The Thermoplasticity of Chlorinated Rubber

Abstract Among the various factors which play a part in the chlorination of rubber, the percentage of combined chlorine, the temperature of chlorination, and the degree of mastication have pronounced effects on the thermoplasticity of the final chlorinated rubber products. By taking advantage of certain operating conditions which are suggested by the work described above, it is possible to obtain a chlorinated rubber with relatively low thermoplasticity. It does not appear to be possible by these means to reduce to any significant degree the thermoplasticity of chlorinated rubber, without perhaps the use of operating conditions which would be difficult to control, e.g., chlorination under pressure or at high temperature.