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Relations between Wallace plasticity and Mw for natural rubber

Bonfils F., Flori A., Sainte-Beuve J.. 1999. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 74 (13) : p. 3078-3087.

DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19991220)74:13<3078::AID-APP10>3.0.CO;2-6

Wallace plasticity and the weight-average molar mass (Mw) were measured on natural rubber samples of different origins. A sigmoidal model describes the relations between Wallace plasticity and Mw (0.872 > r[puissance 2] > 0.992) for given families of samples. The families of samples analyzed differed through their clonal origin, collection method (cup lumps or latex), and type of processing (CV or non-CV). This study showed that two samples of natural rubber can be identical in terms of plasticity, but very different in terms of the average polyisoprene chain length or Mw.

Mots-clés : caoutchouc; latex; propriété rhéologique; poids moléculaire; provenance; clone; traitement; maturation; viscosité; caoutchouc naturel; plasticité wallace

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