Session: Carbon Footprint and Sustainability (191st Spring Technical Meeting)

Carbon Footprint and Sustainability

Thursday, April 27, 2017: 7:30 AM-10:15 AM

Chair:

Kenneth Bates, Dr, Struktol Company of America

7:30 AM

Sustainable Plasticizer for Butyl Rubber Cured By Phenolic Resin

Jiaxi Li¹, Avraam I. Isayev¹, Qianhe Wang² and Mark Soucek, Dr.¹, (1)Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, (2)Polymer Engineering, The University of Akron, OH

8:00 AM

Now You See It, Now You Don’t – the Magic of Dry Ice in Rubber Molding

Steve Wilson, Cold Jet, OH

8:30 AM

Sustainable Tire Materials - Myth or Reality ?

Chad Jasiunas, Leigh Technologies, GA

9:00 AM

Challenges in the Use of Recycled Rubber in Automotive Applications

Janice Tardiff, Design and Final Assembly, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI

9:30 AM

Investigation of fatty acids as renewable fillers for elastomers

Kevin Cavicchi, Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH

10:00 AM

Break