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Summary
Highlighting more than a decade of research, this one-of-a-kind reference reviews the production, processing, and characteristics of a wide range of materials utilized in the modern tire and rubber industry. Rubber Compounding investigates the chemistry and modification of raw materials, elastomers, and material compounds for optimal formulation and engineering of new rubber products and outlines the benefits and attributes of halobutyl polymers for modern tires. With contributions from more than 23 field specialists, as well as 180 tables and 1000 references to survey the latest advances in the rubber product industry, the book analyzes trends and advances from more than a decade of research.
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This review of developments in the formulation of rubber products contains 12 chapters written by recognized authorities, primarily from industry. The level is quite high and most chapters assume familiarity with problems affecting rubber compounding. The perspective is variable; some chapters detail the chemistry of development of new and modified polymers, while others discuss the process of optimization of complex rubber formulations. Even chapters on formulation illustrate different approaches, with some depending on expert systems and others describing the theory of experimentation approach. Although the book covers a range of applications, most of the discussion centers on automotive tires. The chapter order is somewhat arbitrary; coupled with different assumptions made by different authors about the reader's knowledge, this makes the book hard to read. However, the book is full of information and useful for any practitioner. It includes much implicit material on the way that external influences are changing the structure of tires, ranging from concerns driving fuel consumption to worries about future environmental concerns for some critical components in rubber formulations. This aspect makes the book useful also for academics. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals; two-year technical program students. J. G. Williams Michigan Technological University
