To elucidate the mechanism of brominated natural rubber(BNR), eight BNR samples with different bromine content were prepared from latex in different bromination time, and the microstructures were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR) and ~1H-NMR spectroscopy, respectively. The hardness of BNR increased and its nature transformed from elastomer to resin with the increase of bromine content. Unlike chlorinated natural rubber(CNR), FTIR showed that there were no carbonyl groups on the molecular chains of BNR. ~1H-NMR spectroscopy revealed that the reaction activity of bromine and the secondary hydrogen atom of BNR were much higher than those of the primary one. The brominated substitution took place in the hydrogen atom of CH_3 and CH_2 groups firstly, then in the late period of bromination the bond of C=C was transferred to the saturated bond of C-C due to the Markovnikov addition of hydrogen bromide. Based on these findings, the mechanism of BNR from latex could be deduced as a free radical reaction and the detailed bromination process was presented.
The morphology, nanomechanical properties and interfacial regions of natural rubber(NR) and FeCo nanoparticles composite were determined by AFM nanomechanical mapping. The results showed that the size of FeCo particles was mostly from 40 to 100 nm and the FeCo nanoparticles were homogeneously dispersed in the NR bulk. The strength of NR composite increased with the FeCo nanoparticles loading. Young's modulus of NR region, FeCo region and interfacial region was measured by AFM nanomechanical tapping as 1.6 ± 0.6, 16.7 ±4.2 and 5.8 ± 1.5 MPa, respectively. The width of the interface for NR5, NR10 and NR15 was determined to be 15±8.1, 26±14.3 and 32±16.4 nm, respectively.
以胶乳法制备溴化丁基橡胶(BIIR),研究了溴化工艺(溴化剂用量、溴化温度和体系p H值)对BIIR产物溴含量及凝胶含量的影响,并考察了产物的溶解性能。结果表明,丁基胶乳中丁基橡胶(IIR)分子链在少量溴化剂存在时就可以发生交联,溴化产物溴含量均在3%以下。溴化剂用量2.5 m L、溴化温度50℃、p H值为7时BIIR溴含量和凝胶含量分别为2.66%和54.6%。BIIR在有机溶剂中的溶解能力从大到小为:氯仿>环己酮>四氢呋喃>苯酚>丙酮>甲苯;在同一溶剂中BIIR溶解性能则随着溴含量的增加而增大。
