Synergistic reinforcement of silanized silica-graphene oxide hybrid in natural rubber for tire-tread fabrication: A latex based facile approach

Graphene oxide (GO) and silica (SiO2) nanoparticles have been hybridized using KH550 modified GO (KGO) and Si69 modified SiO2 (MS) to develop natural rubber (NR)-based high-performance tire-treads. Due to donor-acceptor and π-π interactions of NR with the Si69 and GO respectively, SiO2/GO hybrid (MSKGO) was homogeneously dispersed in NR-latex. During drying and curing, the composite of NR and the MSKGO (NRMSKGO) was converted to covalent bonded...