Rubber Technology
Manufacture, Processing, Properties, and Applications
- 1st Edition - December 1, 2025
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Editors: Sabu Thomas, Abitha VK, Koloth Paduvilan Jibin, Hanna J. Maria
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 8 2 6 - 4
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 8 4 0 - 0
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Request a sales quoteRubber Technology: Manufacture, Processing, Properties, and Applications brings together detailed and comprehensive information on rubber types and processes, guiding the reader from fundamentals through to the latest innovations in the field. Sections introduce structure-property relationships, compounding, processing, testing, and mechanics, and provide methodical discussions on rubber by type, covering natural rubber, synthetic rubbers, liquid rubbers, rubber composites, nanocomposites, and rubber-based blends, as well as major properties such as self-healing, shape memory, and functionalization. The penultimate section covers key aspects in the engineering and industrial utilization of rubber, including modeling and simulation, product manufacture, quality management, and applications.
Finally, the book examines themes relating to the recycling and lifecycle of rubber-based products. This is a valuable resource for academic researchers and advanced students across materials science and engineering, and those from other disciplines who are looking to understand rubber, as well as industrial scientists, R&D, and engineers.
- Provides fundamental knowledge of rubber properties, processing, mechanics, testing, and types
- Presents the latest advances and cutting-edge methods in rubber manufacture, compounding, and characterization techniques
- Offers innovative solutions to day-to-day challenges in the manufacture and utilization of rubber in industrial applications
Academic: Researchers, scientists, and advanced students across materials science and engineering, and those from other disciplines who are looking to understand rubber. Industry: Scientists, R&D, and engineers looking to utilize rubber in advanced applications (e.g. automotive).
Part A: Fundamentals of Rubber and Rubber Technology
1. An Introduction to Rubber and Rubber Technology, Structure-Property Relationships, and Terminologies
2. Rubber Compounding and Processing
3. Rubber Testing and Mechanics
Part B: Synthetic, Natural, and Specialty Rubbers
4. Natural Rubber
5. Synthetic Rubbers
6. Concept of Self-Healing in Rubbers
7. Concept of Shape Memory in Rubbers
8. Concept of Functionalization in Rubbers
9. Liquid Rubbers
Part C: Rubber Composites, Nanocomposites, and Blends
10. Rubber-based Composites and Nanocomposites
11. Rubber-based Thermoplastic Blends, Composites and nanocomposites
12. Rubber-based Thermoset Blends, Composites and nanocomposites
13. Rubber-based Rubber Blends, Composites and nanocomposites
Part D: Engineering, Modelling, Quality Control, and Applications of Rubber
14. Modeling and Simulation with Rubbers
15. Engineering with Rubbers
16. Rubber Product Manufacturing
17. Plant Layout and Design for Manufacturing with Rubber
18. Entrepreneurship Development in Rubber Products
19. Quality Management and Quality Tools for Manufacturing with Rubber
20. Applications of Rubbers
Part E: Applications of Rubbers
21. Rubbers in Tyre Engineering
22. Rubbers in biomedical applications
23. 3-D printing of rubbers
24. Electrospinning of rubbers
Part F: Rubber Recycling, Life Cycle Analysis, and Future Outlook
25. Recycling of Rubbers
26. Utilization of Reclaimed Rubber
27. Life Cycle Analysis of Rubber-based Systems
28. Future Outlook of Rubber Materials and Technology
- Edition: 1
- Published: December 1, 2025
- No. of pages (Paperback): 600
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128238264
- eBook ISBN: 9780128238400
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Sabu Thomas
Sabu Thomas is a Professor and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. Professor Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Director, International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, IndiaAV
Abitha VK
Abitha V.K. is a Senior Research Fellow at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her areas of research include rubber, polymer blends, fibre filled polymer composites, particulate filled polymer composites and their morphological and structural characterization. Dr. Abitha has written several book chapters, and has co-edited three books with Elsevier.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Research Fellow, School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, IndiaKJ
Koloth Paduvilan Jibin
KP Jibin is a Senior Researcher at the School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He completed his Master of Science degree in Analytical Chemistry in 2016, and was ranked first in the MSc Analytical Chemistry at Mahatma Gandhi University. Jibin has presented several papers at national and international conferences. As part of his work on nanomaterials, he has been involved in projects on optical studies of samarium complexes, synthesized using curcumin, isolated from turmeric extract as ligand, and on the synthesis of Mg and Co co-doped ZnO-based diluted magnetic semi-conductors, for optoelectronic applications. Currently he is working in the area of hybrid polymer nanocomposites for engineering applications. He has published 10 journal articles, more than 10 book chapters and edited two books.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, School of Chemical Sciences, Mahatma Gandhi University, IndiaHM
Hanna J. Maria
Hanna J. Maria is a Senior Researcher at the School of Energy Materials and the International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Her research focusses on natural rubber composites and their blends, thermoplastic composites, lignin, nanocellulose, bionanocomposites, nanocellulose, rubber-based composites and nanocomposites.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, Mahatma Gandhi University, India