Reverse Engineering of Rubber Products - Das Gupta, Saikat (Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), Rajasthan, India) a Mukhopadhyay, Rabindra (Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI) and R a D Centre JK Tyre a Industries Ltd., Rajasthan

Describes the analytical techniques used to discover which materials and processes were used to produce a particular vulcanized rubber compound from a combination of raw rubber, chemicals, and pigments. This title includes discussion of polymer identification, carbon black percent calculation, and volatile separation.