Rubber Technology

Name: Rubber Technology
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ISBN: 9780128238264

Manufacture, Processing, Properties, and Applications

by Sabu Thomas, Abitha VK, Koloth Paduvilan Jibin, Hanna J. Maria

1st Edition

Publisher: Elsevier

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Print ISBN	9780128238264
eText ISBN	9780128238400
Publisher	Elsevier
Publishing Year	2025
Edition	1st Edition
Language	English
Pages	628

Rubber Technology, 1st Edition, provides a direct textbook treatment of elastomeric material principles, processing workflows, and physical properties. Written for advanced students across materials science and engineering, academic researchers, industrial scientists, R&D professionals, and engineers, this volume establishes a structured educational foundation in modern polymer science and elastomeric technology.

The instructional progression moves systematically through structure-property relationships, dry rubber compounding methods, and vulcanization techniques. Readers examine detailed analyses of natural rubber, synthetic rubbers, and liquid rubber formulations. Subsequent chapters extend these concepts into rubber-based blends, structural composites, short fiber reinforced composites, and nanocomposites to explain how compounding choices govern material performance.

Dedicated sections explore specialized functional properties, focusing on self-healing mechanisms, shape memory effects, and chemical functionalization in elastomers. By connecting molecular structure directly to mechanical behavior, the text prepares readers to analyze, select, and design complex elastomeric systems for technical applications across academic and industrial settings.

Chapter 1: An Introduction to Rubber and Rubber Technology, Structure-Property Relationships, and Terminologies
Chapter 2: Rubber Testing and Mechanics
Chapter 3: Dry Rubber Compounding and Processing
Chapter 4: Vulcanization Techniques
Chapter 5: AFM Nanomechanics for Rubbers
Chapter 6: Natural Rubber
Chapter 7: Concept of Self-Healing in Rubbers
Chapter 8: Concept of functionalization in rubbers
Chapter 9: Shape memory effect in elastomers
Chapter 10: Rubber-based Composites and Nanocomposites
Chapter 11: Rubber-based Rubber Blends, Composites and nanocomposites
Chapter 12: Rubber-based Short Fiber Reinforced Composites
Chapter 13: Modeling and Simulation with Rubbers
Chapter 14: A Practical, Universal Method for Predicting the Fatigue Life of Elastomeric Components - Bubble Inflation and The Concept of Dynamic Stored Energy
Chapter 15: A Practical, Universal Method for Predicting the Fatigue Life of Elastomeric Components - Dynamic Stored Energy and Complex Modulus Concepts Applied to Swollen Elastomers and Smart Elastomers
Chapter 16: Rubbers in Tyre Engineering
Chapter 17: Rubbers in Defence Applications
Chapter 18: Rubbers in Biomedical Applications
Chapter 19: Electrospinning of rubbers
Chapter 20: 3-D printing of rubbers
Chapter 21: Entrepreneurship Development in Rubber Products
Chapter 22: Recycling of Rubbers
Chapter 23: Utilization of Reclaimed Rubber
Chapter 24: Rubbers derived biomass and circular economy
Chapter 25: Future Outlook of Rubber Materials and Technology