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Natural Rubber

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Nearly 2000 species of trees, shrubs, or vines of the tropical and temperate regions produce latex from which natural rubber or a closely related substance can be obtained. However, the latex from the trees of Hevea brasiliensis is the only important commercial source of natural rubber. The tree is indigenous to the Amazon valley.

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  1. Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    A. Subramaniam

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  1. The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA

    Maurice Morton (Regents Professor Emeritus of Polymer Chemistry) (Regents Professor Emeritus of Polymer Chemistry)

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Subramaniam, A. (1999). Natural Rubber. In: Morton, M. (eds) Rubber Technology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2925-3_6

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