Polymeric Materials From Agricultural Commodities

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1992

Department

Polymers and High Performance Materials

Abstract

The guayule shrub (Parthenium Argentatum Grey) is processed into the following five major components of potential utility as polymeric materials: (1) high molecular weight natural rubber, (2) low molecular weight natural rubber, (3) organic soluble resins, (4) water soluble extracts, and (5) bagasse. This research has emphasized the isolation, characterization, and derivation of guayule coproducts.

Publication Title

ACS Symposium Series

Volume

476

First Page

273

Last Page

298

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