Polymer Technology
Synthetic rubber

Is highly permeable to air & water and is readily attacked by chemicals & atmospheric gases
Deforms, if stretched to double of its original dimension
Is brittle at low temperature
Is softer at higher temperature

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Polymer Technology
Peptizers like aromatic mercaptans (e.g. thiophenes) are added in rubber to

Protect rubber goods from attack by oxygen & ozone present in the atmosphere
Increase its viscosity
Reduce its viscosity to permit easier processing
Reduce the time of vulcanisation and quantity of vulcanising agent

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