Skip to main content
. 2018 Nov 16;8(11):945. doi: 10.3390/nano8110945

Table 2.

Types of carbonaceous nanofillers, preparative methods adopted and morphology of SBR nanocomposites.

Rubber Filler Preparation Morphology Ref.
SBR (25% styrene Content) Ionic liquid modified MWCNT Two roll mixing mill. TEM: A substantial dispersion of modified MWCNT with less agglomerates in SBR [64]
Solution-SBR/BR MWCNTT Roll mill TEM: Smaller magnification show no homogeneous distribution of the MWCNTs (5 phr) [65]
SBR (23.5 wt % bound Styrene) MWCNT Solvent casting method FE-SEM: MWCNT (0.66 wt %) are dispersed homogeneously in SBR. [66]
SBR MWCNT Solvent casting - [67]
SBR MWCNT Coagulation method followed by mastication in a twin-screw extruder SEM: MWCNT (15 wt %) are well dispersed in the masterbatch. [68]
SBR MWCNT Coagulation process followed by melt mixing [69]
SBR Functionalized CNT Solvent casting [71]
SBR and butadiene blend Modified/unmodified MWCNT Solvent casting TEM: CNT form percolating networks at 5 phr loading. [73]
SBR Functionalized CNT Solvent casting [74]
SBR (25% styrene content) MWCNT Two roll mixing method TEM: Good dispersion of MWCNT in SBR matrix [75]
SBR MWCNT Spray drying/mechanical mixing process. SEM: Dispersion of MWCNTs (50 phr) in the rubber matrix remarkably improved. [76]
SBR (23% styrene and 77% butadiene) CB, CNT, Carbon Graphene, Graphite In banbury mixer [77]
SBR Latex (20 wt % styrene, 80 wt % butadiene) Graphene(MLG350), CRGO, and TRGO Latex blending techniques TEM: SBR nanocomposites containing 25 phr MLG350, CRGO, and TRGO homogeneously dispersed in the SBR. [79]
SBR (styrene content of 23.5%) CNF Mixing followed by two-roll milling TEM: Fiber diameter (unmodified) of 78 nm swells to 97 nm in SF6 (unmodified SBR) and 144 nm in TSF6 (modified SBR) [81]
SBR(23.5 wt % styrene SBR polymer) CNT Mechanical mixing TEM: Fairly good dispersion. [82]
SBR Latex (21 wt % of SBR content) Graphene Modified latex compounding method TEM: Exfoliated graphene (7 phr) is homogeneously dispersed in SBR. [83]
SBR latex (21 wt % of SBR content) Graphene Mechanical stirring [84]
XSBR (23% styrene content) Modified expanded graphite Solution mixing and melt blending HR-TEM: MEG nanosheets uniformly dispersed in the XSBR matrix. [86]
SBR CB-Graphene Two roll mixing Homogeneous dispersion of graphene sheets on the application of hybrid CB-RG filler in SBR matrix. [87]
SBR MWCNT/Thermally reduced graphene (TrG) Two roll mill SEM of tensile fracture surfaces: Excellent dispersion of CNTs (1 phr)/TrG (0.25 phr) in SBR matrix. [88]
SBR latex Tubular clay and (HNT) functionalized graphene (TAG) Dispersion of HNT and HNT-TAG hybrid filler added into SBR latex. TEM: HNTs (40 phr) individually dispersed and as aggregates in SBR TAG (4 phr) uniformly dispersed in SBR. Dispersion of HNTs is greatly improved in the presence of TAG (HNT-TAG:44 phr) in SBR. [89]
SBR Fe-MMT/MWCNT Mixing method TEM: MWCNT/MMT (5 phr) filled SBR composite show CTAB-MWCNT networks are disrupted by the well dispersed FE-MMT particles. [90]
SBR CNT Spray drying of the suspension of CNTs in SBR latex. SEM:SBR/CNTs (20 and 50 phr) powder is uniformly spherical (Diameters < 10 μm). On adding more CNTs, powders are more spherical-like and the isolation among the spherules is improved as well. [163]
SBR Graphene platelets(GNPs) Solution mixing, melt compounding TEM: Better dispersion and exfoliation of GNP (2.4 vol %) in the matrix in solution-prepared nanocomposite, while GNPs exist as aggregates of stacked in the melt-prepared samples. [174]
SBR Ionic liquid functionalized graphene oxide (GO-IL) Latex hetero-coagulation method SEM: GO-IL can be well-dispersed in the SBR matrix [191]
SBR latex 3D segregated graphene Mixing TEM: 3D segregated graphene networks throughout SBR matrix. [192]
SBR MWCNT/Hectorite Solution blending FESEM (fracture surface): homogenous dispersion in 0.70 wt % MWCNT/ Hectorite. [207]