Analysis Technique for Determining the Levels of Organic Additives in an EPDM Rubber for Use in Underwater Acoustic Applications

Abstract

A liquid-solid chromatographic procedure for reproducibly measuring the levels of organic additives in compounded, uncured ethylene-propylene diene monomer rubber is described. The procedure, which uses a deactivated Porasil column with a tetrahydrofurane/cyclohexane mobile phase and UV detection at 254 nm, has proved to be effective as a quality analysis program for transducer elastomers. Recommendations for avoiding potential problems with the system are also discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 15, 1985
Accession Number
ADA247798

Entities

People

  • Mary E. Quinn
  • W. W. Mcgee

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohols
  • Alkenes
  • Chlorides
  • Chromatography
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Ethylenes
  • Flow Rate
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Quality Control
  • Recovery
  • Security
  • Sensitivity
  • Underwater Sound

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  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.