The early registration fee for rubber product manufacturers is $405. For all others, the registration fee is $700. Group registrations for rubber product manufacturers are available for $350 per person.
All events will be held at the Conference Center at the Holiday Inn. The hotel is conveniently located just 8 miles from downtown Cleveland and 12 miles
from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
PAPERS SELECTED FOR INTERNATIONAL LATEX CONFERENCE
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Papers Schedule
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
9:10 AM to 12:05 PM - Morning Paper & Panel Presentations
1:15 PM to 5:00 PM - Afternoon Paper & Panel Presentations
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
8:55 AM to 12:00 PM - Morning Paper & Panel Presentations
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Tuesday, July 22nd 2008
9:10 AM to 9:35 AM
CHARACTERIZATION OF 1. UNMODIFIED AND 2. SBR LATEX-MODIFIED EVOTHERM® WARM MIX PAVING BINDER
| Author: | Christopher Lubbers, BASF Corporation |
| Co-authors: |
Koichi Takamura, Ph.D., BASF Corporation J. Keith Davidson, McAsphalt Industries Ltd. |
9:35 AM to 10:00 AM
SYNTHETIC LATEX FEEDSTOCKS: CAN IT GET ANY WORSE?
| Author: | William Hyde, Chemical Market Associates, Inc. |
10:00 AM to 10:25 AM
FILM FORMATION FROM REACTIVE LATEX BLENDS
| Author: | Eric S. Daniels, Ph.D., Lehigh University |
| Co-authors: |
Brian Boyars, Lehigh University Andrew Klein, Lehigh University |
10:50 AM to 11:15 AM
TAILORED SYNTHETIC DIPPING LATICES: NEW APPROACHES FOR THIN, SOFT, AND STRONG GLOVES AND FOR ACCELERATOR FREE DIPPING
| Author: | Sören Butz, Ph.D., PolymerLatex GmbH |
| Co-author: |
Alexandra Abele, Ph.D., PolymerLatex GmbH |
11:15 AM to 11:40 AM
SYNTHETIC LATEX BLENDS: POINTS TO PONDER
| Author: | S. S. Newaz, Ph.D., Elastoprene Latex, LLC |
11:40 AM to 12:05 PM
RAW MATERIAL COST SOURCING CHALLENGES
| Author: | Robert L. Culp, OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. |
1:30 PM to 1:55 PM
STUDY OF MONOMER DROPLETS IN MINIEMULSIONS
| Author: | Megan B. Casey, Lehigh University |
| Co-authors: |
E. David Sudol, Lehigh University Mohamed S. El-Aasser, Lehigh University |
1:55 PM to 2:20 PM
CURE STUDIES OF LATEX CONTAINING BINDER SYSTEMS FOR USE IN DURABLE NONWOVEN CONSTRUCTIONS
| Author: | James E. Robbins, OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. |
| Co-authors: |
Carla B. Dittman McBain, Ph.D., OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. Raymond Weinert, OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. |
2:20 PM to 2:45 PM
HIGH-PERFORMANCE STEREOSPECIFIC ELASTOMERS FROM BIOREACTORS
| Author: | Colleen McMahan, Ph.D., Western Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS |
| Co-author: |
Maureen Whalen, USDA Agricultural Research Service |
3:10 PM to 3:35 PM
STABILIZATION PRINCIPLES IN LATEX APPLICATIONS
| Author: | John Mara, Ph.D., Songwon International-Americas, Inc. |
3:35 PM to 4:00 PM
UNRAVELING THE MYSTERY OF NATURAL RUBBER BIOSYNTHESIS
| Author: | Judit E. Puskas, Ph.D., The University of Akron |
4:05 PM to 5:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION ON SYNTHETIC LATEX
| Moderator: | James Finn, Akron Dispersions |
| Panelists: |
William Hyde, Chemical Market Associates, Inc. Sören Butz, Ph.D., PolymerLatex GmbH S. S. Newaz, Ph.D., Elastoprene Latex, LLC Robert M. Calhoun, BASF Carla B. Dittman McBain, Ph.D., OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. Colin S. Ruggles, Synthomer Ltd. |
Wednesday, July 23rd 2008
8:55 AM to 9:20 AM
TECHNOLOGY FOR REDUCTION OF ION CONTENT IN LATEX FILMS
| Author: | William L. Howe, DipTech Systems, Inc. |
9:20 AM to 9:45 AM
NATURAL RUBBER LATEX: A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE AND OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE
| Author: | No Dock Moung, International Rubber Study Group |
9:45 AM to 10:10 AM
EFFECT OF CURE TEMPERATURE, TIME AND FILM THICKNESS ON YULEX® LATEX
| Author: | Katrina Cornish, Ph.D., Yulex Corporation |
| Co-authors: |
KC Nguyen, Yulex Corporation Jali Williams, Yulex Corporation Rochelle Wavrin, Yulex Corporation |
10:35 AM to 11:00 AM
STABILIZING WATER-BASED DISPERSIONS AND EMULSIONS
| Author: | Carrie W. Burr, R. T. Vanderbilt Co. Inc. |
11:00 AM to 11:25 AM
VYTEX™ NATURAL RUBBER LATEX: AN INNOVATIVE SOURCE MATERIAL FOR NATURAL RUBBER PRODUCTS
| Author: | Mark Swanson, Vystar / Quan-Tec-Air, Inc. |
| Co-authors: |
Matt Clark, Vystar Corporation William Doyle, Vystar Corporation Russell Culp, Vystar Corporation |
11:25 AM to 12:00 PM
PANEL DISCUSSION ON NATURAL LATEX
| Moderator: | James Finn, Akron Dispersions |
| Panelists: |
No Dock Moung, International Rubber Study Group D. Thomas Marsh, Centrotrade Rubber USA David Schuck, Killian Latex Katrina Cornish, Ph.D., Yulex Corporation Bryan Lakin, Tech Industrials Inc. Colleen McMahan, Ph.D., Western Regional Research Center, USDA-ARS Shiping Wang, Ph.D., Cardinal Healthcare Drew Miller, Firestone Natural Rubber Company |
