Rubber Chemistry and Technology Journal

This schedule is updated as necessary. Please check back at least monthly for the most current information. Questions should be addressed to the Managing Editor.

2008 Publication Schedule

March/April Issue - Volume 81 Issue 1 - mailed in Mid-April

1. Thermoreversible Cross-Linking of Meleated Ethylene/Propylene Rubber Using Ionic Interactions, Hydrogen Bonding and a Combination Thereof by J.G.P. Goossens*, M.A.J. van der Mee and M. van Duin
2. Influence of the Tackifer Resin of a Polychloroprene Adhesive in the Adhesion Properties of Thermoplastic SBS Rubber by M. Pastor-Blas*, J. Martín-Martínez and V. Navarro-Bañón
3. Atom Transfer Radical Graft Copolymerization on a Poly (ECO) Elastomer by N.K. Singha* and K. Manikyaharithus
4. Continuous Ultrasonic Devulcanization: Comparison of Carbon Black Filled Synthetic Isoprene and Natural Rubbers by A. Isayev* and X. Sun
5. Dynamic Properties of Filled Rubber-Part I: Simple Model, Experimental Data and Simulated Results by J.G.R. Kingston*, H.R. Ahmadi and A.H. Muhr
6. Pulsed NMR Studies on Long-Term Crystallization Behavior and Melting Process of Natural Rubber Under Elongation by M. Komura*; T. Ikehara, K. Nakajima, T. Nishi and Q. Zhaobin
7. High Strength - Low Hardness Thermoplastic Elastomers from Ethylene-Butene Copolymers and Low Density Polyethylene by A.K. Bhowmick, Anjan Biswas, Amit Biswas, J.J. George, M. Maiti, M. Saroop and S. Tembhekar
8. Anionic Synthesis of Trialkoxysilyl-Functionalized Polymers by R.P. Qurik*, R.L. King, M. Ocampo, M.J. Polce, C. Wesdemiotis
9. Highly-Purified Natural Rubber By Saponfication of Latex Analysis of Residual Proteins in Saponified Natural Rubber by J. Sakdapipanich*, Y. Tanaka, J. Yunyongwattanakorn and V. Wongsasutthiku
10. Comparative Study of Silica, Nanoclay and Carbon Black-Filled EPDM Rubbers Treated by Ultrasound by A.I. Isayev* and H. Tan
11. Manufacture of Thermoplastic Elastomer Tubes by Water-Assisted Injection Molding Technology by S.J. Liu*, K.Y. Lin and C.C. Liu

May/June Issue - Volume 81 Issue 2 - mailed in Mid-June

1. Mesoscopic Mechanical Analysis of Filled Elastomer with 3D-Finite Element Analysis & Transmission Electron Microtomography by K. Akutagawa*, H. Heguri, H. Jinnai, Y. Shinbori, K. Yamaguchi and A. Yamamoto
2. A Comparative Investigation of Surface Modification of Carbon Black and Silica by Plasma Polymerization by T. Mathew*, R.N. Datta, W.K. Dierkes, J.W.M. Noordermeer, W.J. van Ooij
3. A Mechanistic Approach to EPDM Devulcanization by W.K. Dierkes*, I. Babu, K.A.J. Dijkhuis, J.S. Lopulissa and J.W.M. Noordermeer
4. Improvements in the Hydrogenation of Nitrile Rubber Using Wilkinson's Catalyst by N.T. McManus* and G.L. Rempel
5. The Application of High Resolution Chemical Imaging Techniques for Butyl Rubber Blends by D. A. Winesett* and A. H. Tsou
6. Effect of Plasma Polymerization on the Performance of Silica in NBR, EPDM and NBR/EPDM Blends by M. Tiwari*, W.K. Dierkes, J.W.M. Noordermeer and W.J. Van Ooij
7. Correlation Between Physico-Mechanical Properties of NR-BR Blends in Tire Tread Formulation with Their Thermal Behaviors by S. Taghvaei-Ganjali*, F. Fotoohi and F. Motiee
8. Analysis of Sress-Strain Data for Dry and Swollen Rubbers by a New Tube Model of Rubber Elasticity Based on Finite Chain Extensibility by Y. Hoei
9. Rubber Oxidation and Tire Aging - A Review by J. Baldwin
10. Alkylphenol Disulfide Polymer Accelerators & the Vulcanization of Isobutylene Based Elastomers by B. Rodgers*, B. B. Sharma, S. Solis and N. Tambe
11. Rubber Abrasion and Tire Wear by K. Grosch

July/August Issue - Volume 81 Issue 3 - mailed in mid-August

1. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) for Rubber by L. Johnson
2. Heat Aging Behavior of a Novel Polyphenylene-Ether Based Thermoplastic Elastomer by A. Bhowmick*, S. Gupta, R. Kamalakaran, A. Maldikar and A. Menon
3. Biodegradable Elastomeric Vulcanisates by Anita Przepiorkowsa*, K. Chronska, M. Prochon