Hydrogen molecules dissolved in rubber due to high-pressure hydrogen gas exposure have been analyzed using 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) with solution and solid-state probes. To analyze the characteristics of dissolved hydrogen in rubber materials and to compare them with gaseous phase hydrogen, we measured the NMR spectra of gaseous phase hydrogen and evaluated the chemical shifts and pr...

Erratum: The Synergy of Double Cross-linking Agents on the Properties of Styrene Butadiene Rubber Foams Liang Shao, Zhan-You Ji, Jian-Zhong Ma, Chao-Hua Xue, Zhong-Lei Ma & Jing Zhang Scientific Reports 6:36931; doi: 10.1038/srep36931; published online 14 November 2016; updated on 25 January 2017 This Article contains typographical errors. In Table 1, information for Sample S has been omitted f...

Chemical processes with complex reaction mechanisms generally lead to dynamic models which, while beneficial for predicting and capturing the detailed process behavior, are not readily amenable for direct use in online applications related to process operation, optimisation, control, and troubleshooting. Surrogate models can help overcome this problem. In this research article, the first part f...

1,3-Butadiene, a large-production volume chemical used mainly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber, was found to induce multiple-organ carcinogenicity in male and female B6C3F1 mice at exposure concentrations (625 and 1250 ppm) equivalent to and below the OSHA standard of 1000 ppm. Since this study was terminated after 60 weeks of exposure because of reduced survival due to fatal tumors, and ...

Elastomeric materials for sealing devices operated in the Far North, including Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), must be resistant to working environments and have frost wear resistance with acceptable physical mechanical properties. Some listed properties are mutually exclusive not always achievable based on individual rubber. Thus, one promising method elastomeric is use rubber mixtures. In this s...