About the Book
There are many different types of high performance elastomers. Their unique properties are essential in hostile environments and application areas include the petrochemical and refining industries, automotive, aerospace, defence, wire and cable, construction, chemical plants, nuclear, medical, food and seals. Correct material selection, compounding and processing are essential. These proceedings have brought together a collection of papers for material suppliers, engineers, compounders, manufacturers, processors and end-users of high performance elastomers who discussed the most appropriate materials and formulations for different applications. There is an exciting mix in these proceedings from both material suppliers and end users, who have discussed test and formulation data. There is an overview paper on the markets for rubbers from the International Rubber Study Group. There is also a new presentation on studies of food contact applications of high performance elastomers, with migration data available.
Table of Contents:
SESSION 1: MARKETS Paper 1 - Recent trends and outlook for elastomers Darren Cooper, Dr Prachaya Jumpasut & Dock No, International Rubber Study Group, UK SESSION 2: FOOD CONTACT APPLICATIONS Paper 2 - The use of two-dimensional GC-MS for the identification and quantification of low molecular weight compounds from high performance elastomers Dr Martin Forrest, Dr Steve Holding and Donna Howells, Rapra Technology, UK SESSION 3: FLUOROELASTOMERS Paper 3 - New fluoroelastomers having a molecular structure specially designed for extrusion of high quality tubing and thin walled fuel line hose veneers Dr. Stephen Bowers*, Edward Ferber, Ronald Stevens, Christopher Grant - DuPont Dow Elastomers, Switzerland Paper 4 - High performance HS fluoroelastomers Dr Milena Stanga, Solvay Solexis SpA, Italy Paper 5 - New generation of fluoroelastomers showing advanced injection moulding properties Raphael Rouach & Eisaku Sumino, Daikin Chemical Europe GmbH, Germany Paper 6 - Development in base resistant elastomers Phil Spencer, Yoshimasa Kai, Masayuki Saito & Noriharu Tate, AGFP UK - Asahi Glass Fluoropolymers, UK SESSION 4: APPLICATIONS Paper 7 - FSR in extreme applications, a new paradigm in fluoroelastomers Michael Proctor, Charles W Olsen Jr, Lauren Tonge, Paul Irish & Steve Altum, Dow Corning Ltd, UK Paper 8 - Application of nanotechnology in fluoropolymers Dr Vincent Ng, Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd, UK Paper 9 - Material development for LEV II air induction requirements Ray Hetherington, ITW/Southland, USA Paper 10 - Finite element modelling of stress induced chemical attack Mick Holland, Precision Polymer Engineering Ltd, UK SESSION 5: CHLOROSULFONATED ETHYLENE ELASTOMERS Paper 11 - Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated EVOH Dr Yu-jun Zhang, Harbin Institute of Technology, China SESSION 6: SILICONE ELASTOMERS Paper 12 - Challenging high performance silicone materials Dr Christophe Paulo, Rhodia Recherches, France Paper 13 - New silicone solutions in demanding environments Dr. Sascha Buchel, Wacker Silicones, Germany, Roland Schmidt & Hans Langbauer, Gummiwerk Kraiburg, Germany SESSION 7: SPECIALITY ELASTOMERS Paper 14 - Market for microbe-resistant products expanding: safe antimicrobial rubber answers important industry needs Jenci Kurja & Dr Stephane Berghmans, Milliken Speciality Elastomers, UK Paper 15 - New applications for diatomaceous earth products within speciality elastomers Julian Danvers, World Minerals, France & Roger Rothon, Rothon Consultants, UK Paper 16 - Magneto-active elastomer composites Prof Mehdi Farshad, EMPA, Switzerland Paper 17 - Studies on speciality elastomers based on polymers containing polysiloxane blocks Janusz Kozakiewicz, Jarosaw Przybylski & Anita Koncka-Foland, Industrial Chemistry Research Institute, Warsaw, Poland SESSION 8: HNBR Paper 18 - HNBR advanced technology: The new low molecular weight polymer Dr Martin Mezger, Dr Dirk Achten & Dr Roland Parg, LANXESS Deutschland GmbH, Germany Paper 19 - Effect of platelets' aspect ratio on HNBR/organoclay nanocomposites properties Konstantinos G. Gatos, Jozsef Karger-Kocsis, Zoltan Major, Reinhold W. Lang, Laszlo Szazdi & Bela Pukanszky, Kaiserslautern University of Technology, Germany SESSION 9: APPLICATIONS OF FLUOROELASTOMERS Paper 20 - Thermal limitations of BPAF cured and TAIC cured fluoroelastomers evaluated using Strain Energy Density (SED) Daniel L Hertz III, Seals Eastern Inc, USA Paper 21 - Fluorinated and perfluorinated polymers as protective and reinforcing agents for stone artefacts Prof Piero Frediani, Alessandro Toti, Mara Camaiti & Barbara Sacchi University of Florence, Italy
