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In this work, a distinguished hydrothermal treatment succeeded in modifying aramid nanofibers (ANFs) with the help of mixed acid, and the hydrothermal-treated ANFs (hANFs) were regarded as a reinforcement agent to be introduced into styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) via latex co-agglutination treatment. The enhanced comprehensive behaviour of SBR/hANFs composites induced by π-π stacking interaction between hANFs and polymer chains were investigated in details. With respect to virgin SBR, it was found that the temperature at maximum rate of degradation, tear strength and tensile strength of composites with adding 7 phr (parts per hundred rubber) hANFs significantly improved by 14 °C, 148 % and 215 %, respectively. The incorporation of hANFs also endowed SBR with greatly enhanced solvent resistance.
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This work was financially supported by Aeronautical Science Foundation of China (2016ZF9009) and Postgraduate Research & Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province (KYCX18_0411 and KYCX18_0412). Dr. Qing Yin was gratefully acknowledged for thermogravimetric measurement.
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Wu, J., Zhang, X., Jiang, K. et al. Water-Dispersible Hydrothermal Aramid Nanofibers Reinforced Styrene-Butadiene Rubber with Enhanced Mechanical Behaviour and Solvent Resistance. Fibers Polym 21, 1808–1815 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12221-020-9356-3
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