Abstract
Elastomers are a special class of polymeric materials with unique properties such as elasticity, flexibility, and toughness. Elastomeric materials include natural rubber, synthetic rubber, and other polymeric materials such as thermoplastic elastomers. Rubber compounding involves the science and engineering of rubbers and rubber additives, such as processing aids, fillers, and curing agents, in definite proportions to obtain a uniform mixture that will have desirable physical and chemical properties to meet processing at low cost and end use performance. The final properties of rubber products depend not only on the nature of elastomers but also on the characteristics of other ingredients. Physical testing of rubbers is important for the design, production, quality control, and performance of products. Recently novel and ecofriendly technologies have been developed for rubber compounding.
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