Traditional rubber products contain rubber and multiple additives. Unfortunately, many of these materials are obtained from fossil fuel sources, resulting in environmental hazards, overuse of dwindling reserves, and reliance on a volatile petroleum market price. The need for the use of more sustainable materials in the rubber industry is clear, and advances are being made towards this goal. This unique book highlights these developments in the science and technology of sustainable materials in the rubber and allied industries and covers both rubber materials and the ingredients necessary to make a product and also legislation and regulations pertaining to these.

KEY FEATURES

• Offers expert perspectives from both industry and academia
• Addresses real-world problems and offers solutions
• Provides up-to-date literature on sustainable materials in these industries
• Discusses natural and synthetic rubbers and their sustainable monomers and thermoplastic elastomers
• Details sustainable fillers, curing agents and activators, antidegradants, resins, process aids, etc
• Deals with sustainable textiles and steel for reinforcement

• Covers rubber recycling as well as regulations and legislation This book is aimed at engineers, scientists, and researchers in materials science, chemistry, and related fields who are seeking to provide a sustainable alternative for this crucial industry.

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  Anil K. Bhowmick is a Research Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Houston, USA. He was a former Professor of Eminence, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. Professor Bhowmick has been working on sustainable materials and rubber technology for the last 45 years, and his outstanding work has been recognized in the form of awards by several societies all over the world.

Rabindra Mukhopadhyay is the Director and Chief Executive of Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), Mysuru, India. He has been working in the area of elastomers and tires for more than 45 years and has a distinguished professional career in the rubber industry.

Jagannath Chanda is a Senior Research Scientist at Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), Mysuru, India. He earned a PhD in polymer chemistry at the Leibnitz Institute of Polymer Research, Dresden, Germany, and he is currently active in sustainability research.

Barun Kumar Samui is the Principal Scientist of Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer and Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), Mysuru, India. He has over 30 years of industrial experience in the area of rubber composites and reinforcing materials.

Riya Koley earned a PhD in sustainable materials at the Rubber Technology Centre, IIT Kharagpur. She is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Chemical Engineering Department at Polytechnique Montréal, Canada.