Integrated manufacturing of REciclable multi-material COmposites for the TRANSport sector
A Systematic Investigation of the Kinetic Models Applied to the Transport Behaviors of Aromatic Solvents in Unfilled Hydrogenated Nitrile Rubber/Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer Composites
Kinetic models of solvent transport behaviors are widely used in rubber–solvent systems, and some key points are still worthy of attention. In this work, the Korsmeyer–Peppas and Peppas–Sahlin models were chosen to fit the transport behaviors of three aromatic solvents, benzene, toluene and p-xylene, in the hydrogenated nitrile rubber (HNBR)/ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM)-based vulcanizates. The different effects of the various selected transport times (ti) used for fitting on the results of the mathematical models were compared. Moreover, a method to obtain the n parameter for the Korsmeyer–Peppas model and the m parameter for the Peppas–Sahlin model at ti = 0 was discussed. It was found that the differences in values of ti greatly influenced the impact on the fitting results of all the parameters for the two models. In addition, the n parameter for the Korsmeyer–Peppas model along with the m parameter for the Peppas–Sahlin model, which can characterize the transport mechanism, showed differing applicability. But the n and m parameters at ti = 0 obtained by linear fitting showed similar rules with some differences in values. These discussions give important guidance for the application of kinetic transport models in rubber–solvent systems.
» Author: Susu Liu
» Reference: doi: 10.3390/polym16070892
» Publication Date: 25/03/2024
This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement Nº 768737
