Rubber Manufacture - The Cultivation, Chemistry, Testing, and Manufacture of Rubber, With Sections on Reclamation of Rubber and the Manufacture of Rubber Substitutes #232454

The manufacture of numerous inorganic fillers and their proper use in rubber compounding are given in full as well as the various processes employed for fabricating rubber goods. The apparatus used in all parts of the industry is fully illustrated and described. The chemical and physical properties of the latex and rubber, including the production of synthetic caoutchouc, are fully discussed. Chapters have also been included on the chemical analysis and phys ical testing of rubber and its compounds and the various theories of vulcanization. While the attempt has been made to present the technical fea tures of the subject in a scientific manner so that the volume will be of value to students of this subject, it is believed that a large part of the volume will be of interest to the non-technical reader. Both classes of readers will no doubt be interested in the attempts to point the way for the future development of this most important product.