Reverse Engineering of Rubber Products: Concepts, Tools, and Techniques

This unique book describes the techniques used to discover which materials and processes were used to produce a particular vulcanized rubber compound from a combination of raw rubber, chemicals, and pigments. It covers polymer identification, carbon black percent calculation, volatile separation, and ultimately the reengineering of the chemical formulation of an unknown rubber product. This is an invaluable reference for anyone who wants to gather comparative benchmark information, discover formulations used throughout the industry, improve product performance, and shorten the product development cycle.