A method for producing a rubber composition include a mixing step, a drying step, and a dispersion step. In the mixing step, an aqueous solution that includes at least one of oxycellulose fibers and cellulose nanofibers is mixed with rubber latex to obtain a first mixture. In the drying step, the first mixture is dried to obtain a second mixture. In the dispersion step, the second mixture is tight-milled using an open roll to obtain a rubber composition. The rubber composition does not include an aggregate that includes at least one of the oxycellulose fibers and the cellulose nanofibers, and has a diameter of 0.1 mm or more.

Provided is a novel resin composition for a metal-clad laminate, with which a metal-clad laminate having excellent adhesion with a metal foil, solder heat resistance, insulation and the like can be produced. A terminally modified polybutadiene contained in the resin composition for a metal-clad laminate according to the present invention has a structure of formula (III) on each of both terminals of a polybutadiene comprising a repeating unit of formula (I) and a repeating unit of formula (II), wherein a proportion of the repeating unit of formula (I) in all the repeating units is 70 to 99% by mol.

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The dynamic fatigue and hysteresis performances of fiber reinforced rubber compounds are compared using different plasticizers. Fiber reinforced rubber compounds including a non-linear functionalized fatty acid ester, preferably a trimellitate, and more preferably Tris (2-Ethylhexyl) Trimellitate (TOTM) are shown to demonstrate greatly improved dynamic fatigue and hysteretic performance as compared to reference fiber reinforced rubber compounds including conventional reference plasticizers such as Di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP).

A pre-dispersant composition includes a hydrogenated nitrile-butadiene rubber and an amide-based dispersion medium, wherein viscosity is in a range of 70 cPs to 3,000 cPs when measured with a Brookfield viscometer at 25° C., and a moisture content is 0.9 wt % or less. An electrode slurry composition including the pre-dispersant composition, and an electrode for a secondary battery and a secondary battery which are prepared by using the electrode slurry composition are also provided.

A method for producing a rubber-plastic composite, including the steps of (a) shaping an unvulcanized elastomer, (b) partially vulcanizing the shaped elastomer at a temperature of at least 140° C. up to a degree of vulcanization in the range from 10% to 40%, (c) cooling the partially vulcanized elastomer to a temperature of less than 100° C. within less than 20 minutes, (d) overmolding the partially vulcanized elastomer with a plastic, and (e) heat treating the partially vulcanized elastomer overmolded with a plastic at a temperature in the range from 100° C. to 170° C. for a duration of from 5 minutes to 5 hours to complete the vulcanization and form a rubber-plastic composite. The method further relates to a rubber-plastic composite obtainable by the method according to the invention and also to a shoe comprising the rubber-plastic composite obtainable by the method according to the invention.

Disclosed are a diaphragm for a sound generating device and a sound generating device. The vibration diaphragm comprises at least one elastomer layer, wherein the elastomer layer is made of a hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber polymer; and the hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber polymer comprises acrylonitrile blocks, content of the acrylonitrile blocks in the hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber polymer ranging from 10 wt % to 70 wt %, a vulcanizing agent is added into the hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber polymer, and content of the vulcanizing agent is 1% to 15% of total content of the hydrogenated nitrile butadiene rubber polymer. The diaphragm of the present disclosure has excellent resilience, maintains high elasticity in a low-temperature environment and is capable of long-time working in a high-temperature environment, therefore enabling the sound generating device to be applied in an extremely severe environment while keeping its acoustic performance in an excellent state.

An illustrative embodiment of a manufactured surface component may be comprised of a textile material on a first face and an elastomer material on a second face, wherein said elastomer material is bonded to said textile material, wherein said manufactured surface component is substantially planarly configured, wherein an area of said first face and said second face is from about 0.04 square inches to about 4.0 square inches, wherein a thickness of said manufactured surface component is from about 0.3 mm to about 2.5 mm, and wherein said manufactured surface component is substantially free of any petrochemical-derived plastics, petrochemicals, and toxins.

Disclosed herein are polysaccharide-elastomer masterbatch compositions and processes for preparing the masterbatch compositions. One method comprises a step of a) mixing i) an aqueous polysaccharide dispersion, or ii) a basic aqueous polysaccharide solution, with a rubber latex solution containing a rubber component to form a mixture. The method further comprises the steps of: b) coagulating the mixture obtained in step a) to produce a coagulated mass; and c) drying the coagulated mass obtained in step b). The masterbatch compositions are useful in preparing rubber-containing articles.

A latex of an acid-modified conjugated diene polymer including the acid-modified conjugated diene polymer obtained by modifying a conjugated diene polymer with an acid group-containing compound, in which a content of a structural unit derived from the acid group-containing compound is 0.2 to 0.7 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the acid-modified conjugated diene polymer; a content of a water-soluble polymer in the latex is 2 parts by weight or less with respect to 100 parts by weight of the acid-modified conjugated diene polymer; when a solids content of the latex is adjusted to 60 wt %, a viscosity at 25° C. is 800 mPa.Math.s or less; and when the solids content of the latex is adjusted to 50 wt %, the viscosity at 25° C. is 300 mPa.Math.s or less.

The invention relates to a composite based on at least one, preferably metallic, reinforcing element and on a rubber composition based on at least a. an epoxidized diene elastomer, b. a reinforcing filler, and c. a system for crosslinking the epoxidized diene elastomer comprising at least:
a polyacid compound selected from organopolyphosphorus compounds of general formula (I) and polysulfonic acids of general formula (II), and a polyphenol compound comprising at least two hydroxyl —OH functions on the same aromatic ring,

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in which A represents a covalent bond or a hydrocarbon group comprising at least 1 carbon atom, which is optionally substituted and optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms, and the R symbols represent, independently of one another, a hydrocarbon group comprising at least 1 carbon atom or a hydrogen atom;

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in which A′ represents a covalent bond or a hydrocarbon group comprising at least 1 carbon atom, which is optionally substituted and optionally interrupted by one or more heteroatoms.