Phenolic Resin for Reinforcing Rubber

Abstract

Synopsis: Rubber production is a typical network polymer through vulcanization process using vulcanizing agent such as sulfur. It is well known technique for rubber reinforcing method to be combined rubber with phenolic resin which is also network polymer, and it is taking a large role in a rubber industry. The rubber reinforcing using phenolic resin is to be mixed rubber compound with phenolic resin served with a hardener such as hexamethylenetetramine, to be cured during vulcanization process, and to be built the network structure in addition to rubber’s network structure. And its reinforcing rubber is obtained the high hardness, the high elastic modulus, and the high strength in its properties. It can say it is important to discuss the compatibility, the dispersing quality, and the network structure between phenolic resin and rubber. Here we show that the rubber reinforcing with phenolic resin in automobile tires which is the major in rubber product’s using. We interpret the recent development state of phenolic resin and peripheral material such as a hardener for demand characteristics in the tire industry, the study of reinforcing mechanism by phenolic resin through the basic experiment to confirm the network structure and dispersing quality in rubber compound using a variety of phenolic resin and hardener, the recycle technology, which is challenges for network polymer, and the movement in the future.