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Preface<br />

Nanotechnology is now recognized as <strong>on</strong>e <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> most promis<strong>in</strong>g areas <strong>of</strong><br />

technological development <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> 21 st century. In materials research, <strong>the</strong><br />

development <strong>of</strong> polymer <strong>nano</strong>composites is rapidly emerg<strong>in</strong>g as a multidiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary<br />

research area which can broaden <strong>the</strong> applicati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> polymers to <strong>the</strong> great benefit <strong>of</strong><br />

many different <strong>in</strong>dustries. Polymer <strong>nano</strong>composites are polymers that have been<br />

re<strong>in</strong>forced with small quantities <strong>of</strong> <strong>nano</strong>-sized particles which have high aspect<br />

ratios. In c<strong>on</strong>trast to c<strong>on</strong>venti<strong>on</strong>al composites, where <strong>the</strong> re<strong>in</strong>forc<strong>in</strong>g filler size is <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> micr<strong>on</strong>s, polymer <strong>nano</strong>composites are exemplified by re<strong>in</strong>forc<strong>in</strong>g fillers<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> order <strong>of</strong> few <strong>nano</strong>meters. The large surface area <strong>in</strong> this <strong>nano</strong>size filler can<br />

<strong>in</strong>troduce dramatic improvement <strong>in</strong> properties.<br />

C<strong>on</strong>tents <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>sis<br />

The ma<strong>in</strong> objective <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study was to upgrade <strong>the</strong> performance <strong>of</strong> rubber<br />

products (1) by reduc<strong>in</strong>g amounts <strong>of</strong> <strong>z<strong>in</strong>c</strong> <strong>oxide</strong> <strong>and</strong> (2) by modify<strong>in</strong>g <strong>silica</strong> for easy<br />

<strong>in</strong>corporati<strong>on</strong> <strong>in</strong> rubber. The <strong>the</strong>sis is divided <strong>in</strong>to n<strong>in</strong>e chapters.<br />

A comprehensive <strong>in</strong>troducti<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> review <strong>of</strong> literature perta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g to<br />

composites, <strong>nano</strong>particles <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> various <strong>in</strong>gredients added dur<strong>in</strong>g rubber<br />

compound<strong>in</strong>g are presented <strong>in</strong> Chapter 1. The scope <strong>and</strong> objectives <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> study are<br />

also presented <strong>in</strong> this chapter.<br />

The specificati<strong>on</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> materials <strong>and</strong> details <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> experimental<br />

techniques <strong>use</strong>d <strong>in</strong> this study are given <strong>in</strong> Chapter 2.<br />

Preparati<strong>on</strong> <strong>and</strong> characterizati<strong>on</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>nano</strong> <strong>z<strong>in</strong>c</strong> <strong>oxide</strong>s (ZnO(p) <strong>and</strong><br />

ZnO(s)) are presented <strong>in</strong> Chapter 3.<br />

The <strong>use</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>nano</strong> <strong>z<strong>in</strong>c</strong> <strong>oxide</strong> <strong>in</strong> natural rubber compounds <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

vulcanizates is given <strong>in</strong> Chapter 4.<br />

Use <strong>of</strong> <strong>z<strong>in</strong>c</strong> <strong>oxide</strong>s (ZnO(p) <strong>and</strong> ZnO(s)) <strong>in</strong> typical polar syn<strong>the</strong>tic rubber<br />

(polychloroprene) compounds <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir vulcanizates is given <strong>in</strong> Chapter 5.

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