Abstract: The factory joint is a core component for manufacturing 500 kV extra high voltage direct current (EHVDC) submarine cable, and its insulation performance is influenced by the vulcanization ...

Every year, millions of tires end up in landfills, creating an environmental crisis with far-reaching consequences. In the United States alone, over 274 million tires were scrapped in 2021, with ...

Let me ask you something—do you think King Charles would wear any boots that were subpar in any way? Would the late and great Princess Diana? No and no—so you already have two royal seals of approval ...

Rubberwood is the name given to lumber from the rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis), which is a tree producing latex to produce natural rubber. (Other names today include parawood and Malaysian oak.) ...

Even though I’ve been fortunate enough to have tested nearly every trail shoe released on the market since the late 1990s (having served as a shoe reviewer for numerous running magazines and as ...

Tire wear particles (TWPs) represent one of the major anthropogenic pools of particles ending up in the environment. They contain a large variety of chemicals, a part of which may be released into the ...

The vulcanization of rubber compounds is an exothermal process. A carbon black-filled and natural rubber-based (NR) formulation was mixed with different levels of sulfur (0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 4.0 and 6.0 ...

Necessity is the mother of invention, although in the case of guayule (pronounced wy-OO-lee) rubber, it's less a new idea than it is a reconciliation with the family. The Aztecs knew this scrubby ...