TY - JOUR IS - 36 N2 - In this work, Bis-(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulphane was employed for surface modification of silica, ferrite and kenaf fiber filled natural rubber composites using aqueous solvent deposition, dry blending and integral blend methods. The efficiency of each method and the preferred modification method for improving the mechanical performance of natural rubber composites was assessed. The appearance of the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy peak around 1088 cmâ??1 for all types of fillers provided evidence that silane interaction had occurred between the fillers and rubber and the formation of siloxane linkages were quantitatively determined by the crosslink density measurement. The surface treatment by dry method for silica and ferrite fillers showed significant improvement of tensile performance at approximately 67 and 34 compared to those with untreated fillers. For kenaf fiber-filled rubber composites, the surface treatment by aqueous solvent deposition showed the highest tensile improvement of 59 compared to the dry blending and integral blend method. © 2021 Wiley Periodicals LLC. A1 - Shuib, R.K. A1 - Shamsuddin, R. N1 - cited By 3 Y1 - 2021/// TI - The use of Bis-(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) tetrasulphane for surface modification of silica, ferrite and kenaf fiber filled natural rubber composites; comparison of aqueous solvent deposition, dry blend and integral blend methods SN - 00218995 VL - 138 PB - John Wiley and Sons Inc JF - Journal of Applied Polymer Science AV - none UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104806289&doi=10.1002%2fapp.50905&partnerID=40&md5=6ba1cc636e597c260ecfb092ba43ba8a ID - scholars14455 KW - Blending; Deposition; Ferrite; Fillers; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Hemp; Kenaf fibers; Rubber; Silica; Solvents; Surface treatment KW - Aqueous solvents; Cross-link densities; Dry blending; Filled rubbers; Mechanical performance; Modification methods; Natural rubber composites; Tensile performance KW - Filled polymers ER -