A review of environmentally friendly rubber production using different vegetable oils
Novica Sovtić, Predrag Kojić, Oskar Bera, Jelena Pavličević, Olga Govedarica, Mirjana Jovičić, Dragan Govedarica
Abstract
Abstract 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.
Topics & Concepts
CompoundingVegetable oilNatural rubberEnvironmentally friendlyPlasticizerPulp and paper industryEdible oilMaterials sciencePetroleumEnvironmental sciencePolymer scienceWaste managementFood scienceOrganic chemistryEngineeringComposite materialChemistryBiologyEcologyPolymer Nanocomposites and Propertiesbiodegradable polymer synthesis and propertiesPolymer Science and PVC