Blends of Natural Rubber Novel Techniques for Blending with Specialty Polymers [Hardcover]

Blends of natural rubber with speciality synthetic rubbers, such as nitrile rubber and ethylene propylene rubbers, have, in the past, failed to combine the best properties of polymers, resulting in a poor return in terms of added value from the blending process. The idea of blending synthetic rubbers with natural rubbe is certainly not a new one, but it is only now that this can be shown to be possible with consistently positive resluts, but eh use of novel techniques which this book describes, giving valuable information on the technology required and the results which can be achieved. Blends of Natural Rubber is an invaluable source of information for all those working in the area of rubber technology and polymer blend technology.Blends of natural rubber with speciality synthetic rubbers, such as nitrile rubber and ethylene propylene rubbers, have, in the past, failed to combine the best properties of polymers, resulting in a poor return in terms of added value from the blending process. The idea of blending synthetic rubbers with natural rubbe is certainly not a new one, but it is only now that this can be shown to be possible with consistently positive resluts, but eh use of novel techniques which this book describes, giving valuable information on the technology required and the results which can be achieved. Blends of Natural Rubber is an invaluable source of information for all those working in the area of rubber technology and polymer blend technology.Introduction. Estimating crosslinked densities in vulcanized blends. Characterization of blends by microscopy. NR/Nitrile rubber blends - basic problems and solutions. Improving the morphology and properties of NR/nitrile rubber blends with graft copolymers. Improving the morphology and properties of NR/nitrile rubber blends with polychloroprene as a compatibilizer. NR/nitrile rubber blends - compounding for food contact applications. Novel NR/EPM blends. Estimation of crolã#