TEM observation of silane coupling agent in silica-filled rubber tyre compound
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
The microdispersion of silica in filled elastomer vulcanisates was evaluated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM)—network visualisation analysis. In this study, the silica is modified with a wide range of coupling and non-coupling silanes. The silica-filled elastomer samples were microtomed using a glass knife. The resulting TEM micrographs were interpreted and characterised based on aggregates with a cross-sectional area larger than 100 nm2. The study showed that silica surface modification has reduced the silica aggregate size by approximately 30–40% compared to an untreated silica-filled elastomer vulcanisate. The TEM micrographs showed evidence of coupling between silica and the elastomer phase and demonstrated a good estimation of silica microdispersion in the elastomer phase. This study has shown that the presence of different surface functionalities has an effect on the silica microdispersion.
Date Issued
2019-03-01
Date Acceptance
2018-11-15
Citation
Journal of Rubber Research, 2019, 22 (1), pp.1-12
ISSN
1511-1768
Publisher
Springer Nature
Start Page
1
End Page
12
Journal / Book Title
Journal of Rubber Research
Volume
22
Issue
1
Copyright Statement
© The Malaysian Rubber Board 2019. The final publication is available at Springer via https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs42464-019-00005-y
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2019-02-19