Bio-based rubber is a green material with low carbon and environmental protection
Bio-based rubber refers to rubber produced synthetically from bio-based raw materials, as well as rubber produced from latex produced by plants other than Hevea. Bio-rubber includes two categories of materials, one is bio-based traditional rubber, which uses bio-materials to obtain traditional monomers such as isobutanol, and then chemically synthesizes traditional rubber. According to the source of raw materials, it can be divided into bio-based isoprene rubber, bio-based Ethylene propylene rubber, bio-based butadiene rubber, etc.; the second category is the second natural rubber other than clover rubber, such as guayule rubber, dandelion rubber, and eucommia rubber. The main producing areas of bio-based rubber are the United States, the European Union, Brazil, and Japan.
Bio-based ethylene-propylene-diene rubber (EPDM)
EPDM (ethylene-propylene-diene rubber) is a terpolymer of ethylene, propylene, and a non-conjugated diene. Ordinary EPDM is derived from fossil feedstocks, obtained by the polymerization of ethylene propylene dienes produced by petroleum cracking. The bio-based EPDM raw materials produced by ARLANXEO are derived from sugar cane. Sugar cane is used to produce sucrose, sugar is used to make ethanol, and ethanol is used to make ethylene, which is then polymerized into EPDM. The performance of bio-based EPDM is exactly the same as that of ordinary EPDM. It is derived from sugar cane, reduces carbon footprint and dependence on oil, is recyclable and environmentally friendly.
The main chain of EPDM is saturated, and its macromolecules are very stable and supple, so it has excellent aging resistance, heat resistance, oxygen, ozone, ultraviolet, outdoor aging and other properties, and excellent elasticity. It can be used in various fields such as shoe materials, tires, auto parts, wires and cables, and plastic runways. The Adidas Telstar, the official match ball for the 2018 World Cup, uses ARLANXEO's bio-based EPDM material.
