Abstract

The discussion of this chapter begins with the brief historical perspectives of natural rubber (NR); the demand of NR, competition of NR to synthetic rubber (SR) and filled-NR for engineering applications are unveiled in the following sections. Challenges to increase the yield of NR latex will be highlighted subsequently. Opportunities to turn lignin from waste NR wood to filler, binder and extender for replacement of carbon black; marketability of NR as industrial raw materials and the potential to develop NR as the feedstock for polymer architectures are discussed. Finally the mechanical properties and applications of filled-NR and non-filled-NR with micro- to nano-fillers; inorganic- and bio-based fillers are advocated in the last section of the chapter.

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