Extraction of Rubbery Material from the Stem of Ficus variegata by use of Ionic Liquid

Abstract

In this letter, we report the method of extraction of rubbery material from stem of Ficus variegata produced latex. The rubber component was extracted by using an ionic liquid as a solvent. The obtained rubber component was 0.05-0.11 %. It is considerably less compared to 30-40 % of latex contained in Hevea brasilliensis. Natural rubber consists of cis-1,4-polyisoprene. The F. variegata rubber was suggested to be closely similar to cis-1,4-polyisoprene by comparison of its 1H and 13C-NMR and infrared absorption spectra with those of authentic 97 % cis-1,4-polyisoprene. These analysis results indicate that the rubber component of F. variegata consists of cis-1,4-polyisoprene.http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_650

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