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TG–DSC–FTIR–MS study of gaseous compounds evolved during thermal decomposition of styrene-butadiene rubber

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The thermal decomposition behavior of styrene-butadiene rubber was studied using a system equipped with thermogravimetric analysis, differential thermal analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and mass spectroscopy. Two different experiments were conducted. From these experiments, thermogravimetric analysis results indicated a mass loss of 58 % in the temperature range of ~290–480 °C and a mass loss of 39 % in the temperature range beyond 600 °C. Scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy confirmed the presence of oxides, even at 1,000 °C, accounting for the Zn, Mg, Al, Si, and Ca in the original sample.

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This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Command under Contract No. W56HZV-08-C-0236, through a subcontract with Mississippi State University, and was performed for the Simulation Based Reliability and Safety (SimBRS) research program. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Army TACOM Life Cycle Command. The authors would also like to acknowledge the support of the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems (CAVS) at Mississippi State University (MSU).

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    Antonyraj Arockiasamy, David Oglesby, M. F. Horstemeyer, J. L. Bouvard & Roger L. King

  2. Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, 39762, USA

    Hossein Toghiani

  3. Environmental Health and Safety, The University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MS, 39216, USA

    Antonyraj Arockiasamy

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Arockiasamy, A., Toghiani, H., Oglesby, D. et al. TG–DSC–FTIR–MS study of gaseous compounds evolved during thermal decomposition of styrene-butadiene rubber. J Therm Anal Calorim 111, 535–542 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-012-2559-0

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