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# Deformulation of rubber in the laboratory

## You would like to deformulate a rubber as part of your industrial research?

### What is a rubber?

A rubber is a polymer with elastic properties that allow it to withstand several deformulation actions before breaking.  It can be of natural, synthetic or petrochemical origin.

### Why deform a rubber?

The [deformulation](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-expertise-services/laboratory-deformulation-analysis-reverse-engineering.md) of a rubber is a method allowing, with the help of various [chemical analysis](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/chemical-analysis-laboratory.md), to determine the nature and the quantity of raw material of the material.

In addition, it allows to better know the studied rubber, to better understand the structural problems of this one but also to characterize its defective quality.

Thus, the deformation of rubber allows to improve the performance of a material but also to better target your suppliers or to understand a failure phenomenon. 

## FILAB supports you in the analysis of the deformulation of your rubber

This deformulation analysis approach allows to answer different needs such as:

Analyze and determine the chemical composition of a rubber

Compare the composition of several rubbers (***double-sourcing or multi-sourcing***)

Check the compliance of a rubber with a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) or a technical data sheet

Understand a failure phenomenon: color change, pollution, adhesion... 

   Services
### Discover our polymer deformulation services

 "Signature" pack: Identification / Rapid fingerprinting
Quickly identify the nature of the main polymer (material sorting, simple control).

 "Signature +" pack: Identification / Rapid fingerprinting
Quickly identify the nature of the main polymer (material sorting, simple control).

 "Structure" pack: Structural Identification and Formulation
Determine the composition of the polymer matrix and understand its molecular structure (copolymers, thermal degradation, stabilities).

 "Insight Pack": Structural Identification, Formulation and Charges
Identify the polymer and the presence/nature of mineral fillers.

 "ORGANIC ADDITIVES Pack": Qualitative research on organic additives in the presence
Identify all the organic constituents (polymer + additives).

 "DEEP Pack": Complete Deformulation
Obtain the total organic and mineral composition

#### Get a quote for polymer deformulation studies:

Easily compare our offers using the table below, which details the techniques included in each package to help you choose the one best suited to your needs.

**Have a question? Please fill out the form on the right to speak with our expert.**

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|   | FTIR | Py-GCMS | TGA | SEM-EDX | NVR | GC/MS | LC-HRMS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **« Signature » PACK** | **✅** |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **« Signature + » PACK** | **✅** |   | **✅** |   |   |   |   |
| **« Structure »****PACK** | **✅** | **✅** |   |   |   |   |   |
| **« Insight » PACK** | **✅** | **✅** | **✅** | **✅** |   |   |   |
| **« ORGANIC ADDITIVES » PACK** |   | **✅** |   |   | **✅** | **✅** | **✅** |
| **« DEEP » PACK** | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |

## our resources

[FTIR](https://filab.fr/en/our-services/our-analysis-services/polymer-materials-analysis-laboratory/our-polymer-testing-equipment/) to determine the composition of the elastomer

[GC-MS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-gcms.md) and [Py-GC-MS](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/py-gc-ms-pyrolysis-gc-ms.md) to quantify additives, residual monomers, Bisphenol A, phthalates...

[DSC](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-dsc-calorimetric.md) (Differential Scanning Calorimetry) to measure melting and degradation temperatures, crystallinity rate...

[SEM-EDX](https://filab.fr/en/our-technical-resources/laboratory-analysis-sem-scanning-electron-microscopy.md) to characterize a particle or a deposit