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TITLE : SINGLE DISPERSION STUDY ON ZDBC AND ZDEC

FOR FAB IMPROVEMENT (PART 2)

BACKGROUND STUDY: A curing agent is used for better performance of

latex to dry with the former. The curing agent currently used in F22 is A51, which is
an accelerator with BC:EC = 5:1. Thus, the compounded latex with new ratio of
curing agent, which are ZDBC and ZDEC with same formulation, will be used to
evaluate FAB improvements. ZDBC is used for fast curing agents and ZDEC is used
for slow curing agents.

OBJECTIVE :
1) To evaluate A51, ZDBC and ZDEC performance using a ratio of 5:2 and 6:2.

2) To compare the Visual observation, stripping performance, Stability test, and

FAB test and ASTM test for A51, ZDBC and ZDEC at various ratio.

METHODOLOGY
1) The L6 and L8 current compounding latex formulations remain but with different
curing agent which are ZDBC and ZDEC.
2) Thus, there are three sets to be compared; one is the control set ( A51 ), Set 2
(ZDBC:ZDEC=5:2) and Set 3 (ZDBC:ZDEC=6:2) by using same formulation except
the ratio used.
3) The hand dip was conducted at F22 Line 6 on 22nd June 2022.
4) Several analysis were conducted such as visual observation, stripping performance,
Stability test, FAB test and ASTM test.

NAME : SARANYA GUMANAN

BATCH ID: 10041889

DEPARTMENT: PRODUCTION

SUPERVISOR’S NAME: MISS HEMALATHA A/P POOBALAN

Glove product: EN 30 WHITE

Location: L6 F22
Glove Weight: 3.1 g
1) COMPOUNDING FORMULATION

LINE 5
COMPOUND 21/6/2022 2:00 PM
HANDIP 22/6/2022 2:00 PM
SET A51 ZDBC:ZDEC=5:2 ZDBC:ZDEC=6:2
(CONTROL SET) (SET 2) (SET 3)
LATEX phr
80K 20N 100
CHEMICAL
KOH 2.00
OCTOSOL 0.50
AMMONIA 0.50
SULPHUR 60% 1.00
A51 1.00
ZDBC 0.71 0.75
ZDEC 0.29 0.25
XIAMETER 0.05
TIO2 1.60
VULTAMOL 0.60
Active ZnO 2.50

Table 1.1 : Formulation for compounding latex for Control Set, Set 2 and Set 3. All
sets are double dipped

Line parameters:

OVEN TEMPERATURE (°C)

22/6/2022
MAIN OVEN Z1 129
MAIN OVEN Z2 130
MAIN OVEN Z3 144
MAIN OVEN Z4 149
FINAL DRYING OVEN 121
LINE SPEED 24K

Table 1.2 : Line paarameters during hand dip

Remarks: 4 main ovens and FDO were operating during the handip with 24K line
speed.
2) MECHANICAL PROPERTIES

I. FAB TEST

CATEGORY / SET A51 ZDBC:ZDEC=5:2 ZDBC:ZDEC=6:2

(CONTROLLER) (SET 2) (SET 3)
STANDARD BA AA BA AA BA AA
REQUIREMENT ≥6 N ≥6 N ≥6 N ≥6 N ≥6 N ≥6 N
MAX LOAD 4.489 4.908 4.596 5.608 5.531 4.729
AVERAGE (N)

Table 2.1 : FAB Test data for all sets

Remarks:
a) All sets failed Before Aging (BA) and After Aging (AA) for FAB test.
b) After Aging values for A51 and Set 2 are more than Before Aging
c) Set 3 After Aging value less than Before Aging

II. ASTM TEST

CATEGORY / SET Average Tensile Average Elogation Average

Strength (MPa) (%) M@300%
(MPa)
BA AA BA AA BA AA
≥14 MPa ≥14 MPa ≥500% ≥400%
A51 17.577 16.365 515.248 410.614 4.553 7.483
(CONTROLLER)
ZDBC:ZDEC=5:2 14.015 18.881 367.236 352.806 8.436 12.369
(SET 2)
ZDBC:ZDEC=6:2 16.974 12.571 449.127 417.710 6.293 7.137
(SET 3)

Table 2.2 : ASTM Test data for all sets

Remarks:
a) All sets passed for Tensile Strength for BA and failed for Set 3 After Aging (AA).
b) Only control set passed for Elogation BA and AA.
c) Control Set has the better elogation performance compare to Set 2 and Set 3.
3) GLOVE STRIPPING PERFORMANCE

GLOVE SET A51 ZDBC:ZDEC=5:2 ZDBC:ZDEC=6:2

(CONTROL SET) (SET 2) (SET 3)
FIGURE

GLOVE TIGHT EASY EASY EASY

COUNT

Table 3.1 : Glove stripping performance for all sets

Remarks: All gloves easy to strip out of the former.

4) STABILITY TEST

SAMPLE AVERAGE
HEAT STABILITY (g) CHEMICAL STABILITY (g)
STANDARD ≤3 ≤1
REQUIREMENT
A51 0.113 0.061
(CONTROLLER)
ZDBC:ZDEC=5:2 0.088 0.054
(SET 2)
ZDBC:ZDEC=6:2 0.051 0.050
(SET 3)

Table 4.1 : Heat Stability and Chemical Stability data

Remarks:
a) All sets able to pass for heat and chemical stability tests.
b) However, Set 3 with ratio 6:2 shows lowest stability reading (most stable)
compare to Control Set and Set 2
5) GLOVE VISUAL OBSERVATION
SAMPLE OBSERVATION REMARKS
A51  No visual defects
(CONTROL)

ZDBC:ZDEC=5:2  Minor pinholes

(SET 2)

ZDBC:ZDEC=6:2  Minor pinholes

(SET 3)

Table 5.1 : Visual Observation data

Remarks: Control Set does not have any visual defects, but Set 2 and Set 3 have
minor pinholes.
6) SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS

CATEGORY COMPOUNDING LATEX

A51 ZDBC:ZDEC=5:2 ZDBC:ZDEC=6:2
(CONTROL SET) (SET 2) (SET 3)
FAB TEST BA = FAIL BA = FAIL BA = FAIL
AA = FAIL AA = FAIL AA = FAIL
GLOVE EASY EASY EASY
STRIPPING
PERFORMANCE
HEAT STABILITY 0.113(PASS) 0.088(PASS) 0.051(PASS)
CHEMICAL 0.061(PASS) 0.054(PASS) 0.050(PASS)
STABILITY
GLOVE VISUAL GOOD GOOD GOOD
OBSERVATION
ASTM TEST BA = PASS BA = FAIL BA = FAIL
AA = PASS AA = FAIL AA = PASS

Table 7.1 : Summary

7) CONCLUSION

a) All sets failed Before Aging (BA) and After Aging (AA) for FAB test.

b) All sets can easily strip out from the former.

c) All sets able to pass Heat and Chemical Stability tests

d) Control set does not have any visual defects compare to Set 2 and Set 3

e) Control set passed for Before Aging (BA) and After Aging (AA) but
Set 2 failed both.

f) Set 3 failed Before Aging (BA) but passed for After Aging (AA)
ASTM test.

g) Set 2 has 14% FAB improvement for After Aging compare to control
set.
 8) FUTURE PLAN

a) To carry out trial run for single dispersion ZDBC and ZDEC with
different ratio which are 1:2, and 1:3.

9) APPENDIX

ACTIVITIES PROJECT EXECUTION DATES

21/6 22/6 23/6 24/6 25/6
Hand Dip
Template for A51,
ZDBC and ZDEC
ratio 5:2 and 6:2
Compound
Hand Dip And
Strip Gloves
Do Gloves
Observation And
Gloves Stripping
Performance

Collect AA Gloves

Heat Stability And

Chemical Stability

FAB Test
ASTM Test

Prepared by, Checked by, Verified by,

Saranya Gumanan Hemalatha Poobalan Norizyana Bt Ibrahim
TRAINEE PRODUCTION RESEARCHER, COMPOUNDING ASSISTANT MANAGER, COMPOUNDING