Chitosan-reinforced nitrile rubber – a step towards sustainable development

This work aims to investigate the effect of chitosan powders on the mechanical, morphological and thermal behaviour of nitrile rubber (NBR). The chitosan content has been varied between 0 and 15 phr. NBR was initially loaded with chitosan using a two-roll mixing mill along with compounding agents and then cured by compression moulding using accelerated sulphur vulcanisation strategy. The results indicate that the mechanical properties of NBR...