Viscosity Index Improver for Engine Oils: An Experimental Study [PDF]
Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, 2017 Engine oils are widely used for lubrication purposes in automobile and related industries. Viscosity Index (VI) improver has found its largest commercial applications as additives to engine oils.
Gaurav Rattan, Nitu Singh Parihar
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Characterization of cis-polyisoprene produced in Periploca sepium, a novel promising alternative source of natural rubber [PDF]
Communications BiologyNatural rubber is an important industrial raw material and is almost exclusively produced from Hevea brasiliensis latex. Because H. brasiliensis is limited its cultivation to specific tropical regions, the insufficient capacity of natural rubber has ...
Jingjiao Yong +5 more
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Polymer-constrained excimer enables flexible and self-healable optoelectronic elastomer for mechanical sensor [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsThe development of high-performance, flexible, and self-healable optoelectronic materials is pivotal for advancing next-generation wearable technologies.
Shuyu Zheng +5 more
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Computational investigation of cis-1,4-polyisoprene binding to the latex-clearing protein LcpK30 [PDF]
PLoS ONELatex clearing proteins (Lcps) catalyze the oxidative cleavage of the C = C bonds in cis-1,4-polyisoprene (natural rubber), producing oligomeric compounds that can be repurposed to other materials.
Aziana Abu Hassan +2 more
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Advances in Genome Sequencing and Natural Rubber Biosynthesis in Rubber-Producing Plants [PDF]
Current Issues in Molecular Biology, 2023 Natural rubber (cis-1,4-polyisoprene, NR) is an important raw material utilized widely in the manufacturing of medical, agricultural, and industrial products. Rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis) and several alternative rubber-producing plants (Taraxacum kok-
Yingchao Tan +3 more
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Methyl jasmonate improves rubber production and quality in Lactuca Serriola [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe increase in demand for natural rubber has led to the search for alternative sources. Lactuca serriola is emerging as a promising candidate, as the quality of the natural rubber it produces is comparable to that of the Pará Rubber Plant, Hevea ...
Maisa Asheri +5 more
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Contribution to the study of Himatanthus sucuuba: latex macromolecule, microelements and carbohydrates [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2003 The polymeric material in the latex of Himatanthus sucuuba (Spruce) Woodson was identified by spectroscopic methods as cis-polyisoprene (Mn = 192; Mw = 571; Mw/ Mn = 2.97). ICP-MS analysis of microelements in the aqueous phase showed the most abundant to
Jefferson Rocha de A. SILVA +5 more
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Metabolic and taxonomic insights into the Gram-negative natural rubber degrading bacterium Steroidobacter cummioxidans sp. nov., strain 35Y. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The pathway of rubber (poly [cis-1,4-isoprene]) catabolism is well documented for Gram-positive rubber degraders but only little information exists for Gram-negative species.
Vikas Sharma +5 more
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Comparative proteomic analysis reveals changes in proteome of natural rubber latex in response to hormonal stimulation and plant maturation [PDF]
Songklanakarin Journal of Science and Technology (SJST), 2020 Availability of cis-1,4-polyisoprene from Hevea brasiliensis has become important for many kinds of products, as it is used in automobiles, gloves, and adhesives.
Waeowalee Choksawangkarn +5 more
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BMC Biotechnology, 2012 Background Natural rubber produced by plants, known as polyisoprene, is the most widely used isoprenoid polymer. Plant polyisoprenes can be classified into two types; cis-polyisoprene and trans-polyisoprene, depending on the type of polymerization of the
Chen Ren +4 more
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