Natural Rubber Materials

Sabu Thomas is professor at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India. He received Ph.D from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur and a B.Tech in Polymer Science and Technology from Cochin University. Prof. Thomas has gained additional experience as a visiting professor at a number of universities around the world. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and a member of the American Chemical Society, his research has led to the publication of some 360 articles in international peer reviewed journals, several book chapters and patents. The co-editor of four books, he has been a visiting professor and lecturer at some of the world's leading polymer research laboratories.

Natural Rubber-Based Blends and IPNs: State of the Art, New Challenges and Opportunities;

Natural Rubber: Biosynthesis, Structure and Properties;

Non-Rubbers and Abnormal Groups in Natural Rubber;

The Production of Natural Rubber From Hevea Brasilliensis Latex: Colloidal Properties, Preservation, Purification and Processing;

Natural Rubber Based Blends and IPNs: Manufacturing Methods;

Filler Migration in Natural Rubber Blends During the Mixing Process;

Natural Rubber Blends and IPNs: Miscibility and Immiscibility;

Natural Rubber Based Non Polar Synthetic Rubber Blends;

Natural Rubber Based Polar Synthetic Rubber Blends;

Thermoplastic Elastomer From High Density Polyethylene/Natural Rubber: Effects of Different Dynamic Vulcanization;

Natural Rubber/Engineering Thermoplastic Elastomer Blends;

Radiation Processing of Natural Rubber With Vinyl Plastics;

Blends and IPNs of Natural Rubber With Acrylic Plastics;

Photo-Reactive Nanomatrix Structure Formed By Graft-Copolymerization of 1, 9-Nonandiol Dimethacrylate Onto Natural Rubber;

Blends and IPNs of Natural Rubber with Thermosetting Polymers;

Natural Rubber Blends with Biopolymers;

Clay Reinforcement in Natural Rubber Based in Micro and Nano Length Scales;

Rheological Behaviour of Natural Rubber Based- Blends;

Spectroscopy: Natural Rubber- Based Blends and IPNs;

Mechanical and Viscoelastic Properties of Natural Rubber Based-Blends and IPNs;

Scattering Studies on Natural Rubber Based-Blends and IPNs;

Transport of Penetrant Molecules Through Natural Rubber-Based Blends and IPNs;

Life Cycle Analysis, Ageing and Degradation Behaviour of Natural Rubber Based-Blends and IPNs;

Applications of Natural Rubber Based-Blends and IPNS in Tire Engineering and Other Fields;