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A review of environmentally friendly rubber production using different vegetable oils
Author(s) -
Sovtić Novica,
Predrag Kojić S.,
Bera Oskar J.,
Pavličević Jelena M.,
Govedarica Olga M.,
Jovičić Mirjana C.,
Govedarica Dragan D.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.25443
Subject(s) - compounding , vegetable oil , natural rubber , environmentally friendly , plasticizer , pulp and paper industry , edible oil , materials science , petroleum , environmental science , polymer science , waste management , food science , organic chemistry , engineering , composite material , chemistry , biology , ecology
Vegetable oils were investigated as plasticizers to improve the sustainability of rubber compounding. The potential use of different vegetable oils as an alternative to petroleum‐based rubber process oils was reviewed. This article presents a literature review on the current understanding of the influence of vegetable oil properties on natural rubber (NR) compounding. Hansen solubility parameters of the vegetable oils were determined to assist with the selection of vegetable oil for NR. We believe that the use of Hansen parameters could make the use of vegetable oils in rubber more convenient and cost‐effective.