In this work, unvulcanized natural rubber (NR) and regenerated cellulose (Cel II) compositions were prepared by co-coagulation of natural rubber latex and cellulose xanthate mixtures. The cellulosic filler was added up to 30 phr content. The rheological properties evaluated were the elastic (S') and viscous (S") torques, tan delta, and the real dynamic viscosity (h'). These experiments were carried out at constant temperature with frequency and strain sweeps. Mooney viscosity and relaxation were also studied. The dynamic tests were taken at constant frequency, and the loss tangent and the elastic modulus (E') were considered. The results showed a good dispersion of the cellulosic filler in the rubber matrix and the large influence it imparted on rheological and dynamic properties of natural rubber without changing the rheological profile of this rubber.
Natural rubber; regenerated cellulose; dynamic properties; rheological properties
