Rubber-Clay Nanocomposites Science, Technology, and Applications

The one-stop resource for rubber-clay nanocompositeinformation The first comprehensive, single-volume book to compile all themost important data on rubber-clay nanocomposites in one place,Rubber-Clay Nanocomposites: Science, Technology, andApplications reviews rubber-clay nanocomposites in aneasy-to-reference format designed for R&D professionals. Including contributions from experts from North America, Europe,and Asia, the book explores the properties of compounds withrubber-clay nanocomposites, including their rheology, curingkinetics, mechanical properties, and many others. Rubber-clay nanocomposites are of growing interest to thescientific and technological community, and have been shown toimprove rubber compound reinforcement and impermeability. Thesenatural mineral fillers are of potential interest for large-scaleapplications and are already making an impact in several majorfields. Packed with valuable information about the synthesis,processing, and mechanics of these reinforced rubbers, the bookcovers assorted rubber-clay nanocomposites applications, such as inautomotive tires and as polymer fillers. Promoting common knowledge and interpretation of the mostimportant aspects of rubber-clay nanocomposites, and clarifying themain results achieved in the field of rubbers and crosslinkedrubbers—something not covered in other books in thefield—Rubber-Clay Nanocomposites helps scientistsunderstand morphology, vulcanization, permeability, processingmethods, and characterization factors quickly and easily.