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Chemical Resistance of Gloves
Chemical Resistance of Gloves
Nitrile gloves:
Acetone - fair
Ethanol - excellent
Isobutyl - alcohol excellent
Isopropyl - alcohol excellent
Methanol - fair
Latex gloves:
Acetone - good
Ethanol - excellent
Isobutyl - alcohol poor
Isopropyl - alcohol excellent
Methanol - fair
PVC gloves:
Acetone - poor
Ethanol - excellent
Isopropyl alcohol - good
Methanol - good
Viton gloves & Butyl gloves:
Acetone good
Glove Selection Guide:
Chemical
Acetic Acid
Acetic Anhydride
Acetone
Acetonitrile
Incidental Contact
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
natural rubber (latex) (8 mil)
nitrile
Acrylamide
bis-Acrylamide
Ammonium Hydroxide
Arsenic Salts
Benzotriazole, 1,2,3Bismuth Salts
Cadmium Salts
Carbon Disulfide
Carbon Tetrachloride
Catechol
Chloroform
Chromium Salts
Cobalt Chloride
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile
Extended Contact
neoprene, butyl rubber
butyl rubber, neoprene
butyl rubber
butyl rubber, polyvinyl acetate
(PVA)
butyl rubber
neoprene, butyl rubber
Cobalt Salts
Copper (Cupric) Sulfate
3,3-Diaminobenzidine (DAB)
Diazomethane in Ether
Dichloromethane
Diethyl Pyrocarbonate
Dimethyl Sulfoxide (DMSO)
1,4-Dioxane
Dithiothreitol
Ethanol
Ethidium Bromide (EtBr)
Ethyl Ether
Formaldehyde
Formamide
Formic Acid
Gallic Acid
Heptane
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
1
natural rubber (latex)(15-18
mil)
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
Hexamethylenediamine
(1,6-Diaminohexane)
Hexane
nitrile (8mil)
Hydrochloric Acid
Hydrofluoric Acid (HF)
Isopropanol
Laser Dyes
Lead Acetate
Lead Salts
Mercuric Chloride
Mercury
Mercury Salts
Methanol
Methylene Chloride
Methyl Sulfonic Acid, Ethyl
Ester (EMS) (Ethyl
Methanesulfonate)
Monoethanolamine
Nickel Chloride
Nickel Salts
N-Methylethanolamine
Organophosphorous
compounds
Osmium Salts
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile, double glove
nitrile
nitrile, double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
Osmium Tetroxide
Paraformaldehyde
Phenol
Phenol-Chloroform mixtures
Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride
(PMSF)
Polychlorinated Biphenyls
(PCBs)
Polyoxyethylenesorbitan
Monolaurate (Tween 20)
Psoralen
Pump Oil
Silane based silanization or
derivatization compounds
Silver Nitrate
Silver Salts
Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
(SDS)
Sodium Azide
Sulfuric Acid
Tetrahydrofuran (THF)
3,3,5,5-TetramethylBenzidine (TMB)
N,N,N,N-Tetramethylethylenediamine (TEMED)
Toluene
Trichloromethyl
Chloroformate (diphosgene)
Triton-X 100
Uranium Salts
Xylene
nitrile
nitrile
butyl rubber
nitrile (8 mil), double glove
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile
nitrile (8 mil)
If you are allergic to natural rubber products, you may double glove with 8 mil nitrile gloves.