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Chapter 7<br />

replace carb<strong>on</strong> black partly <strong>in</strong> tyres to reduce <strong>the</strong> roll<strong>in</strong>g resistance <strong>of</strong> tyres<br />

<strong>and</strong> hence to br<strong>in</strong>g down <strong>the</strong> fuel c<strong>on</strong>sumpti<strong>on</strong>. 4<br />

120<br />

However, <strong>the</strong> <strong>silica</strong> surface has a tendency to absorb moisture due to<br />

its hydrophilic character. This adversely <strong>in</strong>fluences <strong>the</strong> cur<strong>in</strong>g reacti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong><br />

hence <strong>the</strong> properties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> f<strong>in</strong>al product. The hydroxyl groups <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> surface<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>silica</strong> c<strong>on</strong>trol surface acidity. This <strong>in</strong>tr<strong>in</strong>sic acidity can <strong>in</strong>fluence<br />

vulcanizati<strong>on</strong>. 5 The higher moisture c<strong>on</strong>tent <strong>in</strong>creases <strong>the</strong> dispersi<strong>on</strong> time <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>silica</strong> <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> rubber. Absorbed water can decrease cure time, tensile strength,<br />

bound rubber c<strong>on</strong>tent 6 <strong>and</strong> also abrasi<strong>on</strong> resistance. 7<br />

Rubber articles under severe service c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s undergo different<br />

types <strong>of</strong> degradati<strong>on</strong>s like oz<strong>on</strong>e, oxidati<strong>on</strong> etc. Although oz<strong>on</strong>e is present <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> atmosphere at c<strong>on</strong>centrati<strong>on</strong> normally <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> range 0-7pphm 8, it can<br />

severely attack unsaturated rubber products under stress. The general subject<br />

<strong>of</strong> protecti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> rubber aga<strong>in</strong>st oz<strong>on</strong>e attack has been reviewed by a number<br />

<strong>of</strong> authors. 9-11 Several <strong>the</strong>ories have appeared <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> literature regard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong><br />

mechanism <strong>of</strong> antioz<strong>on</strong>ant protecti<strong>on</strong>. The “scavenger” model states that <strong>the</strong><br />

antioz<strong>on</strong>ant blooms to <strong>the</strong> surface <strong>and</strong> preferentially reacts with oz<strong>on</strong>e so that<br />

<strong>the</strong> rubber is not attacked until <strong>the</strong> antioxidant is exhausted. 11-12<br />

The protective film <strong>the</strong>ory is similar except that <strong>the</strong> oz<strong>on</strong>e–<br />

antioz<strong>on</strong>ant reacti<strong>on</strong> products form a film <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> rubber surface that prevent<br />

oz<strong>on</strong>e attack. 13 A third “rel<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g” <strong>the</strong>ory states that <strong>the</strong> antioz<strong>on</strong>ant prevents<br />

scissi<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> oz<strong>on</strong>ised rubber recomb<strong>in</strong>es several double b<strong>on</strong>ds. 14<br />

Dur<strong>in</strong>g recent years <strong>the</strong>re has been a gradually <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g dem<strong>and</strong> for<br />

antidegradants to give optimum protecti<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> rubber goods. Derivatives <strong>of</strong><br />

p-phenylenediam<strong>in</strong>e (PPD) <strong>of</strong>fer excellent protecti<strong>on</strong> to rubber vulcanizates<br />

as antioxidants, antioz<strong>on</strong>ants <strong>and</strong> antiflex crack<strong>in</strong>g agent. P-phenylenediam<strong>in</strong>e<br />

antidegradants functi<strong>on</strong> as primary antioxidants <strong>and</strong> are recognized as <strong>the</strong><br />

most powerful class <strong>of</strong> chemical antioz<strong>on</strong>ants, antiflex crack<strong>in</strong>g agents <strong>and</strong>

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