Cleveland hosts Rubber Division.The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a learned society (professional association) based in the United States that supports scientific inquiry in the field of chemistry. Founded in 1876 at New York University, the ACS currently has over 160,000 members at all degree-levels and in will hold its 160th Technical Meeting and Exposition at the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, OH, October 16-19. Scheduled to exhibit are 338 companies with over 925 booths. Attendance is expected to exceed 10,000. Symposia will include:Advances in tire polymers; New commercial developments; Plasticizers and processing promoters; Predictive tire testing; Quality assurance in the rubber industry; Rubber adhesives and adhesion; Rubber recycling; and Silicone rubber. Don Shea, executive director of the Rubber Manufacturers Association, will present the keynote address on Tuesday, October 16 at 11 a.m. On Tuesday evening, from 5-6:30 p.m., the Suppliers and Exhibitors Reception will take place. On Wednesday, October 17, the 25 Year Club Reception and Luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. The Rubber Division's Business and Awards Meeting will take place at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 18. The technical program for the 160th meeting of the Rubber Division is as follows (speaker's name is italicized): Tuesday, October 16 - Session A Symposium - New commercial developments Walter H. Waddell and Julie H. Kuhr, ExxonMobil Chemical, co-chairs. (1) Impedance sensing technology in rubber production applications: Qaulity data and economic benefits. Richard Magill, Signature Control Systems. (2) Mold release and mold fouling - how can we do better? Colin Clarke, K.-H. Menting, T. Mergenhagen, M. Hensel and B. Just, Schill & Seilacher Struktol AG, Germany. (3) The effects of processing parameters on the performance of autodepositable coatings for rubber to metal bonding. Brett Rearick, R. Cowles and J.B. Williams, Lord. (4) Meeting life of the vehicle and LEV-II emission requirements with AEM AEM Applied and Environmental Microbiology (journal) AEM Association of Equipment Manufacturers AEM Academic Emergency Medicine (journal) AEM Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited AEM Advanced Engine Management elastomers. E. McBride, K. Wu and L.C. Muschiatti, DuPont, and H.J. Barager, DuPont Automotive. (5) Selective self-adhesive silicone for liquid injection molding systems (LIMS LIMS Laboratory Information Management System LIMS Library Information Management System LIMS Limb Infrared Monitor of the Stratosphere LIMS Land Information Management System (Canada) LIMS Logistics Information Management System ). Susumu Sekiguchi, Shincor Silicones, and S. Azeti, N. Yamakawa and N. Meguriya, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Japan. (6) Plastic rubber masterbatches. Chandrasekaran R. Pillai, Quantum Polymer. (7) Iran's role and market potential in tire manufacturing. Mahmood Habibnia, A. Ansari and M. Ebrahymi, Kavir Tire, Iran. (8) New uses of tire recycling byproducts. Meholi Ebrahymi, A. Ansari and M. Habibnia, Kavir Tire, Iran. Tuesday, October 16 - Session B Symposium - Rubber recycling Michael W. Rouse, Rouse Polymerics, and Paul Standley, Zephyr Associates, co-chairs. (9) High-temperature high-pressure sintering sintering, process of forming objects from a metal powder by heating the powder at a temperature below its melting point. In the production of small metal objects it is often not practical to cast them. : A method of recycling waste rubber. Jeremy E. Morin, D.E. Williams, A.R. Tripathy and R.J. Farris, University of Massachusetts The system includes UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth (affiliated with Cape Cod Community College), UMass Lowell, and the UMass Medical School. It also has an online school called UMassOnline. . (10) Rubber recycling: An understanding of the mechanism of high-temperature high-pressure vulcanized rubber sintering. Amiya A. Tripathy, J.E. Morin, D.E. Williams and R.J. Farris, University of Massachusetts. (11) Ultrasonically treated polypropylene/ground tire rubber blends. Jeong Seok Oh and A.I. Isayev, University of Akron Enrollment in fall 2006 was 23,539 students.[1] The school offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees [2] and 100 graduate degrees [3]. The University's best-known program is its College of Polymer Science and Polymer Engineering, which is located in a . (12) Simulations of ultrasonic treatment of SBR SBR - Spectral Band Replication under static conditions. V.V. Yashin and A.I. Isayev, University of Akron. (13) Fundamental properties of activated modified rubber (AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. ), a devulcanized recycled rubber produced from rubber scrap and used tires. William Klingensmith, P. Standley, Dr. Liu and Z. Ying, Landstar Polymer Recycling. (14) Utilization of devulcanized recyclate - part 1: Replacement of virgin polymer in generic tire tread compound. Paul M. Standley, Landstar Ohio, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . Tuesday, October 16 - Session C Symposium - Quality assurance in the rubber industry Wesley Wampler, Sid Richardson Carbon, chair. (15) Utilization of the rubber process analyzer in six sigma programs to improve quality and reduce production costs. John S. Dick, J. Sezna, M. Ferraco, K. Immel and T. Milner, Alpha Technologies. (16) Chemical quality stability and use. William F. Cole, Jr., Flexsys America L.P. (17) Quality control in the mixing process. Payman Pourgheysar, Kian Tire Manufacturing. (18) Enhanced macrodispersion analysis of carbon black-filled rubber using IFM IFM Institut Français de la Mode (French Fashion Institute) IfM Institute for Micromanufacturing (Louisiana Tech University) IFM Interface Module IFM Instantaneous Frequency Measurement . Ricky W. Magee, P.C. Vegvari and T.C. Gruber, Columbian Chemicals. (19) An improved method for measuring filler dispersion of uncured rubber. John B. Putman, Tech Pro, and C.R. Samples, Akron Rubber Development Laboratories. Tuesday, October 16 - Session D Symposium - Predictive tire testing Syed K. Mowdood and Udo Kuhlmann, Pirelli, co-chairs. (20) Flocculation flocculation /floc·cu·la·tion/ (flok?u-la´shun) a colloid phenomenon in which the disperse phase separates in discrete, usually visible, particles rather than congealing into a continuous mass, as in coagulation. in carbon black filled rubber compounds. Leszek Nikiel, M. Gerspacher, C.P. O'Farrell and H.H. Yang, Sid Richardson Carbon, and G. Schwartz, University of Buenos Aires To enter any of the available programmes of study in the university, students who have successfully completed high school must pass a first year common to all faculties. This first year is called "CBC", which stands for "Ciclo Básico Común" (Common Basic Cycle). , Argentina. (21) Compound viscoelastic Adj. 1. viscoelastic - having viscous as well as elastic properties natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" properties and fracture mechanical behavior in truck tire durability prediction. Harry G. Moneypenny, Moneypenny Tire & Rubber Consultants, the Netherlands, and S.K. Mowdood, Pirelli Tire. (22) Simulation of rolling resistance with the method of pulsed dynamic mechanic thermal spectroscopy (PDMTS). Horst Deckmann, Gabo Qualimeter Testanlagen GmbH, Germany. (23) Determination of dynamic friction characteristics during braking and the consequence for performance prediction. Oliver Albohr, Pirelli Reifenwerke GmbH, Germany. (24) Theory of rubber friction and contact mechanics. B.N.J. Persson, Institut fuer Festkoerperforschung, Germany. Tuesday, October 16 - Session A Symposium - New commercial developments Walter H. Waddell and Julie H. Kuhr, ExxonMobil Chemical, co-chairs. (25) Innovations in the production of HNBR HNBR Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber . C.P.J. van der Aar, DSM 1. DSM - Data Structure Manager. An object-oriented language by J.E. Rumbaugh and M.E. Loomis of GE, similar to C++. It is used in implementation of CAD/CAE software. DSM is written in DSM and C and produces C as output. Elastomers, the Netherlands; W. Belt, DSM Research, the Netherlands; and C. Leonard and T. Tsai, DSM Copolymer. (26) Novel low temperature HNBR polymers. Edmee Files and M. Jones, Zeon Chemicals L.P. (27) New improved cold flexibility HNBR. Takafumi Kawanaka, H. Kotsuji and M. Oyama, Zeon, Japan. (28) Elastomers exhibiting safe and durable antimicrobial properties. Geoffrey R. Haas, Milliken Chemical, and B. Kerr and B. Patel, Milliken Chemical and Specialty Elastomer, England. (29) New, improved processing HFP-peroxide cured types of Viton. Ronald D. Stevens and D.F. Lyons, DuPont Dow Elastomers. (30) New, improved processing PMVE-peroxide cured types of low temperature Viton. Ronald D. Stevens and D.F. Lyons, DuPont Dow Elastomers. (31) The novel use of controlled long chain branched (CLCB CLCB Crystal Lake Community Band (Crystal Lake, IL) ) Keltan blends to widen the processing window. J.R. Patel, DSM Elastomers America; and H.J.H. Beelen and M. Wilms, DSM Elastomers Europe BV, the Netherlands. (32) Improved low-temperature resistance polyacrylate elastomers. Isao Kubota and H. Kanno, Zeon, Japan. (33) A new "intelligent" peptizer concept - better dynamic properties plus improved processing. K.-H. Menting, C. Clarke, R. Galle-Gutbrecht, M. Hensel and T. Mergenhagen, Schill and Seilacher Struktol AG, Germany. Tuesday, October 16 - Session B Symposium - Rubber recycling Michael W. Rouse, Rouse Polymerics, and Paul Standley, Zephyr Associates, co-chairs. (34) Using crumb rubber as a filter media for wastewater filtration. Yuefeng Xie and B.A. Killian, Penn State Harrisburg Penn State Harrisburg, also called The Capital College, is an undergraduate college and graduate school of the Pennsylvania State University, one of the largest and most widely recognized institutions in the nation. . (35) Asphalt modified rubbers: New materials for rubber recycling. Drew E. Williams, R.J. Farris, J.E. Morin and A.R. Tripathy, University of Massachusetts. (36) Rejuvenation of non-tire rubbers. Hari Chandra, Quantum Polymer. (37) Thermoreversible crosslinking rubber using supramolecular su·pra·mo·lec·u·lar adj. 1. Consisting of more than one molecule. 2. Of greater complexity than a molecule. hydrogen bonding networks. Keisuke Chino, M. Ashiura, J. Natori, M. Ikawa and T. Kawazura, Yokohama Rubber, Japan. (38) Devulcanization of sulfur-cured isoprene isoprene or 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene (ī`səprēn, by  'tədī`ēn), colorless liquid organic compound. rubber in supercritical carbon dioxide Supercritical carbon dioxide refers to carbon dioxide that is in a fluid state while also being at or above both its critical temperature and pressure, yielding rather unique properties. Carbon dioxide usually behaves as a gas in air at STP or as a solid called dry ice when frozen. . Masaaki Kojima, K. Ogawa and H. Mizoshima, Toyo Tire & Rubber, Japan, and M. Tosaka and S. Kohjiya, Kyoto University, Japan. (39) Mechanochemical mech·a·no·chem·i·cal adj. Of or relating to conversion of chemical energy into mechanical work. devulcanization of elastomers. S.S. Sangari, N. Kao, S.N. Bhattacharya and D. Pavel, RMIT RMIT Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, Australia. (40) Abrasion and skid resistance of shoe soles with devulcanized scrap rubber content. Chandrasekaran R. Pillai, Quantum Polymer, and T. Miner, Quabaug. Tuesday, October 16 - Session C Contributed papers Kent Chasey, ExxonMobil Chemical, moderator. (41) Strain-induced crystallization and strength of rubber. A.N. Gent and L.-Q. Zhang, University of Akron. (42) True stress, true strain and birefringence development of orientation in rubbers during uniaxial uniaxial /uni·ax·i·al/ (u?ne-ak´se-al) 1. having only one axis. 2. developing in an axial direction only. uniaxial 1. having only one axis. 2. developed in an axial direction only. stretching as detected by spectral birefringence technique: II. The comparison of natural rubber and synthetic polyisoprene rubber. Shigeyuki Toki, State University of New York (body) State University of New York - (SUNY) The public university system of New York State, USA, with campuses throughout the state. , and D. Valladares, T.Z. Sen and M. Cakmak, University of Akron. (43) Improved heat stabilizer system for EPDM EPDM Ethylene-Propylene-Diene-Monomer EPDM Enterprise Product Data Management EPDM Ethylene Propylene Dimonomer (industrial/commercial piping/plumbing components) EPDM Engineering Product Data Management . Judy Hannay and H. Bender, Bayer, Canada. (44) EPDM in windshield wiper blades: Another offspring in the field of automotive applications. H.J.H. Beelen and M.H. Koch, DSM Elastomers Europe BV, the Netherlands, and R. Lay, Valeo Wiper Systems, Germany. (45) Variation of silica form and surface area on processing, dispersion and compound reinforcement in Keltan 2340A (EPDM). Jeffrey C. Hope, PPG Industries; D.R. Schultz, Harwick Standard Distribution; and S. Hughes, DSM Elastomers. (46) Superior mechanical properties of ultrasonically recycled EPDM rubber. Jushik Yun and A.I. Isayev, University of Akron. Tuesday, October 16 - Session D Symposium - Predictive tire testing Syed K. Mowdood, Pirelli Tire LLC, and Udo Kuhlmann, Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.A., co-chairs. (47) The friction and wear of rubber - part 2: Micro-mechanical description of intrinsic wear. David P. Gerrard, University of Akron, and J. Padovan, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (48) Correlation between road wear of tires and computer road wear simulation using laboratory abrasion data. Karl A. Grosch, VMI VMI Virginia Military Institute VMI Vendor Managed Inventory VMI Vertical Motion Index VMI Valtakunnan Metsien Inventointi (Finnish: National Forest Inventory) VMI Video Module Interface EPE EPE equine pituitary extract. Holland BV, the Netherlands. (49) Parameter dependence and prediction of fatigue properties of elastomer products. T. Alshuth and F. Abraham, Deutsches Institut fur Kautschuktechnologie e.V., Germany, and S. Jerrams, Dublin Institute of Technology The institution is currently planning a single campus, the Grangegorman Campus, thus moving from its many city centre locations which has often been a source of criticism. , Ireland. (50) Experimental study and finite element simulation of heat build-up in rubber compounds with application to fracture. Vladimir Kerchman and C. Shaw, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (51) Laser based axial-torsional-diametral strain measurement system: An introduction with preliminary results. David P. Gerrard, University of Akron, and A.D. Freed, NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Glenn Research Center The Glenn Research Center (more correctly, the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field) is a NASA center, located in Cleveland, Ohio between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the Rocky River Reservation (part of the Cleveland Metroparks). . (52) Optimization of angle-ply cord/rubber composite using FEA. Khaled A. Hamad and W.K. Binienda, University of Akron. Wednesday, October 17 - Session A Symposium - Advances in tire polymers Tony Hongu, JSR America, and Roderic P. Quirk, University of Akron, co-chairs. (53) New ultra high cis polybutadiene technology through a novel neodymium neodymium (nē'ōdĭm`ēəm), metallic chemical element; symbol Nd; at. no. 60; at. wt. 144.24; m.p. about 1,021°C;; b.p. about 3,068°C;; sp. gr. 7.004 at 20°C;; valence +3. Neodymium is a lustrous silver-yellow metal. compound. Hosull Lee, G. Kwag, Y. Jang, D. Yoon and J.G. Lee, Korea Kumho Petrochemical Ltd., Korea. (54) Control of microstructure in polymerization of butadiene by V[(acac).sub.3] and Co[(acac).sub.3] in combination with methylaluminoxane. Kiyoshi Endo, Y. Yamanaka and N. Hatakeyama, Osaka City University Osaka City University (大阪市立大学 Ōsaka shiritsu daigaku , Japan. (55) Cobalt-catalyzed synthesis of high trans-1,4 polybutadienes. Kenneth F. Castner, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (56) Morphology characterization and reinforcement from syndiotactic A syndiotactic macromolecule in polymer chemistry is a tacticity essentially comprising alternating enantiomeric configurational base units which have chiral or prochiral atoms in the main chain in a unique arrangement with respect to their adjacent constitutional units. 1,2-polybutadiene physical blends. Eric S. Castner, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (57) Synthesis, characterization and compound properties of neodymium catalyzed high cis polyisoprene rubber. Michael J. Rachita, Z.G. Xu, M.K. Stockdale and J.L. Bush, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. Wednesday, October 17 - Session B Symposium - Plasticizers and processing promoters Lilliane Falco, Rhein Chemie, chair. (58) Production of petroleum plasticizers. Jimmy M. Rasco, Ergon Refining. (59) Light-colored paraffinic oils in rubber processing. William D. Nash, Pennzoil-Quaker State. (60) Structure-property relationships for plasticizers. Robert H. Schuster, Deutsches Institute fur Kautschuktechnologie e.V., Germany, and H.-M. Issel, Rhein Chemie GmbH, Germany. (61) High-performance ester plasticizers. Stephen O'Rourke, C.P. Hall. Wednesday, October 17 - Session C Contributed papers Vipin Kothari, Therm-O-Link, moderator. (62) Improving the heat resistance of hydrogenated nitrile rubber compounds - part 3: Nature of a new heat stabilizer system. Fred Guerin, H. Bender, E. Campomizzi and J. Gamlin, Bayer, Canada. (63) Meeting the challenge of extended life coolants with improved rubber compounds based on hydrogenated nitrile rubber. Janet N. Gamlin, Bayer, Canada. (64) Blends of nitrile rubbers. A.M. Prabhu and M.M. Patel, Apar Industries Ltd., India. (65) Improved mixing of polyacrylates. Andy Anderson and P.E. Manley, Zeon Chemicals L.P. (66) Non-lead polyepichlorohydrin elastomer compounds. Clark J. Cable and P.E. Manley, Zeon Chemicals L.P., and P. Abraham, Zeon Chemicals Europe, Great Britain. Wednesday, October 17 - Session D Contributed papers Andy H. Tsou, ExxonMobil Chemical, moderator. (67) Evaluation of processing induced morphology and its relation to mechanical wear of ESBR ESBR Economic Statistics Briefing Room and SSBR SSBR Social Statistics Briefing Room SSBR Super Smash Bros. Revolution (gaming) SSBR Solution-based styrene-butadiene rubber . M. Nadeem Qureshi and H. Qammar, University of Akron, and J. Padovan, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (68) Characterization of a binary and tertiary blend of SBR, NBR and PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. by IR spectroscopy. Stephanie R. Shield and G.N. Ghebremeskel, Ameripol Synpol. (69) Characterization of rubber micro-morphology by atomic force microscopy (AFM (Atomic Force Microscope) A device used to image materials at the atomic level. AFMs are used to solve processing and materials problems in electronics, telecom, biology and other high-tech industries. ). Sang-Gu Kim, I.-H. Jeon, Y. Lim and H.-J. Kim, Hankook Tire, Korea. (70) Carbon black contaminants: What the compounder needs to know. Stephen Laube and P. Davis, Cabot. (71) Plasma carbon black, a new material? Nicolas J. Probst, E. Grivei and F. Fabry, Erachem Europe s.a., Belgium; L. Fulcheri, Ecole de Mines de Paris, France; G. Flamant, CNRS/IMP, France; and X. 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Wednesday, October 17 - Session A Symposium - Advances in tire polymers Tony Hongu, JSR America, and Roderic P. Quirk, University of Akron, cochairs. (72) High vinyl elastomers via mixed organolithium and alkali metal alkoxide catalyst. William L. Hsu and A.F. Halasa, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (73) Random low vinyl styrenebutadiene copolymers via barium/lithium catalyst. Adel F. Halasa, W.L. Hsu, L.E. Austin and J.R. Zuppo, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (74) Random, low vinyl styrene isoprene copolymers - a new approach. C.A. Jasiunas and A.F. Halasa, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (75) Recent advances in anionic synthesis of chain-end functionalized elastomers. Roderic P. Quirk, J.-P. Zhou, T. Yoo, T-H. Cheong, K. Jiang and K. Andes, University of Akron. (76) Structure-property relationships in hyperbranched polyisobutylenes. Judit E. Puskas and C. Paulo, University of Western Ontario Western is one of Canada's leading universities, ranked #1 in the Globe and Mail University Report Card 2005 for overall quality of education.[2] It ranked #3 among medical-doctoral level universities according to Maclean's Magazine 2005 University Rankings. , Canada, and V. Altstadt, University of Bayreuth Founded in 1975, the University of Bayreuth is one of the youngest universities in Germany. It's a medium size university with 9,500 students and 186 professorships. (2004/2005) External link
Wednesday, October 17 - Session B Symposium - Plasticizers and processing promoters Lilliane Falco, Rhein Chemie, chair. (77) Use of liquid acrylate and polybutadiene coagents as reactive plasticizers. Clay B. McElwee, Sartomer. (78) Techniques for achieving high hardness EPDM formulations. Rajan G. Vara and C. Grant, DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC, and C. Daniel, DuPont Dow Elastomers SA, Switzerland. (79) Zinc soap effects on TESPT and TESPD treated silica compounds on processing and silica dispersion during mixing in natural rubber. John Vander Kooi and K.-J. Kim, Struktol Company of America. (80) New reactive plasticizer/tackifier for tire skim stock and rubber compounds. Jim Robbins, Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, and A. Margida, V. Marsh and M. Mikolay, PolyOne. (81) New processing promoters in the technical rubber industry. HansMartin Issel and L. Steger, Rhein Chemie GmbH, Germany, and R. Parg, Bayer AG, Germany. Wednesday, October 17 - Session C Contributed papers Colleen M. McMahan, Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P., moderator. (82) Novel dynamically vulcanized vul·ca·nize tr.v. vul·ca·nized, vul·ca·niz·ing, vul·ca·niz·es To improve the strength, resiliency, and freedom from stickiness and odor of (rubber, for example) by combining with sulfur or other additives in the presence of heat elastomer-polypropylene blends with improved elasticity. Maria D. Ellul, Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P. (83) Electrical applications for thermoplastic vulcanizates. Joseph E. Pfeiffer and J. Smola, Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P., and C. Gustin, Advanced Elastomer Systems NV/SA, Belgium. (84) TPVs in appliances - a fantastic elastic solution. Robert C. Wegelin and W.E. Narhi, Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P. (85) Crosslink densities and phase morphologies in thermoplastic vulcanizates. Maria D. Ellul, Advanced Elastomer Systems, L.P., and A.H. Tsou and W. Hu, ExxonMobil Chemical. (86) Explosive decompression damage in elastomeric flexible connections. Alok Kumar, AK Consulting Engineers, and M.E. Hogan and D.C. Riggs, Oil States Industries. (87) Rheology of PVC plastisol, storage modulus and network formed by particle contact. Nobuyuki Nakajima, University of Akron, and E.R. Harrell, Polymer Diagnostics. Wednesday, October 17 - Session D Contributed papers Larry Evans, J.M. Huber, moderator. (88) Rheological model of uncured silica-filled tire compounds: Application to a simple shear start-up flow. Stephane Schaal, Pirelli Pneumatici, Italy, and A.Y. Coran, University of Akron. (89) Biaxial biaxial /bi·ax·i·al/ (-ak´se-al) having, pertaining to, or occurring in two axes. tensile behavior of rubber vulcanizates: I. Silica and gum stocks. T. Kawamura, Y. Kameda, Y. Ikeda, H. Urakawa and K. Kajiwara, Kyoto Institute of Technology The Kyoto Institute of Technology (京都工芸繊維大学 , Japan, and K. Urayama and S. Kohjiya, Kyoto University, Japan. (90) On the filler flocculation in silica-filled rubbers. Part I: Characterizing the filler flocculation and polymer-filler interactions in the unvulcanized rubbers: C.C. Lin, W.L. Hergenrother and G.G.A. Bohm, Bridgestone/Firestone Research. (91) Influence of the amount of TESPT and sulfur on the reinforcement of silica-filled rubber compounds. Hans-Detlef Luginsland and A. Wehmeier, Degussa AG, Germany. (92) Influence of powder surface treatment on the dispersibility of precipitated silica. Alberto Scurati, I. Manas-Zloczower and D.L. Feke, Case Western Reserve University. (93) Comparative studies on effects of TESPT and TESPD treated silica compounds on processing and silica dispersion during mixing in natural rubber. Kwang-Jea Kim and J. Vander Kooi, Struktol Company of America. (94) A new generation carbon-silica dual phase filler (CSDF CSDF Cold Storage and Distribution Federation (UK) CSDF California School for the Deaf, Fremont CSDF Collected Signals Data Format (SIGINT term) CSDF Central Source Data File CSDF Crew Station Design Facility ). Part II: Application to passenger tread compounds for improved tradeoff among rolling resistance, wet traction and treadwear performance. Ping Zhang, M.-J. Wang, Y. Kutsovsky, K. Mahmud and S. Laube, Cabot. Thursday, October 18 - Session A Symposium - Advances in tire polymers Tony Hongu, JSR America, and Roderic P. Quirk, University of Akron, co-chairs. (95) Processability characteristics of linear and branched butyls. Gabor Kaszas, Bayer, Canada. (96) Effect of branching on the rheological properties of butyl elastomer. Gabor Kaszas, Bayer, Canada. (97) Halobutyl and olefin copolymer blends for improved processability. Andy H. Tsou and I. Duvdevani, ExxonMobil Chemical. (98) Rubber developments for improved life and fuel economy of tires. A.J.M. Sumner and R. Engehausen, Bayer AG, Germany. (99) Improvement of rolling resistance of silica tire compound by modified S-SBR. Akira Saito, T. Matsuda, H. Yamada and N. Kubo, Asahi-Kasei, Japan. (100) Chemically modified polymers for tire application. Masao Nakamura, Zeon, Japan. Thursday, October 18 - Session B Symposium - Rubber adhesives and adhesion Dennis Damico, Lord, chair. (101) Lead- and selenium-free adhesives for rubber-to-metal bonding. Brian P. Carney, C.C. Green and J. DiBacco, Lord. (102) Styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) block copolymer based pressure sensitive adhesives. Hiroshi Matsuura and J. Zhang, Canadian Technical Tape Ltd., Canada. (103) Bonding rubber to reinforcing materials with adhesion-promoting coagents. Richard Costin, Sartomer. (104) New metal treatment process gives superior flexibility in swage swage Perforated cast-iron or steel block with grooved sides, used by metalworkers for shaping their work by holding it on the work (or the work on it) and striking with a hammer or sledge. Swage blocks are used in heading bolts and swaging bars by hand. testing. Rebecca Cowles, B. Rearick, H. Kucera and J. Sullivan, Lord. (105) Silanes as rubber-to-metal bonding agents. Michael J. Moore, Freudenberg NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. . Thursday, October 18 - Session C Contributed papers Lou Gatti, J.M. Huber, moderator. (106) Wing function technology - a new rotor technology - the Farrel Banbury mixer. L.N. Valsamis and F.J. Borzenski, Farrel. (107) Optimizing mixing in the Farrel Banbury mixer with wing function technology (WFT) rotors. Frank J. Borzenski and L.N. Valsamis, Farrel. (108) Compounding and extrusion of TPVs - new developments of machinery equipment. Reinhard Uphus, Berstorff GmbH, Germany. (109) A new gear pump for rubber extrusion. Reinhard Uphus, Berstorff GmbH, Germany. (110) Updating a torsional dynamic rheometer for Fourier transform rheometry on rubber materials. Jean L. Leblanc and C. de la Chapelle DeLaChapelle is a French independent car Builder. Founded in the early '70s by Xavier De La Chapelle, the brand is a rare Bugatti replica-maker. The De La Chapelle Family have an historic Automobile legacy with the Stimula Marque. , University P. & M. Curie Curie (kürē`), family of French scientists. Pierre Curie, 1859–1906, scientist, and his wife, Marie Sklodowska Curie, 1867–1934, chemist and physicist, b. , France. (111) Use of RPA 2000 to characterize aramid pulp reinforcement of rubber compounds. D.W. Prior and C.W. Tsimpris, DuPont Advanced Fibers Systems, and A.G. Ferradino, R.T. Vanderbilt. Thursday, October 18 - Session A Symposium - Advances in tire polymers Tony Hongu, JSR America, and Roderic P. Quirk, University of Akron, co-chairs. (112) Elastomers for high performance tires. Georg Weinberg, N.M. Tocchetto Pires, P.L. de Andrade Coutinho and A. de Araujo Ferreira, Clovis Henriques de Lira, Brazil, and C.M. Firemand Oliveira and E. Biasotto Mano, IMA (Interactive Multimedia Association, Annapolis, MD) An earlier trade association founded in 1988 originally as the Interactive Video Industry Association. It provided an open process for adopting existing technologies and was involved in subjects such as networked services, scripting , Brazil. (113) Evaluation of isobutylene-based elastomers in a model winter tire tread. Walter H. Waddell, J.H. Kuhr and R.R. Poulter, ExxonMobil Chemical. (114) Reinforcement of BIIR BIIR Baylor Institute for Immunology Research (Dallas, Texas) BIIR Basic Imagery Interpretation Report BIIR Brominated Isobutylene-Isoprene Rubber with silica. William Hopkins, W. Von Hellens, A. Koski and J. Rausa, Bayer, Canada. (115) Bromobutyl in tire treads. William Hopkins, W. Von Hellens, A. Koski and J. Rausa, Bayer, Ontario, Canada. (116) Use of polyepichlorohydrin elastomers in tire inner liners. Roger Spoerke, C. Cable and P.E. Manley, Zeon Chemicals L.P. (117) Chemically modified E-SBR. G.N. Ghebremeskel and C. Georgescu, Ameripol Synpol. (118) Emulsion styrene-butadiene rubber based tire treads with improved properties. Junling Zhao and G.N. Ghebremeskel, Ameripol Synpol. Thursday, October 18 - Session B Symposium - Rubber adhesives and adhesion Dennis Damico, Lord, chair. (119) Adhesion failure in bonded rubber disks. Part 2: Fatigue life prediction of external ring-shaped cracks using tearing energy approach. Douglas C. Leicht, Lord, and C. Rimnac and R. Mullen, Case Western Reserve University. (120) An alternative to phosphate pre-treatments for use in rubber bonding. Christian M. Restifo, B.A. Sievers and J.C. Bainter, Circle-Prosco. (121) Adhesives compatible with a new non-phosphate metal pre-treatment. Peter J. Jazenski, T. Coleman and K. Chihara, Rohm and Haas Rohm and Haas Company (NYSE: ROH), a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based company, manufactures miscellaneous materials. A Fortune 500 Company, Rohm and Haas employs more than 17,000 people in 27 countries. The annual sales revenue of Rohm and Haas stands at about USD 8.2 billion. . (122) Tire-cord adhesion - interface morphology and the influence of cobalt. W.S. Fulton, Rhodia Industrial Specialties. (123) Post vulcanization vulcanization (vŭl'kənəzā`shən), treatment of rubber to give it certain qualities, e.g., strength, elasticity, and resistance to solvents, and to render it impervious to moderate heat and cold. stabilizer in compounding for improved durability. Byron H. To and O.W. Maender, Flexsys America L.P., and G. Anthoine, Flexsys N.V., Belgium Thursday, October 18 - Session C Symposium - Silicone rubber Gary T. Burns, Dow Corning, James E. Mark, University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] , and Timothy A. Okel, PPG Industries, co-chairs. (124) The effect of interphase coupling on the structure and mechanical properties of in situ filled silica-siloxane composites. Dale W. Schaefer, B.T. Vu and J.E. Mark, University of Cincinnati. (125) Interactions and chemical reactions of polydimethylsiloxanes with fumed silica fillers. Herbert W. Barthel, Wacker-Chemie GmbH, Germany, and K. Nikitina, Institute of Applied Mechanics, Russia. (126) Surface energy of silica xerogel and fumed silica by inverse gas chromatography and inverse liquid chromatography. T.K. Wang, J.B. Donnet and Y.J. Li, Ecole Nationale Superieure de Chimie de Mulhouse, France; H. Balard, Institut de Chemie des Surfaces et Interfaces/CNRS, France; and G.T Burns, Dow Corning. (127) Instant primerless bonding of silicone rubber for assembly operations. David M. Brassard, Silicone Solutions. (128) Investigation of backing foam-sealant adhesion and sealant cure in sealed joints. S. Iglauer and A.R. Hutchinson, Oxford Brooks University, U.K.; and T.G.B. Jones, Didcot, U.K. (129) Ultrasonic devulcanization of silicone rubber: A comparative study of precipitated and fumed silica fillers. Sang E. Shim and A.I. Isayev, University of Akron. (130) Effect of fluid infiltration on the dispersion behavior of fumed silica agglomerates. J. Boyle, I. Manas-Zloczower and D.L. Feke, Case Western Reserve University. Friday, October 19 - Session A Contributed papers Ursula Poitras, Goodyear Dunlop Tire, moderator. (131) Cure system and carbon black effects on NR compound performance in truck tire applications. Bin Chung, H.R. Tomlinson, G. Mouzon and T. Miller, Cheng Shin USA/Maxxis International, and H. Lin, C. Ho and W. Chen, Cheng Shin Rubber, China. (132) Co-continuity and ozone resistance of BIMS BIMS Biomedical Science (educational course/major) BIMS Biobank Information Management System BIMS Butterflies In My Stomach BIMS Branson Interactive Multimedia Services (Branson, MO) compounds. Ilan Duvdevani, A.H. Tsou and K.O. McElrath, ExxonMobil Chemical. (133) Scratch and abrasion behavior of elastomers. Mun n. 1. The mouth. One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns, Butter them and sugar them and put them in your muns. - Old Rhyme. F. Tse, J.H. Kuhr and A.A. Galuska, ExxonMobil Chemical. (134) A mechanism for energy dissipation in elastomer deformation. Arun Raman and R.J. Farris, University of Massachusetts. (135) Study of heat build-up and blowout by microwave. Jung-Ho Son, H.-K. Jung, J.-R. Yoon and H.-J. Kim, Hankook Tire, Korea. Friday, October 19 - Session B Contributed papers Brendan Rodgers, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, moderator. (136) The role of thiol thiol: see mercaptan. intermediates in 2-mercaptobenzothiazole accelerated sulfur vulcanization of rubber model compounds. Christopher D. Woolard, K.G. Hendrikse and M. van der Horst, University of Port Elizabeth, South Africa. (137) Effect of crosslink density on cut growth in black-filled natural rubber vulcanizates. Gary R. Hamed and N. Rattanasom, University of Akron. (138) Cure system effect on low temperature dynamic shear modulus of natural rubber. Pete Spanos, Johnson Rubber. (139) Real time birefringence, true stress and true strain measurements on different crosslink density natural rubber vulcanizates. David Valladares, T. Sen, S. Toki and M. Cakmak, University of Akron. (140) Predicting compound property performance with crosslink density distribution in NR compound cured with primary accelerator alone vs. primary/ secondary accelerators such as tetra benzyl benzyl /ben·zyl/ (ben´zil) the hydrocarbon radical, C7H7. benzyl benzoate one of the active substances in peruvian and tolu balsams, and produced synthetically; applied topically as a scabicide. and tetra alkyl alkyl /al·kyl/ (al´k'l) the monovalent radical formed when an aliphatic hydrocarbon loses one hydrogen atom. al·kyl n. thiuram disulfides. Sung W. Hong, K.P. Beardsley and P.K. Greene, Uniroyal Chemical. (141) Characterizing thermally aged networks. Frederick Ignatz-Hoover, Flexsys America, L.P., and R. Datta, Flexsys NV, the Netherlands. Friday, October 19 - Session C Contributed papers William L. Hsu, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, moderator (142) Polydienes by lanthanide lanthanide Any of the series of 15 consecutive chemical elements in the periodic table from lanthanum to lutetium (atomic numbers 57–71). With scandium and yttrium, they make up the rare earth metals. catalysts: 15 years of industrial development. Mario Bruzzone, Milanese, Italy. (143) Hydrotalcite - scavenger of acid chlorides from the polymerization of EPDM. Donald Beuke and T. Nosu, Mitsui. (144) Long chain branching in EPDM slurry process. Susmita Bhattacharjee, H. Bender, D. Padliya and H. Zahalka, Bayer, Canada. (145) Stretching the EPDM product design: Dual composition metallocene EPDM. Larry A. Meiske and D.R. Parikh, Du Pont Dow Elastomers LLC, and J. Pillow, DuPont Dow Elastomers SA, Switzerland. (146) Continuous ultrasonic copolymerization copolymerization (kōpäl´im  rizā´sh at the interface of immiscible immiscible /im·mis·ci·ble/ (i-mis´i-b'l) not susceptible to being mixed. im·mis·ci·ble adj. Incapable of being mixed or blended, as oil and water. rubber blends. A.I. Isayev and C.K. Hong, University of Akron. Further information on the 160th Fall Rubber Division Technical Meeting and Exposition is available from the Rubber Division (330) 972-7814. |
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