Sulfur and Peroxide Cross-Linking of Lignosulfonate-Filled Compounds Based on Acrylonitrile–Butadiene Rubber and Styrene–Butadiene Rubber

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Calcium lignosulfonate was incorporated into rubber compounds based on styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) and acrylonitrile–butadiene rubber (NBR) in amounts ranging from 10 to 60 phr. A sulfur-based curing system and a peroxide curing system consisting of dicumyl peroxide in combination with methacrylic acid zinc salt were used for cross-linking of the compounds. The aim of the work was to investigate the influence of lignosulfonate and curing system composition of the cross-linking process, morphology, physical–mechanical and dynamic–mechanical characteristics of the composites. The achieved results showed that peroxide cured composites demonstrated higher cross-link density, which was found not to be influenced by the content of lignosulfonate. The cross-link density of sulfur-cured composites was lower and showed a decreasing tendency with increasing amounts of the biopolymer. A lower cross-linking degree was reflected in a higher elongation at break and higher increase in the elongation at break of the corresponding composites. On the other hand, peroxide-cured composites exhibited a higher modulus M100 and higher hardness. The microscopic analysis revealed that co-agent in peroxide vulcanization contributed to the improvement of adhesion between the biopolymer and the rubber resulting in higher tensile strength of the equivalent composites. The higher cross-link density of peroxide-cured composites caused higher restriction of the chain segments’ mobility, due to which these composites exhibited a higher glass transition temperature.
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  • Slovak Research and Development Agency (APVV-19-0091, APVV-22-0011, 1/0056/24)
  • Slovak Scientific Grant Agency VEGA (APVV-19-0091, APVV-22-0011, 1/0056/24)

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