In this paper the effect of a novel bifunctional additive [cyclic butylene terephthalate (CBT)] was investigated on the rheological, curing and mechanical properties of natural rubber (NR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), oil extended styrene butadiene rubber (oSBR), acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) and ethylene propylene diene rubber (EPDM). Results showed, that CBT acted as an effective l...

Plastic waste found in oceans has become a major concern because of its impact on marine organisms and human health. There is significant global interest recycling these materials, but their reclamation, sorting, cleaning, reprocessing, along with the degradation that occurs natural environment, all make it difficult to achieve high quality recycled resins from ocean plastic waste. To mitigate ...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: GPC: Gel Permeation Chromatography; FTIR: Fourier Transform Infra Red; XRD: X Ray Diffraction; HRTEM: High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy; TGA: Thermo Gravimetric Analysis; IEC 60520: International Electronic Commission Number 60520; BS 7655: British Standard Number 7655; PMMA: Poly Methyl Methacrylate; PC: Poly Carbonate...

Defective cables in the electric power systems of nuclear power plants can cause failure of essential components in control and instrumentation or power distribution subsystems, resulting in potential safety concerns. Due to this problem, a nondestructive and non-intrusive condition assessment technique is highly desirable to evaluate cable status and to predict the remaining useful life of a c...

High-impact polypropylenes (HIPPs) are complex blends, featuring a crystalline isotactic polypropylene matrix and dispersed phase consisting of an amorphous ethylene/propylene copolymer (EPR). The relative amount EPR its composition heavily affect the application properties material need to be accurately controlled. Standard analytical methods time- labor-intensive require considerable amounts ...