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Symposium: S13 - Rubber and elastomers
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Structure and Properties of Silicone Rubber/Styrene−Butadiene Rubber Composites with In-situ Interface Coupling by Thiol-ene Click Reaction

Sun Zheng (1), Wu Youping (1)*, Huang Qiang (2), Zhang Liqun (1), Wang Youzhi (2)

(1) Beijing University of Chemical Technology - Beijing - China, (2) Chengdu Guibao Science and Technology Co., Ltd - Sichuan - China

The low surface energy of silicone rubber (SiR) makes it difficult to blend SiR with conventional rubbers such as solution styrene−butadiene rubber (SSBR) and natural rubber. In this study, to enhance the interface interaction between SiR and SSBR, trimethylolpropane tris(3-mercaptopropionate) (TMPMP) was carefully chosen to couple SiR and SSBR by in-situ thiol-ene click reactions between mercapto groups of TMPMP and vinyl groups of SiR and SSBR. The reaction of TMPMP with SiR and SSBR was characterized via torque−time curves, element analysis, and the dissolving−swelling test. To overcome the low reactivity of TMPMP with SiR containing low-vinyl-content, a two-step strategy was proposed to prepare low-vinyl-content SiR/SSBR composites, where TMPMP reacted with SiR first. Transmission electron microscopy indicated that the two-step strategy reduced the phase domain size of the blend. Furthermore, the tailor-synthesized high-vinyl-content SiR/SSBR composite achieved better interface interaction via a one-step in-situ interface coupling strategy. The corresponding composite exhibited higher mechanical properties and lower hysteresis at 60 oC. The results would extend the applications of SiR.