CHARACTERIZATION OF RUBBER-LIKE MATERIAL OBTAINED FROM WASTE BIODIESEL

A new polymeric material as result from long term polymerization of waste biodiesel was synthesized. The rubber-like material was produced for six years storage in open container at normal conditions and air presence. The block synthesis of rubber materials may be very useful comparing with the expensive emulsion and solution processes used in the rubber industry. The nature of the new material, called by authors Nanifam, can be described definitely as polyacrylate rubber in oligomeric state and density of 0.95 kg/m3. Polyacrylate rubbers have significant usage in the polymer industry. They have very strong resistance to oils and solvents as well as good behaviour at high temperatures (up to 150 - 200 oC). The most popular application of this rubber is as insulations and protective coatings. The identification of invented by spontaneous polymerization reaction rubber was carried out using standard chemical techniques, color analytical reactions and FT-IR spectroscopy as a primary structural instrumental method. The peaks in registered spectra of new polyacrylate rubber have typical shape and wave numbers described polymer with hydrocarbon chain (-CH2-CH-), carbonyl groups (-C=O) and typical functional acrylate groups. The results from reaction of Liebermann-Morawski definitely show behaviour similar as poly(chloroprene) rubber and poly(isoprene) rubber. The aim of present work is study on the full spectroscopic characterization of a new rubber material with polyacrylate nature and proving of the possibility for producing in block from waste biodiesel of this new polymer.