Rubber Vs Neoprene
Karol Mooshe
Literature Review
Rubber vs. Rubber
The purpose of my experiment is to figure out which type of synthetic rubber is best to use on bicycle tires, neoprene, latex, or silicone. Synthetic rubber is a polymer. A chemical compound that includes many molecules that form one large molecule. Synthetic rubber is also an artificial elastomer, a material that undergoes elastic deformation under stress, but then turns into its original shape. In 1879, Frenchman Gustave Bouchardat created synthetic rubber during an experiment, he created isoprene. During World War I, rubber was used a lot. Since it was used by the military, rubber was removed from the commercial market, because they needed it so desperately. During 1890, the use of motor vehicles demanded more rubber. The shortage of rubber, caused costs of rubber to raise, which resulted in the Stevenson Act. The …show more content…
With the ability of an artificial elastomer, neoprene is resistant to oils, water, heat, and solvents. These qualities are what makes neoprene one of a kind. During the 1930s, Wallace Carothers, a chemist, produced a rubber-like substance using chlorophene. Chloroprene binds all molecules. This later became known as neoprene. The company DuPont, improved the product because the substance had a foul odor. After World War II, DuPont made a neoprene plant, so they could keep on producing neoprene. Neoprene got its name because neoprene is an ingredient, not a finished product. This substance is used on wetsuits, shoe soles, gloves, telephone wires, insulation, hose material for automobile engines, etc. The process of creating neoprene is short. Right after the chloroprene binds all the molecules, you only have polychloroprene chips left. The chips are melted and mixed with carbon pigments, then you bake it in the oven. Right after that, you slice it like bread and add nylon fabric as lamination to give it
Literature Review
Rubber vs. Rubber
The purpose of my experiment is to figure out which type of synthetic rubber is best to use on bicycle tires, neoprene, latex, or silicone. Synthetic rubber is a polymer. A chemical compound that includes many molecules that form one large molecule. Synthetic rubber is also an artificial elastomer, a material that undergoes elastic deformation under stress, but then turns into its original shape. In 1879, Frenchman Gustave Bouchardat created synthetic rubber during an experiment, he created isoprene. During World War I, rubber was used a lot. Since it was used by the military, rubber was removed from the commercial market, because they needed it so desperately. During 1890, the use of motor vehicles demanded more rubber. The shortage of rubber, caused costs of rubber to raise, which resulted in the Stevenson Act. The …show more content…
With the ability of an artificial elastomer, neoprene is resistant to oils, water, heat, and solvents. These qualities are what makes neoprene one of a kind. During the 1930s, Wallace Carothers, a chemist, produced a rubber-like substance using chlorophene. Chloroprene binds all molecules. This later became known as neoprene. The company DuPont, improved the product because the substance had a foul odor. After World War II, DuPont made a neoprene plant, so they could keep on producing neoprene. Neoprene got its name because neoprene is an ingredient, not a finished product. This substance is used on wetsuits, shoe soles, gloves, telephone wires, insulation, hose material for automobile engines, etc. The process of creating neoprene is short. Right after the chloroprene binds all the molecules, you only have polychloroprene chips left. The chips are melted and mixed with carbon pigments, then you bake it in the oven. Right after that, you slice it like bread and add nylon fabric as lamination to give it