Natural Rubber/Graphene Nanocomposites and Their Applications

The current review focuses on giving a basic understanding of graphene structure, preparation methods, their role in fabricating and the mechanical performance of elastomer and biopolymer composites. Since the physical properties and the performance of graphene reinforced elastomer or biopolymer composites predominantly depend on the rate of dispersion of graphene in the matrix, the physical and chemical interaction of polymer chains with the graphene and the orientation of the graphene within the matrix, here, a thorough study of these topics is carried out. Moreover, the current challenges and future perspectives involving in graphene biopolymer/elastomer composites are also discussed.