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Progress in Petrochemical Science

Preparation and Characterization Challenges in Hydroxylation of Neoprene Rubber

  • Open or Close Amr S Ismail* and Eid A Ismail

    Petrochemicals department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, Egypt

    *Corresponding author: Ismail AS, Petrochemicals department, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute, 11727 Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

Submission: May 01, 2018; Published: May 16, 2018

DOI: 10.31031/PPS.2018.02.000527

ISSN 2637-8035
Volume2 Issue1

Abstract

Attempts for hydroxylation of the synthetic polychloroprene rubber (neoprene) were employed. In this paper, high concentrated aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide was used to introduce OH groups into liquid polychloroprene rubber via direct hydroxylation process at ambient conditions. Structure and composition of neoprene rubber before and after the hydroxylation process were investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD)techniques. It is show that there are changes in crystallinity and agglomeration of rubber due to influence of the strong alkaline medium. Moreover, the morphological observations show that the modified neoprene layers more harder than the unmodified one. Based on the analytical results and the experimental data, it can develpneoprene rubber for various applications.

Keywords: Neoprene; Polychloroprene; Hydroxylation; Sodium hydroxide

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