Sulfur-vulcanisation of SBR

The NMR characterisation of SBR has also been studied although to a lesser extent than NR and BR. 

The 13C NMR examination of CBS cured SBR was performed on unfilled, silica filled, and carbon black filled samples [41], Several different SBR samples with respect to styrene content and cis, trans, and vinyl BR content were used. The unfilled SBR samples gave 3 major peaks that appeared at 51.0, 50.2, and 49.3 in a spectrum similar to BR vulcanisation. Unfortunately, peaks below 45 ppm are obscured by the different main chain structural peaks of SBR. A difference was seen in the rate of formation of these peaks in filled samples with silica inhibit the vulcanisation rate compared to carbon black filled samples. 

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