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CYATEX NK-220
Nippon A&L Inc.
Nakajima Bldg., 8-8, Nihonbashi-Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Tel: 81-3-5623-5701
Fax: 81-3-5623-5711

CYATEX NK-220

High Tensile and soft to the touch!

NBR Latex for Gloves

“CYATEX” means Nippon A&L’s Synthetic Rubber Latexes.

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CYATEX NK-220

CYATEX NK-220

CYATEX NK-220 is carboxylated Butadiene-Acrylonitrile copolymer latex, i.e. NBR latex, for
gloves.

CYATEX NK-220 is designed for the manufacture of gloves, prepared by coagulant dipping.

CYATEX NK-220 is specially designed to show high tensile and soft to the touch.

CYATEX NK-220 also has many advantages including;

1. High flexibility/ softness
2. No protein and No silicone
3. Good resistance against oil or chemicals
4. Lower odor
5. Anti electrostatic property
6. Less bubbling

Typical properties

Total solids/ % 44-46

pH 8.0-9.5
Viscosity/ mPa・s 300 maximum
Particle size/ nm 100-150
Specific gravity approx. 1.0
Tg/ ℃ -28
Bond acrylonitrile content/ % 26
Free acrylonitrile content/ % n.d.
Emulsifier system anionic

Storage and handling

CYATEX NK-220 must be stored in closed containers between +5℃ and +40℃. Long time
storage below 0℃ causes freezing and above +60℃ causes thermal coagulation. Please refer
to the Material Safety Data Sheet for safety and environmental information.

“CYATEX” means Nippon A&L’s Synthetic Rubber Latexes.

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Method of Producing NBR gloves

1. Preparation

1) Latex Compound
Table 1. Recommended Recipe
Ingredients Dry Wet
1. 45% NK-220 100 222.2
2. 2% Potassium hydroxide 0.7 35.0
3. 50% Sulfur dispersion 0.6 1.2
4. 50% Zinc oxide dispersion 1.7 3.4
5. 50% ZnBDC(BZ) dispersion1) 0.2 0.4
6. 50% ZnEDC(EZ) dispersion2) 0.6 1.2
7. 50% Titanium dioxide dispersion 1.5 3.0
8. Water - 62.7
Total (32%) 105.3 329.1
1) Zinc di-n-butyldithiocarbamate
2) Zinc di-ethyldithiocarbamate

Compound procedure
1) At first, put latex into maturation (or compounding) tank.
2) Secondly, put 2% KOH solution into latex under agitation.
3) Thirdly, put sulfur dispersion into latex under agitation.
4) Finally, put the composite of zinc oxide, accelerator (BZ and EZ) and titanium dioxide
dispersion into latex under agitation.
(Targets of pH and TSC are 9.0-9.5 and 30-32%, respectively.)

2) Coagulant
Table 2. Recommended Recipe
Ingredients Dry Wet
1. Water 72.2
2. Ca(NO3)2･4H2O 12.0 17.3
3. 20% Wetting agent3) 0.1 0.5
4. 40% Calcium carbonate slurry 4.0 10.0
Total 16.1 100.0
3) Em-810 (Polyoxyethylene octylphenylether) [Kao Co. Ltd]

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2. Dipping process
Typical dipping procedure is as follows.

① Preheating of mold 80℃×120sec

② Dipping into the coagulant 10sec

(coagulant: 60℃)
③ Drying 80℃×120sec

④ Dipping into the latex compound 27sec

(latex compound: 30℃) (dwell time 7sec)
⑤ Drying (gelling oven) 80℃×120sec

⑥ Beading

⑦ Leaching at 40-50℃(hot water) 60sec×3times

⑧ Drying 80℃×3min

⑨ Curing 110-130℃×20min

⑩ Stripping

3. Physical properties
Table 3. Physical properties of gloves made from NK-220
NK-220 NK-218F NK-219
Thickness/ mm 0.10-0.12 0.10-0.12 0.10-0.12
Modulus at 300%/ MPa 2.8 2.9 3.5
Modulus at 500%/ MPa 6.8 7.0 10.5
Tensile strength/ MPa 28.8 24.5 28.5
Elongation at break/ % 760 750 680
*Film condition : 50% RH, 23℃ before test

“CYATEX” means Nippon A&L’s Synthetic Rubber Latexes.