Natural Rubber Materials (eBook)

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;