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Journal of Polymer Research
Published in: Journal of Polymer Research 12/2021

01-12-2021 | Original Paper

Effect of flame retardant on the physical and mechanical properties of natural rubber and sugarcane bagasse composites

Authors: Khrongkhwan Yotkuna, Rungsima Chollakup, Tanawat Imboon, Venkatramanan Kannan, Sirikanjana Thongmee

Published in: Journal of Polymer Research | Issue 12/2021

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Abstract

Sugarcane bagasse (SB) is waste from sugar industry. Many millions of tons of sugarcane bagasse are residues annually throughout Thailand each year. This research aimed to utilize SB mixed with the rubber compound to enhance the mechanical properties and improve flame-retardant properties. In addition, magnesium hydroxide (MH) and aluminum hydroxide (ATH) were added to study the effect of flammability of NR composites. From the results, we found that SB improved the mechanical properties and flame-retardant property, while the addition of both ATH and MH increased the efficiency of flame retardant. The cure time and scorch time of unfilled NR composites were found to be higher than that of NR filling with SB, ATH, and MH. The Mooney viscosities increased with the increase of SB, ATH, and MH. The tensile strength increased with addition of SB in composites, and when increased the content of ATH and MH tended to decrease the tensile strength of composites. The elongation at break decreased with increase in the contents of SB, ATH, and MH in composites. The microhardness, modulus at 100% and 300%, increased with the increase in SB and flame retardant. Moreover, the increase in microhardness was related to the modulus. From the horizontal burning rate analysis, it was observed that the NR composites with SB gave lower values of horizontal burning rate than the NR composites under same testing conditions. The addition of both ATH and MH enhanced to reduce the burning rate of NR composites.
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Metadata
Title
Effect of flame retardant on the physical and mechanical properties of natural rubber and sugarcane bagasse composites
Authors
Khrongkhwan Yotkuna
Rungsima Chollakup
Tanawat Imboon
Venkatramanan Kannan
Sirikanjana Thongmee
Publication date
01-12-2021
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Journal of Polymer Research / Issue 12/2021
Print ISSN: 1022-9760
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8935
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02805-6

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