Sustainable Rubber Based Block Polymers

189th Technical Meeting and

Educational Symposium of the

Rubber Division, American

Chemical Society 2016

San Antonio, Texas, USA 18 - 21 April 2016

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Sustainable Rubber Based Block Polymers...... 1 F.S. Bates, T. Panthani, J. Zhang, D. Schneiderman, K. Zhang, M. Hillmyer

Excerpts from my Endeavors in Science...... 21 G.G.A. Bohm

The History and Development of the Banbury® Mixer ...... 32 F.J. Borzenski

Physical Ageing in Filler Rubbers: Role of the Filler Network and Particle Flocculation ...... 51 L.B. Tunnicliffe, J. Busfield

Sensors, Actuators and Self-Healing Rubbers...... 64 A. Das, J. Vuorinen, G. Heinrich

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis of Rubber Mixing in Intermeshing vs. Non- Intermeshing Rotors...... 82 S.R. Das, P. Dhakal, H. Poudyal, A.J. Chandy

Comparison of Ambient vs. Cryogenically Ground Micronized Rubber Powder (MRP)...... 92 G. Denstaedt

Surface Modification of Ground Tire Rubber by Mechanochemical Modification and its Application in SBR/NR Blends...... N/A P. Diekic

PBR and SSBR in Synthesis of High Gloss - High Impact Polystyrene by Continuous Process ...... 108 G. Morales, F.J. Enriquez-Medrano, J. Revilla, D. Elizarraras

Rubber: From the Nanoscale to Materials Properties...... 120 M. Galimberti

Characterization of Spatial Evolution in Thermal-Oxidative Aging of Rubbers...... 163 U. Giese, H. Hahn, I. Homeier

Interplay between Chain Conformation and NPs Assembly in Model Industrial Rubber Systems ...... 179 J. Jestin

Mechanical Properties and Crosslinking Structures of Vulcanized Natural Rubber...... N/A S. Kawahara

A Combined Rheological and Dielectric Analysis of Filler Flocculation and Reinforcement of Elastomer Nano-Composites...... 201 M. Kluppel

Advancement in Reinforcing Resins ...... 215 A. Krawicz, J. Doane, T. Banach, J. Whitney

Fatigue Characterization of a Thermoplastic Elastomer ...... 232 W.V. Mars, M.D. Ellul

Testing the Kovacs Signatures in Colloids: Thermoresponsive Colloidal Dispersions ...... 239 G.B. McKenna

Influence of Particle Size Statistics and Test Specimen Shape on Lifetime Prediction for Reinforced Elastomers...... 271 J. Meier, T. Alshuth, M. Ludwig

Atomic Force Microscope Nanomechanics on Rubbery Materials...... N/A K. Nakajima

Effects on Filler Dispersion and Mechanical Properties Due to Branching in Rubber Compounds ...... 292 M. Namani

Selected Advances in Rubber Technology: Past and Future...... 312 D.K. Parker

The Effect of Thermo-Oxidation on the Permeation Resistance of Bromobutyl Compounds ...... 328 R.J. Pazur, T. Mengistu

NBR-MR Formulations for Improved Mechanical Properties ...... 340 S. Peddini, A. Krupp, S. Hoenig

Glass-Like Phenomena in the Rubbery State of Reinforced Polymers Due to Particle Jamming ...... 352 C. Robertson, G. Heinrich, S.R. Vaikuntam

Dynamics of Confined Polymers...... 376 C.M. Roland

Techniques to Evaluate the Mechanism of Coupling Agents in Silica Treads...... 386 M.T. Samples, E.R. Terrill, B. Palmer

Rational Control of Polymer Glass Formation and Mechanical Properties with Molecular Additives ...... 400 D.S. Simmons, J.H. Mangalara

LSR Material Measurement for Virtual Liquid Injection Molding ...... 415 R. Ziebell, H. Bhogesra

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