%0 Journal Article %T Barrier Properties of Layered-Silicate Reinforced Ethylenepropylenediene Monomer/Chloroprene Rubber Nanorubbers %A Chang Mou Wu %A Chiu-Chun Lai %A Kuei Chi Lee %A Kuo Bin Cheng %A Wen Yen Hsieh %J Archive of "Nanomaterials". %D 2018 %R 10.3390/nano8050314 %X The triacetin and nitroglycerin barrier properties of layered-silicate reinforced ethylenepropylenediene monomer/chloroprene rubber (EPDM/CR) nanorubbers were investigated as rocket-propellant inhibitors. EPDM/CR nanorubbers with intercalated structures were formulated and prepared by the melt-compounding method. The triacetin permeability and nitroglycerin absorption were observed to decrease with increasing layered-silicate content. The layered silicates also improved the flame retardancies of the nanorubbers by forming silicate reinforced carbonaceous chars. Layered-silicate reinforced EPDM/CR nanorubbers are potentially effective rocket propellant-inhibiting materials %K layered silicate %K nanocomposites %K nitroglycerine migration %K barrier property %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5977328/