Mechanical Properties of Natural Rubber Nanocomposites Filled with Thermally Treated Attapulgite

Table 1

Degradation of AT at different temperatures.

Mg8Si12O30(OH)4·(H2O)4·8H2O	Veronika	Tartaglione	Chen
→ Mg8Si12O30(OH)4·(H2O)4 + 8H2O	~92°C	𝑇max=110 °C	65°C
→ Mg8Si12O30(OH)4·(H2O)2 + 2H2O	~130°C	𝑇max=325 °C	98°C
→ Mg8Si12O30(OH)4 + 2H2O	~249°C	𝑇max=535 °C	230 to 481°C
→ MgSiO3 + 4SiO2 + 2H2O	~434°C	𝑇>780 °C	595°C