Development of polybutadiene (BR)-polyethylene (LDPE) blend based microcellular soles for low-temperature applications

Authors
Srilathakutty, R Joseph, R George, KE
Citation
R. Srilathakutty et al., Development of polybutadiene (BR)-polyethylene (LDPE) blend based microcellular soles for low-temperature applications, J APPL POLY, 76(3), 2000, pp. 277-281
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00218995 → ACNP
Volume
76
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
277 - 281
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-8995(20000418)76:3<277:DOP((B>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Microcellular (MC) soles based on polybutadiene (BR) and low-density polyet hylene (LDPE) blends for low-temperature applications were developed. A par t of BR in BR-LDPE blend was replaced by natural rubber (NR) for property i mprovement. The BR-NR-LDPE blend-based MC sole shows good technical propert ies. Sulphur curing and DCP curing were tried in BR-LDPE and NR-BR-LDPE ble nds. Study shows that sulphur-cured MC sheets possess better technical prop erties than DCP-cured MC sheets. 90/10 BR-LDPE and 60/30/10 BR-NR-LDPE blen d combinations are found to be suitable for low-temperature applications. ( C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.