Development of Correlation Between Potassium Hydroxide Number and Conductivity of Concentrated Natural Rubber Latex

Walpalage, S; Ganga, I; Silva, KMD

dc.contributor.author	Walpalage, S
dc.contributor.author	Ganga, I
dc.contributor.author	Silva, KMD
dc.date.accessioned	2013-10-21T02:28:41Z
dc.date.available	2013-10-21T02:28:41Z
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/8524
dc.description.abstract	Increase in the ion concentration in the medium was found to increase conductivity and potassium hydroxide number (KOH No) in natural rubber latex (NRL). Addition of long chain fatty acids can increase the ion concentration in themedium and stability of NRL. A series of concentrated natural rubber latex samples from three different areas with different soils and climatic conditions were tested for the parameters such as KOH No and conductivity. They have been measured over a period of 62 days, upon addition of soap to natural rubber latex concentrate. The result showed that there was a strong positive linear correlation between conductivity and KOH No. The regression equation to express the relationship between the variables has also been found.
dc.language	en
dc.subject	NRL
dc.subject	MST
dc.subject	KOH No
dc.title	Development of Correlation Between Potassium Hydroxide Number and Conductivity of Concentrated Natural Rubber Latex
dc.type	Article-Abstract
dc.identifier.year	2008
dc.identifier.journal	JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE
dc.identifier.issue	2
dc.identifier.volume	107
dc.identifier.pgnos	1066-1070