Rubber Cultivation & Rubber Lattices (RCRL)
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The official GTU curriculum for Rubber Cultivation & Rubber Lattices (RCRL) (subject code 2714003) as prescribed for RE · Semester 1 divides the course into 7 units, covering 36 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (2714003)Unit 1 Latex Production Methods from Rubber Tree
- Reinforced on Quotes on Rubber Tree
- Life Span of Latex Rubber Trees
- Latex Seed Germination
- Grafting the Rubber Tree
- Latex Tree Extraction
- Tapping the Rubber Tree for it Sap, Collection
- history of Yield of latex in different countries
- Pests and diseases
- Irrigation requirement of rubber trees
- Effect of various covers on soil fertility under Hevea brasiliensis muell. arg. and on growth of the tree
Unit 2 Natural Latices
- Cultivation of Species Other Than Hevea Brasiliensis
- Allergic reactions preservation
- biogenesis of poly isoprenes and other naturally occurring lattices etc
Unit 3 Synthetic Latices - general principles of production
- emulsion polymerization reaction
- preparation of functionalize lattices by emulsion co-polymersation
- agglomeration and concentration
Unit 4 Individual types of synthetic Latices
- lattices of styrene-butadiene copolymers
- acrylonitrile- butadiene copolymers
- polychloroprene rubber lattices
- vinyacetate polymer and copolymers
- polyacrylates and polymethyl acrylates esters: acrylic latices
- vinychloride-vinylidine chloride copolymers
- functionalized synthetic lattices, etc
Unit 5 Artificial Latices
- effect of latex particle size on rate of creaming or sedimentation
- methods of production
- types, etc
Unit 6 Prevulcanized Chemically modified Latices
- sulphur prevulcanization
- organic and hydrogen peroxide prevulcanization
- radiation prevulcanization
- prevulcanization of SBR, NBR and butyl rubber lattices
Unit 7 Other than prevulcanized Chemically modified Latices
- cis-trans isomerization
- hydro halogenation
- halogen alkylation
- depolymerization and oxidation
- inter penetrating polymer networks
- modifications at surface of latex particles
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