Using α-Pinene-Modified Triethoxysilane as the New Cross-Linking Agent To Improve the Silicone Rubber Properties

Minghui Zuo; Zhaoyu Jiang; Lizhen Guo; Fuhao Dong; Jiawen Guo; Xu Xu

doi:10.1021/acsomega.9b01153

Using α-Pinene-Modified Triethoxysilane as the New Cross-Linking Agent To Improve the Silicone Rubber Properties

ACS Omega. 2019 Jul 10;4(7):11921-11927. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.9b01153. eCollection 2019 Jul 31.

Authors

Minghui Zuo¹, Zhaoyu Jiang¹, Lizhen Guo², Fuhao Dong², Jiawen Guo², Xu Xu²

Affiliations

¹ College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Mudanjiang Normal University, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang 157012, PR China.
² College of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Key Lab for the Chemistry and Utilization of Agro-forest Biomass, Jiangsu Key Lab of Biomass-Based Green Fuels and Chemicals, Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, PR China.

Abstract

α-Pinene-modified triethoxysilane (α-PTES) was synthesized by hydrosilylation in the presence of Karstedt's catalyst. The structure of α-PTES was determined by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance. Under the catalysis of an organotin catalyst, α-PTES, which was the cross-linking agent, and the hydroxy-terminated poly(dimethylsiloxane) matrix were utilized to prepare the room-temperature vulcanized silicone rubber. Morphology, thermal performance, and mechanical properties of the modified silicone rubber were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, thermal gravimetric analysis, dynamic mechanical analysis, and a universal testing machine. Because of the strong rigidity of the ring structure of α-pinene, the thermal and mechanical properties of modified silicone rubber were improved greatly than those of the silicone rubber, and the cross-linking agent of which was methyltriethoxysilane. Results showed that the tensile strength and the break at elongation increased by 69.2 and 125%, respectively, and they are nearly doubled compared to the unmodified silicone rubber.