Rubber Expo - Rubber Division

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Rubber Expo 

178 th Technical Meeting 

October 12-14, 2010 

Show Guide 

Frontier Airlines Center Milwaukee, WI USA


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Schedule of Events 

Date Time Event Facility Room 

Sunday 

10.10.10 

Monday 

10.11.10 

Tuesday 

10.12.10 

Wednesday 

10.13.10 

Thursday 

10.14.10 

1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration Convention Center Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd Floor 

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Steering Committee Breakfast Hyatt Regency Hotel Bistro 333, 1 st Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Steering Committee Hyatt Regency Hotel Executive C, 2 nd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Registration Convention Center Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd Floor 

9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Local Coordinating Committee Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal Room, 2 nd Floor 

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Membership Committee Hyatt Regency Hotel Milwaukee, 2 nd Floor 

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Student Affairs Committee Hyatt Regency Hotel Executive C&D, 2 nd Floor 

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Executive Committee & Rubber Group Chairs Training Session Hyatt Regency Hotel Executive A&B, 2 nd Floor 

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Program Planning Committee Hyatt Regency Hotel Milwaukee, 2 nd Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Membership & Area Directors Caucus Hyatt Regency Hotel Executive A&B, 2 nd Floor 

3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Area Directors Meeting Hyatt Regency Hotel Executive A&B, 2 nd Floor 

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. History Committee Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal Room, 2 nd Floor 

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. S&T Awards Committee Hyatt Regency Hotel Executive C&D, 2 nd Floor 

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Best Paper Committee Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal Room, 2 nd Floor 

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Convention Center Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd floor 

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Education & Publications Committee Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal Room, 2 nd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Southern Rubber Group Convention Center Room 203 C, 2 nd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Fundamentals of Color & Appearance (Technical Course) Hyatt Regency Hotel Regency Ballroom A, 2 nd Floor 

8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 178 th Technical Sessions (Speakers Prep Room 203 B) Convention Center Rooms 202 A&B, 202 C, 202 D&E, 2 nd Floor 

8:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Nominating Committee Convention Center Room 203 A, 2 nd Floor 

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Rubber Expo – Opening Ceremony & Ribbon Cutting Convention Center Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd floor 

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rubber Expo Convention Center Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd floor 

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rubber Division Store & Paper Sales Convention Center Exhibit Hall D Booth 537, 3 rd floor 

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Keynote Address: David Rohweder, Ford Convention Center Room 201 A, B, C&D 2 nd Floor 

1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Exhibits & Meeting Sites Committee Convention Center Room 103 D&E, 1 st Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Marketing Committee Convention Center Room 203 C, 2 nd Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rubber Group Chairs Roundtable Convention Center Room 103 D&E, 1 st Floor 

5:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. Exhibitors Reception Convention Center Ballroom A&B, 1 st Floor 

6:30 a.m. 5K Walk/Run - Sponsored by H.M. Royal Hyatt Regency Hotel Meet in Lobby, 1 st Floor 

7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Registration Convention Center Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd floor 

7:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Advisory Committee on Testing Procedures Convention Center Room 203 D, 2 nd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Service Awards Committee Convention Center Room 203 C, 2 nd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Failure Analysis of Rubber & Plastics by Physical & Chemical 

Analysis (Technical Course) Hyatt Regency Hotel Regency Ballroom A, 2 nd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 178 th Technical Sessions (Speakers Prep Room 203 B) Convention Center Rooms 202 A&B, 202 C, 202 D&E, 2 nd Floor 

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Finance & Budget Committee Convention Center Room 203 C, 2 nd Floor 

10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Subdivision Advisory Committee Convention Center Room 203 A, 2 nd Floor 

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Student Poster Session Convention Center Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd floor 

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rubber Expo Convention Center Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd floor 

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 7 th Student Colloquium & Poster Session Convention Center Room 201 B, 2 nd Floor 

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rubber Division Store & Paper Sales Convention Center Exhibit Hall D Booth 537, 3 rd floor 

11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 25-Year Club Reception & Luncheon Hyatt Regency Hotel Executive Ballroom, 2 nd Floor 

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Chemistry & Technology of Polymeric Materials Used in 

Medical Devices (Technical Course) Hyatt Regency Hotel Regency Ballroom A, 2 nd Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Partnership Development Committee Convention Center Room 203 A, 2 nd Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Area Directors Caucus Convention Center Room 103 D&E, 1 st Floor 

3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Editorial Board Meeting Hyatt Regency Hotel Crystal Room, 2 nd Floor 

3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rubber Recycling Topical Group Round Table Convention Center Room 201 A, 2 nd Floor 

6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Editorial Board Dinner Hyatt Regency Hotel Bistro 333, 1 st Floor 

7:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Registration Convention Center Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 3rd floor 

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Steering Committee Convention Center Room 203 C, 2nd Floor 

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 178th Technical Sessions (Speakers Prep Room 203 B) Convention Center Rooms 202 A&B, 202 C, 202 D&E, 2nd Floor 

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Executive Committee Convention Center Room 103 D&E, 1st Floor 

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Job Fair Convention Center Room 201 C&D, 2nd Floor 

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Rubber Expo Convention Center Exhibit Hall D, 3rd floor 

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Rubber Division Store & Paper Sales Convention Center Exhibit Hall D Booth 537, 3rd floor 

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Business & Awards Meeting Convention Center Room 103 C, 1st Floor 

2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Joint Local Coordinating Committee Convention Center Room 103 D&E, 1st Floor 

The “Personal Scheduler” option is available at http://rubber.confex.com/rubber/178/webprogram/start.html. See 

“Start/Browse by Day/Author Index/Personal Scheduler” at the top of the screen. This option will allow you to download 

event information, location, etc. for the Rubber Expo and 178th Technical Meeting to a cell phone or PDA calendar. 

Schedule of Events 

Rubber Expo 3


Table of Contents 

Schedule of Events ..........................3 

Letter from the Mayor ............................6 

Paper Sales ........................................7 

Special Events ..................................8 

Business & Awards Meeting ..........9 

Technical Courses ............................10 

Rubber Division Staff/Antitrust 

Statement ........................................11 

2010 Executive Committee ............12 

Exhibitor List ..............................13-14 

Expo Floor Plan................................15 

Speaker Index ............................16-17 

176 th Technical Meeting ............16-24 

Student Colloquium ........................22 

Student Poster Session..................22 

Membership ....................................25 

Convention Center Map ................26 

Rubber Division, ACS would like 

to thank our generous sponsors! 

Gold Sponsors 

Silver Sponsors 

Hotel Keycards 

Educational 

Symposium 

4 Rubber Expo 

Lanyards for Badges 

Technical Session 

Coffee Station 

Tuesday & Wednesday 

Welcome to Milwaukee! 

Welcome to Milwaukee for the Rubber Expo and 178th Technical Meeting! 

The Rubber Expo and 178th Technical Meeting are fully loaded with informative Technical Sessions, 

useful Educational Symposia, and our exciting governance meetings. We will keep you busy Monday 

through Thursday by increasing your technical knowledge and/or by you volunteering to help us 

“expand the elastomeric profession and individual development through educational, technical and 

interactive activities.” 

We hope you enjoy the opportunity to familiarize yourselves with a prize city 

of the Midwest. Milwaukee’s downtown has experienced a revitalization over 

the past 10 years. Most of us know that Milwaukee is home to Harley Davidson 

and is known for beer and great food. In fact, within a mile of the convention 

center is the new Harley Davidson Museum. The Milwaukee Art Museum, located 

just down the street on Lake Michigan, is an architectural wonder. Enjoy the 

small neighborhoods located around the convention center including a new 

city/farmers market open year round; the Water Street entertainment area, featuring 

Milwaukee’s famous beers; and the Milwaukee River walk which weaves 

throughout the downtown. Don’t forget to take a stroll along Lake Michigan with its great views, coffee 

shops, marinas, and many other attractions. 

The city truly has much to offer and so does the Rubber Division. Your elected officials, volunteer 

committee members and professional staff are working to “enhance science, technology and business 

across the evolving elastomeric community.” Our organization is only as strong as our member support. 

Help make the Rubber Division “Your Vehicle to New Opportunities.” 

Tim Dickerson, Chair 

Rubber Division, ACS 

Welcome to Milwaukee, WI, hosting its first Rubber Division, ACS Rubber Expo. 

The recently renamed Frontier Airlines Center is considered to be one of the world’s most technologically 

elite convention centers. It offers skywalks to hotels and restaurants and over $1 million in 

public artworks. 

This 178th Rubber Division, ACS technical meeting will offer 111 technical 

papers, 130 exhibitors, 3 technical courses, a job fair, and a student colloquium 

and poster session. 

Milwaukee is a hidden gem of a city on a Great Lake.The city is known for its 

many unique neighborhoods and downtown entertainment areas offering great 

restaurants. 

Downtown neighborhoods include Old World Third Street, the Milwaukee 

Riverwalk, and the Third Ward. The Third Ward area now also has the new 

Harley Davidson Museum that is a combined art, history and motorcycle museum. 

Also, the city known for its beer obviously has many historical and new brew pubs, ale houses, and 

beer halls. 

I hope that everyone will get some time to walk the city and especially see the Lake Michigan lakefront, 

about 10 blocks east of the convention center. The lakefront showcases the Santiago Calatrava 

Art Museum with its architecturally advanced opening and closing wings/shutters. 

I look forward to helping anyone needing advice on what to do in Milwaukee and hope you enjoy 

the city as much as I do. 

Tim Day 

LCC Chair

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Letter from the Mayor 

Dear Expo Attendees: 

The City of Milwaukee is honored to host the Rubber Expo & 178th Technical Meeting of the Rubber 

Division of the American Chemical Society from October 12-14, 2010. I am pleased to personally 

welcome your members, and know you will enjoy your time here in Milwaukee. 

Milwaukee’s superior attractions combined with its renowned warmth and hospitality assure you of an 

enjoyable visit. The new one-of-a-kind Harley-Davidson Museum dazzles with its interactive exhibits 

featuring motorcycles, history and American pop culture. The magnificent moveable “wings” of the 

iconic, lakeside Milwaukee Art Museum welcome visitors to experience its world-class collections, 

and interactive science, technology and water science exhibits beckon at neighboring Discovery World. 

Brewpubs along the city’s charming RiverWalk provide lively entertainment, and a tempting array of 

dining options and nightlife throughout the city will assure you of after-hours fun. Unique shopping 

awaits in Milwaukee’s “SoHo” district, the Historic Third Ward, and the quaint ethnic neighborhoods 

of Old World Third Street, Brady Street, Walker’s Point and Dr. Martin Luther King Drive invite all to 

experience the city’s rich cultural tradition and diversity. 

I know you will find our city the perfect meeting destination and hope you take the opportunity to 

experience all that Milwaukee has to offer. 

Sincerely, 

Tom Barrett 

Mayor 

6 Rubber Expo


Rubber 

Division 

Store 

Booth #537 

Now available at the 

Rubber Division Store: 

The Rubber Division is now offering the first of a new line of 

Biomaterial publications. Stop into the Rubber Division Store 

at Booth#438 to see this new book as well as others. 

Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in 

Medicine, Second Edition, 2004 edited by: Buddy Ratner 

This second edition of Biomaterials Science leads the field by 

providing a balanced, insightful view of biomaterials. Contributions from pre-eminent 

researchers and practitioners from diverse academic and professional backgrounds 

have been integrated into a cohesive curriculum which includes pertinent 

principles of cell biology, immunology and pathology focusing on the clinical uses 

of biomaterials as components of implants, devices, and artificial organs, and their 

uses in biotechnology. 

Rubber Mirror: Reflections of the Rubber Division's 

First 100 Years by Henry J. Inman. 

The complete history of the Rubber Division, ACS from 1909- 

2009, tracing the development of the organization from its 

birth in the early 20 th Century to the modern elastomer industry 

of the present day. 

Fall 178 th Technical Meeting 

Technical Paper Sales 

Prices in effect through October 14: 

Member Non-Member 

Individual Paper (on-site only) $5 $10 

Complete Set (USB Flash Drive) $475 $750 

Prices after October 14: 

Member Non-Member 

Individual Paper $15 $45 

Complete Set (USB Flash Drive) $575 $850 

Prices do not reflect applicable sales tax. 

Orders may be placed at: 

http://www.rubber.org/store 

Payment may be made by VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover. 

For more information: 

Contact Linda McClure at Phone: 330-972-7978 or Email: lmcclure@rubber.org 

*Prices Do Not Reflect Applicable Sales Tax. Prepaid orders received prior to October 15 will receive the discounted 

price. USB Flash drives will be shipped within 30 days after the meeting. ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Single papers may 

be ordered at any time from the Rubber Division Library at the post-meeting prices. Pre-payment is required for all 

orders. Orders for full sets may be placed via the Rubber Division’s online Store: www.rubber.org/store. 

Technical Papers, Books & Merchandise 



Special Events 


Special Events 

Rubber Expo – Opening 

Ceremony & Ribbon Cutting 

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 

Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd Floor 

Convention Center 

Attend the official opening ceremony and 

ribbon cutting for the Rubber Expo. 

Exhibitors Reception 

Tuesday, October 12, 2010 

5:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m. 

Ballroom A&B, 1st Floor 


This event is open to all registered attendees 

of the Rubber Expo, 178th Technical Meeting 

and Courses held during that week. The reception 

features drinks and refreshments. 

For registered exhibitors, attendees of the full 

technical session and educational courses, and 

emeritus members, one free drink ticket will be 

provided and a cash bar will be open to all who 

attend. 

5K Walk/Run 

Wednesday, October 13, 2010 

6:30 a.m. 

Meet in Lobby, 1 st Floor 

Hyatt Regency Hotel 

Runners, walkers, spouses and guests are 

invited to participate. 

Sponsored by 

7 th Student Colloquium & Poster 

Session 


10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Colloquium - Room 201 B, 2 nd Floor 

Poster Session - Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 

3 rd Floor 


The Colloquium includes a keynote presentation, 

followed by a full day of papers and poster 

presentations by undergraduate & graduate 

students from various colleges and universities. 

This event is generously sponsored by 

the following Rubber Groups: Energy, Blue 

Ridge, Ft. Wayne, Ohio and Twin Cities. 

Registration is required. 

25-Year Club Reception 

& Luncheon 


11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

Executive Ballroom, 2 nd Floor 

Hyatt Regency Hotel 

Any member or affiliate member who has 

been active in the rubber industry for 25 

consecutive years or more may attend. 

Reservations are required. 

Job Fair 

Thursday, October 14, 2010 

9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 

Room 201 C&D, 2 nd Floor 


Please join us at the Job Fair where the 

following employers will have tabletop 

presentations with job openings and other 

opportunities: 

Bridgestone-Firestone 

Cameron Drilling System 

Caseware Solutions 

Cooper Tire 

Flexojoint Belt Industries 

HallStar 

Hexpol Compounding/Gold Key 

Lavell Industries 

Lord Corporation 

Nusil Technologies 

University of Massachusetts 

Weatherford International 

Zeon Chemicals L.P. 

The event is free and open to the public.


Business & Awards Meeting 

11:00 a.m. - Noon 

Thursday, October 14, 2010 

Room 103 C, 1 st Floor, Convention Center 

Topic Presenter 

Chair’s Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Timothy Dickerson 

Distinguished Service Award . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Timothy Dickerson 

Certificate of Appreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Timothy Dickerson 

Local Coordinating Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tim Day 

Student Colloquium Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jon Nienaber 

Bylaw Revision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .David O’Brien 

Treasurer’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joseph Walker 

Necrology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doug Ruch 

2011 General Election Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Doug Ruch 

Sponsor Recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Timothy Dickerson 

Other Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Timothy Dickerson 

Local Coordinating 

Committee 

LLC Chair 

Tim Day 

ChemRep Inc. 

RD Store & Paper Sales 

Coordinator 

Howard Robbins 

Information Booth Coordinator 

Karin Kingstad 

Lanxess 

Badge Checker Coordinator 

Roger Burtraw 

RT Vanderbilt 

Program Planning Committee - Fall 2010 

Chair 

Larry Evans 

Transportation Research 

Center, Inc. 

Co-Chair 

J. Cal Moreland 

Michelin Tire Corp. 

John S. Dick 

Alpha Technologies U.S., L.P. 

Yuji Hongu 

JSA America 

Jonathan Karas 

DuPont Performance 

Elastomers 

Chenchy J. Lin 

Bridgestone Americas Center 

for Research and Technology 

William V. Mars 

Cooper Tire & Rubber 

Company 

Alton McConnell 

Avon Automotive 

Marvin Myhre 

Canadian Rubber Testing and 

Development 

Syed K. Mowdood 

Pirelli Tyre SpA 

Chris Napier 

ExxonMobil Chemical Company 

Arnis U. Paeglis 

Dow Chemical 

Abraham Pannikottu 

American Engineering Group 

Doug Ruch 

ChemRep Inc. 

Andrew Tisler 

Cytec Industries, Inc. 

Constantine Tsimpris 

DuPont Advanced Fibers 

Ed Terrill 

Akron Rubber Development 

Laboratory 

Leonard Thomas 

Walter H. Waddell 

ExxonMobil Chemical 

Company 

Business & Awards Meeting 



Technical Courses 

Educational Symposium 

Sponsored by 

Trostel, Ltd. is again proud to sponsor the Rubber Division Educational Symposium. Trostel is focusing on technical excellence and innovation 

in our industry. Since 1858, the company founders, Albert Trostel and August Gallun were intrigued by innovation and set the tone 

for future generations to emulate. Starting as a leather tannery, Trostel grew and expanded its product offerings to include highly 

engineered rubber compounds and sealing products that supply customers worldwide. Trostel’s enduring commitment to customers, 

employees, product quality and technical innovation creates both a legendary history and a strong foundation for a compelling future. 

To learn more about Trostel, visit www.trostel.com. 

Fundamentals of Color and 

Appearance 

Tuesday, October 12 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

Regency Ballroom A, 2 nd Floor, Hyatt Regency Hotel 

SEM 119 

After 10/4 

Member $349 

Non-Member $525 

Student/ Emeritus $50 

The objective of the Fundamentals of Color and Appearance 

course is to get a basic understanding of how to communicate 

and control color. Topics in this course include basic color 

vocabulary, color concepts on light sources, visual and 

numeric assessment, how an object interacts with color 

and appearance and setting tolerances. 

Instructor: Ron Beck, Americhem 

Mr. Beck is currently the R&D Manager at Core 

Technologies. His focus areas are in leading color sciences, 

raw material sciences, formulation/process sciences and 

property modeling. He has been with Americhem, Inc. 

since 1977, during which time he worked in product 

design, quality testing, & research and development at 

multiple locations. He has earned his B.S. in Natural 

Science at The University of Akron, with major emphasis in 

mathematics, computer science and physics. 

Failure Analysis of Rubber and Plastics 

by Physical and Chemical Analysis 

Wednesday, October 13 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 


SEM 117 

After 10/4 

Member $349 



This is a materials testing and analysis course which covers a wide 

range of thermoset and thermoplastic elastomeric materials as 

well as engineering plastic materials. 

Instructor: Dave Russell, Akron BioMaterials Inc. 

Mr. Russell has 40 years of experience in the polymer 


industry with extensive experience in product engineering, 

synthesis, manufacturing, compounding, testing and analyzing 

involving a broad range of polymeric materials. He 

most recently was Director of Motion Preservation 

Engineering for Theken Spine, a unit of Integra Life 

Sciences. He was previously CEO of Akron Polymer 

Laboratory and Engineering and Quality Manager for Eaton 

Corporation’s Engineered Polymer Products Division. Mr. 

Russell received a BA in Natural Sciences from The 

University of Akron in 1972 and returned to The University 

of Akron from 1984-1988 for graduate studies in polymer 

science where he achieved the rank of Doctoral candidate. 

Dave has numerous patents and publications in the polymer 

field. 

Chemistry and Technology of 

Polymeric Materials Used in 

Medical Devices 

Wednesday, October 13 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 


SEM 118 

Member 

After 10/4 

$349 



The course begins with an overview of the FDA systems, 

terminology and guidance documents for: classifications of 

devices, for obtaining FDA approvals, and for pre-clinical testing 

including biocompatibility and biodurability testing. Included 

by example in the foregoing and throughout the course are a 

broad range of medical devices which are manufactured 

wholly or substantially from elastomeric and plastic polymeric 

materials. 

Instructor: Dave Russell, Akron BioMaterials Inc. 

(See bio information listed with previous course).


Rubber Division Staff 

Executive Director 

Edward L. Miller, PE 

330.972.6527 

emiller@rubber.org 

Meetings & Executive Assistant 

Melanie Avdeyev 

330.972.7814 

melaniea@rubber.org 

Exposition & Meetings Manager 

Beth Berkheimer, CMP 

330.972.7424 

bethb@rubber.org 

Membership Assistant 

Melissa Beynon 

330.972.6685 

mbeynon@rubber.org 

Marketing & Membership Manager 

Karen May 

330.972.7815 

kmay@rubber.org 

Technical & Student Programs Manager 

Linda McClure 

330.972.7978 

lmcclure@rubber.org 

Accounting Manager 

Lakisha Barclay 

330.972.6696 

lmiller@rubber.org 

Education & Publications Manager 

Christie Robinson, MEd 

330.972.6938 

crobinson@rubber.org 

Rubber Division Anti-Trust Statement: 

The Rubber Division, ACS, is a professional society of members who function as individuals and not as 

agents or representatives of any organization with which they may be associated. It is the strict policy of 

the Division, in all its meetings, to adhere to its objective to promote the education, professional growth 

and betterment of those individuals associated with the rubber and associated industries. This policy is 

essential to avoid violating federal and state antitrust laws. It is the policy of the Rubber Division and its 

members not to: (1) illegally agree or conspire to take any action that constitutes price fixing, or to discuss, 

consider or debate prices and production costs, production targets, market allocation or division; (2) illegally 

agree or conspire to take action or engage in discussion relating to the boycott, refusal to deal with, or 

exclusion of competitors; (3) illegally agree or conspire to improperly set or discuss standards or codes or 

ethics that unreasonably inhibit or restrict competition; and (4) not to engage in or discuss any other subject 

prohibited by the antitrust laws. If there are any violations of this policy, the offending member will be 

ruled out of order immediately and appropriately disciplined if necessary, and any action taken in violation 

of this policy immediately will be null and void, and a record minute will be made to that effect. 

Rubber Division Staff 



2010 Executive Committee 


2010 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Steering Committee 

Chair 

Timothy S. Dickerson 

R.T. Vanderbilt Co. 

Chair-Elect 



Treasurer 

Joseph Walker 

Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership 

Assistant Treasurer 


Consultant 

Secretary 

Doug Ruch 

ChemRep Inc. 

Area Directors 

* Indicates an Affiliated Technical 

Organization. 

Blue Ridge 

Paul Glasgow 

Stemaco USA Inc. 

Brazil (ABTB) * 

Luis A. Tormento 

LT Quimicos 

Canada (CSC) * 

Richard Pazur 

Chicago 


Consultant 

Connecticut 

Jeffrey Linn 

Momentum Technologies Inc. 

Detroit 

Gregg Lytle 

Solvay Solexis 

Committee Chairs 

Exhibits and Meeting Sites 

Stephen O’Rourke 

HallStar Company 

Marketing 

Terry DeLapa 

SunBoss Chemicals Corp. 

Energy 

William Stahl 

WMS Technologies 

Fort Wayne 

Paul Glasgow 

Stemaco USA Inc. 

Director of Bylaws and 

Procedures 

David O’Brien 

Lehigh Technologies LLC 

Directors’ Representative 

Leo Goss 

Rhein Chemie Corporation 

Directors’ Rep-Elect 

William Stahl 

WMS Technologies 

Councilor 

John M. Long 

JM Long Rubber Consultants, LLC 

Councilor 

Charles P. Rader 

Retired 

India (IRI)* 

Zachariah George 

Indian Rubber Institute 

Los Angeles 

Andrew Keil 

Aurora Rubber & Dist. Inc. 

Mexico 

Jose A. Gazano 

Consultant 

MidAtlantic 

Robert Ohm 

Lion Copolymer 

Membership 

Jeff Immel 

Rhein Chemie 

Midwestern 

Brian Barkes 

Solvay Solexis, Inc. 

New England 

Eduardo G. Pereira 

Draka Cableteq USA 

Ohio 

Tom Nunley 

Continental Carbon Company 

Ontario 

Ron Williams 

Win Adhesive Sales Inc. 

Quebec 

Jacques Arseneault 

PPD Rubtech 

St. Louis 

Jack Kuykendall 

Program Planning 

Larry R. Evans 

Transportation Research Center Inc. 

Alternate Councilor 



Alternate Councilor 

Mark Petras 

Chemrep Inc. 

Executive Director 

Edward L. Miller 

Rubber Division 

Southern 

John Dick 

Alpha Technologies US LP 

Twin Cities 

Paul Kadue 

Precision Associates 

West Michigan 

Michael R. Morrow 

MBG Associates LLC 

Western New York 

Nicholas Fasolino 

Alternative Rubber & 

Plastics 

Education & Publications 

Donald W. Askea 

Polymer Valley Chemicals Inc.


As of 09/16/10 

A&C Mold Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 

Abrasive Supply Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 

Acmos Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 

Adchem Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 

AGC Chemicals Americas, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 

AirBoss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 

Airgas Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 

Akrochem Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 

Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc.. . . . . 409 

Akzo Nobel Polymer Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311 

Albany Engineered Composites, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 128 

Alpha Technologies U.S., L.P.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 

Alternative Rubber & Plastics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 

Altman Manufacturing Co. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 

American Kuhne, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 512 

Americas International, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 

Exhibitor List 

Company Name Booth No. Company Name Booth No. Company Name Booth No. 

Compounding Resins for Adhesion and 

Reinforcement in Tires and Industrial Belts 

Penacolite ® Resins B-16, B-19-S and B-18-S - 

low fuming resins for wire adhesion 

Penacolite ® Resins B-21-S and B-20-S - 

non-fuming resins with low hygroscopicity 

Penacolite ® Resin I-868-C - 

resorcinol-blocked isocyanate resin 

for carcass compound and adhesive 

activated polyester 

ULTI-PRO ® 100 Processing Aid - 

reduces compound viscosity and 

increases hardness 

INDSPEC Chemical Corporation is committed to 

developing new resins to meet your bonding needs. 

Contact our sales office and visit us on the web at 

www.indspec-chem.com. 

INDSPEC_Rubber_Sales@indspec-chem.com 

Arkema Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213 

Barwell Machinery USA Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 

Budzar Industries, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214 

Cancarb Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 

Chem Technologies, Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332 

ChemRep, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504 

Chevron Global Downstream LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 

China United Rubber Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327 

Corporate Consulting Services, Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . 102 

Cray Valley USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206 

CRUM Manufacturing, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 

Cryogenic Institute of New England Inc . . . . . . . . 116 

Cryogenic Systems & Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 

Davis Standard, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 

Desma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209 

Dow Chemical Company, The . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412 

DuPont Performance Polymers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320 

DuPont Protection Technologies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312 

Dynamic Air Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 

Dyneon L.L.C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 

Edge Rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 532 

Emerald Performance Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434 

Excel Polymers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 

ExxonMobil Chemical Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310 

Ferris State University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 

Finite Fiber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514 

Firestone Polymers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513 

Franklynn Industries Inc.- Illinois Toolworks Co. . . 404 

French Oil Mill Machinery Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 

FTDM, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 

Glassven- Yangzhong Silicas and 

Chemicals J.V. Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511 

Continued on page 14 

INDSPEC Chemical Corporation 

Resorcinol Bonding Agents to Enhance Adhesion, 

Reliability and Performance 

NEW! 

NEW! 

Dipping Resins for Synthetic Industrial 

Fabrics including Aramid, Polyester and Glass 

Penacolite ® Resins R-2170, R-2200 and R-50 - 

industry standards for RFL formulations in a range 

of viscosity options 

Resorcinol-Blocked 

Isocyanates for Polyester 

NEW! 

NEW ! 

Penacolite ® Resin I-168-L - liquid resin for 

adhesive activated polyester in single-step dip 

systems 

Penacolite ® Resin I-868-D - stable dispersion 

with low unblocking temperature for pre-coat for 

non-adhesive activated polyester 

Global Sales Technical Center 

INDSPEC Chemical B.V. Phone: (+31)-10-275-6060 INDSPEC Chemical Corporation 

Gebouw de Goudesesingel Fax: (+31)-10-414-3035 1010 William Pitt Way 

Kipstraat 8-10 Pittsburgh, PA 15238 U.S.A. 

3011 RT Rotterdam U.S. and Canada Sales Phone: (+1)-412-826-3666 

The Netherlands Toll Free (+1)-800-782-8134 Fax: (+1)-412-826-3699 



Frontier Airlines Center Milwaukee, WI USA 

(formerly the Midwest Airlines Center) 

Company Name Booth No. Company Name Booth No. Company Name Booth No. Company Name Booth No. 

Continued from page 13 

Glo-Mold/Valley Rubber Mixing . . . .416 

Gold Key Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . .313 

Guill Tool & Engineering Co. Inc. . . . .117 

H&R Group US, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430 

H. M. Royal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .509 

Hagglunds Drives, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .119 

HallStar Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .401 

Harwick Standard Distribution Corp. . .521 

HF Mixing Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403 

Hilma Division of Carr Lane Roemheld 

Manufacturing Company . . . . . . . . . .423 

Holly Refining and Marketing . . . . . .315 

INDSPEC Chemical Corp. . . . . . . . . . .215 

Instron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .505 

Internet Cafe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129 

Jaco Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 

KCC Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .420 


Your Reliable Source for: 

Kenrich Petrochemicals, Inc. . . . . . . .306 

King Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .432 

Kobelco Stewart Bolling Inc. . . . . . . .221 

Lanxess Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . .305 

Laur Silicone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 

Leverett A. Anderson Co. . . . . . . . . .414 

Lianda Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .421 

Lion Coploymer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .233 

Lufkin Industries, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . .413 

LWB Sales and Service . . . . . . . . . . .211 

Maag Pump Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . .231 

Maplan/Starlinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 

Martin Marietta Magnesia 

Specialties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203 

McLube Division, McGee Ind., Inc. . .314 

Mesabi Control Engineering Ltd. . . . .303 

Mid American Machine & 

Equipment, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .428 

Mid-States Tool & Machine, Inc. . . .329 

ISO 9001:2008 

Management 

System 

Weipren CPE and Hailon CSM 

We also offer 

FKM, CR, ECO, 

Peroxides, Curatives, Coagents, 

Silica, Blowing Agents 

We are constantly adding new elastomers and chemicals 

for rubber and plastics industry applications. 

Meet our staff and discuss your technical projects and 

raw material needs. You will be surprised to see how we 

can help you to reduce your total compound costs. 

Visit us at 

Rubber Mini-Expo 

Booth 421 

We look forward to seeing you. 

Phone: 330-653 8341 

www.liandacorp.com Fax: 330-653-3189 

Milin Environmental Inc. . . . . . . . . . .520 

Munch Chemie International GmbH . . .516 

NELA Vision Systems . . . . . . . . . . . .101 

Paragon Data Systems, Inc. . . . . . . .522 

PMC Group Companies . . . . . . . . . . .234 

Polychem Dispersions . . . . . . . . . . . .503 

Polymer Machinery Co. . . . . . . . . . . .529 

Polymer Valley Chemicals, Inc. . . . . .120 

Polymerics, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112 

Polymers & Tyre Asia . . . . . . . . . . . .229 

Premier Chemicals, LLC . . . . . . . . . . .427 

R.E. Carroll, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321 

R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc. . . . . . . . . . . .319 

Regloplas Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . .230 

Rep Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .323 

Rhein Chemie Corporation . . . . . . . . .210 

Richard J. Bagan, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .111 

Rio Tinto Minerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .419 

Robbins LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .524 

Rubber & Plastics News . . . . . . . . . .406 

Rubber Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227 

Rubber Division, ACS . . . . . . . . . .201 

Rubber Division Store . . . . . . . . . .537 

Rubber Recycling Topical Group . . . .530 

Rubber World Magazine . . . . . . . . . .204 

Sage Automation, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . .202 

Sanyu USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114 

Scrap Tire News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .528 

Sid Richardson Carbon & Energy Co. . .113 

SIGMA Plastic Services, Inc. . . . . . . .232 

Smithers Scientific Services . . . . . . .333 

Soucy Techno Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .429 

Sovereign Chemical Co. . . . . . . . . . . .205 

Stork-Technimet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .410 

Struktol Company of America . . . . . .301 

TaiZhou Haungyan Donghai 

Chemical Co. Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .219 

Technical Machine Products (TMP) . .501 

The Plaza Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .304 

Trostel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431 

TSE Industries, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .309 

University of Akron, The . . . . . . . . . .324 

University of Massachusetts Lowell .533 

US Molding Machinery Company . . .212 

Venango Machine Co., Inc. . . . . . . . .104 

VMI Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .228 

Wabash MPI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .510 

Weishi Hongli Rubber Co., Ltd. . . . . .224 

Zeon Chemicals L.P. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220 

Zeppelin Systems USA . . . . . . . . . . .328 

ZW Hydraulics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .330


Rubber Expo & 178 th Technical Meeting 

October 12-14, 2010 

As of Sept. 9, 2010 

Exhibitor Floor Plan 




Session A Convention Center, Room 202 A & 202 B, 2 nd Floor 

Mechanics & Modeling of Rubber 

Co-Chairs: Hamid Ahmadi and Mark Gurvich 

8:15 a.m. 1 Structure-Property Relationship of Linear Low Density Polyethylene and Poly Dimethyl 

Siloxane Rubber Blends on Electron Beam Irradiation - Golok Nando, Indian Institute of 

Technology 

8:45 a.m. 2 Insights into the Sulfur Cure Chemistry of Bromobutyl Rubber via Model Compound 

Studies - Phil Magill, Lanxess Inc., Canada 

9:15 a.m. 3 Dynamic Modulus of a PDMS Elastomer at Small Strain and Very Low Frequency - 

Russell L. Warley, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College 

9:45 a.m. Break 

10:15 a.m. 5 Peridynamic Modeling of Fracture in Elastomers and Composites - Stewart Silling, 

Sandia National Laboratories 

KEYNOTE ADDRESS Convention Center, Room 201 A, B, C & D, 2 nd Floor 

11:00 a.m. 6 - Driving Green, Our DNA 

David S. Rohweder, Global Chief Engineer for Tire and Wheel Systems, 

Ford Motor Company 

Mr. Rohweder is currently the Global Chief Engineer for all 

Tire and Wheel Systems at Ford Motor Company. His 

responsibilities include the oversight of all tire and wheel engineering activies 

worldwide, which includes the development of global standards, analysis methods, 

and product strategic plans to support Ford's Business Plans. 

He has worked at Ford more than 20 years on vehicles ranging from the 

Fiesta up to heavy trucks. He has extensive experience in chassis engineering, 

CAE, testing and vehicle development. 

Session B 

New Commercial Developments Convention Center, Room 202 C, 2 nd Floor 

Chair: Christopher Napier 

8:00 a.m. 7 Thermoplastic Rubbers from Recycled Rubbers Made in the Course Recycling - 

Chandrasekaran Pillai, Quantum Polymer Composites, LLC 

8:20 a.m. 9 New High Performance DOTG Replacement Cure Systems for Acrylic Elastomers - 

Jennifer Forgue, R.T. Vanderbilt Company, Inc. 

8:40 a.m. 10 Material Handling Solutions for NORDEL tm IP EPDM Polymers in Pellet Form - Arnis 

Paeglis, The Dow Chemical Company 

9:00 a.m. 11 New Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSM) Manufactured without the Use of Organic 

Solvents - Vincent Cremona, Lianda Corporation 


9:40 a.m. 12 TRILENE - Versatile Liquid Polymers - JP Krug, Lion Copolymer 

10:00 a.m. 13 The Use of Pottery Stone as a Reinforcing Filler for Natural Rubber - Kanoktip 

Boonkerd, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand 

10:20 a.m. 14 Processing Made Easy with Innovative Low-Viscosity HNBR Polymers - Mark Jones, 

Zeon Chemicals L.P. 

11:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker in Session A Convention Center, Room 201 A, B, C & D, 2 nd Floor 


Tuesday Morning - October 12, 2010 

Speaker Index 

Name Paper No. 

Ahmadi, Hamid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24 

Ashirgade, Akshay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96 

Basu, Soumendra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83 

Boonkerd, Kanoktip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 

Boye, William M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91 

Burlett, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111 

Caputo, Carl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110 

Cassell, Roger A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 

Chiao, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 

Choi, Jaesun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105 

Clayfield, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109 

Coughlin, Jim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 

Cremona, Vincent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 

Dee, Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94 

Dick, John S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 

Dierkes, Wilma K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 

Douglas, Judy E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102 

Downey, Jeffrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87 

Evans, Larry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78 

Finazzi, Emanuele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 

Forgue, Jennifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 

Friehmelt, Rainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86 

Galimberti, Maurizio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85 

Graham, Tim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 

Gurvich, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 

Halladay, James R. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 

Harber, Samuel C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 

Hyde, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 

Ignatz-Hoover, Frederick . . . . . . . . . . .114 

Jacob, Sunny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53 

Jardin, Audrey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 

Jones, Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 

Kahraman, Hasan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 

Karbakhsh, Ali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22 

Kasner, Alan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 

Knight, Lisa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74 

Kosarzycki, Mary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93 

Krug, JP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 

Kulbaba, Kevin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 

Leblanc, Jean L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 

Li, Xu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103 

Lipp, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66 

Liqun, Zhang . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 

Lorenz, Hagen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 

Madda, Donald . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 

Maddever, Wayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 

Maghami, Somayeh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100 

Magill, Phil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 

Mars, William . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62 

McBride, Edward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 

Merckel, Yannick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 

Milani, Gabriele . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49 

Monthey, Steven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 

Moore, Michael . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98 

Mott, Peter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20, 59 

Murphy, Bill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 

Murphy, Daniel Q. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 

Myhre, Marvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 

Nakashima, Tomonori . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72 

Nando, Golok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 

Continued on Page 17


Speaker Index 

Name Paper No. 

Continued from Page 16 

Nasreddine, Dr. Victor . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 

Neau, Anita . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 

Noel, Oscar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 

Nooij, Siebe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 

Ohm, Bob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113 

Okel, Timothy A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63 

Paeglis, Arnis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 

Palys, Leonard H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 

Pazur, Richard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90 

Piland, Evan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 

Pillai, Chandrasekaran . . . . . . . . . . .7, 67 

Poisson, Jean-Louis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 

Popio, James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101 

Proske, Matt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 

Puskas, Judit E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 

Putman, Matthew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57 

Randall, Nicholas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 

Robertson, Christopher G. . . . . . . . . . .88 

Rohweder, David S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 

Roland, C. M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55, 56 

Roos, Andreas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76 

Sahakaro, Kannika . . . . . . . . . . . . .80, 81 

Schmaucks, Gerd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71 

Schuster, Robert H. . . . . . . . . .30A, 108A 

Shirazi, Morteza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 

Silling, Stewart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 

Stenmark, Niles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92A 

Stritzke, Bernie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 

Terrill, Ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108 

Tuckner, Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 

Turner, John . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84 

SWalworth, Van . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 

Warasitthinon, Nuthathai . . . . . . . . . .107 

Warley, Russell L. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 

Wrana, Claus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73 

Yeoh, O. H. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 

Yue, Dongmei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54, 89 

Yurovska, Irene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 

Zoumis, Konstantin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 

Session C Convention Center, Room 202 D & 202 E, 2 nd Floor 

Engineered & Molded Rubber Products 

Chair: Abraham Pannikottu 

8:15 a.m. 15 Next Generation of Heat Resistant Acrylic Rubbers - Konstantin Zoumis, Unimatec 

Chemicals Europe, Germany 

8:45 a.m. 16 O-Rings in Aerospace - A Short Review - Alan Kasner, Hamilton Sundstrand 

9:15 a.m. 17 Fluoroelastomer Characterization: Approaches and Considerations - Paul Tuckner, 

Grace Technology and Development 


10:00 a.m. 18 Real World Value: Complete Part & Mold Evaluation with Polymer System Simulation - 

Matt Proske, SIGMA Plastic Services, Inc 

10:30 a.m. 19 Characterization of Splits in Rubber Parts - Cryogenic Verses Melt Flow Fronts - Donald 

Madda, Airgas Merchant Gases 

11:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker in Session A Convention Center, Room 201 A, B, C & D, 2 nd Floor 




1:00 p.m. Plenary Speaker in Session B 

1:45 p.m. 20 A Comparison of the Transient Stress-Strain Response of Rubber to its Linear Dynamic 

Behavior - Peter Mott, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 

2:15 p.m. 21 Biaxial Fatigue Investigations on Polychloroprene Rubber - Jean-Louis Poisson, 

Université François Rabelais de Tours, France 

2:45 p.m. Break 

Tuesday Morning - October 12, 2010 

Tuesday Afternoon - October 12, 2010 

3:00 p.m. 22 Stability Analysis of Laminated Rubber Bearings Using New Boundary Conditions -Ali 

Karbakhsh, University of Malaya, Malaysia 

3:30 p.m. 23 Modeling Strongly Shear-Thinning Materials in Abaqus - O. H. Yeoh, Freudenberg-NOK 

General Partnership 

4:00 p.m. 24 Dynamic Properties of Filled Rubber - Part V: Prediction of Cyclic Behavior of 

Elastomeric Components - Hamid Ahmadi, TARRC, United Kingdom 

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Session B Convention Center, Room 202 C, 2 nd Floor 

Bio-Polymers 

Chair: Kimberley Dempsey-Miller 

1:45 p.m. 28 Cancelled 

2:15 p.m. 29 Improving the Properties of the Biopolymer Poly (Lactic Acid) - Leonard H. Palys, Arkema Inc. 


3:00 p.m. 30 Antibacterial Surfaces of Electrospun Butyl Rubber Fibers - Daniel Q. Murphy, University of Massachusetts Lowell 

3:30 p.m. 30A Electrospin Bio-Polymeric New Fibers as Valuable Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Reinforcing Materials in Nanocomposites - 

Robert H. Schuster, Dik, Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie, Germany 


Engineered & Molded Rubber Products 

Chair: Abraham Pannikottu 

1:00 p.m. Plenary Speaker in Session B 

1:45 p.m. 31 Polyepichlorohydrin Rubber Compounds for Service in Ethanol-Containing Fuel Applications - Samuel C. Harber, Zeon Chemicals L.P. 

2:15 p.m. 32 Formulation Suggestions for Replacing DOTG in AEM Compounds - Edward McBride, DuPont 


3:00 p.m. 33 Servo Valve Gated Cold Runners - Tim Graham, ACS/RMA 

3:30 p.m. 34 Hydrogen Sulfide and Explosive Decompression Resistance of THERBAN (HNBR) Vulcanizates - Victor Nasreddine, Lanxess Corporation 

4:00 p.m. 35 Talc - the Solution to Challenges in Automotive - Oscar Noel III, Rio Tinto Minerals, France 

4:30 p.m. 36 LSR Molding - Bernie Stritzke, MedPlast 




8:00 a.m. 48 Carbon Black for Racing and Motorcycle Tire Treads - Irene Yurovska, Cabot Corporation 

8:30 a.m. 38 New Understanding of Interfacial Interaction, Filler Dispersion and Mechanical Strengthening of Rubber Nanocomposites through 

Simulation and Experimental Studies - Zhang Liqun Sr., Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China 

9:00 a.m. 39 Microstructure-Based Modelling and FE Implementation of Filler-Induced Stress Softening and Hysteresis of Reinforced Rubbers - Hagen 

Lorenz, DIK, Germany 

9:30 a.m. 40 Definition and Experimental Validation of a New Model for the Fatigue of Elastomers Incorporating Deviations From Miner’s Linear Law 

of Cumulative Damage - Audrey Jardin, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, France 


10:15 a.m. 41 A 3D Strain Intensity Factor for the Comparison of the Mullins Effect of Filled Rubbers According to their Physical Parameters - Yannick 

Merckel, LML - CNRS, France 

10:45 a.m. 42 Laminar Flow Ratio - A New Tool for Runner Cross Section Design - Van Walworth, Research & Design Specialties, Inc. 


Tuesday Afternoon - October 12, 2010 

PLENARY SPEAKER Convention Center, Room 202 C, 2 nd Floor 

1:00 p.m. 26 Unraveling the Mystery of Natural Rubber Biosynthesis - Judit E. Puskas, The University of Akron 

Wednesday Morning - October 13, 2010


Wednesday Morning - October 13, 2010 


Rubber Recycling 

Chair: Marvin Myhre 

8:00 a.m. 43 Working with Recycled Rubber - Marvin Myhre, Canadian 

Rubber Testing & Development Limited 

8:30 a.m. 44 Anomalies of Using Surface Activated Recycled Rubber 

Granules - Jim Coughlin, Eco-Viridis Rubber 

9:00 a.m. 45 Continuous Rubber Compounding and Rubber Recycling, 

Using a Co-Rotating Twin Screw Extruder - Emanuele 

Finazzi, F.lli MARIS Spa, Italy 


9:45 a.m. 46 Properties of Rubber Compounds Devulcanized Using HSM 

Technology - Wayne Maddever, Watson Brown HSM 

(Canada) Ltd. 

10:15 a.m. 47 Curious about Recycled Rubber in Plastics - Evan Piland, 

Midwest Elastomers 


Future Needs for Processing & Testing 

Chair: John S. Dick 

8:00 a.m. 49 Numerical Model for the Interpretation of Sulfur 

Vulcanization through the Oscillating Disk Cure Meter Test - 

Gabriele Milani, Technical University in Milan, Italy 

8:30 a.m. 50 Pump and Filtration Technology for Thermoplastic 

Elastomers - Bill Murphy, Society of Plastics Engineers 

9:00 a.m. 52 The Selection of Temperature, Frequency, and Strain 

TestConditions for Rheological Measurements to Improve 

Rubber Testing - John S. Dick, Alpha Technologies U.S. 


9:45 a.m. 53 Advancements in EPDM Sponge Compound Processing 

Using EPDM Bimodal Polymers - Sunny Jacob, The 

ExxonMobil Chemical Co. 

10:15 a.m. 54 A New Hydrogenated Butadiene-Acrylonitril-Butylacrylate 

Rubber and Its Properties - Dongmei Yue, Beijing 

University of Chemical Technology, China 

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1:00 p.m. 55 Elastomer Coatings for Armor - C. M. Roland, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 

1:30 p.m. 56 The Vagaries of Elastomer Service Life Predictions - C. M. Roland, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 

2:00 p.m. 57 Towards an Effective Modeling of Filled Rubbers via an Understanding of the Relationships between Filler Dispersion and Viscoelastic 

Properties. Part I: Dispersion and Linear Viscoelastic Properties - Matthew Putman, Columbia University 

2:30 p.m. 58 Towards an Effective Modeling of Filled Rubbers via an Understanding of the Relationships between Filler Dispersion and Viscoelastic 

Properties. Part II: Nonlinear Viscoelastic Properties and Compounds Morphology - Jean L. Leblanc, Univ. P. & M. Curie (Paris 6), France 


3:15 p.m. 59 Limits to Poisson’s RATIO - Peter Mott, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory 

3:45 p.m. 60 A Unified Theory of Rubber Friction - Nicholas Randall, CSM Instruments 

4:15 p.m. 61 On Cohesive Element Based Analysis of Rubber and Elastomeric Composites - MarkGurvich, United Technologies Research Center 

4:45 p.m. 62 On the Development of Defects in Rubber - William Mars, Endurica LLC 


New Commercial Developments 

Chair: Christopher Napier 

1:00 p.m. 63 Improvements in Tire Productivity and Performance with Agilontm Performance Silicas - Timothy A. Okel, PPG Industries, Inc. 

1:20 p.m. 64 Introducing A New Ultra Low Viscosity Therban (HNBR) - Kevin Kulbaba, Lanxess AG, Germany 

1:40 p.m. 66 USV - the Ultra Speed Vulcanization Process for Rubber Molded Parts - Peter Lipp, YellowBox Technologies, LLC 

2:00 p.m. 67 Polymer Process Aid for Butyl Rubber with Recycled Content - Chandrasekaran Pillai, Quantum Polymer Composites, LLC 

2:20 p.m. 68 Cancelled 


3:00 p.m. 69 The Advantages of Robotic Fiber Positioning for Flexible Fibre Reinforced Rubber Products - Siebe Nooij, Taniq BV, Netherlands 

3:20 p.m. 70 Trends Driving Synthetic Rubber Feedstock Markets - William Hyde, CMAI 

3:40 p.m. 71 Improvement of Dynamic Properties by Addition of Special Low Surface Silica - Gerd Schmaucks, Elkem AS, Norway 

4:00 p.m. 72 New Polymer Technology for Hydrogenated Acrylonitrile-Butadiene Rubber - Tomonori Nakashima, Zeon Corporation, Japan 

4:20 p.m. 73 Selective Crosslinking of FKM for Optimized Properties - Claus Wrana, Lanxess AG, Germany 

4:40 p.m. 74 Novel Peroxide Curable Butyl Rubber with Fillers - Lisa Knight, Lanxess Corporation, Canada 

5:00 p.m. 75 New Generation HIPEX: Heat and Chemical Resistant TPEs - John Chiao, Kraiburg TPE Corporation 


Wednesday Afternoon- October 13, 2010 

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Wednesday Afternoon - October 13, 2010 


Environmentally Compatible Compounding 

Ingredients 

Chair: J. Cal Moreland 

1:00 p.m. 76 Halogen Free Flame Retardant (HFFR) Compounding with 

EVM and EVM/HNBR - Andreas Roos, Lanxess 

Deutschland GmbH, Germany 

1:30 p.m. 77 Optimization of ESBR Tire Tread Formulation - Part I: 

Interaction between the Vulcanization Chemicals and 

Different Low-PAH Oils - Anita Neau, NYNAS AB, France 

2:00 p.m. 78 The White Carbon Footprint - Larry Evans, Transportation 

Research Center, Inc. 

2:30 p.m. 80 Epoxidized Natural Oils as the Alternative Safe Process Oils 

in Rubber Compounds - Kannika Sahakaro, Prince of 

Songkla University, Thailand 


3:15 p.m. 81 Petroleum Based-Safe Process Oils in NR, SBR and Their 

Blends: Preliminary Study on Unfilled Compounds - Kannika 

Sahakaro, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand 

3:45 p.m. 82 Designing Next Generation Accelerators for Environmental 

Requirements as Well as Performance Criteria - Steven 

Monthey, Rhein Chemie Corp. 

4:15 p.m. 83 Evaluation of Cellulose Esters in Tire Tread Formulations - 

Soumendra Basu, Eastman Chemical Company 



Student Colloquium & Poster Session 


Session D Convention Center, Room 201 B, 2 nd Floor 

7th Annual Student Colloquium 

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Chair: Jonathon M. Nienaber 

Wednesday - October 13, 2010 

10:00 a.m. Keynote Speaker - Murali Rajagopalan, Acushnet Company 

10:45 a.m. 1 Role of Polymeric Hydrogels in the Environment - Dhanya K.R., Alphonsa College 


11:25 a.m. 2 Properties of Alternative CSM Suppliers - Andrew Meyer, Ferris State University 

11:50 a.m. 3 Exfoliation and Orientation of Clay Layers in SBR/Clay Nanocomposites - Liang Fang, Center for High-rate 

Nanomanufacturing, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 

12:15 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch 

1:45 p.m. 4 Br-Butyl Rubber (Br-IIR) and Montmorillonite (MMT) Clay Nanocomposites for Improved Barrier Properties - Arun Kumar, 

University of Massachusetts-Lowell 

2:10 p.m. 5 Effect of Buckminsterfullerenes as a Filler on Physical and Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Styrene-Butadiene Rubber - 

Mikael Wagner, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 

2:35 p.m. 6 Electromeganetic Interference (EMI) Shielding Properties Improvement Using a Combination of Carbon Fiber/Carbon 

Nanotube in a Polyurethane Matrix Using Electrostatic Principals - Mayur Kumbhani, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 


3:15 p.m. 7 Effect of Thermoplastic Elastomer Properties in Molded Microscale Features - Younghyo Kim, University of 

Massachusetts-Lowell 

Student Poster Session Convention Center, Lobby of Exhibit Hall D, 3 rd Floor 

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (lunch break 12:15-1:45 p.m.) 

Chair: Jonathon M. Nienaber 

1 Effect of Carbon Black on Tearing of Natural Rubber Vulcanizates at Various Temperatures - Jiali Jiang, The University of Akron 

2 Carbon Nanotube and Carbon Black Filled SBR: Comparative Analysis - Jaesun Choi, Institute of Polymer Engineering, The University of 

Akron 

3 Effect of Buckminsterfullerenes as a Filler on High Temperature Properties of FKM - Kylie Speirs, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 

4 Tearing of N115-Filled Natural Rubber Vulcanizates at Various Temperatures - Guangzhuo Rong, The University of Akron 

5 Novel Method for the Preparation of Disulfide Polymers and Gels - Emily Rosenthal, The University of Akron 

6 Thermoplastic Elastomers from Small Particle Size Recycled Rubber - Andrew Fothergill, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 

7 Nitrosamine Free Compounding w/ NR and IR - James Connors, Ferris State University 

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Thursday Morning - October 14, 2010 


Advances in Tire Traction, Wear & Predictive 

Testing 

Chair: Syed K. Mowdood 

8:00 a.m. 84 Investigation of Tire Longitudinal Relaxation Length and Its 

Effect on Dry Stopping Performance - John Turner, 

Bridgestone Americas 

8:30 a.m. 85 Filler Matrix Interface Characteristics and Mechanical 

Reinforcement in Elastomeric Nanocomposites - Maurizio 

Galimberti, Pirelli Tyre, Italy 


9:15 a.m. 86 Optimizing Carbon Black to Balance Tire Wear and Rolling 

Resistance - Rainer Friehmelt, Evonik Degussa GmbH, 

Germany 

9:45 a.m. 87 P-Aramid Pulp for Tire Reinforcement - Jeffrey Downey, 

DuPont Advanced Fibers 

10:15 a.m. 88 Viscoelastic Complexities of Elastomer-Particle Composites 

and Relevance to Prediction of Tire Tread Performance - 

Christopher G. Robertson, Bridgestone Americas 


Analytical Characterization of Rubber 

Chair: Ali Dhinojwala 

8:00 a.m. 89 Selective Hydrogenation of Nitrile-Butadiene Rubber 

Catalyzed by Thermoregulated Phase Transfer Phosphine 

Rhodium Complex - Dongmei Yue, Beijing University of 

Chemical Technology, China 

8:30 a.m. 90 A NMR Investigation of Filler Effects in EPDM - Richard 

Pazur, Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership 

9:00 a.m. 91 Structure-Property Analysis of Unfilled Polyisoprene (IR) 

Vulcanizates Characterized by Mechanical and Rheological 

Measurements - William M. Boye, Cray Valley USA, LLC 


9:45 a.m. 92A Conducting a Failure Analysis on a Fuel Hose - Niles 

Stenmark, Stork Technimet, Inc. 

10:15 a.m. 93 A Case Study Review of Common Analytical Techniques 

Used in the Investigation of Seal Failures - Mary 

Kosarzycki, Stork Technimet 


Adhesion to Reinforcements and Substrates 

Co-Chairs: Andrew L. Tisler and Ed Terrill 

8:00 a.m. 94 The Use of Resorcinol and Resorcinol Formaldehyde Resins 

to Promote the Bonding of Rubber to Metal and Textile 

Reinforcements - Terry Dee, INDSPEC Chemical Corp. 

8:30 a.m. 95 Effect of Antiozonants on Rubber to Metal Adhesion - 

James R. Halladay, LORD Corporation 

9:00 a.m. 96 Morphological Study of the Rubber-Brass Adhesion 

Interphase - Akshay Ashirgade, University of Cincinnati 


9:45 a.m. 97 Better Rubber to Substrate Adhesion via Better Interfacial 

Chemistry - Roger A. Cassell, Dow Advanced Materials 

10:15 a.m. 98 Characterization of Rubber-to-Metal Adhesives by Thermal 

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Advances in Tire Traction, Wear & Predictive Testing 

Chair: Syed K. Mowdood 

1:00 p.m. 99 Overcoming Incompatibility Problems in Elastomer Blends - Wilma K. Dierkes, University of 

Twente, Netherlands 

1:30 p.m. 100 Predicting Tire Performance by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis - Somayeh Maghami, 

University of Twente, Netherlands 

2:00 p.m. 101 An Approach to Indoor Wear Testing - James Popio, Smithers Scientific Services 

2:30 p.m. 102 High Cis-1,4-BRs and SBRs to Meet Current and Future Tire Demands - Judy E. Douglas, 

Lanxess Corporation 

3:00 p.m. 103 Test and Characterization on the Temperature Dependence of Hyperelastic Behavior of Tire 

Rubbers under Moderate Finite Deformation - Xu Li, University of Science and Technology of 

China 


Analytical Characterization of Rubber 

Chair: Ali Dhinojwala 

1:00 p.m. 104 Reinforcement of Rubbers with Short Aramid Fibers - Morteza Shirazi, University of Twente, 

Netherlands 

1:30 p.m. 105 Ultrasonic Aided Extrusion of CNT- and CNF-Filled SBR Compounds and Properties of their 

Vulcanizates - Jaesun Choi, The University of Akron 

2:00 p.m. 106 Impact of the Direction Dependent Stress Softening On the Multiaxial Material Behavior 

of Filled Rubber - Hasan Kahraman, RWTH Aachen University, Germany 

2:30 p.m. 107 Curing Kinetics of NBR Nanocomposites with Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes - Nuthathai 

Warasitthinon, University of Massachusetts-Lowell 

3:00 p.m. 108 The Crosslinked Network in Sulfur and Peroxide Cures - Ed Terrill, Akron Rubber 

Development Laboratory 

3:30 p.m. 108A Progress in Ultrasonic Spectroscopy to Characterize Dynamic-Mechanical Properties of 

Nanostructured Elastomers in the High-Frequency Regime - Robert H. Schuster, Dik, 

Deutsches Institut für Kautschuktechnologie, Germany 


Adhesion to Reinforcements and Substrates 

Co-Chairs: Andrew L. Tisler and Ed Terrill 

1:00 p.m. 109 Improved Adhesion to Reinforcement Fibers in Peroxide-Cured EPDM Compounds - Tim 

Clayfield, Dow Europe GmbH, Switzerland 

1:30 p.m. 110 Zinc Oxide in the United States Rubber Industry - A Journey of Discovery and Mystery - Carl 

Caputo, American Chemet Corporation 

2:00 p.m. 111 Polyurethane Adhesive Systems for Cord-Rubber Adhesion - Donald Burlett, Gates 

Corporation 

2:30 p.m. 113 The Effects of Ethylene Content and Mooney Viscosity of EPDM Polymers on the Mixing 

Efficiency and Physical Properties of EPDM/IIR Blends - Bob Ohm and Sol Tang, Lion 

Copolymer, LLC 

3:00 p.m. 114 Effective Curative Dispersion for Uniform Mechanical Properties- A Comparison of 

Mixer Rotors for Finish Mixing of Curatives - Frederick Ignatz-Hoover, Flexsys America 

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