TY - GEN
T1 - Comparison of wax extraction methods used in synthetic granular composite sport surfaces
AU - Bridge, John W.
AU - Fisher, Robert
AU - Lai, Tina
AU - Peterson, Michael
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Synthetic granular composites made from sand, polymeric fiber, rubber, and a hydrocarbonbased binder are used for the surface of many Thoroughbred horse racetracks around the world. The binder is typically a high-oil content, paraffin-based wax. In order to perform the analysis required to maintain these tracks, the wax is extracted from bulk track samples and analyzed for mass fraction, oil content, molecular composition, and thermal response of the binder. Two extraction procedures for the wax are compared using four representative track samples that vary in wax content and constituent composition. Both sampling methods start with a representative sample of track material and utilize isooctane solvent. One method involves ultrasonic mixing, oven evaporation and decanting; while the other method uses a Soxhlet extraction method. Results indicate that the Soxhlet method gives a more thorough separation of wax from the samples but also reveals that sample preparation is critical to obtain results that are representative of the track surfaces.
AB - Synthetic granular composites made from sand, polymeric fiber, rubber, and a hydrocarbonbased binder are used for the surface of many Thoroughbred horse racetracks around the world. The binder is typically a high-oil content, paraffin-based wax. In order to perform the analysis required to maintain these tracks, the wax is extracted from bulk track samples and analyzed for mass fraction, oil content, molecular composition, and thermal response of the binder. Two extraction procedures for the wax are compared using four representative track samples that vary in wax content and constituent composition. Both sampling methods start with a representative sample of track material and utilize isooctane solvent. One method involves ultrasonic mixing, oven evaporation and decanting; while the other method uses a Soxhlet extraction method. Results indicate that the Soxhlet method gives a more thorough separation of wax from the samples but also reveals that sample preparation is critical to obtain results that are representative of the track surfaces.
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U2 - 10.1002/9781118995433.ch7
DO - 10.1002/9781118995433.ch7
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84927785813
T3 - Ceramic Transactions
SP - 65
EP - 70
BT - Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Composites VI
A2 - Singh, J. P.
A2 - Singh, J. P.
A2 - Bansal, Narottam P.
A2 - Bansal, Narottam P.
A2 - Bhalla, Amar S.
A2 - Bhalla, Amar S.
A2 - Mahmoud, Morsi M.
A2 - Mahmoud, Morsi M.
A2 - Manjooran, Navin Jose
A2 - Manjooran, Navin Jose
A2 - Singh, Gurpreet
A2 - Singh, Gurpreet
A2 - Lamon, Jacques
A2 - Lamon, Jacques
A2 - Choi, Sung R.
A2 - Choi, Sung R.
A2 - Pickrell, Gary
A2 - Pickrell, Gary
A2 - Lu, Kathy
A2 - Lu, Kathy
A2 - Brennecka, Geoff
A2 - Brennecka, Geoff
A2 - Goto, Takashi
A2 - Goto, Takashi
T2 - Processing and Properties of Advanced Ceramics and Composites VI - Materials Science and Technology 2013 Conference and Exhibition, MS and T 2013
Y2 - 27 October 2013 through 31 October 2013
ER -