Abstract Diene containing latex polymers utilise sulphur vulcanisation along with individual or mixtures of accelerator types (dithiocarbamates, thiurams and thiazoles) to produce effective practical cost effective vulcanisates. However the traditional accelerators...

Abstract The conventional accelerators like dithiocarbamates, thiurams and mercaptobenzothiazoles are highly effective in the vulcanisation of both Natural Rubber and Synthetic Polyisoprene latex, more so in Natural Rubber latex. However, they are also well known contact...

K B Chakraborty and R Couchman Robinson Brothers Limited, UK Unlike Natural Rubber latices Synthetic Polyisoprene and Carboxylated Nitrile latices are free from natural proteins and do not exhibit Type I allergic reactions. However they are usually vulcanised with...

Abstract Type IV allergic reactions have been well documented in latex products. Conventional dithiocarbamates, thiurams and mercaptobenzthiazoles have been shown to be the main cause. The same accelerators are also found to be responsible for potentially harmful...