THE FIRST SAMPLE OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER MADE BY TILDEN,WILLIAM IN 1892 -MODERN WORK REVEALS A MYSTERY

Authors
BATE DM LEHRLE RS PLACE EJ WILLIS SL CAMPBELL DS HULL CD
Citation
Dm. Bate et al., THE FIRST SAMPLE OF SYNTHETIC RUBBER MADE BY TILDEN,WILLIAM IN 1892 -MODERN WORK REVEALS A MYSTERY, Polymer, 38(21), 1997, pp. 5261-5266
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Polymer Sciences
Journal title
Polymer → ACNP
ISSN journal
00323861
Volume
38
Issue
21
Year of publication
1997
Pages
5261 - 5266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0032-3861(1997)38:21<5261:TFSOSR>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
A sample of 'Artificial Rubber', made in 1892 by Sir William Tilden at the Mason College of Science (precursor of the University of Birmingh am), has come to light, and has been found to still possess remarkably good rubbery properties. It has been investigated by pyrolysis-g.c.-m .s. and by n.m.r. spectroscopy in order to characterize its structure. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.