Traditional rubber products contain rubber and multiple additives. Unfortunately, many of these materials are obtained from fossil fuel sources, resulting in environmental hazards, overuse of dwindling reserves, and reliance on a volatile petroleum market price. The need for the use of more sustainable materials in the rubber industry is clear, and advances are being made towards this goal. This unique book highlights these developments in the science and technology of sustainable materials in the rubber and allied industries and covers both rubber materials and the ingredients necessary to make a product and also legislation and regulations pertaining to these.
KEY FEATURES
Offers expert perspectives from both industry and academia
Addresses real‑world problems and offers solutions
Provides up‑to‑date literature on sustainable materials in these industries
Discusses natural and synthetic rubbers and their sustainable monomers and thermoplastic elastomers
Details sustainable fillers, curing agents and activators, antidegradants, resins, process aids, etc.
Deals with sustainable textiles and steel for reinforcement
Covers rubber recycling as well as regulations and legislation
This book is aimed at engineers, scientists, and researchers in materials science, chemistry, and related fields who are seeking to provide a sustainable alternative for this crucial industry.
1. Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Growth, and Circularity. 2. Natural Rubber as Sustainable Material. 3. Rubbers from New Sustainable Monomers. 4. Synthetic Rubbers and the Need for Sustainability. 5. Particulate and Biomass‑Derived Fillers for Rubbers. 6. Short Fibre‑Based Fillers for Rubbers. 7. Reinforcing Materials (Textile and Steel) – Drive towards Sustainability. 8. Curatives, Protective Agents, and Miscellaneous Ingredients. 9. Resins. 10. Processing Aids. 11. Thermoplastic Elastomers and Thermoplastic Vulcanizates. 12. Recycling of Rubber Products. 13. Devulcanization of Rubber. 14. Legislations and Regulations.
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