Production of Eucommia-rubber from Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. (Hardy Rubber Tree)

Yoshihisa Nakazawa; Takeshi Bamba; Tuyoshi Takeda; Hirotaka Uefuji; Yoko Harada; Xuehong Li; Ren Chen; Sumihiro Inoue; Masafumi Tutumi; Toru Shimizu; Yin Quan Su; Koichiro Gyokusen; Eiichiro Fukusaki; Akio Kobayashi

doi:10.5511/plantbiotechnology.26.71

Production of Eucommia-rubber from Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. (Hardy Rubber Tree)

Yoshihisa Nakazawa, Takeshi Bamba, Tuyoshi Takeda, Hirotaka Uefuji, Yoko Harada, Xuehong Li, Ren Chen, Sumihiro Inoue, Masafumi Tutumi, Toru Shimizu, Yin Quan Su, Koichiro Gyokusen, Eiichiro Fukusaki, Akio Kobayashi

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Eucommia ulmoides Oliver is a deciduous tree distributed in China, and is the only species in its genus, and the only genus in its family. It grows in temperate zones, and produces long-chain trans-polyisoprene throughout the entire plant. This trans-polyisoprene (TPI) derived from Eucommia is called Eucommia rubber (EU-rubber), and is a hydrocarbon with a carbon molecular weight of a few hundred thousand. EU-rubber is a hard rubber with thermoplasticity, and has properties similar to plastic. In terms of practical use, these plant-derived polymers are attracting attention as an industrial raw material to substitute for petroleum, and demand is expected to grow in the future. Hydrocarbon is also a fuel which has energy with the same value as petroleum.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	71-79
Number of pages	9
Journal	Plant Biotechnology
Volume	26
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5511/plantbiotechnology.26.71
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Agronomy and Crop Science
Plant Science

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