International Elastomer Conference - Rubber Division

2:30 p.m. 29 Energy Saver Blacks - Carbon Blacks Designed to
Reduce Compound Hysteresis Through Surface
Modification - Michael Jacobsson, Sid Richardson
Carbon & Energy
3:00 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. 30 New Generation Low Hysteresis Carbon Black for Tire
Tread Compounds - Bijan Kumar Roy, Phillips Carbon
Black Limited, India
3:45 p.m. 31 Silica Morphology: Beyond the Surface to Expand the
“Magic” Triangle - Timothy A. Okel, PPG Industries, Inc.
4:15 p.m. 32 The Interaction of Functionalized SBRs with Silica and
ZnO and its Effect on Dynamic Mechanical Properties -
Wilma K. Dierkes, University of Twente, Netherlands
4:45 p.m. 33 Bringing Innovation to the Surface: Functionalized
Silicas for Improved Natural Rubber Truck Tire
Vulcanizates - Justin Martin, PPG Industries, Inc.
9:00 a.m. 40 New Modified Tear Test - Ed Terrill, Akron Rubber
Development Laboratory
9:30 a.m. 41 The New Concept to Accelerate the Life Test of Rubber
Compound and Tires - David Chang, Ektron
10:00 a.m. Break
10:15 a.m. 42 Contributing Factors of Variability Associated with
Abrasion Resistance Testing of Conveyor Belt Cover
Compounds - Matthew Goodrich, Fenner Dunlop
10:45 a.m. 43 Test for Evaluating Extrusion Resistance Under High
Strain for Drilling Applications - Ming Yu Huang,
GE Oil & Gas
11:15 a.m. 44 Shear-Modification of Rubber - C. Michael Roland,
Naval Research Laboratory
184 th Technical Meeting
Session D - Room #13
Rubber in Extreme Conditions II
Co-Chairs: J. Cal Moreland - Michelin Americas R&D; Jeffrey
Downey- Dupont Canada, Inc.
1:30 p.m. 35 Blended Elastomer Systems for Specialty Cable
Jackets - Daryl Meyer, Lanxess Corporation
2:00 p.m. 36 Novel Thermoplastic Polyurethane Elastomers -
Zhenya Zhu, Chemtura Corporation
2:30 p.m. Break
2:45 p.m. 37 Electrospinning of Butyl Rubber With Carbon Black
– Creating Superhydrophobic Surfaces - Artee
Panwar, University of Massachusetts Lowell
3:15 p.m. 38 Perfluorinated Elastomers 101 - Ed Cole, 3M
Wednesday Morning
October 9, 2013
Session A - Room #18
Advanced Mechanical Testing
and Predictive Testing I
Co-Chairs: Ed Terrill - Akron Rubber Development Laboratory;
William V. Mars - Endurica
8:30 a.m. 39 Influence of the Formulation of Elastomers On Their
Fatigue Properties in Crack Growth - François
Rouillard, LRCCP, France
Session B - Room #16
New Commercial Developments II
Co-Chairs: R. Christopher Napier - ExxonMobil Chemical Company;
Peter Cameron - Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy
8:30 a.m. 45 Low Unsaturation Butyl for Demanding Service
Applications - Kathy Lambrinos, Lanxess, Canada
8:50 a.m. 46 EPDM Manufacturing in North America: The First 50
Years - Tim Clayfield, Dow Europe GmbH, Switzerland
9:10 a.m. 47 Butadiene Availability: From Scarcity to Abundance,
But for How Long? - Joseph Campana, Nexant, Inc.
9:30 a.m. 48 New Keltan ACE EPDM Polymers - Michiel Dees,
Lanxess Elastomers B.V., Netherlands
9:50 a.m. 49 What Makes a Good Golf Ball Makes a Good Tire -
Judy E. Douglas, Lanxess Corporation
10:10 a.m. Break
10:20 a.m. 50 A New Eco - Friendly Accelerator Blend for EPDM &
Diene Compounds - John Kounavis, King Industries
10:40 a.m. 51 Advances in Rubber Mixing Equipment - Richard
Jorkasky, Kobelco Stewart Bolling, Inc.
11:00 a.m. 52 Advances in Micronized Rubber Powder Technology
Part II - Frank Papp, Lehigh Technologies, Inc.
11:20 a.m. 102 New Reactive Processing Additives Based on Organo-
Silicones - Volker Boerger, Schill+Seilacher
“Struktol” GmbH, Germany
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