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The vulcanization characteristics of unfilled natural rubber (NR) comp
ounds was studied in presence and absence of cashew nut shell Liquid (
CNSL) and its phosphorylated derivative (PCNSL) by using an oscillatin
g disc rheometer at various temperatures. The ease of crosslinking in
the presence of PCNSL and the active role of PCNSL in the crosslinking
reaction was shown by the comparatively higher values of the cure rat
e index and lower values of the activation energy of vulcanization. (C
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