Elastomers Used in the Rubber Lining Industry

In Chapter 5, a general outline of base rubbers was given. In this chapter, more details about the rubbers most frequently used in the lining industry are given. 

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This article looks at a new line of antimicrobial conqxmnds for heat-cured rubber that helps to solve cleanness problems in conversion sectors for food, medicine and industry and other apphcations prone to the ptolifetafion of microbes. The new Elastoguard antimicrobial elastomers offer effective prevention against bacteria, fungi and yeast in rubber parts, and, at the same time, avoid problems caused in the past by or nic biocides. Processes are discussed along with a ]ications and uses for Elastoguard in matty walks of life. USA... 

Elastomers are used in a wide range of industrial, transportation, domestic, construction and aerospace end-applications. The major consumer of both natural and synthetic rubber is the tyre industry. Five types natural rubber (NR), styrene butadiene rubber (SBR), polybutadiene, polyisoprene and the butyl (and halobutyl) rubbers are used in massive quantities around the world. Smaller applications for rubbers include conveyor belting, footwear, pharmaceutical closures, plant lining, hoses, extruded goods, flooring, power cables, gaskets and seals, and many, many other applications. 

Rubber and Elastomers Rubber and elastomers are widely used as lining materials. To meet the demands of the chemical industry, rubber processors are continually improving their products. A number of synthetic rubbers have been developed, and while none has all the properties of natural rubber, they are superior in one or more ways. The isoprene and polybutadiene synthetic rubbers are duplicates of natural. 

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