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Die Angewandte Makromolekulare Chemie 205 (1993) 107-115 (NK3537) Takasaki Radiation Chemistry Research Establishment, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, 1233Watanuki-machi, Takasaki-shi, Gunma-ken, 370-12 Japan Atomic Energy Authority, Colombo, Sri Lanka Improvement of ageing properties of rubber films prepared from radiation-vulcanized natural rubber latex Fumio Yoshii**, Samantha Kulatunge2, Keizo Makuuchi (Received 12May 1992) SUMMARY: Radiation-vulcanization of natural rubber latex (NRL) with n-butyl acrylate gives a higher tensile strength for films obtained after casting. The ageing properties of radiation-vulcanized natural rubber in the presence of various antioxidants have been investigated. In order to find out suitable antioxidants for radiation-vulcanized natural rubber latex (RVNRL) films, extraction of the gel fraction was carried out in xylene with 1 wt.-% antioxidant and air bubbling. Antioxidants which give less reduction in gel fraction due to oxidative degradation during extraction are effective for ageing tests of RVNRL films. It was found that tris(nony1ated phenyl) phosphite (Nonflex TNP) and 2,5-di-tert-amylhydroquinone(Antage DAH), among 12 different antioxidants tested, were the most effective antioxidants for RVNRL films. ZUSAMMENFASSUNG: Die Strahlungsvulkanisation von Naturgummilatex (NRL) mit n-Butylacrylat fuhrt bei daraus hergestellten Filmen zu hdheren Zugfestigkeiten. Die Alterungseigenschaf- ten von strahlungsvulkanisiertemNaturgummi (RVNRL) wurden in Gegenwartunter- schiedlicher Antioxidantien untersucht. Um fur die Filme aus RVNRL geeignete Anti- oxidantien zu finden, wurde die Gelfraktion mit Xylol in Gegenwart von I-Gew.-% Antioxidans unter einem Luftstrom ext