TG-MS analysis of nitrile butadiene rubber blends (NBR/PVC)
Date
2011Author
Pappa, Athina A.Mikedi, Katerina
Agapiou, Agapios
Karma, Sofia
Pallis, George C.
Statheropoulos, Miltiades K.
Burke, M.
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Journal of Analytical and Applied PyrolysisVolume
92Issue
1Pages
106-110Google Scholar check
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Blends of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are widely used in products such as hoses and seals. As part of a project that uses NBR/PVC blends for manufacturing forest fire hoses, blends of NBR/PVC with various inorganic fillers, such as Mg(OH)2, china clay (organic modified kaolin) and nano clay (organic modified bentonite) were studied by TG-MS. No significant changes were observed to the type of the polymers' decomposition products, compared to that of NBR/PVC blend without additives. The most remarkable change was the absence of HCl from decomposition products in the presence of the Mg(OH)2 additive. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.