Vulcanisation of rubbers in the presence of organic accelerators

CONTENTS
I. Introduction 441
II. Vulcanisation with di- and poly-sulphides 441
III. Vulcanisation in the presence of mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) 444
IV. Vulcanisation in the presence of sulphenamides 445
V. Vulcanisation in the presence of organic bases 447
VI. Action of systems of two vulcanisation accelerators 448
VII. Structure and activity of vulcanisation accelerators 449
VIII. Influence of the structure of rubber on its vulcanisation capacity 450
IX. Role of vulcanisation activators 450
X. Cross-linking (vulcanisation) of rubber solutions at low temperatures 453
XI. The reversion effect and optimum vulcanisation 453
XII. Vulcanisation structures and their influence on the static and dynamic properties and on the fatigue of vulcanisates 455