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latex dripping into a cup from a tapped rubber tree
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sheets of natural rubber coagulated from latex being passed between rollers
sheets of natural rubber hanging from racks in a smoke room for final drying
smoked sheets of natural rubber being inspected and trimmed before being packed into bales
schematic diagram of the emulsion-polymerization method
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How can composting enhance natural rubber?
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