Session: Natural Rubber & Bio Materials for Rubber II - Session C (190th Technical Meeting)

Natural Rubber & Bio Materials for Rubber II - Session C

Wednesday, October 12, 2016: 8:00 AM-12:15 PM

Rm 303 (David L. Lawrence Convention Center )

Co-chairs:

Katrina Cornish, Ph.D., FNAI, FAAAS, The Ohio State University and Andrew V. Chapman, Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre

8:00 AM

PAPER CANCELLED: Natural Fibre Reinforced Reclaimed Rubber Composites

Pumza Mente, Chemistry, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

8:30 AM

Effects of Carbon Blacks on Mechanical Properties and Heat Build-up of Rubber Compounds

Rungsima Chollakup¹, Sukontip Suethoa¹, Potjanart Suwanruji² and Rattana Tantatherdtam¹, (1)Kasetsart Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Product Improvement Institute (KAPI), Bangkok, Thailand, (2)Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

9:00 AM

Waste-Derived Reinforcing Fillers in Guayule and Hevea Natural Rubber

Katrina Cornish, Ph.D., FNAI, FAAAS, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH and Cindy Barrera, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH

9:30 AM

Effect of Protein Addition on Properties of Guayule Natural Rubber

Colleen M. McMahan, Ph. D., Bioproducts Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA and Dhondup Lhamo, Bioproducts Research, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Albany, CA

10:00 AM

Break

10:15 AM

Synthesis and Compounding of Epoxidized Guayule Natural Rubber

Nicolas Sauty, PhD, Organic and Polymer Chemistry, Innovative Technology - Global Technical Center, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, OH

10:45 AM

Investigations into the Use of Guayule in Automotive Rubber Part Formulations

Janice Tardiff, Design and Final Assembly, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI, Mariya Titova, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn,, MI and Madeline Harper, Materials and Manufacturing, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI

11:15 AM

Progress Toward a Guayule Derived Tire

Zachary Walters, Bachelors, Chemical Engineering¹, Howard Colvin, PhD¹, Peter Greene, Bachelors, Chemistry², Nicolas Sauty, PhD, Organic and Polymer Chemistry¹, Rita Feczer, Bachelors, Microbiology³, Manoj Saxena, Masters, Polymer Technology & Organic Chemistry⁴, Kelly Smith, Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering⁵, Yusheng Chen, PhD, Chemistry⁴, Eric Holbrook, Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering⁶ and Chris Hanneman, Bachelors, Mechanical Polymer Engineering⁶, (1)Innovative Technology - Global Technical Center, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, OH, (2)Cure & Bladder Services/Carcass Compound Dev., Cooper Tire and Rubber Company, Findlay, OH, (3)Composites, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, OH, (4)Materials Application Development, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, OH, (5)Tread Compounding, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, OH, (6)Advanced Technology - Global Technical Center, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, OH