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The role of emulsifying wax in the production of rubber gloves

2022-01-17

The role of emulsified wax in rubber glove manufacturing is that paraffin emulsion is mainly used for latex composite impregnation in rubber system formulations. This system has strong compatibility and stability, poor dilution demulsification, good demolding and adhesion. Polyethylene wax emulsion is used for polymer impregnation and larger particles to achieve higher wear resistance and smoothness.

1. Wax emulsion improves the anti-adhesion, anti-slip, and wear resistance of rubber gloves.

The wax emulsion in the rubber glove formulation effectively improves scratch resistance and wear resistance, and improves the wear effect (allowing wet hand wear).

2. Demolding effect:

In the pre-vulcanization process of rubber gloves, adding wax emulsion at a ratio of 1.5% to 2.5% can effectively improve the mold's anti-stickiness, making the gloves easy to demold and improving production efficiency.

Rubber gloves are gloves made of rubber sheets or films. According to the rubber material or manufacturing process, they can be divided into latex gloves and molded gloves. Emulsified wax is a grayish-white uniform semi-transparent liquid, emulsified with a special neutral non-ionic emulsifier, avoiding the disadvantages of alkaline saponification instability and easy layering. It can be stored in a cool place for two years without layering, demulsification, or agglomeration. It has the characteristics of acid resistance, alkali resistance, hard water resistance, strong water solubility, stable emulsion, no demulsification or agglomeration when diluted with water at any ratio, long shelf life, high solid content, and good dispersibility.

Wax emulsion, as a release agent, anti-adhesive agent, and release agent for latex gloves, can be immersed in latex. Added during impregnation or polymer dyeing to improve demolding, demolding, ozone decomposition, flexibility, smoothness, wear resistance, and other properties.

With the improvement of living standards, gloves are now widely used in life. However, due to the long-term contact between silicone gloves and arms, many consumers speculate that it will cause skin allergies when it is in long-term contact with the skin.

In the minds of consumers, silicone has always belonged to rubber and plastic chemical materials, mixed with various chemical materials, making consumers suspect that it will cause chemical reactions, leading to skin allergies. According to data from major testing institutions, silicone products belong to completely non-toxic and odorless organosilicon compounds, will not conflict with any substances, will not cause any harm even if swallowed, and will not easily dissolve. Currently, silicone is used in the medical field.

From various testing institutions, it can be seen that silicone is a completely harmless and non-toxic material.

However, it should be noted whether the silicone rubber gloves you purchased are made of real silicone rubber material. There are many types of glove materials currently circulating in the market, such as butyl gloves, rubber gloves, latex gloves, etc. Each glove has different materials, and many consumers cannot distinguish the difference between silicone and other materials. Latex and nitrile rubber belong to the category of chemical rubber and plastic materials.

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