Silicone rubber comes in solid and liquid types. Both have a similar basic structure, but need different cure and processing methods. Liquid silicone rubber (LSR) is a two-component system containing ...

The rubber vulcanization process involved with making shoes can be smelly and inefficient. Vulcanization with sulfur requires high temperatures, long heating periods–and that nasty chemical smell. So ...

COLOGNE, Germany—Lanxess A.G. has developed a vulcanization accelerator for tires and technical rubber goods. Vulkacit TZ, a trial product, is sulfenamide based on aromatic amines and suitable for all ...

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