Bioplastics derived from biomass are attractive replacement for petrochemical plastics due
to biodegradability, renewability, and resource abundance. However, the inferior water …

Raw rubber must be vulcanized to produce a useful rubber product. Vulcanization is a
chemical process that creates crosslinking points between rubber molecules, transforming it …

Composites based on natural rubber reinforced with mineral (precipitated silica and chalk)
and organic (sawdust and hemp) fillers in amount of 50 phr were obtained by peroxide cross …

In this paper, green composite films comprising natural rubber (NR), cellulose (CE), and
chitosan (CS) were successfully fabricated through a simple, facile, cost-effective method in …

A sensitizer or crosslinking promoter must be utilized to improve electron beam irradiation
(EBI) vulcanization and achieve optimal results. This work investigated the effect of …

This research paper investigated the effects of the silica content and the sulfur vulcanization
system on the mechanical properties of silica-filled natural rubber (NR) composite film and …

Green natural rubber (NR) composites reinforced with synthetic graphite platelets, using
alginate as a thickening and dispersing agent, were successfully developed to improve …

Natural rubber foam was coated with polypyrrole (PPy) via a rapid two-pot synthesis. This
PPy-coated rubber foam was used as sorbent for the solid-phase extraction of carbendazim …

The thermal and mechanical properties of rubber used in tires were measured
experimentally. The effect of temperature on the thermal properties and the effect of …

Achieving self-healing properties in natural rubber would be of paramount industrial and
ecological significance for extending its lifetime and reducing waste. A series of self-healing …