S. Borros et al., Time-of-flight SIMS as a useful technique for the study of the influence of carbon black in natural rubber vulcanization, KAUT GUM KU, 53(12), 2000, pp. 711-715
The use of TOFSIMS technique to analyze the carbon black surface during the
squalene vulcanization reaction has been demonstrated to be a useful techn
ique to follow the sulfur vulcanization kinetics. The results obtained are
in agreement with those using the classic techniques HPLC and GPC, The resu
lts show that the intermediate compounds are strongly adsorbed on the carbo
n black surface.