| Natural rubbers, before vulcanization, tend to be sticky and soft at high temperatures, while at low temperatures they are brittle and stiff, making them difficult to process. |
| The discovery of the vulcanization process acted as a very great stimulus to the rubber industry. |
| It is used in the manufacture of antioxidants, pharmaceuticals, dyes, and in the vulcanization of rubber. |
| Additionally, it is used in fungicides, germicides, herbicides, and insecticides, and as a catalyst in the vulcanization process. |
| In india-rubber combs the teeth are moulded to shape and the whole hardened by vulcanization. |
| Ten years later, Charles Goodyear developed the process of vulcanization, which made rubber more stable in a variety of temperatures. |
