vulcanization

1. An industrial process that strengthens natural rubber. Because it requires great heat, the process was named after the Roman god of fire, Vulcan.

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He earned several lucrative patents, including one for a process that streamlined the vulcanization of rubber.

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The Akron Beacon Journal reports the portrait of the man who discovered rubber vulcanization was recently unveiled by the University of Akron’s Archival Services of University Libraries.

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Around this time, manufacturers began using a chemical known as disulfiram to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.

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Before long, she was researching the rise of vice crusaders and the government’s role in regulating sex toys, as well as the development of key sex-toy technologies, including rubber vulcanization and electricity.

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It was this bouncing ball, posits Johnson, that lay the groundwork for the vulcanization process perfected by Charles Goodyear centuries later.

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