What is the difference between natural and synthetic rubber?
Natural rubber is mainly derived from the Hevea tree. When the epidermis of this rubber tree is cut open, it will shed milky juice. It is called latex, and the latex will be natural rubber when it is condensed, washed, molded and dried.
Synthetic rubber is made by synthetic methods, and different kinds of rubber can be synthesized with different raw materials (monomers).
Natural rubber is one of synthetic rubber, and synthetic rubber can be divided into many kinds.
