FLOW BEHAVIOR OF NATURAL RUBBER EPOXIDIZED NATURAL-RUBBER LATEX BLENDS/

Authors
VARKEY JT RAO SS THOMAS S
Citation
Jt. Varkey et al., FLOW BEHAVIOR OF NATURAL RUBBER EPOXIDIZED NATURAL-RUBBER LATEX BLENDS/, Polymer-plastics technology and engineering, 35(1), 1996, pp. 1-11
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer-plastics technology and engineering → ACNP
ISSN journal
03602559
Volume
35
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1 - 11
Database
ISI
SICI code
0360-2559(1996)35:1<1:FBONRE>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
A study on the flow behavior of blends of natural rubber (NR) and epox idized natural rubber (ENR) latices was carried out using a Contraves viscometer. The effects of blend ratio, shear rate, and temperature on the flow properties were determined, The viscosities of the blends sh owed negative deviation from additivity. Unlike the homopolymer latice s, the viscosities of the blends increased with increase of temperatur e. Blends are found to be less pseudoplastic than homopolymers.