Rubber Composites: Recycling, Processing, Properties, Design and Applications provides an extensive review of recent advances in this important research field. The book's chapters cover the processing, structure, properties, and applications of rubber-based composites, which are versatile materials, that with the appropriate design planning, manufacturing process, and properties can be tailored to meet specific industrial requirements with enhanced performance and sustainability. This book will be a valuable reference source for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, polymer chemists, and industrial manufacturers working in the research and development of rubber-based composites.

Covers a broad range of material types
Discusses practical design steps, economic aspects, modern manufacturing, characterization techniques, and recycling
Presents both fundamentals and applied aspects
Includes modern applications such as automotive mounting, automotive components, and high voltage electrical vehicles

Table of Contents:

Part One: Manufacturing of Rubber Composites 1. Introduction to Rubber 2. Preparation and Properties of Halloysite Nanotube-Filled Epoxidized Natural Rubber 3. Surface Treatment and Processing of Thermoplastic Elastomer-Filled Natural Fillers Composites Part Two: Characterization of Rubber Composites 4. Ferrite-filled Rubber Composites: Characterization and Properties 5. Characterization and Properties of Sepiolite-Filled Natural Rubber Composites 6. Biodegradation Behavior of Polylactic Acid/Rubber/Kenaf Biocomposites Via Soil Burial Part Three: Performance of Rubber Composites 7. Enhancement of properties of Natural Rubber Composites with Cellulose Blends 8. Comparison of unfilled and filled natural rubber latex/unvulcanized silicone rubber/graphene nanoplatelet conductive material 9. The Effect of Coconut Shell Powder on the Mechanical Properties of Polylactic Acid/ Silicone Rubber Blend 10. The Influence of Coated-Carbon Nanofiber (CCNF) in Styrene-Butadiene Rubber (SBR) for Automotive Components Part Four: Modelling and design of Rubber Composites 11. Rubber Composites Design for High-Voltage Insulation in Electric Vehicles 12. Rubber Composites for Automotive Mounting Design Part Five: Applications of Rubber Composites 13. Application of Lignin in Rubber Composites and Future Trends 14. Nitrile Rubber-based Composites 15. Rubber Composites with Functional Natural Rubber/Carboxyl Group Blends Part Six: Recycling of Rubber Composites 16. Recycling Medical Rubber Waste: Developing New Fillers for Rubber Composites 17. Conclusion and Future Remarks