Thai Nippon Rubber Industry Public Company Limited

Brian Youichi Kempimook

Dave Narasimhan

Sudarshan Narasimhan

Theeraphol Piachan

Waranyu Dararattanaroj

Punyawat Chupayak

Pathompong Chupayak

Supparat Piachan

A synthetic polyisoprene latex emulsion has pre-vulcanization composition and post vulcanization composition. The pre-vulcanization composition comprises insoluble amorphous sulfur extracted with zinc dithiocarbamate catalyst at 20° C. to form sulfur chain and transported to interior of synthetic polyisoprene particle forming physical attachment of sulfur to active sites. The degree of pre-vulcanization is verified by expansion of cast and dried film of latex in toluene in 20 minutes by means of a swelling index test. The latex emulsion is vulcanized at 90° C. to 120° C. for 3 to 5 minutes. Post-vulcanization composition with accelerators crosslink between synthetic polyisoprene particles, uniformly curing both in the inter-particle and intra-particle regions to produce high cross link density, uniform distribution of double bonds with zinc segregation at the boundaries of original particles. The condom exhibits high tensile strength, tensile modulus, elongation with excellent tear strength releasing below 10 ppb of nitrosamines.

Synthetic polyisoprene latex condoms with reduced nitrosamine

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Chonburi, Thailand

Brian Youichi Kempimook