Abstract:
A new kind of material for oil adsorption was prepared by melt blending with EPDM as the matrix and Fe
2O
3 as the filler. The effects of dicumylperoxide(DCP)and Fe
2O
3 contents on the oil absorptivity were studied. The results show that the oil absorptivity reaches the highest value for the Fe
2O
3/EPDM composite with 3 wt% DCP and 25 wt% Fe
2O
3, while the same is true for Fe
2O
3(calcination)/EPDM composite with 2 wt% DCP and 30 wt% Fe
2O
3. Comparing the two samples with the highest oil absorptivity, the oil absorption rate of Fe
2O
3(calcination)/EPDM composite is higher. The experimental result indicates that the oil absorptivity of Fe
2O
3/EPDM composite is 227% higher than that of EPDM (crosslinked); the oil absorptivity of Fe
2O
3(calcination)/EPDM composite is 64% higher than that of Fe
2O
3/EPDM composite. It is considered that Fe
2O
3 could reduce some intermolecular interaction of polymer chains to form many channels in the network structure and increase the cubage in network structure. So the oil molecule can come into the network structure easily. The absorbent characteristics of Fe
2O
3(calcination)/EPDM are better than those of Fe
2O
3/EPDM.