title: Gloves against mineral oils and mechanical hazards: composites of carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber latex.
abstract: Resistance to permeation of noxious chemical substances should be accompanied by resistance to mechanical factors because the glove material may be torn, cut or punctured in the workplace. This study reports on glove materials, protecting against mineral oils and mechanical hazards, made of carboxylated acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (XNBR) latex. The obtained materials were characterized by a very high resistance of the produced materials to oil permeation (breakthrough time > 480 min). The mechanical properties, and especially tear resistance, of the studied materials were improved after the addition of modified bentonite (nanofiller) to the XNBR latex mixture. The nanocomposite meets the requirements in terms of parameters characterizing tear, abrasion, cut and puncture resistance. Therefore, the developed material may be used for the production of multifunctional protective gloves.
authors.affiliation: a Central Institute for Labour Protection - National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB) , Poland.
authors.forename: Sylwia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krzemińska
authors.affiliation: b Technical University of Łódź , Poland.
authors.forename: Władysław M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Rzymski
authors.affiliation: c Secura B.C. Ltd , Poland.
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malesa
authors.affiliation: c Secura B.C. Ltd , Poland.
authors.forename: Urszula
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Borkowska
authors.affiliation: d Rzeszow University of Technology , Poland.
authors.forename: Mariusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oleksy
mesh_terms: D000181:Acrylonitrile / Q000737:chemistry*; D001546:Bentonite / Q000737:chemistry; D002070:Butadienes / Q000737:chemistry*; D020724:Elastomers / Q000737:chemistry*; D017575:Gloves, Protective; D008422:Materials Testing; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D008899:Mineral Oil / Q000737:chemistry*; D053761:Nanocomposites / Q000737:chemistry; D010539:Permeability
chemical_list: D002070:Butadienes; D020724:Elastomers; D001546:Bentonite; D008899:Mineral Oil; D000181:Acrylonitrile
keywords: XNBR latex; bentonite; gloves; nanocomposite; oils; permeation