Preparation and characterization of potato starch nanocrystal reinforced natural rubber nanocomposites

In Situ Semibatch Emulsion Polymerization of 2‐Ethyl Hexyl Acrylate/n‐Butyl Acrylate/Methyl Methacrylate/Cellulose Nanocrystal Nanocomposites for Adhesive Applications

“…Some nanoparticles such as carbon black and silica, which are traditionally used for natural rubber reinforcement, require high energy consumption for their production . Less energy intensive and “greener” nanoparticles such as starch, cellulose, and chitin are also available for use in nanocomposites . One such nanoparticle type is cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), which are isolated from natural cellulose, the most abundant polymer on earth.…”

Characteristics of Vulcanizate Rubber Using Composite Latex – Modified Cassava Starch as Filler

“…But it has backdraw to harm the environment due to CO2 emission and its availability depends on non-renewable sources such as petroleum and natural gas. Many studies related to the use of natural materials as filler material had been carried out such as starch [1][2][3][4][5][6][7], silica [8][9][10][11], cellulose [12], and coconut shell [13][14]. Silica is efficient for reinforcing silicon rubber but not for other elastomers such as latex based rubber [15].…”

Aqueous re-dispersibility of starch nanocrystal powder improved by sodium hypochlorite oxidation

“…Given these unique properties, SNC were used as particle emulsifiers to prepare Pickering emulsions (Li, Sun, & Yang, 2012), and as reinforcement to prepare nanocomposites, such as biodegradable films or plastics (Angellier, Molina-Boisseau, Dole, & Dufresne, 2006;Lin et al, 2012;Zheng, Ai, Chang, Huang, & Dufresne, 2009). Until now, for the processing of composite materials, SNC were mostly used in the form of aqueous suspensions (Angellier et al, 2006;Bouthegourd, Rajisha, Kalarical, Saiter, & Thomas, 2011;Mele, Angellier-Coussy, Molina-Boisseau, & Dufresne, 2011;Rajisha, Maria, Pothan, Ahmad, & Thomas, 2014;Zheng et al, 2009). However, SNC were easily self-aggregated because of the hydrogen bonding and van der Waals forces among them, and settled in water forming agglomerates in micrometer scale (Ren, Jiang, Zhou, & Tong, 2012).…”