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The Oxford University Press has already published under the title “The Colloid Chemistry of the Rubber Industry” a small volume (of 56 pages) by Dr. E. A. Hauser, professor of colloid chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, as a report of lectures of a series instituted by Mr. Patrick Gow. The present volume contains the subject-matter of lectures of the same series, given at University College, London, in November 1928, under the title “Colloid Chemistry and its Relation to the Rubber Industry”. The first chapter is a general introduction to the study of colloid chemistry and colloids, the second chapter—on the colloidal properties of rubber—deals with rubber latex and its industrial applications, the third chapter—on lyophile colloids—deals with crude rubber and its solvation, whilst the two remaining chapters deal mainly with the ‘compounding’ of rubber with ‘fillers’ of various types, and with its vulcanisation, but also include a section on the synthesis of rubber, and an account of current views on the structure of rubber. The book will appeal most strongly to those who are concerned with the manufacture and use of rubber, but is written on such broad lines that it may be read with interest by other students of colloid science. The volume is presented in a very attractive form and at a reasonable price, and it should have a wide circulation.
The Colloid Chemistry of Rubber.
Dr. Paul Stamberger. Pp. vii + 80. (London: Oxford University Press, 1929.) 6s. net.
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The Colloid Chemistry of Rubber . Nature 126, 273 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/126273b0
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