Vulcanization composition having reduced allergenic potential, and elastomeric articles formed therewith
AssigneeAllegiance Corporation
InventorsSeong Fong Chen, Wei Cheong Wong, Chi Yih Low
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to vulcanization compositions used to vulcanize elastomeric articles, where the vulcanization compositions have reduced allergenic potential as compared to elastomeric articles formed using vulcanization compositions having non-fugitive accelerators. The present invention also relates to elastomeric articles formed using the vulcanization compositions. The invention further relates to methods for making a reduced-allergenicity vulcanization composition, and to methods for using the vulcanization compositions to vulcanize elastomeric articles.
Claims18
1-43. (canceled)
A method for forming a vulcanization composition, the steps comprising:
- providing a source of sulfur;
- providing a single fugitive xanthate accelerator;
- providing a metal oxide;
- and
- mixing the source of sulfur, single fugitive xanthate accelerator, and metal oxide, where the method for forming the vulcanization composition does not include any additional compounds that function as accelerators for vulcanizing elastomers.
A method of making a latex dispersion, comprising the steps of:
- providing polychloroprene;
- providing a source of sulfur;
- providing diisopropyl xanthogen polysulfide;
- providing a metal oxide;
- and
- mixing the polychloroprene, the source of sulfur, the diisopropyl xanthogen polysulfide, and the metal oxide to form the latex dispersion, where the method for forming the latex dispersion does not include any additional compounds that function as accelerators for vulcanizing elastomers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.