Studies on akroflex CD antioxidant loss from neoprene rubber. I. The determination of antioxidant content and the loss mechanism during aging

Autor: Joseph F. Meier, D. D. Jerson, James D. B. Smith
Rok vydání: 1974
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 18:3543-3553
ISSN: 1097-4628
0021-8995
DOI: 10.1002/app.1974.070181205
Popis: An analytical procedure for determining the antioxidant (i.e., Akroflex CD) content in neoprene rubber has been developed. The method is based on the infrared absorption analyses of chloroform extractables from the cured rubber at 1600 cm−1 and 1300 cm−1. Good agreement is found between these two independent sets of measurements. In an attempt to elucidate the antioxidant loss mechanism found with neoprene, thermal aging studies were carried out over the temperature range of 80°–200°C. Using the infrared analytical procedure, antioxidant loss rates at the different temperatures were established. The activation energy value (5.1 kcal/mole) for the loss rate as well as other aging data suggest that the antioxidant is lost by a diffusion mechanism.
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