The Effect of Heat on Raw Rubber in the Presence and Absence of Air

1928 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 299-306
Author(s):  
J. D. Fry ◽  
B. D. Porritt

Abstract During the process of milling or masticating rubber, three agents, namely, mechanical working, heat, and the constituents of the air, are evidently present which may be individually or collectively responsible for the resulting physical changes. The generally accepted explanation of the effects produced is that the mechanical treatment breaks down some form of structure existing in the raw rubber or rubber particles and consequently it is customary to describe material as “overworked” when milling has been carried too far, and to reserve the terms “burnt” and “scorched” for cases in which the heat generated in the process has caused premature vulcanization. The correctness of the assumption that milling is essentially a mechanical operation at first sight seemed to be supported by an experiment made by one of the authors in which the treatment was carried out under a stream of cold water when it was found that the solution viscosity of the material diminished in much the same way as in the normal process, the only apparent difference in the final product being the almost complete absence of the adhesiveness characteristic of milled rubber. Further consideration, however, suggested that though the conditions under which the test was made undoubtedly minimized contact with air and the development of heat, the possibility that oxygen might still play a part was not entirely excluded, while the fact that the bulk of the rubber was kept cold did not necessarily preclude local rises in temperature taking place in the material when passing between the rolls.

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-106
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Kang Zhang ◽  
Ya-Lu Song ◽  
Fei Cheng ◽  
Mi Zhou ◽  
...  

In this study, oxidized starch (OCS) with different carboxyl content was prepared by the dry method, with H2O2 as the oxidant and CuCl2 as the catalyst. The optimum conditions were obtained by an orthogonal experiment, under the carboxyl and carbonyl content of 0.6813 and 1.0416% respectively. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and gel permeation chromatography characterized the structures of OCS, and the thermal, gelatinization, viscosity property and its viscosity stability were measured. The results demonstrated that the crystallinity decreased slightly and the A-type crystal remained unchanged after oxidation, and the molecular weight of OCS decreased greatly. The thermal decomposition temperature, apparent viscosity and setback viscosity also decreased. With the increase of carboxyl content in OCS, the cold-water solubility and paste transparency of OCS paste increased gradually, while the viscosity of OCS paste decreased, and the viscosity stability displayed a trend of first increasing and then reducing. The OCS obtained by a kneader had low solution viscosity and high viscosity stability, suitable for sizing high count warp yarns.


1949 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 731-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. T. Verghese

Abstract A new method is described by which rubber hydrocarbon of a high degree of purity can be obtained without resorting to any drastic chemical or mechanical treatment of the rubber. Rubber latex is treated with ammonium oleate, which displaces the proteins from the surface of the rubber particles. The displaced proteins, along with other nonrubber substances present in the serum, are removed by repeated creaming of the latex. Finally, the creamed latex is “solubilized” in n-hexane, and the rubber precipitated by adding acetone.


1945 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 441-447
Author(s):  
S. Buchan

Abstract In the earlier communication it was shown that the length of time of milling of a mixed rubber exerted a marked effect on the rate at which it commenced to scorch. The longer the time of milling, the slower was found to be its rate of set-up. It is intended in this paper to give a brief account of some experiments which were undertaken with a view to deciding which factor or factors in the process of mastication are responsible for this retardation of the initial stages of vulcanization. During the milling of rubber only a limited number of factors can be considered as having any effect on its subsequent behavior as far as its rate of set-up is concerned. These are, decomposition of the accelerating components due to heat and pressure, softening of the rubber due to mechanical working, disaggregation or other causes, breakdown of the ultimate rubber particles, depolymerization, or, finally progressive oxidation of the rubber throughout the milling and mixing process. The possibility of decomposition of the accelerator during milling was examined by adding the accelerator to one batch at the beginning of the mixing process, adding it to another at the end and comparing the results of the rates of set-up on the two rubbers. Softening of the rubber without resorting to mechanical means was carried out by adding various softeners to the rubber while in solution and dispersing these by gentle stirring. It is of interest to note that the addition of softeners to the mixing without simultaneous mechanical working resulted in only a slight lowering of the plasticity reading (Y value), which seems to indicate that, for the effective development of softening action, mechanical working or the catalytic effects induced during mechanical working are essential.


Author(s):  
L.E. Murr

Ledges in grain boundaries can be identified by their characteristic contrast features (straight, black-white lines) distinct from those of lattice dislocations, for example1,2 [see Fig. 1(a) and (b)]. Simple contrast rules as pointed out by Murr and Venkatesh2, can be established so that ledges may be recognized with come confidence, and the number of ledges per unit length of grain boundary (referred to as the ledge density, m) measured by direct observations in the transmission electron microscope. Such measurements can then give rise to quantitative data which can be used to provide evidence for the influence of ledges on the physical and mechanical properties of materials.It has been shown that ledge density can be systematically altered in some metals by thermo-mechanical treatment3,4.


1977 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sharon F. Garber ◽  
Richard R. Martin

The present study was designed to assess the effects of increased vocal level on stuttering in the presence and absence of noise, and to assess the effects of noise on stuttering with and without a concomitant increase in vocal level. Accordingly, eight adult stutterers spoke in quiet with normal vocal level, in quiet with increased vocal level, in noise with normal level, and in noise with increased level. All subjects reduced stuttering in noise compared with quiet conditions. However, there was no difference in stuttering when subjects spoke with normal compared with increased vocal level. In the present study, reductions in stuttering under noise could not be explained by increases in vocal level. It appears, instead, that reductions in stuttering were related to a decrease in auditory feedback. The condition which resulted in the largest decrease in auditory feedback, speaking in noise with a normal level, also resulted in the largest decrease in stuttering.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (15) ◽  
pp. 9-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chorong Oh ◽  
Leonard LaPointe

Dementia is a condition caused by and associated with separate physical changes in the brain. The signs and symptoms of dementia are very similar across the diverse types, and it is difficult to diagnose the category by behavioral symptoms alone. Diagnostic criteria have relied on a constellation of signs and symptoms, but it is critical to understand the neuroanatomical differences among the dementias for a more precise diagnosis and subsequent management. With this regard, this review aims to explore the neuroanatomical aspects of dementia to better understand the nature of distinctive subtypes, signs, and symptoms. This is a review of English language literature published from 1996 to the present day of peer-reviewed academic and medical journal articles that report on older people with dementia. This review examines typical neuroanatomical aspects of dementia and reinforces the importance of a thorough understanding of the neuroanatomical characteristics of the different types of dementia and the differential diagnosis of them.


2014 ◽  
Vol 222 (3) ◽  
pp. 165-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew L. Geers ◽  
Jason P. Rose ◽  
Stephanie L. Fowler ◽  
Jill A. Brown

Experiments have found that choosing between placebo analgesics can reduce pain more than being assigned a placebo analgesic. Because earlier research has shown prior experience moderates choice effects in other contexts, we tested whether prior experience with a pain stimulus moderates this placebo-choice association. Before a cold water pain task, participants were either told that an inert cream would reduce their pain or they were not told this information. Additionally, participants chose between one of two inert creams for the task or they were not given choice. Importantly, we also measured prior experience with cold water immersion. Individuals with prior cold water immersion experience tended to display greater placebo analgesia when given choice, whereas participants without this experience tended to display greater placebo analgesia without choice. Prior stimulus experience appears to moderate the effect of choice on placebo analgesia.


1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (01) ◽  
pp. 87-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Jones ◽  
M. Winter ◽  
M. J. Gallimore

SummaryFactor XII (FXII) levels were determined in plasma samples from 29 normal donors, 10 patients with inherited FXII deficiency (all lupus anticoagulant [LA] negative) and 67 LA positive patients, using clotting (FXIIct), chromogenic substrate (FXIIcs) and immunochemical (FXIIag) assays. Excellent correlations were obtained in the three FXII assays with the LA negative samples and between the FXIIcs and FXIIag assays in the LA positive samples. Correlations between both the FXIIcs and FXIIag with FXIIct in the LA positive patients were poor. Of 67 LA positive samples studied, 25 (37.3%) showed lower values in the FXIIct assay; 13 (19.4%) of these patients were pseudo FXII deficient with values of FXII below the lower limit of normal.These results indicate that a diagnosis of FXII deficiency can be made inappropriately in the presence of phospholipid antibodies and that such a diagnosis should not be made by FXIIct assay alone.


1990 ◽  
Vol 64 (01) ◽  
pp. 061-068 ◽  
Author(s):  
H R Lijnen ◽  
B Van Hoet ◽  
F De Cock ◽  
D Collen

SummaryThe activation of plasminogen by t-PA was measured in the presence and absence of fibrin stimulation, using natural human plasminogen (nPlg) and rPlg-Ala740, a recombinant plasminogen with the active site Ser740 mutagenaed to Ala. Recombinant wild type t-PA (rt-PA) was used as well as rt-PA -Glul275, a recombinant single chain t-PA in which the Arg of the plasmin sensitiv e Arg275- Ile276 peptide bond was substituted with Glu. Conversion of 125I-labeled single chain plasminogen to two-chain plasmin by wild-type or mutant t-PA, was quantitated by SDS gel electrophoresis and radioisotope counting of gel slices, and expressed as initial activation rates (v0 in pM s−1) per 1 μM enzyme. In the absence of fibrin stimulation, the vs for the activation of nPlg and rPlg-Ala740 with the single chain forms of both t-PAs were comparable (0.6 to 2.7 pM s−1) but were lower than with the corresponding two-chain forms (5.3 to 23 pM s−1). In the presence of 1 μM soluble fibrin monomer (desAAfibrin), the v0 for nPlg and rPlg-Ala740 by single chain rt-PA was also comparable (24 and, 33 pM s-1 respectively), whereas with 1 pM CNBr-digested fibrinogen, the vs for nPlg with single chain rt-PA was about 20-fold higher than that of rPlg-Ala740 (135 and 7.5 pM s−1 respectively). In contrast, the vs for nPlg and rPlg-Ala740 by single chain rt-PA- G1u275, two-chain rt-PA-G1u275 or two-chain rt-PA were comparable in the presence of either desAAfibrin or CNBr-digested fibrinogen.These findings confirm and establish: 1) that single chain t-PA is an active enzyme both in the presence and absence of fibrin stimulator; 2) that, in a system devoid of plasmin activity (rPlg- Ala740), the two-chain form of t-PA is about L5 times more active than the single chain form in the absence of fibrin but equipotent in the presence of desAAfibrin; and 3) that the mechanism of stimulation of plasminogen activation with single chain t-PA by CNBr-digested fibrinogen is different from that by soluble fibrin.


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