Sains Malaysiana 46(10)(2017): 1817–1823

http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/jsm-2017-4610-19

 

Sintesis dan Pencirian Getah Asli Cecair Terhidrogen untuk Adunan Polimer

(Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrogenated Liquid Natural Rubber for Polymer Blending)

 

MUHAMMAD JEFRI MOHD YUSOF, IBRAHIM ABDULLAH & SITI FAIRUS M YUSOFF*

 

Pusat Pengajian Sains Kimia dan Teknologi Makanan, Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia

 

Received: 9 March 2017/Accepted: 20 September 2017

 

ABSTRAK

Sistem hidrazin hidrat/hidrogen peroksida (HH/H2O2) digunakan untuk menjana sumber hidrogen bagi tujuan penghidrogenan getah asli cecair (LNR) melalui penghasilan diimida. Spesies diimida yang terhasil akan membekalkan sumber hidrogen kepada ikatan karbon ganda dua dalam rantai polimer LNR. Getah asli cecair terhidrogen (HLNR) yang terhasil menunjukkan ciri lebih tahan suhu berbanding LNR. Suhu degradasi HLNR didapati meningkat pada 435°C berbanding LNR iaitu pada 381°C. HLNR seterusnya dijadikan pengserasi dalam penghasilan adunan polimer polistirena/getah asli, PS/NR/HLNR (60/35/5). Kekuatan regangan dan impak PS/NR masing-masing meningkat sebanyak 70.7% dan 149.6% setelah HLNR ditambah sebagai pengserasi dalam adunan. Beberapa pemerhatian morfologi melalui mikroskop optik dan SEM turut menyokong kesan penyerasian adunan PS/NR dengan HLNR.

 

Kata kunci: Adunan polimer; diimida; penghidrogenan; pengserasi; spektroskopi

 

ABSTRACT

Hydrazine hydrate/hydrogen peroxide system (HH/H2O2) was used in this study to generate hydrogen source for the hydrogenation of LNR via production of diimide. Those diimide species supplied hydrogen source to be bonded with the double bonds of LNR. HLNR exhibited improved thermal properties than LNR. The degradation temperature of HLNR was found to be higher at 435°C than LNR that was only at 381°C. HLNR was then used as a compatibilizer in the polymer blending of polystyrene/natural rubber, PS/NR/HLNR (60/35/5). The tensile strength and impact strength of PS/NR were increased 70.7% and 149.6%, respectively, when HLNR was added into the blends. Several morphological observations through optical microscope and SEM supported the compatibilizing effect of HLNR in PS/NR blending.

 

Keywords: Compatibilizer; diimide; hydrogenation; polymer blending; spectroscopy

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*Corresponding author; email: sitifairus@ukm.edu.my

 

 

 

 

 

 

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