Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:31:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-06-02Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T21:02:05Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 alves_al_dr_bauru.pdf: 8448992 bytes, checksum: 6f09d8f5231cbff24cebe7da8169bbec (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Compósitos condutores são materiais preparados para combinar as propriedades físicas dos polímeros com partículas condutivas. Neste trabalho, são apresentadas a preparação e caracterização de compósitos condutores contendo borracha natural (BN), raspa de couro (RC) e negro de fumo (NF). As Amostras foram conformadas em diferentes percentuais em massa dos constituintes BN, RC e NF: 38/60/2.0; 37.5/60/2.5; 37/60/3.0 e 36.5/60/3.5, respectivamente, aplicando uma pressão de 12 toneladas durante o 5 minutos à temperatura de 160°C, resultando em membranas com boa qualidade e com a espessura desejada. Os compósitos BN/RC/NF foram caracterizados por microscopia óptica (MO), microscopia eletrônica varredura (MEV), Microscopia de Força Atômica (AFM), espectroscopia Raman e infravermelho, termogravimetria (TG), calorimetria exploratória de varredura (DSC), análise dinâmico mecânica (DMA), testes mecânicos (Tensão versus deformação) e medidas de condutividade elétrica. A presença do NF no compósitos BN/ RC/NF, promoveu uma condutividade elétrica da ordem de 1.5x10-3 S.cm-1. Os ensaios mecânicos mostram que o compósito BN/RC/NF possui propriedades físicas intermediárias entre as membranas de BN e o couro. Verificou-se que as membranas do compósito BN/RC/NF são de baixo custo, e podem ser facilmente preparadas. Estes compósitos apresentaram boa estabilidade térmica, adequadas propriedade mecânica e condutividade elétrica, e são apropriadas para produzir luvas, mantas e pisos antiestáticos. Além disso, o compósito BN/RC/NF são obtidos a partir de resíduos de curtumes de couro contribuindo para a redução de um problema ambiental. / Conductive composites are materials prepared combining the physical properties of polymers and conductive particles. In this work the preparation and characterization of conducting composites containing natural rubber (NR), leather residue (LR) and carbon black (CB) are presented. Samples were conformed in different percentages of mass of the NR, LR and CB constituents: 38/60/2.0; 37.5/60/2.5; 37/60/3.0 and 36.5/60/3.5, respectively, applying a pressure of 12 tons during 5 minutes at the temperature of 160°C, resulting in membranes with good quality and with the desired thickness. The NR/LR/CB composites were characterized using optical microscopy (OM), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), Raman and infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), mechanical test (stress vs. strain) and he electric conductivity measurements. The presence of the CB in composites NR/LR/CB provided an electric conductivity of the order of 1.5x10-3 S.cm-1. Mechanical tests show that the NR/LR/CB composites have intermediate properties between the membranes of NR and the leather. It was found that NR/LR/CB membranes can be easily prepared with very low cost. They presented good thermal stability, adequate mechanical and electric conductivity properties that are appropriate to produce gloves, blankets and antistatic floors. In addition, the NR/LR/CB composites are obtained from leather residues from tanneries contributing for the reduction of an environmental problem.

Orientador: Jose Antonio Malmonge / Resumo: O uso de materiais inteligentes tem sido cada vez mais utilizado pelo ramo de engenharia civil, devido à crescente demanda por construções que têm como função não só atenderem ao crescente aumento populacional, como agirem também como facilitadores da vida humana. Dentro dos estudos em desenvolvimento nesta área, o que vem ganhando destaque é o desenvolvimento de sensores compósitos de materiais piezoelétricos à base de cimento, que sejam capazes de atuar no monitoramento e detecção de possíveis falhas nas estruturas civis em tempo real e contínuo. Alguns dos grandes problemas encontrados no desenvolvimento de sensores piezoelétricos baseados em matrizes cimentícias, encontram se na degradação das propriedades dos sensores frente às condições ambientais em tempo contínuo a que estes são submetidos, bem como, a possibilidades de as fases de preenchimento interferirem diretamente no processo de cura da matriz, reduzindo suas propriedades mecânicas desejáveis. Buscando resolver tais problemas, o presente trabalho teve como objetivo a obtenção e caracterização de compósitos piezoelétricos utilizando como matriz o cimento modificado com borracha natural (BN) e titanato zirconato de chumbo (PZT) como fase piezoelétrica. O PZT foi escolhido como fase piezoelétrica devido seu alto valor do coeficiente piezoelétrico enquanto a inserção da BN buscou garantir aos compósitos, resistência à passagem de água, umidade e a resistência a soluções nocivas ao cimento, atuando no aumento da dura... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The use of intelligent materials has been increasingly used by the civil engineering industry, in response to the increasing demand for constructions that serve, not only to attend to the increasing population, but also to act as facilitators of human life. Within the studies under development in this area, the one that has being gaining prominence is the development of composite sensors of cement-based piezoelectric materials, that can act in the monitoring and detection of possible failures in civil structures in real and continuous time. Some of the major problems encountered in the development of piezoelectric sensors based on cementitious matrices lie in the degradation of the properties of the sensors, both as against the environmental conditions in continuous time to which they are subjected, as well as the possibility that filling phases interfere directly in the process of curing the matrix, reducing its desirable mechanical properties. In order to solve such problems, the present study aimed to obtain and characterize of a composite piezoelectric array of modified cement with natural rubber (NR) and lead zirconate titanate (PZT) as the piezoelectric layer. The PZT was chosen as the piezoelectric phase because of its high piezoelectric coefficient, while the BN insertion sought to guarantee the resistance of the composites to the passage of water, moisture and noxious solutions to the cement, in order to increase not only the durability, as well the piezoeletric prop... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

O aumento da vida útil de pneus tem sido uma incessante busca de seus fabricantes. Aumentar a vida de um pneu não significa somente prolongar sua vida, mas também manter estáveis as características e propriedades, para as quais os compostos foram projetados. Para manter estáveis as propriedades e características dos compostos, deve-se ter a estabilidade das ligações cruzadas formadas durante a vulcanização do pneu. Em condições normais de uso, os principais causadores da degradação das ligações cruzadas em compostos de pneus são os ataques térmicos e oxidativos. O objetivo deste trabalho é avaliar a estabilidade de um composto de borracha natural frente às solicitações térmica e oxidativa das ligações cruzadas formadas sob diferentes condições de vulcanização e sistemas vulcanizantes. Foram elaboradas cinco formulações baseadas em borracha natural do tipo RSS-3 e com variações na dosagem de enxofre e óxido de zinco, utilizando sistemas de vulcanização convencional e eficiente. Todos os compostos foram vulcanizados em duas condições, 170°C e 140°C. Os compostos vulcanizados foram avaliados em ensaios físicos e químicos, incluindo medições de módulos de armazenamento e de perda, tensão e alongamentos à ruptura, resistência à laceração, densidade de ligações cruzadas e cinética de vulcanização nas condições novo (original) e envelhecidos na presença e na ausência de oxigênio. Os resultados obtidos permitem afirmar que a utilização de oxido de zinco de alta área superficial e de sistemas de vulcanização eficientes tornam este tipo de composto mais resistentes ao envelhecimento térmico e oxidativo. / The increment of the service life of tires has been a constant challenge for their manufacturers. Increasing the life of a tire does not mean only prolong his life, but also maintain its characteristics and properties stable, whatever the compounds were designed for. To keep stable the properties and characteristics of the compounds, we must have the stability of the crosslinks formed during the vulcanization of the tire. In normal use, the main causes of the degradation of the crosslinks are due to the thermal and oxidative attacks. The objective of this study is to evaluate the thermal and oxidative stability of the crosslinks formed under different conditions and curing systems in a compound with natural rubber. Five formulations were prepared based on the natural rubber RSS-3 and variations in the dosage of sulfur and zinc oxide, as well as the type of the vulcanization system, conventional or efficient, were introduced. All compounds were cured in two conditions, 170°C and 140°C. The vulcanized compounds were evaluated by physical and chemical tests, including measurements of the storage and loss moduli, tension and stretching to break, tear resistance, crosslinking density and kinetics of curing. The performance of the compounds was evaluated under three conditions, namely new (original) and after aging in the presence and in the absence of oxygen. The results allowed us to conclude that the use of zinc oxide of high surface area and the efficient vulcanization systems are more resistant to thermal and oxidative aging.

Este trabalho tem como objetivos a preparação e a caracterização de blendas de amido termoplástico e borracha natural, obtidos a partir dos amidos de mandioca e milho e do látex de borracha natural utilizado diretamente como extraído da seringueira, sem nenhum tipo de tratamento prévio. Os amidos termoplásticos (TPS) foram processados em misturador intensivo em duas temperaturas diferentes (120oC e 150oC), utilizando como plasticizantes a glicerina, o etilenoglicol e o propilenoglicol na proporção de 30 % em massa na matriz, e teores de látex de borracha natural (NRL) variando na proporção de 2,5 a 10 % em massa na blenda. As propriedades das blendas foram avaliadas por difração de Raios-X, por termogravimetria (TG), ensaios mecânicos de resistência à tração, por ensaios de absorção de água e por microscopia eletrônica de varredura (SEM). O cisalhamento desenvolvido durante o processamento em misturador intensivo levou à perda da estrutura cristalina e à desestruturação dos grânulos de amido. A adição de látex diminuiu os valores de índice de cristalinidade dos TPS, não alterando, entretanto, o comportamento cristalográfico com relação ao tipo de padrão de cristalinidade apresentado pelos TPS. Com relação à estabilidade térmica, os TPS mostraram-se dependentes da fonte de amido utilizado, do tipo de plasticizante, da temperatura de processamento e do teor de látex presente. Quanto à resistência mecânica, o TPS de milho se mostrou mais resistente que o de mandioca, principalmente quando plasticizado com glicerina, tendo a temperatura de processamento pouca influência sobre os resultados. Com relação aos teores de látex adicionados, não foi observada nenhuma melhora significativa sobre a resistência mecânica dos TPS, exceto um pequeno aumento nos valores de alongamento à ruptura. A adição de látex proporcionou uma diminuição linear na absorção máxima de água no equilíbrio, assim como uma redução nos valores de coeficiente de difusão de água apresentado pelos TPS. Uma vez que o processo de mistura desempenha uma função importante na morfologia destas blendas, na maioria dos TPS plasticizados com glicerina, entretanto, para os TPS plasticizados com etilenoglicol e com propilenoglicol não houve uma boa dispersão dos componentes das misturas. Os TPS de milho plasticizados com glicerina à 150oC foram os que apresentaram uma melhor dispersão das partículas de látex quando comparado com os demais. A qualidade destas dispersões foi uma conseqüência da utilização do látex ao invés da borracha sólida, uma vez que o primeiro apresenta a presença de proteínas e lipídeos na superfície das partículas de borracha presentes no látex, atuando como um compatibilizante entre o amido, uma matriz polar, e a borracha, um material não-polar. / The aim of the study reported here was to prepare and characterize blends of thermoplastic starch and natural rubber, based on manioc starch (tapioca), corn starch and natural rubber latex used directly as extracted from Hevea brasiliensis (Brazilian rubber tree), without prior treatment. The thermoplastic starch (TPS) matrices were prepared in a high-intensity mixer at two temperatures (120°C and 150°C), with 30% (w/w) glycerol, ethylene glycol or propylene glycol as plasticizer, and from 2.5% to 10% (w/w) natural rubber latex (NRL) was added to form the blends. The properties of the composite blends were assessed by XRD, TGA, tensile strength tests, water absorption tests and SEM. The shearing forces developed during mixing resulted in a loss of crystallinity and breakdown of the starch granule structure. The addition of NRL reduced the crystallinity index of the TPS, but did not change the type of crystal structure exhibited by this phase. The thermal stability of the TPS matrix was found to depend on the origin of the starch, the type of plasticizer, the processing temperature and the latex content. In the mechanical strength tests, the cornstarch TPS proved stronger than the manioc product, especially when plasticized with glycerol, while the mixing temperature had little influence. With the addition of NRL, no significant was observed in the mechanical properties, except for a small increase in the elongation of the material at breakpoint. As latex was added there was a linear decrease in the maximum absorption of water at equilibrium, as well as a reduction in the diffusion coefficient of water in the matrix. While the mixing process played an important part in producing an adequate blend morphology in most of the mixtures containing glycerol, the components of blends in which the TPS was plasticized with ethylene or propylene glycol were not well-dispersed. The TPS that afforded the best dispersion of latex particles was composed of cornstarch and glycerol and plasticized at 150°C. The highquality dispersion achieved was a consequence of using raw latex instead of solid rubber, since in the latex the rubber particles are coated with surface proteins and lipids that help to compatibilize the starch, a polar matrix, with the nonpolar rubber.

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During the last years rubber nanocomposites obtained by incorporating anisotropic clay nanoparticles within a rubber matrix to tailor material properties have attracted steadily growing interest. However, one main complication preventing rubber-clay nanocomposites from many potential applications is the difficulty to achieve a high degree of exfoliation particularly in case of melt mixing or compounding (using mixing equipment like internal mixer, two roll mills which can be up-scaled in industry). Albeit commercially available organomodified montmorillonite clays (OMt) are fairly compatible with the polar rubber like Acrylo-nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR), carboxylated nitrile rubber (XNBR), chloroprene rubber (CR) etc., its dispersion in non-polar rubbers like natural rubber (NR), is rather unsatisfactory. Incorporation of only 5 phr of OMt in NR by mechanical mixing leads to very poor dispersions with larger aggregates. Large agglomerates of OMt were observed with bare eyes throughout the matrix. Even in the TEM micrographs, highly agglomerated structures of clay particle were observed. A high degree of exfoliation of such clay is achieved in NR utilizing the so called ‘Propping-open approach’ where stepwise expansion of interlayer spacing of Mt took place. A series of long chain fatty acids (C16-C22) are intercalated into the interlayer space of OMt and a gradual expansion of the interlayer space were observed as the chain length of the fatty acid increased. Wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and contact angle measurement indicated successful intercalation of the fatty acids into the interlayer space of the clay minerals. Since the fatty acid containing 22 carbon atoms has the largest interlayer distance among the modified samples studied, it has been selected for further study to understand the reinforcing behavior in NR matrix. An unusual mechanical percolation behavior of EOMt nanoparticles was observed in a NR matrix. The value of the mechanical percolation threshold (φp) and the fractal nature of nanoparticle clusters were determined through an analysis of the experimental data based on a theory put forward by Huber and Vilgis. This phenomenon was discussed in terms of fractal dimensions of the nanoparticle cluster. The impact of filler dispersion and rubber-filler interactions on the viscoelastic behavior of NR nanocomposites was systematically investigated. Significant non-linear viscoelastic behavior (Payne effect) was observed at very low EOMt content. Kraus and Maier-Göritz models were utilized to interpret such non-linear viscoelastic behavior. The nanocomposites showed enormous improvement in different physic-mechanical properties in the presence of EOMt. Technical elastomers are generally filled with certain fillers (e.g. carbon black) in order to reinforce the rubber matrix for some typical applications like tires, conveyer belts etc. Such rubber goods are always exposed to cyclic stress and deformations attributed to their dynamic application. Under constant and repeated applied stress, cracks develop at a stress concentration point, which could lead to ultimate failure. Therefore, the crack initiation and propagation behavior in such rubber products is very fundamental and need proper attention. The role of EOMt nanoparticles on the microstructure and fracture mechanical behavior of CB filled NR composites was investigated. Using pure-shear test specimen tear fatigue analysis (TFA) tests under cyclic conditions were carried out to explicate the crack growth behavior of CB filled NR in the presence of EOMt. A significant reduction in crack growth rate was noticed in the presence of only 5 phr of EOMt. Furthermore, instrumented tensile-impact tests (IT-IT) were also performed for the characterization of the crack resistance of the materials under impact-like loading conditions. / Die Einarbeitung von nur 5 phr organisch modifizierten Montmorillonite (OMt) in Naturkautschuk (NR) durch mechanisches Mischen führt zu einer sehr schlechten Verteilung mit größeren Aggregaten. Große Agglomerate von OMt waren mit bloßem Auge in der NR Matrix sichtbar. Sogar in TEM Aufnahmen wurden stark agglomerierte Strukturen beobachtet. Ein hoher Grad der Exfolierung von diesem Clay in NR wird durch die Nutzung des so genannten ‘Propping-open’ Ansatzes erreicht, in dem eine stufenweise Aufweitung des Zwischenschichtabstandes des OMt stattfindet. Eine Reihe langkettiger Fettsäuren (C16 – C22) wurde in die Zwischenschicht des OMt eingefügt. Mit zunehmender Kettenlänge der Fettsäuren wurde eine allmähliche Aufweitung der Zwischenschicht beobachtet. Da OMt, der mit einer Fettsäure mit 22 Kohlenstoffatomen modifiziert wurde, den größten Zwischenschichtabstand aller untersuchten Proben hatte, wurde diese Fettsäure für die weiteren Untersuchungen ausgewählt, um das Verstärkungsverhalten in der NR Matrix zu verstehen. Ein ungewöhliches Perkolationsverhalten der expandierten OMt (EOMt) Nanopartikel wurde in einer NR Matrix beobachtet. Der Wert der mechanischen Perkolationsschwelle (φp) und die fraktale Natur der Nanopartikel Cluster wurden durch eine Analyse der experimentellen Daten bestimmt, wobei eine Theorie, die von Huber und Vilgis vorangetrieben wurde, zur Anwendung kam. Dieses Phänomen wurde in Bezug auf die fraktalen Dimensionen der Nanopartikel Cluster diskutiert. Die Einfluss von EOMt Nanopartikel auf die Mikrostruktur und das mechanische Bruchverhalten von russgefüllten NR Kompositen wurde untersucht. Unter Verwendung reiner Schertestproben wurden Rissermüdungsanalysen unter zyklischer Belastung ausgeführt, um das Risswachstumsverhalten von russgefülltem NR in der Gegenwart von EOMt zu untersuchen und zu erklären. Eine signifikante Reduktion der Rissausbreitungsrate wurde in Gegenwart von nur 5 phr EOMt erreicht. Des Weiteren wurden auch instrumentierte Schlagzugprüfungen zur Charakterisierung des Risswiderstandes von Materialien unter schlagartigen Belastungsbedingungen durchgeführt.

The aim of this research work was to improve the compatibility of polymer blends made from poly(lactic acid) and natural rubber (PLA/NR blends) by using modified natural rubber as a compatibilizer. Natural rubber was chemically modified into two categories: natural rubber grafted poly(vinyl acetate) copolymer (NR-g-PVAc) and block copolymers (PLA-NR diblock copolymer and PLA-NR-PLA triblock copolymer). PLA/NR blends were prepared by melting blending in a twin screw extruder and compression molded to obtain a 2-mm thick sheet. The blends contained 10-20 wt% of NR and modified NR, and the impact strength and tensile properties were investigated. The compatibilization effect was determined by DMTA, DSC and SEM. NR-g-PVAc was synthesized by emulsion polymerization to obtain different PVAc graft contents (1%, 5% and 12%). Characterization by DMTA showed an enhancement in miscibility of the PLA/NR-g-PVAc blends. NR-g-PVAc could be used as a toughening agent of PLA and as a compatibilizer of the PLA/NR blend. The block copolymers were synthesized following two routes: (1) hydroxyl telechelic natural rubber (HTNR) and lactide and (2) HTNR and PLA prepolymer. In the former route, lactide was in situ polymerized via a ring opening polymerization to be a PLA block segment during block copolymerization. In the latter route PLA prepolymer was synthesized by a condensation polymerization of L-lactic acid prior to block copolymerization. Both block copolymers acted as good compatibilizers for the PLA/NR blend by increasing the impact strength and decreasing the NR particle size. Triblock copolymers provided higher impact strength than diblock copolymers, and they were a less effective compatibilizer than NR-g-PVAc. In contrast to NR and NR-g-PVAc, the block copolymer was not a good toughening agent for PLA.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:23:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2007-05-14Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:50:15Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 silva_gs_me_bauru.pdf: 675573 bytes, checksum: 50fa95588cf3abdf7e9af02e4024a2e2 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Este trabalho visa à obtenção e caracterização de tecidos e compósitos condutores de eletricidade obtidos a partir de borracha natural e tecidos de algodão tratados com polianilina (PANI). Os tecidos condutores de eletricidade foram obtidos introduzindo-se amostras do tecido de algodão no meio reacional da síntese química convencional da PANI. Este tecido, tratado com PANI, também foi recoberto com borracha natural e submetido à prensagem a quente, formando o compósito polimérico denominado BN/TC. Esse recobrimento protege o tecido condutor de agentes externos que podem danificá-lo (por exemplo, a exposição em meios básicos) provocando uma diminuição na condutividade elétrica. Para a caracterização dos materiais e amostras foram utilizadas as técnicas de análise termogravimétrica (TG), calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC), espectroscopia no infravermelho (FTIR) e microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), análise dinâmico-mecânica (DMA), ensaio mecânico (tensão x deformação) e medidas elétricas. Os tecidos de algodão tratados com PANI apresentaram boa condutividade elétrica... / This work aims to prepare and characterize electrically conductive cotton and composites obtained from natural rubber and cotton fabric treated with polyaniline (PANI). The conductive composite was produced introducing cotton fabric samples in the solution of the conventional PANI chamical synthesis. The fabric treated with PANI (CF), was also covered with natural rubber and submitted to a pressure under heating during a short time, forming a composite denominated as NR/CF. Rubber coating protects the conductive fabric from external agents such as an alkaline media impeding the electric conductivity of the fabric to decrease. The characterization of the samples was made using the following techniques: thermogravimetry (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), dynamic-mechanical analysis (DMA), mechanic test (stress x strain) and electric conduction measurements. The treated cotton fabric show a uniform deposition of the PANI and presents a good electric conductivity... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

O látex de borracha natural foi formulado, radiovulcanizado e, em seguida, estabilizado radioliticamente (GAMATEX), para ser empregado na fabricação de artefatos de borracha utilizados na área médica. A eficiência de reticulação do látex, quando radiovulcanizado com raios gama, correlacionou-se matematicamente com a razão de concentração do sistema de radiosensibilizador (x1 = [An-B] / [KOH]) e com a dose de vulcanização (x2), apresentando alto grau de interação, segundo o seguinte modelo matemático: , onde representa a resistência à tração na ruptura. O processo RVNRL foi otimizado para baixas doses de vulcanização e altas concentrações de An-B. A resistência radioxidativa da borracha, obtida a partir do GAMATEX, foi atingida adicionando-se uma mistura de antioxidantes (45% BANOX S + 55% TNPP). Esta mistura apresentou um efeito sinérgico. O látex apresentou comportamento pseudoplástico com a ocorrência de tensão de escoamento. A taxa de desestabilização irreversível do látex foi diretamente proporcional à [An-B] e inversamente proporcional à [KOH]. O efeito pós-irradiação do látex ou a desestabilização reversível, ocorreu devido à presença de uma concentração residual de An-B que não reagiu. A irradiação melhorou a estabilidade coloidal do GAMATEX, devido ao aumento da tixotropia e da tendência newtoniana além da correlação entre o grau de consistência (k) e o índice pseudoplástico (n), de acordo com o modelo matemático . Este fato permite um tempo maior de estocagem do GAMATEX. A viscosidade relativa do látex correlaciona-se com a temperatura e com o teor da borracha seca conforme o modelo matemático: , onde rw é a razão (BS/100-BS). O látex radiovulcanizado coagulou à temperatura de –10ºC no sistema de refrigeração projetado. / The natural rubber latex was formulated, irradiation vulcanized and stabilized (GAMATEX) to make rubber goods for medical purpose. When the latex was vulcanized by gamma rays the effectiveness crosslinking of GAMATEX relationship between the concentration ratio of sensitizer system (x1=[n-BA]/[KOH]) and the vulcanization dose (x2), showing high interaction grade according to the following the mathematical equation: , where is the tensile strength. The RVNRL process was optimized for low vulcanization doses and high concentrations of n-BA. The resistance to radiolitic oxidation of rubber obtained from GAMATEX was attained when one antioxidants mixture (45% BANOX S + 55% TNPP) was added. This mixture exhibited synergetic effect. The latex showed pseudoplastic rheological behavior and the yield stress occurrence. The irreversible destabilization rate of latex was direct proportional to [n-BA] and indirect proportional to [KOH]. The post-irradiation effects or reversible destabilization of latex occurred because there is a residual concentration of [n-BA] that it was not reacted. The colloidal stability of GAMATEX improved with irradiation, showing showing the increase of thixotropic behavior and the tendency to newtonian behavior flow besides the relationship between the viscosity index (k) and the pseudoplastic index (n) according to the mathematical model: . This fact allows the higher storage time of GAMATEX. The relative viscosity of latex was relationship between the temperature and the total dry rubber content according to the mathematical model: , where rw is the ratio (BS/100-BS). The radiation vulcanized latex coagulated at –10ºC into the projected freezing system.

Orientador: Aldo Eloizo Job / Banca: José Alberto Giacometti / Banca: José Antonio Malmonge / Banca: Marystela Ferreira / O Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais, PosMat, tem caráter institucional e integra as atividades de pesquisa em materiais de diversos campi da Unesp / Resumo: Este trabalho visa à obtenção e caracterização de tecidos e compósitos condutores de eletricidade obtidos a partir de borracha natural e tecidos de algodão tratados com polianilina (PANI). Os tecidos condutores de eletricidade foram obtidos introduzindo-se amostras do tecido de algodão no meio reacional da síntese química convencional da PANI. Este tecido, tratado com PANI, também foi recoberto com borracha natural e submetido à prensagem a quente, formando o compósito polimérico denominado BN/TC. Esse recobrimento protege o tecido condutor de agentes externos que podem danificá-lo (por exemplo, a exposição em meios básicos) provocando uma diminuição na condutividade elétrica. Para a caracterização dos materiais e amostras foram utilizadas as técnicas de análise termogravimétrica (TG), calorimetria exploratória diferencial (DSC), espectroscopia no infravermelho (FTIR) e microscopia eletrônica de varredura (MEV), análise dinâmico-mecânica (DMA), ensaio mecânico (tensão x deformação) e medidas elétricas. Os tecidos de algodão tratados com PANI apresentaram boa condutividade elétrica... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This work aims to prepare and characterize electrically conductive cotton and composites obtained from natural rubber and cotton fabric treated with polyaniline (PANI). The conductive composite was produced introducing cotton fabric samples in the solution of the conventional PANI chamical synthesis. The fabric treated with PANI (CF), was also covered with natural rubber and submitted to a pressure under heating during a short time, forming a composite denominated as NR/CF. Rubber coating protects the conductive fabric from external agents such as an alkaline media impeding the electric conductivity of the fabric to decrease. The characterization of the samples was made using the following techniques: thermogravimetry (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electronic microscopy (SEM), dynamic-mechanical analysis (DMA), mechanic test (stress x strain) and electric conduction measurements. The treated cotton fabric show a uniform deposition of the PANI and presents a good electric conductivity... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre