Zinc oxide complexes
A method of vulcanizing rubber is disclosed. The method can include adding to un-vulcanized rubber a complex comprising mercaptobenzothiazole chemically bound to zinc oxide, and vulcanizing the rubber.
1. A method of vulcanizing rubber, the method comprising adding to un-vulcanized rubber a complex comprising mercaptobenzothiazole chemically bound to zinc oxide, and vulcanizing the rubber.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the complex is in crystal form when combined with the un-vulcanized rubber.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mercaptobenzothiazole is covalently bound to the zinc oxide.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the mercaptobenzothiazole is covalently bound to the zinc atom of the zinc oxide.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the oxygen atom of the zinc oxide is covalently bound to an acidic hydrogen from the mercaptobenzothiazole.
6. A vulcanizing accelerator comprising a complex comprising mercaptobenzothiazole chemically bound to zinc oxide.
7. The vulcanizing accelerator of claim 6 , wherein the complex is in crystal.
8. The vulcanizing accelerator of claim 6 , wherein the mercaptobenzothiazole is covalently bound to the zinc oxide.
9. The vulcanizing accelerator of claim 8 , wherein the mercaptobenzothiazole is covalently bound to the zinc atom of the zinc oxide.
10. The vulcanizing accelerator of claim 6 , wherein the oxygen atom of the zinc oxide is covalently bound to an acidic hydrogen from the mercaptobenzothiazole.