Barrier Properties of Layered-Silicate Reinforced Ethylenepropylenediene Monomer/Chloroprene Rubber Nanorubbers

Chang  Mou Wu; Wen  Yen Hsieh; Kuo  Bin Cheng; Chiu-Chun Lai; Kuei  Chi Lee

doi:10.3390/nano8050314

Nanomaterials (May 2018)

Barrier Properties of Layered-Silicate Reinforced Ethylenepropylenediene Monomer/Chloroprene Rubber Nanorubbers

Chang Mou Wu,
Wen Yen Hsieh,
Kuo Bin Cheng,
Chiu-Chun Lai,
Kuei Chi Lee

Affiliations

Chang Mou Wu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei 10607, Taiwan
Wen Yen Hsieh: Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng-Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan
Kuo Bin Cheng: Department of Fiber and Composite Materials, Feng-Chia University, Taichung 40724, Taiwan
Chiu-Chun Lai: Department of Textile Engineering, Chinese Culture University, Taipei 11114, Taiwan
Kuei Chi Lee: Taiwan Textile Research Institute, Tucheng Dist., New Taipei 23674, Taiwan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8050314
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 5
p. 314

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The triacetin and nitroglycerin barrier properties of layered-silicate reinforced ethylenepropylenediene monomer/chloroprene rubber (EPDM/CR) nanorubbers were investigated as rocket-propellant inhibitors. EPDM/CR nanorubbers with intercalated structures were formulated and prepared by the melt-compounding method. The triacetin permeability and nitroglycerin absorption were observed to decrease with increasing layered-silicate content. The layered silicates also improved the flame retardancies of the nanorubbers by forming silicate reinforced carbonaceous chars. Layered-silicate reinforced EPDM/CR nanorubbers are potentially effective rocket propellant-inhibiting materials.

Published in Nanomaterials

ISSN: 2079-4991 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry
Website: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/nanomaterials

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