Degradative Effects of Guayule Resin on Natural Rubber
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- Published by Rubber Division, ACS in Rubber Chemistry and Technology
- Vol. 54 (1) , 115-123
- https://doi.org/10.5254/1.3535786
Abstract
This study indicates that the degradative effects of guayule resin on natural rubber are due to the presence of unsaturated fatty acids in the resin. Since linoleic acid is, by far, the most abundant unsaturated fatty acid in guayule resin, it appears that linoleic acid is primarily responsible for the degradative effects of guayule resin on natural rubber. A possible mechanism to explain the acceleration of natural rubber degradation caused by linoleic acid can be developed by fitting linoleic acid into the Bolland oxidation mechanism for hydrocarbon polymers.Keywords
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