Latex Dipping : Science and Technology / David M. Hill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hill, David M., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latex--Biotechnology.

Latex.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Edition:

2nd Edition

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Latex products that we use in everyday life have a great impact on health and lifestyle. This book gives a comprehensive overview of how raw materials are prepared for latex manufacture and how they are converted to products by modern latex dipping methods. Tools for how to solve production problems encountered, quality control and how to validate the processes used in the latex industry are thoroughly discussed and described.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

1. Raw materials

2. Latex compounding

3. Vulcanisation

4. Degradation of elastomers

5. Reinforcement of latex systems by the use of fillers

6. Latex stability and film-forming

7. Latex dipping

8. Wetting

9. Latex dipping tanks

10. Formers for latex dipping

11. Finishing operations for dipped latex products

12. Troubleshooting in latex dipping

13. Quality control in latex dipping

14. Process validation

15. Some analytical methods used in latex dipping operations

16. Allergies, proteins and N-nitrosamines

17. Potential future trends in the latex dipping industry

Abbreviations

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

9783110638233

3110638231

9783110638097

3110638096

OCLC:

1091664467