The Study Of Optimum Condition To Produce Rubber Induced Polymer (Polyethylene)

Ahmad Fariz, Faizal Lim (2008) The Study Of Optimum Condition To Produce Rubber Induced Polymer (Polyethylene). Project Report. UTeM, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find the optimum condition to produce rubber induced polymer polyethylene (PE). In this research, the used waste rubber was taken from the old tires and the polyethylene, PE are use to produce new polymeric material that enhance their properties. The polymer blending that involved in this study was melt blending of two polymers which mixed up in their molten state. The methodology of this study is prepare the raw material, mixing process by using internal mixer, crashing process and lastly forming process of the polyethylene mix with waste rubber. The main concern of the mixing process is the parameter such as temperature, time and rotor speed of the mixer. The produced material of polyethylene (PE) and waste rubber are tested for its flexural strength using the Universal Testing Machine (UTM). The standard of the flexural strength used this study is ASTM D790. Based on the result of the flexural testing, the best composition for optimum condition of the polyethylene (PE) and waste rubber produced was 90wt% polyethylene with 10wt% waste rubber. It is found out that the rubber induced polymer polyethylene (PE) produced which is new polymeric material do enhances the properties. Besides that, by adding some homogenizing agent to the mixing process of the polyethylene (PE) and waste rubber can enhance the mechanical properties and physical properties of this new polymeric material.

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