Effect of sericite mineral on the processing and properties of natural rubber materials.

Abstract

The using sericite mineral SI and S2 are supplied hy the laboratory on mineral materials of IMS. The effect of sericite on the compouding, processing and properties of cured natural rubber (NR) is demonstrated. The use of sericite as a filler for NR lowers the viscosity and therefore aids its compouding. The surface modified sericite hy aminopropyltriethoxysilan accelerates curing process and reduces the time required to compoud products. The results indicate that sericite can be successfid used in the manufacture of NR products. The cured NR with 20%o of suiface modified sericite SI gives the best mechanical properties