eprintid: 14455 rev_number: 2 eprint_status: archive userid: 1 dir: disk0/00/01/44/55 datestamp: 2023-11-10 03:29:02 lastmod: 2023-11-10 03:29:02 status_changed: 2023-11-10 01:56:57 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Shuib, R.K. creators_name: Shamsuddin, R. title: 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 ispublished: pub keywords: Blending; Deposition; Ferrite; Fillers; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Hemp; Kenaf fibers; Rubber; Silica; Solvents; Surface treatment, Aqueous solvents; Cross-link densities; Dry blending; Filled rubbers; Mechanical performance; Modification methods; Natural rubber composites; Tensile performance, Filled polymers note: cited By 3 abstract: 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 cm�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. date: 2021 publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc official_url: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85104806289&doi=10.1002%2fapp.50905&partnerID=40&md5=6ba1cc636e597c260ecfb092ba43ba8a id_number: 10.1002/app.50905 full_text_status: none publication: Journal of Applied Polymer Science volume: 138 number: 36 refereed: TRUE issn: 00218995 citation: Shuib, R.K. and Shamsuddin, R. (2021) 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. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138 (36). ISSN 00218995