Message Forum: Re: plastic and latex

Re: plastic and latex

Posted By: Bourne, on host 130.159.248.44
Date: Thursday, February 20, 2003, at 03:30:22
In Reply To: Re: plastic and latex posted by Brunnen-G on Wednesday, February 19, 2003, at 22:09:27:

Similarly, I would guess that synthetic latex got named after plant-derived latex (I have no idea what substance the latex in gloves etc comes from, so for all I know it might even *be* natural latex). Same as rubber, which I know used to be made from the sap of the rubber tree, but I have no idea whether it still is, or if it's entirely artificial these days.

Natural rubber is still widely used today - accounting for almost half of the current market, although usually it undergoes some specialised chemical processing depending on it's intended use.

An excellent site to visit (if you're into rubber) is linked below.

Bourne

Link: Polymer chemistry - I thought I had escaped it....

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Message:	> Similarly, I would guess that synthetic latex got named after plant-derived latex (I have no idea what substance the latex in gloves etc comes from, so for all I know it might even be natural latex). Same as rubber, which I know used to be made from the sap of the rubber tree, but I have no idea whether it still is, or if it's entirely artificial these days. > > Natural rubber is still widely used today - accounting for almost half of the current market, although usually it undergoes some specialised chemical processing depending on it's intended use. > > An excellent site to visit (if you're into rubber) is linked below. > > Bourne
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