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Influence of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber on Recyclability of Blends Prepared From Poly(vinyl Chloride) and Poly(methyl Methacrylate)

Influence of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber on Recyclability of Blends Prepared From Poly(vinyl Chloride) and Poly(methyl Methacrylate)

Sunil S Suresh, Smita Mohanty, Sanjay K Nayak

Waste Manag Res. 2018 Jun;36(6):495-504.

PMID: 29726308

Abstract:

The current investigation deals with the recycling possibilities of poly(vinyl chloride) and poly(methyl methacrylate) in the presence of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber. Recycled blends of poly(vinyl chloride)/poly(methyl methacrylate) are successfully formed from the plastic constituents, those are recovered from waste computer products. However, lower impact performance of the blend and lower stability of the poly(vinyl chloride) phase in the recycled blend restricts its further usage in industrial purposes. Therefore, effective utilisation acrylonitrile butadiene rubber in a recycled blend was considered for improving mechanical and thermal performance. Incorporation of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber resulted in the improvement in impact performance as well as elongation-at-break of the recycled blend. The optimum impact performance was found in the blend with 9 wt% acrylonitrile butadiene rubber, which shows 363% of enhancement as compared with its parent blend. Moreover, incorporated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber also stabilises the poly(vinyl chloride) phase present in the recycled blend, similarly Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy studies indicate the interactions of various functionalities present in the recycled blend and acrylonitrile butadiene rubber. In addition to this, thermogravimetric analysis indicates the improvement in the thermal stability of the recycled blend after the addition of acrylonitrile butadiene rubber into it. The existence of partial miscibility in the recycled blend was identified using differential scanning calorimetry and scanning electron microscopy.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
LS775139	Poly(9H-carbazole-9-ethyl methacrylate)			Price

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