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Summary <strong>and</strong> C<strong>on</strong>clusi<strong>on</strong><br />

compounds <strong>and</strong> styrene butadiene compounds c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g low dosages <strong>of</strong><br />

ZnO(p) <strong>and</strong> ZnO(s) were compared with those <strong>of</strong> polychloroprene <strong>and</strong><br />

styrene butadiene compounds c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al <strong>z<strong>in</strong>c</strong> <strong>oxide</strong>. The cure<br />

characteristics <strong>of</strong> both compounds (<strong>CR</strong> <strong>and</strong> SBR) were found to be<br />

comparable. The tensile properties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> vulcanizates with ZnO(p) <strong>and</strong><br />

ZnO(s) were comparable with those <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> vulcanizates c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g<br />

c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al <strong>z<strong>in</strong>c</strong> <strong>oxide</strong>. Compressi<strong>on</strong> set, heat build-up <strong>and</strong> flex resistance<br />

were found to be superior for SBR vulcanizates with ZnO(p) <strong>and</strong> ZnO(s) <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong>y were found to be comparable for <strong>CR</strong> vulcanizates.<br />

S<strong>in</strong>ce <strong>silica</strong> is hydrophilic <strong>and</strong> rubber is hydrophobic, uniformly<br />

dispers<strong>in</strong>g <strong>silica</strong> <strong>in</strong> rubber is difficult <strong>and</strong> gives rise to problems like high<br />

<strong>in</strong>itial viscosity. Silica has a number <strong>of</strong> hydroxyl groups, which results <strong>in</strong><br />

filler-filler particle agglomerati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> reagglomerati<strong>on</strong>. Incorporati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>silica</strong><br />

<strong>in</strong> rubber is quite difficult compared to <strong>in</strong>corporati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> carb<strong>on</strong> black. S<strong>in</strong>ce<br />

carb<strong>on</strong> black is hydrophobic <strong>in</strong> nature similar to hydrocarb<strong>on</strong> rubbers,<br />

<strong>in</strong>corporati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> carb<strong>on</strong> black is easy. To make <strong>the</strong> <strong>in</strong>corporati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>silica</strong><br />

easy, <strong>silica</strong> surface was <strong>modified</strong> with antioxidants. Modificati<strong>on</strong> was d<strong>on</strong>e by<br />

mix<strong>in</strong>g precipitated <strong>silica</strong> with antioxidants (derivatives <strong>of</strong> paraphenylene<br />

diam<strong>in</strong>e) <strong>in</strong> a torque rheometer at 50rpm <strong>and</strong> above <strong>the</strong> melt<strong>in</strong>g temperature<br />

<strong>of</strong> antioxidant for 5 m<strong>in</strong>utes. Compounds were <strong>the</strong>n prepared with this<br />

<strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> as filler <strong>in</strong> natural rubber, polychloroprene rubber <strong>and</strong> styrene<br />

butadiene rubber. The cure <strong>and</strong> mechanical properties were compared with<br />

c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al compounds c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g un<strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> <strong>and</strong> antioxidant at <strong>the</strong><br />

same dosage <strong>in</strong> natural rubber, polychloroprene rubber <strong>and</strong> styrene<br />

butadiene rubber. The cure <strong>and</strong> mechanical properties <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> compounds<br />

c<strong>on</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> were found to be superior to <strong>the</strong> c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al<br />

compounds. Incorporati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> was also found to be easier<br />

compared to that <strong>of</strong> un<strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> filler distributi<strong>on</strong> was found to<br />

be more uniform compared to un<strong>modified</strong> <strong>silica</strong>.<br />

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