Chemistry, Manufacture and Applications of Natural Rubber

Chemistry, Manufacture and Applications of Natural Rubber, Second Edition, presents the very latest advances in the processing, properties and advanced applications of natural rubber (NR), drawing on state-of-the-art research in the field. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the latest developments in the field. The first part of the book brings together chapters on the manufacturing, processing and properties of natural rubber, describing biosynthesis, vulcanization for improved performance, strain-induced crystallization, self-reinforcement, rheology and mechanochemistry for processing, computer simulation of properties, scattering techniques and stabilizing agents. The second section focuses on applications of natural rubber, including carbon allotropes, eco-friendly soft bio-composites using NR matrices and marine products, the use of NR for high functionality such as shape memory, NR for the tire industry, and natural rubber latex with advanced applications. The final part of the book studies the work of major rubber institutes across the world, highlighting the latest research and looking towards the future, including future applications and sustainable development. This is an essential resource for academic researchers, scientists and (post)graduate students in rubber science, polymer science, materials science and engineering, and chemistry. In industry, this book enables professionals, R&D, and producers across the natural rubber, tire, rubber and elastomer industries, as well as across industries looking to use natural rubber products, to understand and utilize natural rubber for cutting-edge applications. Explains the latest manufacture and processing techniques for natural rubber (NR) with enhanced propertiesExplores novel applications of natural rubber across a range of industries, including current and potential usesDiscusses resources and utilisation, and considers sustainable future development of natural rubber INDICE: 1. Introduction (Medium revision) Part I: Manufacturing, Processing and Properties of Natural Rubber 2. Biosynthesis of NR 3. Vulcanization mechanism of NR 4. Strain-induced crystallization of NR 5. Self-Reinforcement of NR Vulcanizates 6. Properties of NRs from guayule and rubber dandelion 7. Rheological behaviour of NR 8. Structure of NR as revealed by X-ray and neutron scattering 9. Computor simulation approach to NR properties 10. Mechanochemistry of NR during processing 11. Deterioration of NR and stabilizing agents Part II: Applications of Natural Rubber 12. Utilization of carbon allotropes for the higher performance of NR 13. Soft biocomposites from NR 14. Elastocaloric effects of NR in view of applications 15. Cross-linked NR as a shape memory polymer 16. NR for tyres in the 21st century 17. Fundamentals and recent applications of NR latex 18. Use of NR latex in biomedical and clinical treatments Part III: Research Retrospectives and Future Developments 19. A short history of Natural Rubber research 20. Establishing of RRI and a century of NR research activity in Sri Lanka 21. Current NR research activities at RRII (India) 22. Developmental research on NR at CIRAD (France) 23. Introduction of hevea rubber and present status of rubber industries in Thailand 24. On hevea genome analysis 25. Sustainable development of NR in the 21st century

• ISBN: 978-0-12-818843-9
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 600
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés