Lignocellulosic fillers have attracted considerable attention over the years as a promising
alternative to conventional petroleum-based fillers (carbon black) in rubber composites due …

Natural plant fibers such as cotton have favorable performance in water and moisture
management; however, they suffer from inferior processing ability due to limited diameter …

Rubber is an amorphous hyperelastic polymer which is widely used in this modern era.
Natural rubber is considered the ultimate rubber in terms of mechanical performance, but …

Four green aerogels were prepared to remove the cationic dye methylene blue (MB), using
the method of solution mixing and freeze-drying. Polyethylene glycol diglycidyl ether …

A core–shell hybrid aerogel sphere material was successfully fabricated by a combined
assembly strategy of ionic cross-linking and coordination bonding. The MOF-199 crystal …

Conventional vulcanized rubbers cause a non-negligible waste of resources due to the
formation of 3D irreversible covalently cross-linked networks. The introduction of reversible …

Natural rubber (NR) composite sheets consisting of TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils
(TEMPO–CNFs) and sodium methacrylate (mAANa) were prepared. An aqueous mixture of …

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs), as the promising reinforcing fillers in the rubber industry,
their surface chemical groups have vital effects on the vulcanization kinetics, cross-linking …

Developing the recyclable elastomeric vitrimer with dynamic covalent bonds is a very
promising strategy to alleviate the burden of traditional vulcanized rubber materials on the …

The scale of production of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) has increased dramatically to meet
the growing demand for sustainably sourced materials. This work defines the colloidal …