Prospect of using beet molasses in the production of synthetic rubbers

Abstract

The production of high-molecular compounds requires improvement in manufacturing technology. Promising instrumentation of technological processes, new raw materials are being introduced, that in some cases makes it possible to improve the composite materials, use valuable hydrocarbon raw materials more fully and efficiently, and reduce the pressure on the environmental. All this applies to the production of synthetic rubbers. It is important to select new coagulating systems used in the technology of rubber separation from latex, since the coagulation stage is one of the most material-intensive and energy-intensive and problematic from an environmental perspective. In this paper, we studied the possibility of using a beet-sugar production by-product - beet molasses - in the technology for producing styrene-butadiene rubber of the SKS-30 ARK brand to reduce the aggregative stability of latex systems. The completeness of rubber separation was achieved at consumption of 200 kg / t and sulfuric acid consumption of 15 kg / t of rubber. In this case, the pH of the system increased from 3 to 5.5. Increasing the consumption of sulfuric acid to 40 kg / t of rubber allowed reducing the consumption of molasses to 90 kg / t of rubber and stabilizing the acidity of the coagulated system. Synergism in the action of these components was established for the first time and allowed reducing the consumption of coagulating agent by 2–3 times. Synergism of these components was first established and allowed reducing the consumption of a coagulating agent by a factor of 2–3. Based on the rubber obtained, rubber mixtures were prepared using standard components and vulcanized. Rubber based on SKS-30 ARK meets the requirements.