Effect of ZnO nanoparticles on kinetics of thermal degradation and final properties of ethylene–propylene–diene rubber systems

Physicomechanical properties of wollastonite (CaSiO3)/styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) nanocomposites

“…Researchers have already been used different fillers in different polymer matrices such as calcium carbonate, fly ash, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), multi‐walled CNTs, carbon black, nanoclays, organomodified nanoclays, wollastonite, alumina clay, ZnO, Fe 3 O 4 , magnesium hydroxide, calcium sulphate, and Ca 3 (PO 4 ) 2 to study the thermal, rheological, mechanical, morphological, and flame retardant properties of polymer composites and their filler interactions. Basically, the main purpose of addition of mineral fillers in polymers is to reduce the cost and to give extra functionality.…”

Nanostructured ZnO Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications

“…Zinc oxide nanoparticles were used as reinforcement fillers for improving the structural properties of a wide range of polymers such as rubber [159], PP [160], PET [161], epoxy resin [162,163], PMMA [164], polysulfone [165] and many others [166][167][168][169][170]. Also nanocomposites based on renewable sources were studied [171].…”

The effect of zinc oxide–phosphate core–shell pigments on the properties of blend rubber composites

“…This finding denotes that about 10 phr of added core-shell pigments is the optimum loading which gives the best mechanical reinforcement for these composites. The reduction of the mechanical properties above 15 phr loading is most probably due to the aggregation of the pigment in different rubber layers [24].…”