"Expert overviews covering the science and technology of rubber and plastics"--Cover
"Rapra Technology LTD"--Cover
Includes bibliographical references and subject index
1. Introduction -- 2. Analytical techniques-- 3. Characterisation of rubber polymers -- 4. Determination of the principal components in a rubber compound -- 5. Carbon black -- 6. Determination of antidegradants in a rubber compound -- 7. Determination of cure system additives and their breakdown products -- 8. Determination of miscellaneous compound additives -- 9. Cure state studies -- 10. Reverse engineering and product deformulation -- 11. Surface blooms and product contaminates -- 12. Analysis of rubber latices -- 13. Failure Diagnosis-- 14. Conclusion --Additional references -- References from the Rapra abstracts database -- Subject index