Rubbers are ubiquitous materials that play irreplaceable roles in modern society, from tires, seals, hoses, vibration/noise control, biomedical devices, and stretchable electronics to soft robotics. The traditional rubber manufacturing and vulcanization process is energy-intensive, and the end-of-life rubber products are hard to reuse and recycle due to the permanently crosslinked chemical structures and the variety of processing additives involved. Innovation of sustainable rubber chemistry and technology is urgently needed. This book provides critical reviews of the latest developments in rubber technology, including energy-efficient devulcanization techniques, the dynamic crosslinking chemistry of rubbers, and an understanding of the trade-off between network dynamics and the properties of rubber. Further chapters explore the functionalization and hybridization of fillers and how blends, TPVs, and multiple networks influence the sustainability of rubber. The book concludes with an examination of new developments and real-world applications of rubber in the circular economy.
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Innovations of Rubber Chemistry and Technology for Sustainability explores new energy-saving opportunities in the rubber industry and the emerging chemistry that will bring rubber into the circular economy.
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Green Chemical Devulcanization SystemsDynamic Covalent Chemistry in Rubber CrosslinkingSurface-functionalised Fillers as Dynamic CrosslinkersDual-crosslinked Network DesignHeterogeneous Network DesignBio-based ElastomersBiomass-derived FillersGreen Functional IngredientsThermoplastic Vulcanizates (TPVs)Dielectric Elastomers for Energy TransductionGreen TyresModification of Rubbers for Vibration DampingModification of Nitrile Rubbers for High-performance Sealing Materials
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781837672578
Publisert
2025-04-28
Utgiver
Vendor
Royal Society of Chemistry
Vekt
777 gr
Høyde
234 mm
Bredde
156 mm
Dybde
24 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
410

Biographical note

Dr Chaoying Wan is an Associate Professor in multifunctional nanocomposites. She specialises in polymer synthesis and characterisation of multiphase/multicomponent nanocomposites, exploitation of multifunctionality for energy storage applications. She has expertise in developing reactive processing of thermoplastic-, thermoset- and elastomer-based blends/alloys and nanocomposites through in situ polymerisation and reactive extrusion. Dr Wan has edited or authored nine books published by Springer, Elsevier, and Wiley-VCH since 2015.