ABSTRACT
Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Email: evprut@chph.ras.ru
ABSTRACT
The treatments, technologies, and materials of rubber are presented in this review. The review gives a comparative analysis of process characteristics, rheological and mechanical properties, structural transformations, curing behavior, and diffusion processes taking place in unfilled and filled rubbers during their treatment by the method of high-temperature shear deformation (HTSD). Sulfur-cured rubbers are considered, along with details of degradation mechanisms of the rubber network by mechanical and thermal exposure. Properties of blends and composites of devulcanized and virgin rubbers are presented. Future directions and further development of the technology HTSD are discussed.
