August 2024
The August 2024 issue of Rubber World is now available online. Inside you’ll find the following articles
Driving towards equivalent performance and beyond: Monolith carbon black properties and use in Goodyear tires
by Robert V. Dennis-Pelcher, Goodyear Tire & Rubber; and Lucas A. Wilke and Ned J. Hardman, Monolith Materials.
Three grades of Monolith carbon black are introduced that are made through the utilization of a novel thermal plasma process, and which offer colloidal characteristics as well as performance in rubber that are very similar to furnace black. read
FDA compliant Zetpol HNBR non-black compounds
by Adeyumi Adepetun, Zeon Chemicals L.P.
Use of response surface methodology (RSM) to optimize the percentage hydrogenation in the hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber (HNBR), filler surface area, plasticizer loading and peroxide loading to create a statistical model that can be used to meet rubber compound specifications for non-black applications is examined. read
Chemistry behind various crosslinking techniques in silicone elastomers
by Ashlin Sathyan and Donald Kadlec, DuPont Liveo Healthcare Solutions.
Diverse crosslinking chemistries utilized in silicone elastomers are explored, focusing on their applications in the medical field and highlighting recent advancements, challenges and prospects in enhancing the performance and biocompatibility of silicone elastomers. read