Chitin-chitosan for rubber applications

Abstract

A series of water-soluble chitin-chitosan derivatives is proposed as a bioflocculants. The evaluation of flocculants ability is based on the amount of rubber obtained and the purity of rubber as compared to acetic acid coagulant ability. The work extends to the study on nano-biofillers, i.e., reprecipitated chitosan (RCS) and chitosan nanoscaffold (CSN) for rubber. Nanoscaffold chitosan prepared by microwave technique is proposed as an effective way to obtain nano-scaled material. Nanomaterization nanowhisker and nanoscaffold particles use as biofiller for rubber. The transmission electron micrograph confirms the bio-nanocomposites formation between rubber and nano-scaled chitosan.