IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RJPST )

E-ISSN 2579-0536
P-ISSN 2695-2696
VOL. 8 NO. 4 2025
DOI: 10.56201/rjpst.vol.8.no4.2025.pg1.8

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Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties of Natural Rubber Composites Prepared from Hybrid Carbon Black and Ceramic Waste

A O Imasuen, F Inegbedion and N J Udoji

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Abstract

Large amounts of ceramic waste produced in ceramic industries and by ceramic vendors do not have a proper method to reuse and mainly thrown away into landfills since fired ceramics have already been sintered and thus their utilization as a raw material is limited. Thus, a proper management of such industrial waste is eminent. This research is dedicated to evaluating the possibility of using such ceramic waste as a low-cost filler material in the manufacture of natural rubber based composites. Hybrid composites were prepared from the combination of ceramic waste with conventional filler, carbon black incorporated with natural rubber. Elemental analysis and composition of the phases of the ceramic particles were determined by X-ray fluorescence and diffraction respectively. Natural rubber based composites were prepared with different ratios of ceramic filler and carbon black filler loadings. The mechanical properties of the composites such as tensile strength, young modulus, abrasion resistance, flexural strength and hardness were evaluated. The composites were found to have an exciting enhancement of mechanical properties.

keywords:

Ceramic waste, hybrid composite, carbon black, Natural rubber, mechanical properties

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