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Rubber Expo '99
The Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society held its biennial Rubber Expo and International Rubber Conference in Orlando, FL September 21-24, 1999. Since 1995 this event has included "Beyond the Lifecycle" - an exhibit and display area coordinated by the Rubber Recycling Topical Group devoted to tire and rubber recyclers. Complimenting these Expo '99 displays, the Rubber Division's 156th Technical Program included Symposiums on Global Rubber Recycling and Emerging Rubber Recycling Technologies in which a total of 15 papers were presented. Rubber Recycling Papers Given at Rubber Expo '99: Butyl Reclaim in Inner Liner Applications, Henk-Jan Manuel, Vredestein Rubber Resources, BV, The Netherlands (No. 133) Possibilities of Ground Tire Recycling with Trans-PolyOctenamer, Klaus M. Diedrich, Degussa-Huls AG, Germany and Bernard J. Burns, Creanova, Somerset, NJ (No. 108) Modified Tire-Rubber Crumb as a Base Compound for Rubber Parts Manufacturing, Andrzej Kolinski, NRI Industries, Toronto, Canada (No.106) Plastic/Rubber Blends of Ultrasonically Devulcanized GRT with HDPE, Chang Kook Hong, Institute of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH (No. 107) A Model for Rubber Degradation Under Ultrasonic Treatment: Part II. Rupture of Rubber Network and Comparison with Experiments, V.V. Yashin and A.I. Isayev, Dept. of Polymer Engineering, University of Akron, Akron, OH (No. 109) Physio-Chemical Changes During Re-Activation of Different Types of Vulcanized Rubber, L.K. Kostanski, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada (No. 134) Rejuvenation of Rubber in Highly Loaded Rubber Scraps, Hari Chandra, Quantum Polymers USA, Cleveland,OH (No. 135) Applied Research on Ultrasonic Devulcanization of Crumb Rubber, Tim Boron, Ultramer, Inc., Massillon, OH (No. 136) Review of the Use of Crumb Rubber in Pavement Maintenance and Rehabilitation Strategies, Jack Van Kirk, Basic Resources, Inc., West Sacramento, CA (No. 170) Surface Treated Recycled Crumb Rubber, Fred J. Stark, Rubber Research Elastomerics, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (No. 84) Reuse of Ground Rubber Waste - A Review, S.K. De, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India (No. 137) Global Rubber Recycling Overview of Scrap Tire Management and Markets in the U.S., Michael Blumenthal, STMC, Washington, D.C. (No. 165) Tire Recycling in Canada - 1999, Michael Schnekenburger, NRI Industries, Toronto, Canada (No. 166) Rubber Recycling - Malaysian Situation, Manap Katis, Quantum Polymers (M) Sdn. Bhd, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (No. 167) Rubber Recycling in India, S.K. Sethi, Modi Rubber Ltd., New Delhi, India (No. 168) Scrap Tire Recycling in Japan, Yuhji Kohsaka, JATMA (No. 165A) Papers from Rubber Expo '99 listed above may be ordered by number (in parenthesis) from the ACS Rubber Division Library, P. O. Box 499, Akron, OH 44309-0499. Call Joan Long, Librarian (330) 972-7197 for prices and ordering details.
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