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Products from rice husk as filler <strong>in</strong> natural rubber<br />

Figure 8.3 Transmissi<strong>on</strong> electr<strong>on</strong> microscopic (TEM) images <strong>of</strong> mesoporous <strong>silica</strong><br />

Figure 8.3 shows transmissi<strong>on</strong> electr<strong>on</strong> microscopic (TEM) image for<br />

mesoporous <strong>silica</strong>. The TEM image also <strong>in</strong>dicates that <strong>the</strong> material has a<br />

highly ordered 2-D hexag<strong>on</strong>al structure similar to that <strong>of</strong> SBA15 obta<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

from tetraethylortho<strong>silica</strong>te (TEOS) . 20, 21<br />

8.3.2 Cure characteristics<br />

Cure characteristics <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mixes A <strong>and</strong> B are given <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Table 8.2.<br />

Table 8.2 Cure characteristics <strong>of</strong> mixes<br />

Property Mix A Mix B<br />

Scorch time ,m<strong>in</strong> 4.82 4.10<br />

Optimum cure time,<br />

(t90) m<strong>in</strong><br />

9.15 9.28<br />

Cure rate <strong>in</strong>dex (%) 23.09 19.30<br />

M<strong>in</strong> torque, dNm 0.101 0.078<br />

Max torque, dNm 5.18 4.90<br />

∆ torque, dNm 5.08 4.83<br />

Antioxidant <strong>modified</strong> mesoporous <strong>silica</strong> filled composites exhibited<br />

higher rate <strong>and</strong> extent <strong>of</strong> cure over that <strong>of</strong> c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al <strong>silica</strong>. Generally <strong>the</strong><br />

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