Chemicals and Additives Used in the Rubber Industry
Subject Areas :
Keywords: Elastomer, Chemicals and Additives, Compound, Vulcanization, Rubber Industry,
Abstract :
The scope of application of elastomers is largely due to their ability to be combined with a large number of chemicals and additives such as softening aids, vulcanizing chemicals, aging protectors, fillers, softeners, sponging agents and so on. Basically, the nature of an elastomer determines the main properties of the product from which the elastomer is prepared, but these properties can be significantly changed by using the types of materials mentioned above and their different amounts in the product formula. On the other hand, chemicals and fillers affect the behavior of elastomeric mixtures during mixing and processing and make their vulcanization possible, also, they make it possible to change the properties of vulcanized mixtures on a large scale and use them in many applications. A mixologist often uses all the opportunities and facilities available to him in order to more easily achieve to the desired characteristics in a mixture. Achieving these characteristics requires a high level of knowledge about chemicals and additives used in the preparation of a compound. Considering the importance of chemicals in the rubber industry, in this article we tried to describe comprehensively the types of chemicals needed to make rubber, including rubbers, fillers, softeners, activators, antioxidants, curing agents and process aids.
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