A Novel Approach of Promoting Adhesion of Reinforcing Cord to Elastomers by Plasma Polymerization

Dierkes, Wilma; Louis, André; Noordermeer, Jacques; Blume, Anke

doi:10.3390/polym11040577

Open AccessArticle

A Novel Approach of Promoting Adhesion of Reinforcing Cord to Elastomers by Plasma Polymerization

by

Wilma Dierkes

^1,*

,

André Louis

^1,2,

Jacques Noordermeer

¹

and

Anke Blume

¹

University of Twente, Dept. of Mechanics of Solids, Surfaces and Systems, Chair of Elastomer Technology and Engineering, P.O. Box 217, NL-7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands

²

Apollo Tyres Global R&D B.V., Ingenieur Schiffstraat 370, NL-7547 RD Enschede, The Netherlands

^*

Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Polymers 2019, 11(4), 577; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11040577

Submission received: 16 February 2019 / Revised: 15 March 2019 / Accepted: 25 March 2019 / Published: 29 March 2019

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Materials and Methods for New Technologies in Polymer Processing)

Download

Browse Figures

Versions Notes

Abstract

Adhesion of cords to elastomers is crucial for many elastomeric products, such as tires and V-belts. The best adhesion system so far is based on a combination of resorcinol, formaldehyde, and a latex (RFL). However, this cord treatment has serious disadvantages in terms of processing and toxicity. A promising alternative is a plasma treatment of the cords prior to be embedded in the elastomer. For rayon cords, a plasma polymerization of sulfur-containing precursors results in adhesion levels close to RFL treatment. However, for polyethylene terephthalate (PET) cords, this treatment is not satisfactory. For this type of cords, a water-plasma activation followed by a silane dip is more promising, as 72% of the adhesion level of RFL treatment could be achieved. For rayon, an even higher adhesion level was realized.

Keywords: adhesion; elastomer; rayon; polyethylene terephthalate; PET; tire; RFL; plasma; silane

Graphical Abstract

Share and Cite

MDPI and ACS Style

Dierkes, W.; Louis, A.; Noordermeer, J.; Blume, A. A Novel Approach of Promoting Adhesion of Reinforcing Cord to Elastomers by Plasma Polymerization. Polymers 2019, 11, 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11040577

AMA Style

Dierkes W, Louis A, Noordermeer J, Blume A. A Novel Approach of Promoting Adhesion of Reinforcing Cord to Elastomers by Plasma Polymerization. Polymers. 2019; 11(4):577. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11040577

Chicago/Turabian Style

Dierkes, Wilma, André Louis, Jacques Noordermeer, and Anke Blume. 2019. "A Novel Approach of Promoting Adhesion of Reinforcing Cord to Elastomers by Plasma Polymerization" Polymers 11, no. 4: 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11040577

APA Style

Dierkes, W., Louis, A., Noordermeer, J., & Blume, A. (2019). A Novel Approach of Promoting Adhesion of Reinforcing Cord to Elastomers by Plasma Polymerization. Polymers, 11(4), 577. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym11040577

Note that from the first issue of 2016, this journal uses article numbers instead of page numbers. See further details here.

Article Menu

A Novel Approach of Promoting Adhesion of Reinforcing Cord to Elastomers by Plasma Polymerization

Abstract

Share and Cite

Article Metrics

Article Access Statistics

Further Information

Guidelines

MDPI Initiatives

Follow MDPI