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 Composites and Nanocomposites: State of the Art, New Challenges and Opportunities; Nanofillers in Natural Rubber; Theory and Mechanisms of Filler Reinforcement in Natural Rubber; Preparation and Properties of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites; Strength and Durability of Natural Rubber and Chemically Modified Natural Rubber; Carbon Black Reinforcement in Natural Rubber in Micro and Nano Length; Silica Reinforcement in Natural Rubber in Micro and Nano Length Scales; Clay Reinforcement in Natural Rubber in Micro and Nano Length Scales; Long and Short Glass Fiber Reinforced Natural Rubber Composites; Micro and Nano TiO2 Reinforced Natural Rubber Composites; Micro and Nano Metal Particle Filled Natural Rubber Composites; Micro and Nano Zinc Oxide Filled NR Composites; Magnetic Filler Reinforced Natural Rubber Macro and Nanocomposites; Micro and Nano Calcium Carbonate Filled Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites; Preparation and Characterizations of Natural Rubber Reinforced With Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs); Metal Oxide Filled Micro and Nano Natural Rubber Composites; Fully Green Natural Fiber Reinforced Natural Rubber Micro Composites; Synthesis of Natural Rubber Based Completely Green Bionanocomposites; Linear and Nonlinear Viscoelastic Behavior Natural Rubber Composites from Macro to Nanoscales; Rheological Behavior of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites; X-Ray, Light and Neutron Scattering Studies On Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites; Mechanical Properties of Natural Rubber Composites from Macro to Nanoscales; Microscopy of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites; NMR Studies of Natural Rubber Composites from Macro to Nanoscales - A Review; ESR Studies of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites; Diffusion and Transport of Liquids, Vapours and Gases Through Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites; Applications of Natural Rubber Composites and Nanocomposites;