Rubber analysis [electronic resource] : polymers, compounds and products / M.J. Forrest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forrest, M. J.

Series:

Rapra review reports. Report 139 ; v. 12, no. 7.

Rapra review reports. Report 139 ; v. 12, no. 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rubber--Analysis.

Rubber.

Polymers--Analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Place of Publication:

Shawbury, U.K. : Rapra Technology Ltd., 2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rubber compounds are notoriously difficult to analyse. The rubber may contain a variety of additives including other polymers, which are used to enhance the properties of the rubber matrix, for example, plasticisers, inorganic fillers, carbon black, antidegradants, cure systems, fire retardants and polyvinyl chloride. It is unlikely that more than 90-95% of a complex formulation can be determined by analysis alone. Compounds may contain over 15 different ingredients, some present at very low levels. During vulcanisation chemical reactions occur which may change the nature of the components in

Contents:

Introduction; Analytical Techniques; Characterisation of Rubbery Polymers; Determination of the Principal Components in a Rubber Compound; Carbon Black; Determination of Antidegradants in a Rubber Compound; Determination of Cure System Additives and Their Breakdown Products; Determination of Miscellaneous Compound Additives; Cure State Studies; Reverse Engineering and Product Deformulation; Surface Blooms and Product Contaminants; Analysis of Rubber Latices; Failure Diagnosis; Conclusion; Additional References; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4; Appendix 5; Appendix 6

ABBREVIATION AND ACRONYMSReferences from the Rapra Abstracts Database; Subject Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-77478-2

9786611774783

1-85957-415-7