Rubber Compounding

This book describes the production, processing, and characteristics of a wide range of materials utilized in the modern tire and rubber industry. Containing contributions from leading specialists in the field, the text investigates the chemistry and modification of raw materials, elastomers, and material compounds for the optimal formulation and engineering of new rubber products. This second edition of the bestselling first adds information on environmental issues, recycling, hydraulic hose and conveyor belting, tire technologies, industrial rubber products, and the physics of rubber materials and manufacturing.

Brendan Rodgers was senior engineer at ExxonMobil's Baytown Technology and Engineering Center in Texas, USA, and is now technology advisor at the ExxonMobil Chemical Company, Shanghai Technical Center, China. Previously, he was as an engineer with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, with assignments in Europe and the United States. He earned his BS from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland, and his MS in polymer technology and Ph.D in chemical engineering from The Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Natural Rubber and Other Naturally Occurring Compounding Materials. General-Purpose Elastomers. Special-Purpose Elastomers. Butyl Rubbers. Thermoplastic Elastomers: Fundamentals. Carbon Black. Silica and Silanes. General Compounding. Resins.