t-butyl-2-benzothiazole sulfenamide (TBBS), tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD) and bis(dimethyldithiocarbamato)zinc (II) (ZDMC) and compared with the compound bis(4 methylphenylsulfonyldithiocarbimato)zincate (II) (ZNIBU). Surprisingly, it was found that the optimum vulcanization time for ZNIBU showed better results than for TBBS.

In this work the synthesis technology of zinccontaining polymer - inorganic composite on the basis of products of secondary raw material processing at joint precipitating with carbamide and formaldehyde (ZnCFO) is described. The structure and properties of ZnCFO are investigated by the differential-thermal analysis, electronic microscopy, and IR-spectroscopy. The action of ZnCFO as vulcanization active component of elastomeric compositions on the basis of rubbers of general and special purpose with various vulcanization systems is investigated.