Fabrication of Activated Carbon Filled Epoxidized Natural Rubber Composite Using Solvent Casting Method

• Published in: Applied Mechanics and Materials Vol. 761; no. Recent Technologies in Design, Management and Manufacturing; pp. 426 - 430
• Main Authors: Azam, Mohd Asyadi, Talib, Elyas, Bistamam, Mohd Shahril Amin, Raja Seman, Raja Noor Amalina, Najihah, Nor, Mohamad, Noraiham, Abdul Manaf, Nor Syafira, Hassan, Aisyah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Zurich Trans Tech Publications Ltd 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Elongation; Fillers; Mechanical properties; Nanomaterials; Natural rubber; Solvents; Tensile strength; Utilization; Solvent Casting; Activated Carbon; Mechanical Property; Polymer Composite; Epoxidized Natural Rubber
• ISBN: 9783038354406; 3038354406
• ISSN: 1660-9336; 1662-7482; 1662-7482
• DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.761.426

Despite the rapid increase in the utilization of reinforced nanomaterials composites, micromaterials may also have the potential to be utilized as filler in polymer composites. In this study, the activated carbon (AC) filled epoxidized natural rubber (ENR) composite was fabricated using the solvent casting method. AC was used as the filler at different filler addition in range from 0 to 7 parts per hundred rubbers (phr). The intention was to investigate the effect of AC filled ENR on mechanical properties and interaction between AC and ENR matrix. Overall, the result shows high improvement in mechanical properties. At 7 phr, the tensile strength was 7.0 MPa compared to 2.6 MPa for 0 phr, which indicates the increase by almost 2 times. The elongation also increases for all phr, which indicates the good filler effect.