11th Annual Student Colloquium, Session C

Wednesday, October 15, 2014: 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Session C-Rm #204 (Nashville Convention Center)
8:55 AM
C1
Influence of Kevlar EE on Truck-Bus Radial BELT Skim Compound with Replacement of Resorcinol and Hmmm Resin
Narendra Khandekar, Rubber Technology, IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, Dipak Khastgir, Rubber Technology Center, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, R. Mukhopadhyay Sr., J.K. Tyre and Industries Ltd., Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute, Kankroli, Rajsamand Dt., Rajasthan, India and Samar Bandyopadhyay, R & D, Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute, Kankroli, Rajsamand Dt., Rajasthan, India
9:25 AM
C2
Study of the Micro-Foaming on Properties of PS/CNTs and EPDM Alternating Multilayer System
Rui Jian, Department of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, Minne Xie, Plastics engineering, University Massachusetts of Lowell, Lowell, MA, Carol Barry, Plastics Engineering Dept. at University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Lowell, MA and Joey L. Mead, Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Lowell, MA
9:55 AM
C3
Study of Compatibilization Between PS/CNTs and EPDM Using Multilayer Co-Extrusion Process
Minne Xie, Plastics engineering, University Massachusetts of Lowell, Lowell, MA, Rui Jian, Department of Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA and Joey L. Mead, Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Lowell, MA
10:25 AM
MORNING BREAK
10:35 AM
C5
Investigation of Rheological and Mechanical Properties of Poly Ether Block Amide / Thermoplastic Polyurethane Blends Prepared Using Twin Screw Extrusion
Smita Birkar1, Weilin Peng2, Carol M.F. Barry3 and Joey L. Mead3, (1)Plastics Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, (2)Platics Engineering Department, Umass Lowell, Lowell, MA, (3)Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Center for High-rate Nanomanufacturing, Lowell, MA
11:05 AM
C6
Enhancement of Polymer Filler Interaction in the PCR Tread Compound Based on New Generation Solution Polymerised Elastomers with Silica and Nanosilica through Irradiation Technique
Jatin J. Darve, Rubber Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, Golok B. Nando, Rubber Technology Centre, Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India-721302, Kharagpur, India, Arup K. Chandra, Head, Global, (Raw, Material, and, Compound, Development), Corporate R&D Centre, Apollo Tyres Ltd., Vadodara, India and Vivek Bhandari, Group, Manager, (R&D), Corporate R&D Centre, Apollo Tyres Limited, Vadodara, India
11:35 AM
C7
Evolution of the Hysteresis Area during Fatigue Tests of a Synthetic Rubber
Christophe Cruanes, Florian Lacroix, Gaëlle Berton, Stéphane Meo and Naranayaswami Ranganathan, Cermel, Laboratoire de Mécanique et Rhéologie, Université François Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
12:05 PM
PAPER #C-8 WITHDRAWN
12:35 PM
LUNCH BREAK
1:35 PM
C9
Properties of Silica Filled SBR Processed through an Ultrasonic Twin Screw Extruder
Edward Norton, MTS, Alpha Technologies, Akron, OH and Avraam I. Isayev, Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, The University of Akron, Department of Polymer Engineering, Akron, OH
2:05 PM
C10
Novel Nanostructured Polyamide 6/Fluoroelastomer Thermoplastic Elastomeric Blends: Structure, Physical Properties and Dynamic Vulcanization
Shib Shankar Banerjee, Ph.D., Student, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, Patna, India and Anil Bhowmick, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, Patna, India
2:35 PM
C11
Structure Property Relationship of Novel in-Situ Prepared Thermoplastic Polyurethane/Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites with Improved Antithrombotic Property for Biomedical Applications
M. Selvakumar1, Saravana Kumar Jaganathan2, Santanu Chattopadhyay1 and Golok B. Nando1, (1)Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, (2)IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
3:05 PM
AFTERNOON BREAK
3:20 PM
C14
NOVEL Filler-Interactive Butyl-Type Thermoplastic Elastomers: Potential Replacement of Halobutyl Rubber
Attila Gergely, Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and Judit Puskas, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
3:50 PM
C15
Development, Characterization, and Properties of NOVEL Quaternary Rubber Nanocomposites
Kumar Sankaran1, Golok B. Nando2, Santanu Chattopadhyay3, Sujith Nair, M.Tech.4, G. Unnikrishnan, M.Tech.4 and Sreejesh Arayambath5, (1)Rubber Technology centre, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, (2)Rubber Technology Centre, Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India-721302, Kharagpur, India, (3)Rubber Technology Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India, (4)Ceat Ltd., Ceat Ltd., Vadodara, India, (5)Ceat Ltd., Ceat Tires Limited, Vadodara, India
4:20 PM
C16
Effect of Sample Geometry and Dimensions on the Fracture of Natural Rubber Vulcanizates
Ming-Hang Yang, Department of Polymer Science, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH and Gary R. Hamed, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH