The Rubber Division announces featured technical sessions for IEC 2024
Akron, OH – The IEC Technical Meeting provides access to cutting-edge research and technology by leading researchers and industry experts. This allows you to stay updated on the latest advancements, breakthroughs and best practices. Featured sessions include:
Sustainable Materials & Processes – Featured Presentation Titles:
• Rubber Research in the Sustainable Era
• Recycling Rubber through 3D Printing
• The Bioelastomer Platform: Design, Performance and Manufacturability
• Developing a Sustainable Materials Roadmap for EPDM
• Tunability of Lignin/Humin-Derived Semi-Reinforcing Carbons From Origin Materials’ Biomass Conversion Process
• Driving Towards Equivalent Performance & Beyond: Monolith Carbon Black Properties and Use in Goodyear Tire Applications
• Chloramine Devulcanization: Setting New Standards in Carbon Black and Rubber Recovery from End-of-life Tires
• Sustainability in the Rubber World: Green Compounding
3D & 4D Printing – Featured Presentation Titles:
• Governing Thermomechanics of Modulus-sensitive Elastomers for 3D printing, Flexible Electronics and Neural Interfaces
• Innovation in Additive Manufacturing of Fully Compounded Elastomers
• Printing of Thermoplastics in Combination with Fully Compounded Thermoset Elastomers
• Nanostructured Polymers and Elastomeric Materials with AI/ML Directed Synthesis and 3D Digital Manufacturing
Polymer Degradation & Stability – Featured Presentation Titles:
• Kinetics and Mechanism of Ozone and Oxygen Attack on Natsyn With and Without 6PPD
• Study of Oilfield Elastomer Resilience in Hydrogen for Energy Transition
• Development of Dissolvable Rubber Materials for High Temperature High Pressure Acid Fracturing Dissolvable Plug Applications
• Energy Transfer from Elastomer to Antioxidant Reagent by Ionizing Radiation
• The Thermal Ageing of Fluorosilicone Rubber for Shelf Life Determination
All Session Topics:
• New Commercial Developments
• Sustainable Materials & Processes
• 3D &4D Printing with High Performance Elastomers
• Characterization & Testing of Compounds & Constituents
• Polymer Degradation & Stability
• Advances in Materials & Processes for Tires
• Silicone Elastomers
• Environmental Risk: 6PPD & PFAS
• Finite Element Analysis & Modeling
• Rubber Reinforcement