Basic and Applied Natural Rubber Research-PM, Session B

Thursday, October 16, 2014: 1:00 PM-4:45 PM
Session B-Rm #205 (Nashville Convention Center)
Co-chairs:
Katrina Cornish, Ph.D., FAAAS, Ohio State University and Andrew V. Chapman, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre
1:00 PM
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Adhesive Rubber Friction
David Stratford Devalba, School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom and James Busfield, Department of Materials, Queen Mary University of London, London, England
1:30 PM
83
Flocculation Kinetics and Filler-Rubber Interaction in Silica-Reinforced NR Compounds
Wisut Kaewsakul1, Kannika Sahakaro2, Wilma K. Dierkes3 and Jacques W.M. Noordermeer1, (1)Elastomer Technology and Engineering, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, (2)Rubber Technology and Polymer Science, Prince of Songkla University, Prince of Songkla University, Pattani Campus, Pattani, Thailand, (3)Engineering Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
2:00 PM
84
Silica-Reinforced Epoxidised Natural Rubber Tire Treads – Performance and Durability
Pamela Martin, Paul Brown, Andrew V. Chapman and Stuart Cook, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, Hertford, Herts, United Kingdom
2:30 PM
Break
2:45 PM
85
Tearing of Black-Filled Synthetic Polyisoprene Rubber Vulcanizates
Tianxiang Xue, Polymer Science, Alpha Technologies, Akron, OH and Gary R. Hamed, Department of Polymer Science, The University of Akron, Akron, OH
3:15 PM
86
Nanomechanical Mapping of NR/BR Blends Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Andrew V. Chapman, Anna Kepas-Suwara and Stuart Cook, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, Hertford, Herts, United Kingdom
3:45 PM
87
Dynamic Properties of Silica-Filled Polyisoprene Rubbers and Their Blends with Polybutadiene Rubber
Marina S. D. Fernando, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, Hertford SG 13 8NL, United Kingdom, Anna Kepas-Suwara, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, Hertford, Herts, United Kingdom, Jonathan L. Clark, Advanced Materials and Product Development, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC), Hertford, Herts SG13 8NL, United Kingdom and James Sandilands, Industrial Support, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre, Hertford, Herts, United Kingdom