| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5512462 | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | 2017 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
The conventional vulcanization process applied to elastomers is irreversible and hinders therefore their useful recycling. We demonstrate here that natural rubber can be reversibly crosslinked via the Diels-Alder coupling of furan and maleimide moieties. The furan-modified natural rubber used in this strategy was also exploited to bind it to maleimide-modified nanocellulose, thus generating a covalently crosslinked composite of these two renewable polymers.
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Authors
Eliane Trovatti, Ana Gisela Cunha, Antonio J.F. Carvalho, Alessandro Gandini,