An elastomeric body suitable for anti-vibration and suspension is disclosed. The elastic body includes at least one layer of an elastic and flexible fire retardant coating covering at least a portion of the body. The at least one layer of fire retardant coating is non-halogenated and includes a fire retardant substance and an elastic binder material. The fire retardant substance includes expandable graphite. The at least one layer of coating has an elasticity greater than 20%.

A method is provided for decomposition of a polymeric article, wherein the polymeric article contains a polymer and one or more energy modulation agents, by applying an applied energy to the polymeric article, wherein the one or more energy modulation agents convert the applied energy into an emitted energy sufficient to cause bond destruction within the polymer.

The present invention relates to an adhesive formulation in the form of an aqueous dispersion with a solids content of 10 to 40% by weight relative to the adhesive formulation, for the treatment of reinforcing inserts for the production of reinforced polymer products, 100% by weight of the solids containing a) 1 to 20% by weight of a bisphenol A epoxy novolak, b) 0 to 20% by weight of an entirely or partially blocked isocyanate, c) 60 to 92% by weight of a resorcinol formaldehyde latex (RFL).

Provided is a wiper blade rubber which has excellent wiping properties and low friction properties with respect to both clean glass surfaces and glass surfaces that have been subjected to a water repellent treatment, and which maintains these properties for a long period of time. A wiper blade rubber which has a lip part wherein a coating layer is provided on a rubber substrate by (a) applying a first coating agent onto a part of the surface of the rubber substrate, (b) curing a first coating layer by heating the rubber substrate onto which the first coating agent is applied, (c) applying a second coating agent onto the surface of the rubber substrate which has the cured first coating layer and (d) drying the second coating agent. The present invention enables the achievement of a wiper blade rubber wherein: the coating layer contains the first coating layer and the second coating layer; and the first coating layer is affixed to a part of the rubber substrate and the second coating layer is affixed to another part of the rubber substrate in the lip part.

This invention is based upon the discovery that micronized solution styrene-butadiene rubber from postconsumer sources can be included in rubber formulations without severely compromising abrasion resistance. The micronized solution styrene-butadiene rubber utilized in the rubber formulations of this invention can be made by cryogenic grinding postconsumer rubber products using conventional procedures. For instance, it can be made by cryogenically grinding a tire tread containing a high level of solution styrene-butadiene rubber. The micronized solution styrene-butadiene rubber can then be blending into desired virgin rubbers and cured without significantly compromising the abrasion resistance of the rubber formulation. The rubber formulation of this invention is comprised of a natural or synthetic rubber and from 1 weight percent to 30 weight percent of a micronized rubber composition containing at least 10 weight percent solution styrene-butadiene rubber and having a particle size of 40 mesh to 200 mesh.

A thermally conductive sheet has a high thermal conductivity and superior heat resistance. The thermally conductive sheet includes a rubber having flowability and a thermally conductive filler. The rubber is loaded with the thermally conductive filler and mixed and kneaded to form the thermally conductive sheet, and the thermally conductive filler includes a small particulate filler having an average particle size of not greater than 10 μm. The thermally conductive sheet has a thermal conductivity of not less than 1 W/m.Math.K and an Asker C hardness after heating of not greater than 60.

The present invention provides methods for surface-modifying a rubber vulcanizate or a thermoplastic elastomer, which can cost-effectively provide a variety of functions, such as sliding properties, according to the application. The present invention relates to a method for surface-modifying a rubber vulcanizate or a thermoplastic elastomer as a target for modification, the method including: step 1 of forming polymerization initiation points on a surface of the modification target; and step 2 of radically polymerizing a non-functional monomer, starting from the polymerization initiation points, to grow non-functional polymer chains, and then radically polymerizing a fluoropolyether segment-containing functional monomer to grow functional polymer chains.

Disclosed is a method for preparing an acrylic rubber roll. The method includes mixing and stirring 50-77 wt % 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, 2-10 wt % acrylic acid, 20-40 wt % 2-hydroxyethyl acrylate, and 0.1-0.5 wt % curing agent at room temperature to form a mixture; adding 0.1-0.2 wt % photoinitiator into the mixture, and continuing to stir until the photoinitiator is fully dissolved in order to form an acrylic composition; irradiating the acrylic composition with UV light to crosslink and cure the acrylic composition in order to obtain an acrylic tape; and cutting the acrylic tape according to a size of a plastic rubber roll shaft, and evenly sticking the acrylic tape to a freely-rotatable rubber roll while avoiding air bubbles so as to obtain the acrylic rubber roll.

The present disclosure provides, among other things, surface coverings with a protective coat applied thereto a rubber material. As provided herein, in some embodiments, a surface covering has or includes an exposed surface that is no-wax. The present disclosure further provides methods of making, and methods of using. Such surface coverings have surprising and beneficial attributes. They are particularly advantageous as resistant to soiling and abrasion. These surface covering are also resistant to crumbling under load. Such surface coverings would be useful as flooring products with desirable properties. In particular, such abrasion and soil resistant surfaces could be useful as a rubber flooring product.

A method for synthesising polymers through devulcanisation from waste containing elastomers, the method including: —a) contacting the waste containing elastomers with a solvent in the presence of a devulcanisation agent, b) heating the mixture produced in step a), at a temperature of between 20° C. and 250° C. for a period of between 15 minutes and 24 hours in the presence of a devulcanisation agent, the concentration of devulcanisation agent, and the ratio between the concentration of devulcanisation agent, expressed as parts per hundred of elastomer (phr) and a volume of solvent, expressed in ml, is: greater than 0.3 phr/ml of solvent or less than 0.2 phr/ml of solvent when the method is carried out in air, greater than 0.06 phr/ml of solvent when the method is carried out in an inert atmosphere.