ASTM D 2702 - 05 (Reapproved 2016) Standard Practice for Rubber Chemicals - Determination of Infrared Absorption Characteristics

Current edition approved June 1, 2016. Published June 2016. Originally approved in 1968. Last previous edition approved in 2011 as D2702 – 05 (2011). — 4 p.
This practice covers a simple, rapid practice to prove the identity of a rubber chemical before incorporation into a rubber mix by comparison of its infrared absorption spectrum with that of a reference specimen.
This technique can also be used to detect gross contamination or large differences in rubber chemicals. Thus, it can provide a basis for producer-consumer agreement.
Wherever “infrared spectrophotometer” is used, “Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (FTIR)” may also be understood.