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Surface modified nanocellulose and its reinforcement in natural rubber matrix nanocomposites: a review


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Lee, Seng Hua and Osman Al-Edrus, Syeed SaifulAzry and Faris Hakimi, Nik Muhammad and Wei, Chun Lum and Mohamad, Siti Fatahiyah and Park, Byung-Dae and Azmi, Anis (2021) Surface modified nanocellulose and its reinforcement in natural rubber matrix nanocomposites: a review. Polymers, 13 (19). art. no. 3241. pp. 1-24. ISSN 2073-4360

Abstract

Natural rubber is of significant economic importance owing to its excellent resilience, elasticity, abrasion and impact resistance. Despite that, natural rubber has been identified with some drawbacks such as low modulus and strength and therefore opens up the opportunity for adding a reinforcing agent. Apart from the conventional fillers such as silica, carbon black and lignocellulosic fibers, nanocellulose is also one of the ideal candidates. Nanocellulose is a promising filler with many excellent properties such as renewability, biocompatibility, non-toxicity, reactive surface, low density, high specific surface area, high tensile and elastic modulus. However, it has some limitations in hydrophobicity, solubility and compatibility and therefore it is very difficult to achieve good dispersion and interfacial properties with the natural rubber matrix. Surface modification is often carried out to enhance the interfacial compatibilities between nanocellulose and natural rubber and to alleviate difficulties in dispersing them in polar solvents or polymers. This paper aims to highlight the different surface modification methods employed by several researchers in modifying nanocellulose and its reinforcement effects in the natural rubber matrix. The mechanism of the different surface medication methods has been discussed. The review also lists out the conventional filler that had been used as reinforcing agent for natural rubber. The challenges and future prospective has also been concluded in the last part of this review.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13193241
Publisher: MDPI AG
Keywords: Nanomaterials; Surface modification; Latex; Lignocellulosic fibers; Conventional fillers
Depositing User: Ms. Che Wa Zakaria
Date Deposited: 02 Feb 2023 09:07
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2023 09:07
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95218
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