Compounding virgin rubber involves melting the rubber into pliable sheets and then incorporating ingredients, such as peroxides, petroleum oils, and wax, into the virgin rubbers or polymers. Peroxides ...

By Timothy J. Killeen The invention of vulcanized rubber (1839), followed by the popularization of bicycles (1870s) and the ...

Most useful rubber articles, such as tires and mechanical goods, cannot be made without vulcanization. Unvulcanized rubber is generally not very strong, does not maintain its shape after a large ...

The OTW Old Skool 36 Trail Vibram takes the classic Old Skool – that's the low-top lace-up that you probably begged for in ...

According to the same reports, based on segmentation, the indirect process of producing zinc oxide will retain popularity due ...

The rising production volume of rubber will boost the consumption of zinc oxide as it is used as an activator for the ...

Now the brand’s premium OTW subdivision sees the shoe transformed into a rugged trail-ready hiker. The OTW Old Skool 36 Trail ...

The buffed tire is coated with a sticky layer of non-vulcanized rubber or gum. A pre-vulcanized ring tread liner is stretched and fitted around the tire. A laser ensures the machine is centered on ...

Unlike hiking or snow boots that have been treated with a durable water-repellent finish, rain boots are made from fully waterproof materials like plastic or vulcanized rubber. They tend to lack ...

With Black Friday in a few weeks, many fashion brands have launched early Black Friday sales. Adidas is no exception. The ...

A vulcanized-rubber outsole will give an additional rain-boot-like effect. If you’re concerned about weight, Molitoris advises that synthetic boots will be lighter than leather ones, at the expe ...

Uppers are made from waterproof, seam-sealed nubuck with a vulcanized rubber shell. The aero-trac outsole provides plenty of traction and is also non-loading, meaning you won’t pick up tons of ...