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Natural Rubber: Production, Properties and Applications

Thomas Kurian, Nithin Mathew

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This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Rubber Yielding Plants History Plantation Rubber Rubber Cultivation Biosynthesis of Rubber Chemistry of Latex Primary Processing Current Global Status of Production and Consumption Properties of NR Blends of Natural Rubber Modified Forms of Natural Rubber Introduction to the Manufacture of Rubber Products Applications of Natural Rubber Natural Rubber, a Green Commodity Conclusions

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Key concepts: Natural rubber, Synthetic rubber, Natural (archaeology), Commodity, Production (economics), Polymer science, Materials science, Pulp and paper industry