Natural rubber (NR) consists of and non-rubber components. Under prolonged storage, components NR promote network or gel formation increase Mooney viscosity, a phenomenon otherwise known as the storage hardening phenomenon. Generally, properties can be stabilized by commercial synthetic stabilizers such hydroxylamine sulfate, hydrazine stearate, so forth. The objective this study is to prepare ...

Forests play a vital role in terrestrial carbon cycling; therefore, monitoring forest biomass at local to global scales has become a challenging issue in the context of climate change. In this study, we investigated the backscattering properties of Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Phased Array L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) data in cashew and rubber plantation areas of Cambodi...

This paper proposes two different nanomolding methods to fabricate synthetic gecko foot-hair nanostructures. The first method uses Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) probe indented flat wax surface and the second one uses a nano-pore membrane as a template. These templates are molded with silicone rubber, polyamide and polyester type of polymers under vacuum and the template is peeled off or etched ...

This paper proposes techniques to fabricate synthetic gecko foot-hairs for future wall-climbing robots, and models for understanding the synthetic hair design issues. Two nanomolding fabrication techniques are proposed: the first method uses nanoprobe indented flat wax surface and the second one uses a nano-pore membrane as a template. These templates are molded with silicone rubber, polyimide,...

There has been considerable interest in the development and production of biodegradable polymer to solve the current problem of pollution caused by the continuous use of synthetic polymer of petroleum origin. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are known to be accumulated as intracellular inclusion in some bacteria. The materials properties exhibited by PHAs, ranging from stiff, brittle to rubber-like...

E, (3rd iteration. MMI E, (2nd iteration, MM) Znti,oduction: Rubber, natural or synthetic, is a coniplcx material that must be mixed with several other ingredients, not oiily to achieve the performance levels of the finished product but also to facilitate manufacture and reduce costs. From the electromagnetic point of vicw, each agent modifies the dielectric properties of the mix. The industria...

Shredded rubber tire is a geomaterial that is potentially useful in environmental and engineering projects. Here, we study the effect of particle size ratio on the thermal conductivity of granular mixtures containing rubber tire particles. Glass beads were mixed at various volume fractions with rubber particles of varying size. The 3D network model analysis using synthetic packed assemblies was...