The invention relates to a clay rubber nano-
composite material used for the cover layer of a
conveyor belt and a preparation method thereof. The material can be used to support the use of various large
carrying capacity and long distance conveyors, and is widely used in
metallurgy, mining, ports and other heavy industries. The preparation method of the clay rubber nano-
composite material used forthe cover layer of a
conveyor belt comprises: taking nano-clay and
natural rubber to prepare nano-clay /
natural rubber nano-composite
masterbatch through an
emulsion flocculation method, then adding
synthetic rubber for plasticating, and then adding
zinc oxide,
stearic acid, an age resister, a
coupling agent, and a reinforcing agent in order for first mixing, and adding sulphur as well as an accelerator for second mixing so as to obtain the product. The cover rubber of a
conveyor belt manufactured with the clay rubber nano-
composite material, and can have improved tensile strength, tearing resistance and shearing resistance, so that the service life of the conveyor belt can be prolonged. In the preparation process, the employment of a small amount of nano-clay and a lot of
carbon black together to serve as a filling
system can have an enhancing effect, and besides, the
lamellar structure of the nano-clay can effectively inhibit gas and
heat transfer, thus improving the thermo-oxidativeaging resistance, and making the conveyor belt difficult to age when used in an open-air environment for a long time.