Rubber Division plans meeting. (Meetings).San Francisco, CA, will host the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society's 163rd Spring Technical Meeting, to be held April 28-30 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel The Westin St. Francis is a luxury hotel in the Union Square district of San Francisco, California. The hotel opened on March 21, 1904. The interior was destroyed in the 1906 Earthquake but the structure survived and the hotel re-opened in late 1907. . Eleven symposia are scheduled for the meeting and will include a colloquium co-sponsored by the Rubber Recycling Topical Group and the Rubber Manufacturers Association titled "Moving toward higher value-added uses of recycled rubber": the Paul Flory Symposium on Network structures; Neutrons for filled-polymer-composite research: Advances in polymer technology; Failure testing of rubber; Recent developments in rubber analysis: Advances in rubber chemicals; Advances in silica filler technology; Polymeric materials in high technology applications: Truck/off-road tires; and Medical applications and environmental issues. Dr. Graham J. Lake, visiting professor at the University of East London's Barking Campus in Essex, England, was selected to receive the Rubber Division's Charles Goodyear Medal. The Rubber Division's Science & Technology Awards Banquet will be held on Monday, April 28 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel. The Charles Goodyear Medal is awarded by the Rubber Division for outstanding invention, innovation or development which has resulted in a significant change or contribution to the nature of the rubber industry. Dr. Lake was the principal physicist for the Malaysian Rubber Producers' Research Association prior to his retirement and becoming a visiting professor. He is internationally recognized as a leading researches on the failure of rubber and rubber products. Of particular note is his discovery (with Dr. Peter Lindley) of the minimum tearing energy needed for any mechanical crack propagation and its interpretation (with Dr. Alan Thomas/ in molecular terms. This is said to be the only quantitative theory that successfully predicts the strength of a material from molecular parameters and has been used to predict the rate of groove cracking of tires in service. Among Lake's many other significant achievements in failure analysis are his (with Dr. Breitenbach) prediction of the rate of growth of fatigue cracks in laminated cord-rubber composites used in predicting fatigue failure in tires, resistance of rubber to cutting, time-dependence of adhesion and the strength of rubber-to-metal bonds. He is a recipient of the 1995 Colwyn Medal from the Institute of Materials in London. Dr. Walter H. Waddell, applications technical development manager at ExxonMobil Chemical, will receive the Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award. Sponsored by Crompton/ Uniroyal Chemical, this award is presented for exceptional technical competency of an individual who has made significant and repeated contributions to rubber science and technology. Dr. Waddell has over 100 publications in refereed journals, ranging from various areas in biochemistry, photo-chemistry, chemistry of silica and polymer applications. He holds 15 patents, was awarded five Trade Secrets while a senior chemist for Goodyear Tire & Rubber. and his work in silica chemistry and butyl polymers is said to have become basic reading for researchers in the tire industry. Dr. Waddell has numerous original research discoveries such as establishing non-destructive spectroscopic spec·tro·scope n. An instrument for producing and observing spectra. spec  tro·scop techniques to characterize rubber surfaces, for which he was the first to apply laser desorption DesorptionA process in which atomic and molecular species residing on the surface of a solid leave the surface and enter the surrounding gas or vacuum. mass spectroscopy to directly characterize the surface of rubber. Another area of note is his research in understanding the chemistry and use of brominated isobutylene-co-para-methylstyrene (BIMS BIMS Biomedical Science (educational course/major) BIMS Biobank Information Management System BIMS Butterflies In My Stomach BIMS Branson Interactive Multimedia Services (Branson, MO) ) in high performance applications for tires, which combined with his unique experiment to optimize the polymer for black sidewall application properties. Dr. Waddell's awards include the 1993 Rubber Division Sparks-Thomas Award for outstanding contributions by a young investigator in the field of elastomer chemistry and his being selected as the 1995 Distinguished Corporate Inventor. Dr. Waddell also serves as the Rubber Division's chair of the Program Planning Committee for technical symposia. Dr. Bryan Willoughby, formerly a research manager for Rapra, will receive the Fernley H. Banbury Award. Sponsored by Farrel, this award is presented for developing production equipment, control systems and instrumentation widely used in the manufacture of rubber or rubber-like articles. Dr. Willoughby has published hundreds of technical papers in refereed journals and holds numerous patents on polyurethane and resin curing catalysis. Among Willoughby's inventions is the scanning vibrating needle curemeter, a theological device commercialized by Rapra and now in use worldwide as a quality analysis tool for setting liquid systems. Another innovation is Willoughby's development of the foam test unit which is said to have helped the urethane foam segment of the rubber industry derive formerly unknown details of the combined processes of expansion and cure. Dr. Sadhan K, De, a professor at the Rubber Technology Center of the Indian Institute of Technology, will receive the George Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research. Sponsored by Cabot, this award is presented for distinguished innovative inspirational teaching and research in chemistry and polymer science. Dr. De has published over 260 research papers in international journals and has co-authored five books. His research has included areas such as self-crosslinking polymer blends, ionomers and ionic thermoplastic elastomers, rubber recycling, short-fiber-rubber composites and SEM fractography. His work in self-crosslinking is said to have contributed to opening new areas of research, for preparing and investigating new polymer blend compositions with modified and improved properties. An educational short course on "Introduction to rubber technology" will take place on Monday, April 28. This course is designed for those new to the rubber industry, working in sales, administration, human resources or any other non-technical area seeking basic, easy-to-understand information on the jargon of the rubber industry. This course will be taught by R.J. Del Vecchio of Technical Consulting Services. Topics will include polymers; how rubber is different from plastic; how recipes for rubber compounds are created and why; what is involved in mixing, processing and vulcanizing of rubber; and testing, specifying and quality control of rubber products. Registration for this course costs $295 for Rubber Division members and $345 for non-members, and will include a copy of the 55-page booklet beginner's guide to rubber technology." The Suppliers Cooperative Reception will be held on Monday, April 28 from 5:30 until 6:30. The 25 Year-Club Luncheon will be held at 11:30 on Tuesday, April 29. The Rubber Division's Business and Awards Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 30 at 11 a.m. The Rubber Division will present the Distinguished Service Award to William Klingensmith. The technical program for the 163rd Spring Technical Meeting is as follows: Monday, April 28--Session A Paul Flory Symposium: Network structures Dietmar Goritz, University of Regensburg The University of Regensburg, situated in Regensburg, in Bavaria, Germany, was founded on July 18 1962 by the Bavarian parliament. Bavaria's fourth university saw its first lectures during the 1967-68 winter semester , initially housing a faculty of Law and Business Sciences as , chair. (1) Elastic instabilities in rubber: Aneurysms, wrinkles and knots. A.N. Gent, 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 . (2) New insight into molecular orientation and induced crystallization in rubber under 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. deformation by in-situ synchrotron x-ray diffraction. Shigeyuki Toki, Igors Sics, Shaofeng Ran and Benjamin S. Hsiao, 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. at Stony Brook. (3) Fatigue life of double network elastomers. C.M. Roland and P.G. Santangelo, Naval Research Laboratory Noun 1. Naval Research Laboratory - the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines NRL . (4) Study of 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. and degradation chemistry in natural rubber by solid state C-13 NMR NMR: see magnetic resonance. and physical property measurements. Makio Mori, Yokohama Rubber, Japan. Monday, April 28--Session B Symposium--Advances in polymer technology Yuji Hongu, JSR Europe, and Vipin M. Kothari, Thermo-O-Link, co-chairs. (5) Synthesis, characterization and properties of three-armed, star-branched tapered block copolymers of styrene and butadiene: New thermoplastic elastomers. Roderic P. Quirk and Sergio A. Moctezuma, University of Akron. (6) The effect of molecular weight on properties of fluoroelastomers cured with bisphenol AF. Donald F. Lyons, DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC. (7) Synthesis and characterization of A-[OMEGA]-dihydroxyl-telechelic polyisobutylene via living carbocationic initiation and coupling. Judit E. Puskas and Jingshe Song, 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. (8) The effect of composition and processing conditions on the morphology and properties of thermoplastic elastomer blends of SEBS/PP/oil and 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 EPDM/PP/oil. Pratip Sengupta and J.W.M. Noordermeer, University of Twente (body, education) University of Twente - A university in the east of The Netherlands for technical and social sciences. It was founded in 1961, making it one of the youngest universities in The Netherlands. , The Netherlands. (9) Vinyl enchainment en·chain tr.v. en·chained, en·chain·ing, en·chains To bind with or as if with chains. en·chain  ment n. in SSBR SSBR Social Statistics Briefing RoomSSBR Super Smash Bros. Revolution (gaming) SSBR Solution-based styrene-butadiene rubber polymerization: Steric steric /ste·ric/ (ster´ik) pertaining to the arrangement of atoms in space; pertaining to stereochemistry. ster·ic or ster·i·cal n. and electronic effects. Craig W. Burkhart and Steven K. Henning, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (10) Effect of casting solvents on the properties mid higher-order structure of viologen The Viologens are diquaternary derivatives of 4,4'-bipyridyl. The name comes from the fact that this class of compounds is easily reduced to the radical mono cation, which is intensely blue coloured. type poly(oxytetramethylene) ionene elastomer. Yuki Ikeda, Makoto Ikeda, Takeshi Murakarui, Norihisa Terasawa, Hiroshi Urakawa and Kanji Kajiwara, Kyoto Institute of Technology The Kyoto Institute of Technology (京都工芸繊維大学 , Japan. Monday, April 28--Session C Symposium--Advances in rubber chemicals Andrew L. Tisler, Rhein Chemie, chair. (11) Softening NR compounds: A comparison of methods used by the industry to increase productivity of NR compounds by various methods of softening. Fred Ignatz-Hoover and Byron H. To, Flexsys America, LP. (12) Plasma polymerization of sulfur to decrease the blooming effect on rubber mixtures and its effect on rubber vulcanization with different accelerators. S. Borros and E. Vidal-Escales, Universitat Ramon Llull, Spain; and W.J. van Ooij, 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] . (13) Crosslink reaction of polyalcohol pol·y·al·co·hol n. An alcohol, such as glycerol, containing more than two hydroxy groups. accelerated vulcanization for chlorosulfonated polyethylene. D. Nichetti and A. Bianchetto, Chiorino SpA, Italy. (14) Effect of carbon black on cross-linking. Ginger Lee, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, A.N. Gent, University of Akron; and J.A. Hartwell, ATK Tactical Systems LLC. (15) Use of coagents for adhesive and dynamic property improvements in peroxide-cured polyisoprene. Clay B. McElwee and Joe Burke, Sartomer. (16) Structure and properties of EVM vulcanizates reinforced by in situ prepared sodium methacrylate methacrylate /meth·ac·ry·late/ (meth-ak´ri-lat) an ester of methacrylic acid, or the resin derived from polymerization of the ester. See also acrylic resins, under resin. . Yinxi Zhang, Aihua Du, Zonglin Peng and Yong Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Simplified Chinese: 上海交通大学; Traditional Chinese: 上海交通大學 , China. Monday, April 28--Session A Paul Flory Symposium--Network structures Dietmar Goritz, University of Regensburg, chair. (17) Polymer-solvent interactions in uncrosslinked and crosslinked polymer systems. Robert H. Schuster, Deutsches Institute fur Kautschuktechnologie e.V., Germany. (18) Entanglements in polymer networks. Michael Lang, Wolfgang Michalke, Stefan Kreitmeier and Dietmar Goritz, University of Regensburg, Germany. (19) Mechanisms of nonlinear viscoelasticity Viscoelasticity, also known as anelasticity, is the study of materials that exhibit both viscous and elastic characteristics when undergoing deformation. Viscous materials, like honey, resist shear flow and strain linearly with time when a stress is applied. for filled elastomers and nano-filled polymer melts. S.S. Sternstein and Ai-Jun Zhu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, at Troy, N.Y.; coeducational; founded and opened 1824 as Rensselaer School; chartered 1826. It was called Rensselaer Institute from 1837 to 1861. . (20) Analysis of network structures in filled elastomers by amplitude dependent measurements under mono-and bimodal sinusoidal sinusoidal /si·nus·oi·dal/ (si?nu-soi´dal) 1. located in a sinusoid or affecting the circulation in the region of a sinusoid. 2. shaped like or pertaining to a sine wave. deformation. Claus Wrana and Carsten Fischer, Bayer AG, Germany; and Volker Hortel, Continental AG, Germany. (21) Investigation of mechanical and fracture mechanical properties of elastomers filled with precipitated silica and nanofillers based upon layered silicates. Katrin Reincke and Wolfgang Grellmann, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
The Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg is located in the German city Halle, Saxony-Anhalt. , Germany; and Gert Heinrich, Continental AG, Germany. Monday, April 28--Session B Symposium--Advances in polymer technology Yuji Hongu, JSR Europe, and Vipin M. Kothari, Therm-O-Link, co chairs. (22) Simultaneous control of 1,4-cis selectivity and molecular weight of polymer in polymerization of butadiene with Co(acac)3/MAO catalyst. Kyoshi Endo and Naoyoshi Hatakeyama, Osaka City University Osaka City University (大阪市立大学 Ōsaka shiritsu daigaku , Japan. (23) Quaternary ammonium BIMS ionomers. Andy H. Tsou, Ilan Duvdevani and Pawan K. Agarwal, ExxonMobil Chemical. (24) New fluoroelastomer developments for aerospace sealing applications. Eric Thomas, DuPont Dow Elastomers. (25) The effects of dynamic vulcanization on the morphology, rheology and processing of TPVs and their nanocomposites. Hermant Thakkar and Lloyd Goettler, University of Akron. (26) How effective is flow simulation software for predicting critical parameters in the injection molding of thermoplastic elastomers? Carol M.F. Barry, Joey L Mead, Rohan Dave, Siddhartha S. Desai and Nupur Patel, University of Massachusetts Lowell UMass Lowell was named the University of Lowell from 1975 to 1991, and was created from the merger of the Lowell Technological Institute and Lowell State College in 1975. These colleges in turn were originally named the Lowell Textile School, founded in 1895 to train technicians and . (27) Comparative evaluation of flexible-TPO/TPE compounds of ethylene/ 1-octene and ethylene/1-butene elastomers. Avi C. Gadkari, DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC. (28) Elastomeric branched poly(ethylene oxide) as a matrix for functionality materials. Shinzo Kohjiya, Kyoto University, Japan: and Yuko Ikeda, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan. Monday, April 28--Session C Contributed papers Kent L. Chasey, ExxonMobil Chemical, moderator. (29) Novel elastomeric coatings for use on rubber components. James R. Halladay and Tejbans S. Kohli, Lord. (30) Low molecular weight paraffinic oils in 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 sponge and dense applications. Anna Maria Bacciarelli and Steven Yu, Cooper Standard Ltd., Canada. (31) Advancements in EPDM sponge for automotive weatherstrips: Meeting the changing needs of OEMs around the world. Graham Choonoo, 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 Americas; and Minoru Hatta, DSM Japan; and Tommy Odenham, DSM Elastomers NV. (32) New liquid silicone rubber sponge having open-ceil structure. Noriyuki Meguriyo and Nobumasa Tomizawa, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Japan; and Susumu Sekiguchi, Shincor Silicones. (33) Effect of carbon black loading on electrospun butyl rubber nonwoven mats, Nantiya Viriyabanthorn, Jamila Shawon, Joey L. Mead and Ross G. Stacer, University of Massachusetts Lowell. (34) A new approach to preparation of water-swelling rubber. Yinxi Zhang, Wentan Ren, Zonglin Peng and Yong Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. Tuesday, April 29--Session A Colloquium--Moving toward higher value-added uses of recycled rubber Michael Blumenthal, Rubber Manufacturers Association, and John G. Troutman, Midwest Elastomers, co-chairs. (I) Factors impacting the ground rubber market. Michael Blumenthal. Rubber Manufacturers Association. (II) ASTM ASTM abbr. American Society for Testing and Materials standards and testing. Krishna C. Baranwal, Akron Rubber Development Laboratory. (III) Quality assurance as a value added for recycled polymers. Michael W. Rouse, Rouse Rubber industries. (IV) Recyclate use in rubber compounds. William Klingensmith, Akron Consulting. (V) Recycled rubber: A processor's viewpoint. John G. Troutman, Midwest Elastomers. Tuesday, April 29--Session B Symposium--Truck/off-the-road tires M. Brendan Rogers, ExxonMobil Chemical, chair. (35A) Truck industry trends and the impact on tires. Chuck Yurkovich, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (35) Halobutyl innerliners for truck/ off-the-road tires--a review. Glenn E. Jones, ExxonMobil Chemical. (36) Service life prediction for elastomeric tire components. Abraham Pannikottu, Akron Rubber Development laboratory; and Ion S. Gerhardt, University of Akron. (37) Materials advances in formulation of on/off road truck tire treads. Thomas C. Hodge, Michelin Americas Research. (38) A fundamental review of cut and chip testing for OTR tread compounds. David L. Schwarz and Donald W. Askea, Smithers Scientific Services. Tuesday, April 29--Session C Symposium--Medical applications and environmental issues Martin L. Engelhardt, Yokohama Tire, chair. (39) Biorubbers. Joseph P. Kennedy, University of Akron. (40) Novel thermoplastic elastomers for biomedical application. Judit E. Puskas and Yaohong Chen, University of Western Ontario, Canada. (41) Preservation of enzymes in electrospun nanofibers. Daniel J. Smith, Hamdan Al-Sheheri, Laura Hansen and Darrell Reneker, University of Akron. Tuesday, April 29--Session D Contributed papers Tomasz Mroczowski, R.T. Vanderbilt, chair. (42) Mechanistic study of the role of one-component resins in rubber-to-metal bonding in tires. Pankaj Y. Patil and Wim J. van Ooij, University of Cincinnati. (43) Effect of compound ingredients on adhesion between rubber and brass-plated steel cord. Takeshi Hotaka and Yasuhiro Ishikawa, Yokohama Rubber, Japan; and Kunio Mori, Iwate University, Japan. (44) Rubber/fiber interactions during the tearing of Neoprene neoprene: see rubber. neoprene Any of a class of elastomers (rubberlike synthetic organic compounds of high molecular weight) made by polymerization of the monomer 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene and vulcanized (cross-linked, like rubber), by sulfur, coated polyester fabrics. Z. Tao, Julie Chen, J.L. Mead and Ross G. Stacer, University of Massachusetts Lowell. (45) Constitutive modeling of rubber coated fabric's mechanical behavior. Samira Farboodmanesh, Julie Chen, Joey L. Mead and Karl White, University of Massachusetts Lowell. Tuesday, April 29--Session A Research Colloquium Rex P. Hjelm, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) (previously known at various times as Site Y, Los Alamos Laboratory, and Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory) is a United States Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratory, managed and operated by Los Alamos National , chair. (VI) Overview of the neutron scattering program in materials science and the LANSCE LANSCE Los Alamos Neutron Science Center user program. Shenda M. Baker, Harvey Mudd College Harvey Mudd College: see Claremont Colleges. . (VII) Small-angle scattering and filled polymer composites. Lise Arleth, Los Alamos National Laboratory. (VIII) Neutron rcflectometry: Polymer surface and interfacial structure. Jarek Majewski, Los Alamos National Laboratory. (IX) Neutron diffraction of the structure of fillers. Yusheng Zhao, Los Alamos National Laboratory. (X) Investigation of microscopic dynamics in polymers by cold neutron spectroscopy. Margarita Russina, Los Alamos National Laboratory. (XI) Molecular vibrational spectroscopy and polymer dynamics with inelastic neutron scattering Inelastic neutron scattering is an experimental technique commonly used in condensed matter research to study atomic and molecular motion as well as magnetic and crystal field excitations. . Luke L. Daemen, Los Alamos National Laboratory. Tuesday, April 29--Session B Symposium--Truck/off-the-road tires M. Brendan Rodgers, ExxonMobil Chemical, chair. (46) Review of processing promoters for improved truck and off-the-road compound processing. Andrew L. Tisler, Rhein Chemie. (47) Getting more truck tire mileage with advanced fillers. David C. Novakoski, Jim Shell, Ping Zhang and Steve Laube, Cabot. (48) New reinforcing materials for the rising tire performance demands. Hans-Detlef Luginsland and Werner Niedermeier, Degussa AG. (49) Dynamic contact of tires with road tracks. Manfred Klueppel, Deutsches Institut fur Kautschuktechnologie e.V., Germany. (50) Using state-of-the-art LC/NMR/ MS analytical techniques for sulfidosilane material characterization. Shawn K. Mealev, Chad A. Buesing, John M. Gohndrone, William C. Maki, Hongjun Yue, Michael W. Backer and Bryan Thomas, Dow Coming: and Mark Chaykovsky and Pat Wilkinson, Bruker BioSpin. (51) Use of polymer-bound pre-dispersed chemicals in tire retread compounding. Ckandrasekaran R. Pillai, Polymer Composites LLC; and Sin Slew Weng, Sin Rubtech Consultancy, Malaysia. (52) Effective process for precuring tire components. Bruce Thorburn, NHV-America. Tuesday, April 29--Session C Symposium--Medical applications and environmental issues Martin L. Engelhardt, Yokohama Tire, chair. (53) The emergence of the domestic natural rubber industry: Physical, chemical and biological properties of guayule gua·yu·le n. A shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of the southwest United States and Mexico whose sap was considered a potential source of natural rubber during World War II. natural rubber latex. Jeffrey A. Martin, consultant; and Katrina Cornish, USDA-ARS-WRRL. (54) Comparative study of metalocene polymers versus flexible PVC PVC: see polyvinyl chloride. PVC in full polyvinyl chloride Synthetic resin, an organic polymer made by treating vinyl chloride monomers with a peroxide. for medical tubing market. Dan G. Moldovan, DuPont Dow Elastomers LLC. (55) The Heever depolymerization depolymerization /de·po·lym·er·iza·tion/ (de?po-lim?er-i-za´shun) the conversion of a polymer into its component monomers. depolymerization process--a novel approach to scrap tire recycling. Alan Shirley, Heever Rubber Reclamation Ltd. (56) Is there life after retirement from the rubber/elastomer field? Andrew P. Foldi, consultant. Wednesday, April 30--Session A Symposium--Advances in silica filler technology Syed K. Mowdood, Pirelli Tire LLC, chair. (57) Silica filler as a crosslinking agent for functionalized rubbers: Role of coupling agents. S.K. De, Indian Institute of Technology, India. (58) On the filler 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 silica-filled rubbers. Part II. Filler flocculation and polymer-filler interaction. Chenchy J. Lin, T.E. Hogan and W.L. Hergenrother, Bridgeston/Firestone Research. (59) Moisture effects on TESPDSilica/CB/SBR compounds. Kwang Jea-Kim and John VanderKooi, Struktol Company of America. (60) Effect of organomontmorillonite modified by different intercalation intercalation the insertion of certain organic compounds such as aridines and ethidium bromide that possess a planar aromatic ring structure of appropriate size and geometry so as to insert between base pairs in double-stranded DNA. reagents on the properties of EPDM/organomontmorillonite nanocomposites. Yong Zhang, Hua Zheng, Zonglin Peng and Yinxi Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. (61) Numerical simulation of mechanical properties evolution in a rotocuring process. D. Nichetti, Chiorino SpA, Italy. (62) Preparation and properties of inorganic-organic rubber nanocomposites. Anil K. Bhowmick and S. Sadhu, Indian Institute of Technology, India. Wednesday, April 30--Session B Symposium--Testing of rubber Wesley A. Wampler, Sid Richardson Carbon, chair. (63) Rapid polymer identification in cured/filled materials. Tsuey Ing Shaw, Denver D. Werstler, Art W. Wilde and Ed L. Johnson, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (64) Analysis of compositional distribution in brominated isobutylene Noun 1. isobutylene - used also in making gasoline components butene, butylene - any of three isomeric hydrocarbons C4H8; all used in making synthetic rubbers butyl - a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9) elastomers. Frantisek Svec and Jean M.J. Frochert, University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). ; and Ilan Duvdevani, ExxonMobil Chemical. (65) Filler phase distribution in isobutylene-based elastomer compounds. Walter H. Waddell and Andy H. Tsou, ExxonMobil Chemical. (66) Using FTIR FTIR Fourier Transform Infrared (spectroscopy) FTIR Frustrated Total Internal Reflection FTIR Fourier Transfer Ir spectroscopy to monitor antioxidant behavior in rubbers. Jack L. Koenig, Case Western Reserve University. (67) Fractography of tire tread separations. John W. Daws, Exponent. (68) Analysis of contact stresses of a rubber block and their effect on tire heel/toe wear. Ben Wen and Joel J. Lazeration, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (69) Fatigue of cord-rubber composites: V. Cord reinforcement effect. J.H. Song and F. Costanzo, Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University, main campus at University Park, State College; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855, opened 1859 as Farmers' High School. ; and B.L. Lee, Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Wednesday, April 30--Session C Contributed papers Andy H. Tsou, ExxonMobil Chemical, chair. (70) The ultimate way to natural rubber processing--high efficiency and good dynamic properties with a zinc free novel processing additive. K.-H. Meriting, M. Hensel and H. Umland, Schill + Seilacher Struktol AG, Germany. (71) Double networks of cis-l,4-polyisoprene. G.R. Hamed and K. Umetsa, University of Akron. (72) On frictional characterization of elastomers and elastomeric composites. Maya Scherbakov, Goodyear Tire & Rubber. (73) Controlling abrasion resistance by BIMS/BR blend composition and cure state. 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, ExxonMobil Chemical; K.O. McElrath, Carbon Nanotechnologies; and S. Kettl, consultant. (74) Towards a mathematical model of the scanning vibrating needle curemeter. Bryan G. Willoughby, consultant; and David J. Allwright, Oxford Centre for Industrial & Applied Mathematics, U.K. (75) On characterization of anisotropic Refers to properties that differ based on the direction that is measured. For example, an anisotropic antenna is a directional antenna; the power level is not the same in all directions. Contrast with isotropic. elastomeric materials for structural analysis. Mark R. Gurvich, United Technologies Research Center. Wednesday, April 30--Session D Contributed papers Michel Gerspacher, Sid Richardson Carbon, moderator (76) The effect of hydrostatic pressure on the 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 of siloxane siloxane /si·lox·ane/ (si-lok´san) any of various compounds based on a substituted backbone of alternating silica and oxygen molecules; in polymeric form they are polysiloxanes, and when the side chain substituents are organic radicals, polymers. C.M. Roland, Naval Research Laboratory; and M. Paluch and S. Pawlus, Silesian University, Poland. (77) Rheology of PVC Plastisol--X. Viscosity aging, mechanisms and resin types. N. Nakajima, University of Akron; and E.R. Harrell, Polymer Diagnostics, (78) Using a novel capillary rheometry technique to investigate two families of commercial thermoplastic valcanizates (TPV). Jean L. Leblanc and Thoranit Navarat, University P.&M. Curie, France. (79) FFIR FFIR Friendly Force Information Requirements spectroscopic studies on curing of brominated poly(isobutylene)-co-4-methylstyrene). Donghang Xie, Hsien C. Wang and Molly W. Johnston, ExxonMobil Chemical. (80) A continuous devulcanization method. P.K. Freakley, Loughborough University, U.K.; and J.B. Fletcher, Carter Bros. Ltd., U.K. (81) Study on the waste tire powder/thermoplastic blends. Jin Kuk Kim, Sung Hyo Lee and Sung Hyuk Hwang, Gyeongsang National University This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Korea. 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