This formulary and practical guide to rubber compounding and product applications covers a wide range of compounding techniques, coloring, ingredients, and testing methods. Main areas addressed include thin coatings, oil seals and `O' rings, belts, auto rubber components including tires, industrial rubber rollers, tank linings, footwear, clothing, hoses, and erasers. The formulations are all designed for factory scale applications.

From the Preface: “...The objective in writing this book is that these workable factory-scale formulations should reach entrepreneurs, rubber chemists, technologists, and students of polymer/rubber technology. The student community, especially, will get an insight into rubber compounding technology and those students will be benefited in designing and developing their own compound formulations for numerous applications of rubber. For the chemists and technologists, this book is useful in that they can start from mid-point instead of from the beginning, which requires quite a bit of elaborate trial and error methods...”

Target Audience: Anyone involved in rubber compounding and formulation, from students through experienced practitioners.

Table of Contents:

About Rubber:

Introduction

Brief Notes on Compounding Ingredients

Some Hints on Rubber Compounding Techniques

Note on Reclaimed Rubber

Rubber Content in Products

Note on Coloring of Rubbers

Typical Rubber Testing Methods

Formulary:

Thin Coatings

Oil Seals and "O" Rings

Beltings — Transmission, Conveyor, and V-Belts

Auto Rubber Components (Molded)

Retreading Rubber Compounds and Cements

Industrial Rubber Rollers

Tank Linings and Adhesives

Grooved Rubber Pads for Railways

Paddy Dehusking Rolls

Footwear Rubber Components

Hoses

Typical Ebonite Formulations

Table Mats

Rubber Erasers

Natural Rubber (NR) Study Formulations — Factory Trials

White Rubber Tiles

Factory Trials of Neoprene Moldables

Proofing Compounds for Clothing and Inflatables

Wear Resistant Rubber for the Mining Industry

Neoprene Molded Corks

Low-Cost Chemical Resistant Canvass Reinforced Neoprene Rubber Sheets

Battery Box

Neoprene Washer for Water Taps

Neoprene Inner Liner for Isocyanate Bonded Components

Rubber Bonded Anvil for the Electronics Industry

Solid Tires for Forklift Trucks

Pharmaceutical Bottle Closures

Appendices

Index