An Introduction to Rubber Technology Andrew Ciesielski RAPRA TECHNOLOGY LTD. Rapra Technology Limited Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire SY4 4NR, United Kingdom Telephone: +44 (0)1939 250383 Fax: +44 (0)1939 251118 http:ll First Published 1999 by Rapra Technology Limited Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 4NR, UK 01999, Rapra Technology Limited The right of Andrew Ciesielski to be identified as author of this Work has been asserted by him in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. Except as permitted under current legislation no part of this publication may be photocopied, reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior permission from the copyright holder. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 1-85957-150-6 Typeset by Rapra Technology Limited Printed and bound by Hobbs the Printers, Totton, Southampton i This page has been reformatted by Knovel to provide easier navigation. Contents Preface ....................................................................................................... 1 1. History .................................................................................................. 3 Natural Rubber ........................................................................................... 3 Synthetic Rubber ........................................................................................ 6 What Exactly Does the Word ‘Rubber’ Mean? .......................................... 7 References ........................................................................................................... 8 Suggested Further Reading ..........................................................................
