The object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a diene-based rubber/inorganic compound complex capable of allowing a silicic acid compound including silica and the like to be dispersed uniformly and allowing a reinforcing effect to be exerted sufficiently, and a rubber composition containing said complex. A latex comprising a diene-based rubber such as styrene-butadiene copolymeric rubber, butadiene-styrene-isoprene copolymeric rubber and the like is mixed with an aqueous solution of a silicate in which an alkaline salt of silicic acid such as sodium silicate, potassium silicate and the like is dissolved, and then the resultant mixture is further mixed with an aqueous solution of electrolytes containing [1] a cationic substance which has an affinity to the diene-based rubber including a cationic polymer coagulating agent such as poly(meth)acrylic ester or the like and a cationic surfactant such as alkylamine acetate or the like and [2] a salt of an acid such as hydrochloric acid, nitric acid and the like with a multivalent metal such as calcium, magnesium and the like, to form a co-coagulated material, which is followed by a drying, whereby obtaining a diene-based rubber/inorganic compound complex.
本发明的目的是提供一种生产二烯基橡胶/无机化合物复合物的方法,该复合物能够使包括
二氧化硅等在内的
硅酸化合物均匀分散,并能充分发挥补强效果,同时还提供一种含有上述复合物的橡胶组合物。将由二烯基橡胶(如
丁苯共聚橡胶、
丁二烯-
苯乙烯-
异戊二烯共聚橡胶等)组成的胶乳与
硅酸盐
水溶液(其中溶解有
硅酸钠、
硅酸钾等
硅酸的碱性盐)混合,然后将所得混合物进一步与含有[1]与二烯基橡胶有亲和力的阳离子物质,包括阳离子聚合物凝固剂,如聚(甲基)
丙烯酸酯或类似物和
阳离子表面活性剂,如
乙酸烷基胺或类似物,以及 [2]
盐酸、
硝酸等酸的盐与
钙、
镁等多价
金属形成共凝物,然后进行干燥,从而获得二烯基橡胶/无机化合物复合物。