TITLE:
Incorporation of Clay into Natural Rubber (Hevea) for the Production of Tile Adhesive
AUTHORS:
Durand Hermann Ohouo, Conand Honoré Kouakou, Moro Olivier Boffoue, Edjikémé Eméruwa, Brahiman Traoré
KEYWORDS:
Adhesive Mortar, Rubber Latex, Clay, Tile, Adhesion
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Composite Materials,
Vol.12 No.1,
January
20,
2022
ABSTRACT: Natural rubber latex is the white liquid in the form of the colloidal dispersion of rubber globules suspended in the aqueous liquid. Produced in
large quantities in Ivory Coast, the local transformation of natural latex has
so far remained insignificant, although some attempts have been made to use it
in the manufacture of flexible facade briquettes for rounded walls. Thus, this
study aims to incorporate clay as a filler in natural latex for use as an
adhesive for tile installation. To do this, different proportions of clay paste were added to the natural latex and the
resulting mixtures were used to make the sample and tile adhesive. From the
analysis of the results obtained, it appears that the samples with a clay paste
density of 0.8 and 1 absorb less water and shows good
pull-out strength. The mixtures of 30% and 35% latex and 0.8 and 1 clay paste density respectively have pullout
stresses greater than 1 N/mm2. According to NF EN 1348, these
adhesives can therefore be used as tile adhesive.