Affiliation:
1. 1Degussa AG, Inorganic Chemical Products Division, Applied Research and Technical Service for Fillers and Rubber Chemicals, Kalscheurener Strasse 11, W-5030 Hürth, Federal Republic of Germany
Abstract
Abstract
As shown in previous papers of this series, the main feature of silicas with regard to surface energy, which distinguishes them from carbon blacks, is a low dispersive component, γsd, and a high specific component, γssp, of surface energy. The low γsd, would result in a lack of interaction between filler and hydrocarbon rubbers, while the high γssp would suggest a high degree of agglomeration of the filler particles in the polymer matrix. In this study, the surface free energies and the energy distribution on the surfaces of precipitated silicas which had been modified with octadecyltrimethoxy silane, 3-thiocyanatopropyltriethoxy silane and bis(3-trimethoxysilylpropyl)-tetrasulfane, respectively, were investigated by chromatography at infinite dilution and at finite concentration. A comparison with the initial silica suggests a drastic decrease in surface energy, especially of the specific component, as a result of the modification and a strong dependence of surface energy on the chemical nature of the grafts and the ratio of these grafts. The energy distribution function shows that, while the surface of the ungrafted silica is heterogeneous, the heterogeneity of the fully modified surface is drastically reduced, particularly when the product was modified with octadecyltrimethoxy silane.
Subject
Materials Chemistry,Polymers and Plastics
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