Thermoplastic vulcanizates (TPVs) are a class of multiphase materials that combine the elasticity of conventional rubbers with the melt-processability of thermoplastics. They are produced by dynamic ...

A novel and simple approach was developed in the present work to prepare vulcanized natural rubber with high tensile strength and self-healing capability. Solid rubber from high ammonia natural rubber ...

Rubber is a natural substance deriving from trees, but to get it into its useful form, treatment in the form of a process called vulcanization must occur. Vulcanization cures rubber via the method of ...

KUALA LUMPUR—Weir Minerals, part of Weir Group P.L.C., has made a $14.7 million (£13 million) investment to double rubber manufacturing at its facility in Batu Caves, Malaysia, near Kuala Lumpur. The ...