The world is facing an increasing waste crisis, and one of the most challenging materials to manage is rubber. With the vast amounts of rubber tires, industrial components, and customer products being discarded each year, finding innovative and sustainable solutions for rubber waste is more crucial than ever. Turning rubber into gas is one such... Read more »
by Shannon Beranek, National Sales Representative Last month, I had the opportunity to attend my first industry conference since joining the ChemCeed sales team this summer. The International Elastomer Conference was held in Knoxville, Tennessee from October 10-13 and ChemCeed exhibited at this event. I was accompanied at IEC with my colleague, Myra Detienne. The... Read more »
Although majority of plasticizers are used in flexible PVC applications, a significant amount of plasticizers are used for elastomer applications. Plasticizers can be added to elastomers for various reasons: increasing softness or flexibility, lowering the glass transition temperature, reducing crystallization, increasing dispersion, or lowering the cost of the compound. Common plasticizers used in elastomer compounds... Read more »
