Contributed Session-Session B (PM)

Thursday, October 11, 2012: 1:00 PM-4:15 PM
Room 200 (Duke Energy Center)
Co-Chair:
Jonathan Karas, DuPont Performance Elastomers
1:00 PM
103
Applications of Imaging ATR to Rubber Analysis
Fred Fraser, Analytical Lab, Freudenberg NOK, Plymouth, MI, Daniel Lee, Analytical Lab, Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership, Plymouth, MI and Theresa Neuhann, Physical Testing, Freudenberg Forschungsdienste KG, Weinheim, Germany
1:30 PM
104
Determining Fluoroelastomer Content of Rubbers Using Thermal Degradation and Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis
Deidre Tucker, PhD1, Richard Webb2, Alfred Olsen2 and Yan Fayman3, (1)Analytical, SKF Sealing Solutions, Elgin, IL, (2)Materials Development, SKF, Elgin, IL, (3)SKF Sealing Solutions
2:00 PM
105
Thermal Analytical Techniques Applied to Formula Investigation of Rubber Products
Alan Riga, Ph.D.1, Brian Bacher2 and Michael Walker2, (1)Macromolecular Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, (2)NSL Analytical Services, Inc.
2:30 PM
Break
2:45 PM
106
High Performance BRs for Golf Balls
Judy E. Douglas, Ph.D., Technical Marketing, LANXESS Corp, Orange, TX, Brian Comeau, Ph.D., R&D, Acushnet Company, Fairhaven, MA, Dave Hardy, LANXESS Deutschland GmbH, Dormagen, Germany, Heike Kloppenburg, Ph.D., LANXESS Deutschland GmbH and Thomas Gross, Ph.D., Lanxess Deutschland GmbH, Dormagen, Germany
3:15 PM
107
Rocks to Rubber: Origin of the Fluoroelastomer Species
Ed Cole, Energy & Advanced Materials Division, 3M, Oakdale, MN
3:45 PM
108
Soybean Oil Plasticizers As Replacement of Petroleum Oil In Rubber
James R. Halladay1, Zoran Petrovic2, Mihail Ionescu2 and Jelena Milic2, (1)Lord Corporation, Lord Corporation, PA, (2)Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS