A reference for teaching, research, and business in which scientists and engineers from rubber and chemical companies and universities synthesize the current understanding of the major forms of rubber and related elastic materials. Some chapters have been added and some deleted to reflect changing fashion during the decade since the first edition, and most of the rest have been updated with the new information and technology. The topics include modified natural rubber, the chemical modification of synthetic elastomers, powdered rubber, thermoplastic elastomeric blends of rubber and plastic, ionomeric thermoplastic elastomers, carboxylated rubber, developments in silicone rubber technology, polyalkenylenes, and recycling rubber. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
