RUBBER CHEMISTRY & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 72 , No. 1, March-April 1999
CONTENTS
General Section
Officers, Executive Committee, and Staff .......................................................................... G 1
Donald E.Mackey, Chairman, 1999................................................................................... G2
Information in Previous Issues ........................................................................................... G3
Future Meetings ................................................................................................................ G3
Symposia at Future Meeting .............................................................................................. G4
Best Paper Awards .......................................................................................................... G6
Library and Information Services ...................................................................................... G7
Policy on Technical Papers ............................................................................................... G9
Book Reviews
"Polymer Handbook" ..................................................................................................... G 10
"Elastomer Processing. - Formulas and Tables" ................................................................ G 10
Conference Announcements ............................................................................................ G 11
(1) H NMR Relaxation Studies of Cured Natural Rubbers with Different Carbon Black Fillers
J. Leisen, I Breidt, and J. Keim ................................................ ............................................. 1
Homogeneous Zinc(II) Catalysis in Accelerated Vulcanization II. (Poly)olcfin Oxidation, Dehydration,
and Reaction with Anti-Reversion Coagents
P. J. Nieuwenhuizen, J, G. Haasnoot, and J. Reedijk ......................................................... 15
Homogeneous Zinc(II) Catalysis in Accelerated Vulcanization III. Degradation Modes of Mono- and
Disulfidic Cross-links
P. J. NieuwenhuUen, J. M. van Veen, J. G. Haasnoot, and J. Reedijk ................................... 27
Homogeneous Zinc(II) Catalysis in Accelerated Vulcanization IV. The Mechanism of Cross-link
(De)Sulfuration
P. J. Nieuwenhuizen, J. M. van Veen, J. G, Haasnoot, and J. Reedijk ................................... 43
Reactions of 2-t-Butylbenzothiazole Sulfenamide with Sulfur and Zinc Oxide in the Absence of Rubber
M. H. S. Gradwell and M. J. van der Menve ....................................................................... 55
2-t-Butylbenzothiazole Sulfenamide Accelerated Sulfur Vulcanization ofFolyisoprene
M. H. S. Gradwell and M. J. van der Merwe ..................................................................... 65
Elastomer Swelling in Mixed Solvents
P. A. Westbrook and R. N. French ................................................................................. 74
Carbon Black Distribution in Rubber Blends: A Dynamic-Mechanical Analysis
M. Klüppel, R. H. Schuster, and J. Schaper ..................................................................... 91
Encapsulation in Ternary Elastomer Blends
Y.Koseki, M.S. Lee, and C. W.Macosko ...................................................................... 109
Silica and Silane Coupling Agent for in situ Reinforcement of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber
K.Murakami,S.osanai,M.Shigekuni,S.lto,H.Tanahashi,S.Kohjiya,andY.lkeda ................... 119
Kinetics of Morphological Development in Elastomer Modified Silica Xerogels
G. Beaucage, L. Guo, andJ. Hyeon-Lee ................. 130
Some Attempts to Force Poly(Dimethylsiloxane) Chains through Zeolite Cavities to Improve Elastomer
Reinforcement
Z.Pu, J.E.Mark, and G. Beaucage ....................... 138
Basic Study of Continuous ultrasonic Devulcanization of Unfilled Silicone Rubber
B. Diao, A. 1. Isayev, and V. Y. Levin ...................... 152
Studies of Elastomer Oxidation via Thermal Analysis
D.J.Burlett ....... 156
Thermal Properties and Crystallization Behavior of Highly Deproteinized Natural Rubber
S. Kawahara, T. Kakubo, M. Suzuki, and Y. Tanaka ................. 174
Identification ofTackifying Resins and Reinforcing Resins in Cured Rubber
S. W. Kirn, G. H. Lee, and G. S. Heo ...................... 181
Adhesion of Natural Rubber to Steel Substrates: The Use of Plasma Polymerized Primers
F.J.Boerio,Y.M.Tsai,andD.K.Kim ........................ 199
Deformation of Laminated Elastomer Composites
S.-Y.LuoandF.Taban ........................... 212
Abstracts of Meeting Papers, Fall 1998 Meeting (Nashville). .................... 225
RUBBER CHEMISTRY & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 72, No. 2, May-June 1999
CONTENTS
General Section
Rubber Division, American Chemical Society, Inc.-
Officers, Executive Committee, and Staff ............................... G 13
1999 Spring Meeting Program .................................... G14
Information in Previous Issues .................................... G22
Future Meetings ........................................... G22
Symposia at Future Meeting ..................................... G23
Library and Information Services ................................... G25
Policy on Technical Papers ...................................... G27
Book Review—
"World Records in Chemistry" .................................... G28
"Polymers and the Environment" ................................... G29
Conference Announcements ......................................... C30
International Rubber Science Hall of Fame Inductee—
"AdolfSchallamach (1905-1997)", Biography by Karl A. Grosch ................... G31
Papers
Surface Instabilities in Compressed or Bent Rubber Blocks
A. N. Gent and 1. S. Cho ....................................... 253
Elastic Instabilities of Inflated Rubber Shells
A. N. Gent .............................................. 263
The Mechanical Behavior of a Slightly Compressible Rubber-Like Material: Correlation ol Simulations
and Experiments
C. Moreau, S. Thuillier, G. Rio, and V. Grolleau ............................ 269
New Polyolefin Elastomers Containing "Reactive" ^-Methylstyrene Units: Preparation by Metallocene
Catalysts
7: C. Chung, H. L. La, and S. Hong .................................. 283
Characterization of Hevea brasiliensis Rubber from Virgin Trees: A Possible Role of cIS-Polyisoprene in
Unexploited Tree
JitladdaSakdapipanich(Tangpakdee),YasiiyukiTanaka, Jean Louis Jacob, and Jean d'Anz.ac .................... 299
Effect of Water Soluble Polymers on Radiation Vulcanized Natural Rubber Latex Films
Siby Varghese, Yosuke Katsumura, Keizo Makultchi, and Furnio Yoshi ................................................. 308
Insights into Sulfur Vulcanization from QSPR Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships Studies
Fred Ignatz-Hoover, Alan R. Katrit^ky, Victor S. Lobunov, and Mati Karelson ......................................... 318
Studies of Peroxide Curing ofc»-l,4-Polyisoprene/Diallyl Phthalate Blends by Spectroscopic Techniques
Sung Joon Oh and Jack L Koenig ...................................................................... 334
Topology of Wear Particles
Joe Padovan, Neelesh Prasad, David Gerrard, S. W. Park, and Ned Lindsley ............................................ 343
Cure and Mechanical Behavior of Rubber Compounds Containing Ground Vulcanizates: Part III. Tensile
and Tear Strength
D. Gibala, D. Thomas, and G. R. Homed ................................................................ 357
An Approach to Chemorheology of a Filled SBR Compound
R. Ding and A. 1. Leonov ........................................................................ 361
Carbon Black Surface Characterization by TOF-SIMS and XPS
P. BertrandandL. T. Weng ............................................... 384
Effect of Surface Oxidation of Carbon Black on its Bonding with Epoxidized Natural Rubber in the
Presence of Silane Coupling Agent
Ajay K. Manna, P. P. De, S. D. K. Tripathy, and S. K. De .................................................... 398
Strain-Dependent Dynamic Properties of Filled Rubber: A Non-Linear Viscoelastic Approach Based on
Structural Variables
Alexander Lion .................................... 410
The Role of Filler Networking in Dynamic Properties of Filled Rubber
Meng-Jiao Wang .................................. 430
Compatibilization oflonomeric Polyblends by Intermolecular ionic Interactions
Prince Antony, S. K. De, and D. G. Peiffer ............................................................ 449