Physical Phenomena Related to Free Volumes in Rubber and Blends

Influence of vulcanization temperature on the cure kinetics and on the microstructural properties in natural rubber/styrene-butadiene rubber blends prepared by solution mixing

“…This behavior it is expected in the case of samples prepared with a pure elastomer. In fact, it was observed when measuring samples vulcanized with sulfur with an increasing amount of curatives but with the same relative percentages between different types of formed crosslinks [24].…”

“…PALS technique was successfully used in several uncured and cured elastomers and/or miscible and immiscible elastomer blends (see for example Refs. [4,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]). Specifically, changes in the v h of these elastomers were externally induced through different parameters, such as preparation and vulcanization conditions as well as mechanical stresses.…”

Natural rubber/styrene-butadiene rubber blends prepared by solution mixing: Influence of vulcanization temperature using a Semi-EV sulfur curing system on the microstructural properties

“…In the case of elastomers, it was found that changes in v h are externally induced through different parameters such as preparation method, vulcanization conditions and/or mechanical stresses [29,30].…”

Influence of the Crosslinking Content on the Structural Properties of Polybutadiene Rubbers with Different Isomeric Composition

“…In the case of polymers, it is possible to study the process of reconfiguration of the macromolecules. PALS was successfully used in several uncured and cured elastomers and/or elastomer blends [6][7][8]. In this work, the structural evolution of three commercial isomers of polybutadiene rubber as a function of the dycumil peroxide (DCP) content is presented.…”