Honors Program
[Honors-in-Discipline (Choose below)], Honors in Chemistry
Date of Award
5-2014
Thesis Professor(s)
Cassandra Eagle, Paul Wilkinson (HEXPOL)
Thesis Professor Department
Chemistry
Thesis Reader(s)
Cassandra Eagle, Paul Wilkinson, Stacy Brown, Aleksey Vasiliev
Abstract
In the rubber industry, plasticizers for rubber compounds mainly consist of petroleum derivatives. Consequently, the rubber industry is in constant competition with many petroleum consumers. This competition places an economic strain on rubber companies such as HEXPOL RUBBER COMPOUNDING L.L.C. In order to alleviate this strain, natural oil alternatives to petroleum plasticizers are of novel research interest and are investigated in this thesis project.
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
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Recommended Citation
Norwood, Verrill M. IV, "Introduction of Natural Oils into Rubber Compounds" (2014). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 198. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/198
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