Erich Konrad (chemist)
Erich Konrad (born May 24, 1894 in Renchen ; † 1975 ) was a German industrial chemist who dealt with synthetic rubber .
Konrad was the son of a brewery owner, went to high school in Sasbach and studied chemistry and biology in Tübingen, Kiel and Freiburg from 1912, interrupted by his military service in World War I from 1914 to 1919. In 1922 he received his doctorate in chemistry in Freiburg and was there Assistant before he joined IG Farben Werken in Leverkusen in 1927. He headed the central rubber laboratory there and became an authorized signatory in 1936.
With Eduard Tschunkur and Helmut Kleiner , he developed nitrile rubber around 1930 . After the introduction of Buna S (made from butadiene and styrene building blocks), they tried to replace styrene with other building blocks and came across acrylonitrile . Since the additive was polar, the new rubber was also oil-repellent.
In 1950 he received the Liebig medal .
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| SURNAME | Konrad, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 24, 1894 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Renchen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1975 |