Research Article

Studies on Hydrogenation of Liquid Natural Rubber Using Diimide

Table 4

Effect of solvent on the hydrogenation of LNR.

ExperimentSolventPercentage of hydrogenation (%)

6Toluene72.6
7-Xylene95.9

Condition: source of diimide = TSH, weight ratio of TSH/LNR = 3 : 1, = 130°C, and time = 4 hours.