Natural rubber modification as a pre-vulcanized latex impregnated with TiO for photo-catalytic degradation of gaseous benzene.

Photocatalytic oxidation purposes an economical and environmental friendly process to remove benzene from indoor air pollution. However, the process efficiency is primarily dependent on catalytic-film. The main purpose of this study is to synthesize pre-vulcanized latex impregnated with TiO (PVL-TiO thin film) from natural rubber to be used in photo-catalytic oxidation for benzene removal in a reactor.