PAST 2005 CONFERENCES
Rubber Molding
April 5-6 Dearborn, MI
Focusing on:
• Quality
• Efficiency
• Cost effectiveness
Silicone
April 5-6 Dearborn, MI
Focusing on:
• New silicone
technology
• Improved product
quality
• Cost savings
opportunities
Automotive Elastomers
June 14-15 Dearborn, MI
Designed specifically for:
• Vehicle manufacturers
• Rubber component
manufacturers
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2005 PAPERS (selected to date)
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Papers Schedule
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
9:10 AM to 12:05 PM - Morning Paper Presentations
1:30 PM to 5:00 PM - Afternoon Paper Presentations
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM - Morning Paper Presentations
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Tuesday, July 26th 2005
9:10 AM to 9:35 AM
CROSSLINKING OF LATEX FILMS: A DYNAMIC MECHANICAL APPROACH
9:35 AM to 10:00 AM
THE TECHNICAL EVOLUTION OF FOAMED LATEX
Frank J. Beafore
Latex International, Inc.
10:00 AM to 10:25 AM
THE SIMPLE PREPARATION OF S-I-S LATEX BY CONTROLLED FREE RADICAL EMULSION POLYMERIZATION
Dane K. Parker
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
10:50 AM to 11:15 AM
ELEVATED ENERGY AND COMMODITY CHEMICAL COSTS: HOW LONG CAN THEY LAST?
William Hyde
Chemical Market Associates, Inc.
11:15 AM to 11:40 AM
FIRE AND ASH
George R. Handley
OMNOVA Solutions
11:40 AM to 12:05 PM
CHAIN TRANSFER IN POLYMERIZATIONS--MOLECULAR WEIGHT CONTROL AND MORE
Vijay R. Srinivas, Ph.D.
Arkema, Inc.
1:30 PM to 1:55 PM
IMPROVING OXIDATIVE AND THERMAL STABILITY OF POLYMERIC SYSTEMS THROUGH THE INCORPORATION OF SYNERGISTS IN ANTIOXIDANT EMULSIONS
1:55 PM to 2:20 PM
IGNITION RESISTANT LATEX COMPOUNDS IN CARPET BACKING APPLICATIONS
Keith Woodason
Dow Chemical Co.
2:20 PM to 2:50 PM
PAVEMENT PRESERVATION USING THE SBR LATEX MODIFIED ASPHALT EMULSION
Koichi Takamura, Ph.D.
BASF Corporation
3:15 PM to 3:40 PM
QUANTIFICATION OF WATER-SENSITIVITY OF LATEX FILMS BY OPTICAL TRANSMISSION MEASUREMENTS
3:40 PM to 4:05 PM
SYNTHETIC POLYISOPRENE LATEX
Fung Bor Chen, Ph.D.
Medline Industries
4:05 PM to 4:30 PM
NOVEL SUSTAINABLE ACCELERATORS FOR LATEX APPLICATIONS - UPDATE
4:30 PM to 5:05 PM
SYNTHETIC LATEX PANEL DISCUSSION
| Moderator: | James Finn,
Akron Dispersions |
| Panelists: |
Charles Fifelski, Dow Reichhold Specialty Latex
William Hyde, Chemical Market Associates, Inc.
John Lean, Ph.D., The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Dane K. Parker, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Koichi Takamura, Ph.D., BASF Corporation
Chris Wilkey, OMNOVA Solutions
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Wednesday, July 27th 2005
8:30 AM to 8:55 PM
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF NATURAL RUBBER LATEX PARTICLES AND ARTIFICIALLY PREPARED RUBBER PARTICLES
| Author: | Amir- Hashim M.Y., Ph.D.,
Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM), Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB) |
| Co-authors: |
Shamsul Bahri A.R., Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM), Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB)
A. R. Ruhida, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM)
Tae Han Shen, Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM)
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8:55 AM to 9:20 AM
USING ORGANIC PEROXIDES IN OPEN-AIR SYSTEMS TO CURE LATEX ARTICLES
9:20 AM to 9:45 AM
AN OVERVIEW OF RUBBER LATTICES
10:15 AM to 10:40 AM
COMMERCIALIZATION OF YULEX NATURAL RUBBER LATEX™: THE IMPROVING MARGIN STRUCTURE OF GUAYULE LATEX PRODUCTS
10:40 AM to 11:05 AM
A NOVEL "PROTEIN-FREE" NATURAL RUBBER LATEX: PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS
| Author: | William Doyle,
Vystar Corporation |
| Co-authors: |
Vladimir Blinov, Ph.D., Vystar Corporation
Travis W. Honeycutt, Ph.D., Vystar, Inc.
Simon Sharivker, Ph.D., Vystar Corporation
Viktor Sharivker, Ph.D., Vystar Corporation
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11:05 AM to 11:40 AM
NATURAL LATEX PANEL DISCUSSION
| Moderator: | James Finn,
Akron Dispersions |
| Panelists: |
Harry Bader, Akron Rubber Development Laboratory
Katrina Cornish, Ph.D., Yulex Corporation
Amir- Hashim M.Y., Ph.D., Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia (RRIM), Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB)
David Schuck, Killian Latex
David St. Cyr, Centrotrade, inc.
Randy Tuck, Hospira, Inc.
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