Egg shell is an ordered bioceramic composite with five different layers [1, 2]. In this study, the effect of using various types of eggshell powder including after and before hatching eggshell and boiled eggshell on the mechanical properties and vulcanization characteristics of SBR compounds has been investigated. The obtained results were compared with calcium carbonate filled compounds. Evaluation of mechanical properties exhibited that incorporation of eggshell increased almost all of the mechanical properties of the compounds. BET test demonstrated higher specific area of eggshell powders compare with calcium carbonate. Some of the observed results attributed to higher specific area of eggshell powder. However, there is no definitive reason for some other results at this time. Vulcanization characteristics of the compounds showed that incorporation of eggshell powder had no considerable effect on curing time. The results of this research showed that all kinds of eggshell powders can be used in SBR based compounds successfully.

Topics
Mechanical properties, Bioceramic, Polymers, Vulcanization, Educational assessment
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2008
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