A method of producing a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber including a coagulation step of coagulating a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber component by mixing a monovalent metal salt and a polymer flocculating agent into a carboxyl group-containing nitrile rubber latex having an iodine value of 120 or less, wherein the monovalent metal salt is compounded in an amount of 3 to 25 parts by weight and the polymer flocculating agent is compounded in an amount of 0.01 to 10 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of a rubber solid content in the latex, and a weight ratio of the monovalent metal salt/the polymer flocculating agent is in the range of 10 to 500

The present invention relates to a polymer latex comprising: (A) particles of a latex polymer (A) obtainable by free-radical emulsion polymerization of a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers the latex polymer comprising a plurality of functional groups (x); and (B) a compound bearing a beta-hydroxy ester linkage and at least one additional functional group (y) reactive with the functional groups (x) on latex polymer (A),to a method for preparation of said polymer latex, to its use, to a method for dip-molding and to articles obtained from the latex.

Provided is a dip molding composition containing at least a nitrile rubber elastomer containing a carboxyl group and an amide group. In this dip molding composition, the elastomer contains 50% by weight or more, 78% by weight or less of a conjugated diene monomer-derived structural unit, 17% by weight or more, 35% by weight or less of an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer-derived structural unit, 2.0% by weight or more, 8.0% by weight or less of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer-derived structural unit, and 0.5% by weight or more, 5.0% by weight or less of an amide group-containing monomer-derived structural unit, and has an MEK-insoluble content of 50% by weight or more, 80% by weight or less.

Provided is a dip molding composition containing at least a nitrile rubber elastomer containing a carboxyl group and an amide group. In this dip molding composition, the elastomer contains 50% by weight or more, 78% by weight or less of a conjugated diene monomer-derived structural unit, 17% by weight or more, 35% by weight or less of an ethylenically unsaturated nitrile monomer-derived structural unit, 2.0% by weight or more, 8.0% by weight or less of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer-derived structural unit, and 0.5% by weight or more, 5.0% by weight or less of an amide group-containing monomer-derived structural unit, and has an MEK-insoluble content of 50% by weight or more, 80% by weight or less.

Compositions for forming an improved vapor mitigation barrier are contemplated, such compositions being formed as an aqueous mixture of an asphalt component and a latex component, with the latex component including a chemically resistant latex, the chemically resistant latex being an acrylonitrile butadiene copolymer, an elastomeric fluoropolymer, or both. Such compositions, when cured and formed into a vapor mitigation barrier, may be seen to substantially mitigate diffusion of chlorinated hydrocarbons across the barriers. Also contemplated are methods for forming such vapor mitigation barriers, as well as vapor mitigation barrier products formed via the application of such compositions to various substrates.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing reduced graphene oxide, incorporation of the reduced graphene oxide into polyisoprene latex to provide a polyisoprene latex graphene composite and elastomeric articles prepared using the polyisoprene latex-graphene composite. In particular, the reduction of graphene oxide is accomplished without the use of strong reducing agents and organic solvents and incorporation of the reduced graphene oxide into polyisoprene latex is accomplished using room temperature latex mixing method or hot maturation. The resultant composite exhibits good colloid stability and polyisoprene latex films produced from the composite exhibit good mechanical properties with improved ageing resistance.

The present invention relates to a method of preparing reduced graphene oxide, incorporation of the reduced graphene oxide into polyisoprene latex to provide a polyisoprene latex graphene composite and elastomeric articles prepared using the polyisoprene latex-graphene composite. In particular, the reduction of graphene oxide is accomplished without the use of strong reducing agents and organic solvents and incorporation of the reduced graphene oxide into polyisoprene latex is accomplished using room temperature latex mixing method or hot maturation. The resultant composite exhibits good colloid stability and polyisoprene latex films produced from the composite exhibit good mechanical properties with improved ageing resistance.

A polymer latex including a polymer and at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of tamarind gum, xanthan gum, cationized xanthan gum, gellan gum, guar gum and cationized guar gum.

A polymer latex including a polymer and at least one polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of tamarind gum, xanthan gum, cationized xanthan gum, gellan gum, guar gum and cationized guar gum.

A method for producing a rubber wet master batch is disclosed including: producing a carbon black-containing rubber latex solution by mixing carbon black, a dispersion solvent and a rubber latex solution; producing a carbon black-containing rubber coagulum by coagulating the thus-obtained carbon black-containing rubber latex solution; and producing a rubber wet master batch by dehydrating and drying the thus-obtained carbon black-containing rubber coagulum. With respect to this method for producing a rubber wet master batch, the carbon black satisfies conditions such that: the DBP oil absorption is 105-230 mL/100 g; STSA is 90-205 m.sup.2/g; and the value obtained by subtracting the value of STSA from the value of DBP oil absorption is 15 or more. This method for producing a rubber wet master batch enables the achievement of a vulcanized rubber that has wear resistance and low heat generation properties.