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100			_aMathew Shera
245		0	_aNatural rubber latex-based nanocomposites with layered silicates
260			_bJournal of Rubber Research _c2005
300			_a15-Jan
520			_aSulphur prevulcanised natural rubber latex (PVNRL) nanocomposite was produced by mixing dispersions of layered silicates with prevulcanised latex. In this study layered silicates such as bentonite (natural) and fluorohectorite (synthetic) were used in addition to a non-layered amorphous filler (English Indian clay) as reference material. After compounding the layered silicate dispersions with PVNRL, films were prepared by casting. The vulcanised films of PVNRL nanocomposites were subjected to mechanical, swelling, X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopic studies. In all respects, layered silicate nanocomposites registered superior properties compared to the reference material. This was explained to be due to the intercalation/exfoliation of the silicate layers by natural rubber. It was found that the fine silicate layers formed a skeleton network structure (house of cards) in the vulcanisate.
650			_aBentonite
650			_aClay
650			_aFluorohectorite
650			_aLatex
650			_aLayered silicates
650			_aNanocomposites
650			_aNatural rubber
650			_aPrevulcanisation
650			_aSulphur
700			_aVarghese S
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