Effect of divalent metal ions on the viscosity of natural rubber from Manihot glaziovii


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Rodrigues J. F., . and Oliveira F. C., . and Ricardo N. M. P. S., . and Lima M. C. P., . Effect of divalent metal ions on the viscosity of natural rubber from Manihot glaziovii. pp. 240-252. ISSN 1511-1768

Abstract

The effect of divalent metal ions on the intrinsic viscosity of natural rubber (NR) from Manihot glaziovii has been investigated. The molar mass ofcis-l 4-polyisoprenefrom Manihot rubber was found to be M 1.0 106 and the intrinsic viscosity rj 5.66 dL/g for toluene solution at 30 C. Some metal ions such as Ca2 and 5rr2 increase the NR viscosity in toluene solution (6.00 dL/g and 6.26 dL/g for 15.0 mmol of metal ion/g of rubber respectively). Others such as Mg2 Zn2 andCu2 decrease the NR viscosity to 4.82 dL/g 4.73 dL/g and 4.96 dL/g respectively for the same addition of metal ion/g of rubber. A correlation between relative variation of intrinsic viscosity (r)NRM/riNR) and cation radius has been proposed. A relative variation greater than unity for large cations has been observed while for small metals such variation was less than 1. Cations that decrease the intrinsic viscosity do not lead to alteration in the activation energy of flow (Ea ) for the 0.5 (w/v)(E 7.3 kJ/mol) solution. Cations that increase r/ also cause an increase of Ea to 7.8 kJ/mol and 7.6 kJ/mol for NR solutions containing Sr2 and Ca2 respectively. Intramolecular crosslinks may be formed with small and large cations. No evident interaction has been detected between metal ions and synthetic cis-l-4-polyisoprene. The interaction between NR and metal ions may be due to naturally occurring non-rubber constituents probably those containing carboxylic groups.


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Abstract

The effect of divalent metal ions on the intrinsic viscosity of natural rubber (NR) from Manihot glaziovii has been investigated. The molar mass ofcis-l 4-polyisoprenefrom Manihot rubber was found to be M 1.0 106 and the intrinsic viscosity rj 5.66 dL/g for toluene solution at 30 C. Some metal ions such as Ca2 and 5rr2 increase the NR viscosity in toluene solution (6.00 dL/g and 6.26 dL/g for 15.0 mmol of metal ion/g of rubber respectively). Others such as Mg2 Zn2 andCu2 decrease the NR viscosity to 4.82 dL/g 4.73 dL/g and 4.96 dL/g respectively for the same addition of metal ion/g of rubber. A correlation between relative variation of intrinsic viscosity (r)NRM/riNR) and cation radius has been proposed. A relative variation greater than unity for large cations has been observed while for small metals such variation was less than 1. Cations that decrease the intrinsic viscosity do not lead to alteration in the activation energy of flow (Ea ) for the 0.5 (w/v)(E 7.3 kJ/mol) solution. Cations that increase r/ also cause an increase of Ea to 7.8 kJ/mol and 7.6 kJ/mol for NR solutions containing Sr2 and Ca2 respectively. Intramolecular crosslinks may be formed with small and large cations. No evident interaction has been detected between metal ions and synthetic cis-l-4-polyisoprene. The interaction between NR and metal ions may be due to naturally occurring non-rubber constituents probably those containing carboxylic groups.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Manihot glaziovii
AGROVOC Term: Euphorbiaceae
AGROVOC Term: Natural rubber
AGROVOC Term: Viscosity
AGROVOC Term: Metals
AGROVOC Term: Ions
AGROVOC Term: Nitrogen content
AGROVOC Term: Degradation
AGROVOC Term: Temperature
AGROVOC Term: Cross-linking
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23328

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