Description
Rubber Technology: Manufacture, Processing, Properties, and Applications brings together detailed and comprehensive information on rubber types and processes, guiding the reader from fundamentals through to the latest innovations in the field. Sections introduce structure-property relationships, compounding, processing, testing, and mechanics, and provide methodical discussions on rubber by type, covering natural rubber, synthetic rubbers, liquid rubbers, rubber composites, nanocomposites, and rubber-based blends, as well as major properties such as self-healing, shape memory, and functionalization. The penultimate section covers key aspects in the engineering and industrial utilization of rubber, including modeling and simulation, product manufacture, quality management, and applications.Finally, the book examines themes relating to the recycling and lifecycle of rubber-based products. This is a valuable resource for academic researchers and advanced students across materials science and engineering, and those from other disciplines who are looking to understand rubber, as well as industrial scientists, R&D, and engineers.- Provides fundamental knowledge of rubber properties, processing, mechanics, testing, and types- Presents the latest advances and cutting-edge methods in rubber manufacture, compounding, and characterization techniques- Offers innovative solutions to day-to-day challenges in the manufacture and utilization of rubber in industrial applications
Table of Contents
Section 1: Fundamentals of Rubber and Rubber Technology1. An Introduction to Rubber and Rubber Technology, Structure-Property Relationships, and Terminologies2. Rubber Testing and Mechanics3. Dry Rubber Compounding and Processing4. Vulcanization Techniques5. AFM Nanomechanics for RubbersSection 2: Synthetic, Natural, and Specialty Rubbers6. Natural Rubber7. Concept of Self-Healing in Rubbers8. Concept of functionalization in rubbers9. Shape memory effect in elastomersSection 3: Rubber Composites, Nanocomposites, and Blends10. Rubber-based Composites and Nanocomposites11. Rubber-based Rubber Blends, Composites and nanocomposites12. Rubber-based Short Fiber Reinforced CompositesSection 4: Engineering, Modelling, Quality Control, and Applications of Rubber13. Modeling and Simulation with Rubbers14. A Practical, Universal Method for Predicting the Fatigue Life of Elastomeric Components - Bubble Inflation and The Concept of Dynamic Stored Energy15. A Practical, Universal Method for Predicting the Fatigue Life of Elastomeric Components - Dynamic Stored Energy and Complex Modulus Concepts Applied to Swollen Elastomers and Smart ElastomersSection 5: Applications of Rubbers16. Rubbers in Tyre Engineering17. Rubbers in Defence Applications18. Rubbers in Biomedical Applications19. Electrospinning of rubbers20. 3-D printing of rubbers21. Entrepreneurship Development in Rubber ProductsSection 6: Rubber Recycling, Life Cycle Analysis, and Future Outlook22. Recycling of Rubbers23. Utilization of Reclaimed Rubber24. Rubbers derived biomass and circular economy25. Future Outlook of Rubber Materials and Technology
