Utilization of Waste from Natural Rubber Glove Manufacturing Line

Isotretinoin induced rubber glove dermatitis.

Treatment of Rubber Glove Wastewater by Ultrafiltration

The feasibility of using flat-sheet ultrafiltration polyethersulfone (PES) membranes for treatment of effluent from a rubber glove factory has been investigated. Membranes of molecular weight cut-off (MWCO) 100 kDa and 10 kDa were operated in cross-flow filtration to evaluate the efficiency of rejections of certain selected parameters in the wastewater. The membrane operation was carried out at...

Job Strain among Rubber-glove-factory Workers

Job strain has become a major concern because of its potential impacts on worker well-being and performance. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the prevalence of, and examine factors associated with, job strain among workers in a rubber-glove factory, in a central province of Thailand. A total of 200 workers aged 18–55 yr, who had worked at the factory for at least 6 months, completed t...

The Cyclization of Natural Rubber

The effects of solvent, temperature, time, weight percent of catalyst on the rate and mechanism of cyclization of natural rubber (NR) was studied in toluene and xylene solutions having tin tetra chloride catalyst (SnCl4). Iodometric titration show, with 8% SnCl4 (based on polymer weight) cyclization occurs, leaving 27.4% of the total unsaturation. Infrared spectra of c...

Measurement of natural rubber proteins in latex glove extracts: comparison of the methods.

BACKGROUND Health care workers and individuals with frequent contact with latex are at risk for latex protein allergy. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare several established methods for measuring protein in extracts from latex-containing medical devices. METHODS Extracts from latex gloves were analyzed for natural rubber proteins using a modified Lowry assay and two differen...