Madhuchhanda Maiti

Role of catalysis in sustainable production of synthetic elastomers

AbstractElastomer business plays a significant role in the transportation industry. In fact, elastomers make the world move. Due to limited availability of natural rubber, synthetic elastomers bridge the gap between demand and supply in today’s growing tyre and automobile industry. With more than ∼ 10000 KTA total world productions, the impact of synthetic elastomer business cannot be overlooked. The need of synthetic elastomers for tyre and automobile industries is stringently specific. Catalysis plays an inevitable role in achieving the growing demand of specific synthetic elastomers. The present study will describe how catalysis plays a significant role in the sustainable development of elastomers with special reference to polybutadiene rubber. ᅟDevelopment fromTitanium- to latest Neodymium-based Z–N commercial catalyst is a strong evidence of promising future of catalysis in synthetic elastomer business. The research is mainly focused on development of novel single-site metallocene and allyl-derivatives based catalysts to obtain high molecular weight polymers with precise control upon chemo- and stereo-selectivity.