Nanoparticles of zinc oxide were synthesized by a solution combustion method. The average size of these particles was analyzed by using X-ray diffraction. Composites of natural rubber and the ZnO nanoparticles were prepared by a latex blending method. The matrix phase was cured by using the crosslinking agent, pentane-1,5-diylidenediamine. Effects of crosslinking and incorporation of nanoparticles on the tensile and solvent transport properties of the natural rubber were studied in detail. The nature of the dispersion of the nanoparticles was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). It was observed from the tensile studies that the addition of the curing agent and the ZnO nanoparticles increased the stability considerably. Incorporation of the nanoparticles also considerably increased the solvent resistance of the cured natural rubber. We suggest the addition of ZnO nanoparticles at a low loading level provided better properties compared to other reinforcements, such as carbon black and nano-clay.

通过溶液燃烧法合成了氧化锌的纳米颗粒。通过使用X射线衍射分析这些颗粒的平均尺寸。天然橡胶和ZnO纳米粒子的复合材料是通过乳胶混合法制备的。通过使用交联剂戊烷-1,5-二亚烷基二胺固化基质相。详细研究了纳米粒子的交联和掺入对天然橡胶的拉伸和溶剂传输性能的影响。通过扫描电子显微镜（SEM）和能量色散X射线分析（EDX）分析纳米颗粒的分散体的性质。从拉伸研究中观察到，添加固化剂和ZnO纳米颗粒可显着提高稳定性。纳米颗粒的掺入也大大提高了固化天然橡胶的耐溶剂性。我们建议，与其他增强材料（例如炭黑和纳米粘土）相比，以低负载水平添加ZnO纳米颗粒可提供更好的性能。