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Styrene-butadiene
About: Styrene-butadiene is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 5568 publications have been published within this topic receiving 62099 citations. The topic is also known as: styrene-butadiene rubber & SBR.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the polymer modification of two penetration grade bitumens with SBS and show that the degree of SBS modification is a function of bitumen source, bitumen polymer compatibility and polymer concentration, with the higher polymer concentrations in a high aromatic content bitumen producing a highly elastic network which increases the viscosity, complex modulus and elastic response of the PMB.
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TL;DR: In this article, graphite and nano-silicon-based negative electrodes in lithium-ion batteries with low binder content were evaluated, and the effectiveness of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) and various types of cellulose containing electrodes were compared to standard electrodes containing PVdF as binder.
440 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the results of investigations of the dispersion, workability, and strength of CNT aqueous and CNT-OPC paste mixtures, with and without several generically different dispersants/surfactants that are compatible as admixtures in the manufacture of concrete.
Abstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNT) have excellent mechanical properties and have the potential, if combined with Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), traditionally a brittle material in tension, to become a nano-composite with superlative mechanical properties. However, highly attractive van der Waals forces between CNTs create coherent agglomerates that prove difficult to disperse within the cement matrix and reduce the fluidity of the fresh mixture. Good dispersion of CNTs, while maintaining good workability of fresh OPC–CNT paste mixtures, is a prequalification before CNT-cement nanocomposites can be considered as a future building and construction material with enhanced mechanical properties. This paper reports the results of investigations of the dispersion, workability, and strength of CNT aqueous and CNT–OPC paste mixtures, with and without several generically different dispersants/surfactants that are compatible as admixtures in the manufacture of concrete. These include an air entrainer, styrene butadiene rubber, polycarboxylates, calcium naphthalene sulfonate, and lignosulfonate formulations. Aqueous mixtures were initially assessed for dispersion of CNTs, followed by workability testing of selected OPC–CNT-dispersant/surfactant paste mixtures. A broad range of workability responses were measured and the CNT dispersion within hardened pastes was qualitatively assessed by SEM analysis.
371 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the surface energies and polarities of filler particles with different modified surfaces were measured by a modified Wilhelmy technique, and a moving die rheometer was employed to observe the filler flocculation at elevated temperatures (160 °C) in rubber mixtures.
Abstract: In material science of elastomers the influence of nanoscale and nanostructured filler particles is of utmost significance for the performance of innovative rubber products, i.e., passenger car tires with ultralow rolling resistance but high wet-grip performance. A better understanding of the physical characteristics of the filler–rubber interface and the filler–rubber interphase as well is necessary to improve the overall macroscopic properties of these elastomeric nanocomposites. Therefore, the surface energies and polarities of filler particles with different modified surfaces were measured by a modified Wilhelmy technique. In all cases the rubber matrix consisted of a solution - styrene butadiene copolymers, filled with 20 or 40 phr pyrogenic or precipitated silica grades with different surface modifications by silanes, and a carbon black sample as reference. A moving die rheometer was employed to observe the filler flocculation at elevated temperatures (160 °C) in rubber mixtures containing no curati...
303 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the main structure of the dispersion of clay in the SBR was a layer bundle whose thickness was 4-10 nm and its aggregation formed by several or many layer bundles.
Abstract: Based on the character of a clay that could be separated into many 1-nm thickness monolayers, clay styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) nanocomposites were acquired by mixing the SBR latex with a clay/water dispersion and coagulating the mixture. The structure of the dispersion of clay in the SBR was studied through TEM. The mechanical properties of clay/SBR nanocomposites with different filling amounts of clay were studied. The results showed that the main structure of the dispersion of clay in the SBR was a layer bundle whose thickness was 4–10 nm and its aggregation formed by several or many layer bundles. Compared with the other filler, some mechanical properties of clay/SBR nanocomposites exceeded those of carbon black/SBR composites and they were higher than those of clay/SBR composites produced by directly mixing clay with SBR through regular rubber processing means. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 78: 1873–1878, 2000
276 citations