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Cover Image, Volume 132, Issue 42
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.42769
Subject(s) - sorption , vulcanization , acrylate , polymer science , natural rubber , cover (algebra) , methacrylate , materials science , desorption , volume (thermodynamics) , polymer chemistry , polymer , chemical engineering , computer science , adsorption , composite material , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , engineering , copolymer , thermodynamics
Biorenewable polyisoprene latex obtained from natural rubber, Hevea brasiliensis , is used to prepare the reusable polyisoprene modified poly(alkyl acrylate) foam via latex vulcanization system. Arissara Ratcha, Chanatip Samart, Boonyawan Yoosuk, Hideo Sawada, Prasert Reubroycharoen, and Suwadee Kongparakul discover the presence of poly(methyl methacrylate), poly(butyl methacrylate) and poly(butyl acrylate) enhance the petroleum‐based liquid sorption capacity. The absorbed oil is easily recovered by squeezing and the foam can be reused up to 30 sorption‐desorption cycles and still preserve high quality sorption. The cover shows the surface roughness of interconnected open‐cell macrostructure of the foam. (DOI: 10.1002/app.42688 )