Highly chemical resistant glove
A chemical resistant composite glove that includes a first polymeric layer in the shape of a glove; and a second polymeric layer disposed on the first polymeric layer, and wherein the first polymeric layer is specified for one class of chemical resistance and the second polymeric layer is specified for a second class of chemical resistance, and optionally a third polymeric layer, which may be a thin coating, disposed on at least one of first polymeric layer or the second polymeric layer and is optionally specified for a third class of chemical resistance.
1. A chemical resistant composite glove, comprising:
a chemical resistant first polymeric layer in a shape of a glove comprising a nitrile-butadiene material; and
a chemical resistant second polymeric layer in a shape of a glove comprising a polychloroprene material disposed on and integrally formed with the first polymeric layer, the glove configured so that the second polymeric layer is interior to the first polymeric layer, wherein the first polymeric layer is chemically resistant to at least one of heptane, acetonitrile, acrylamide, carbon tetrachloride, or chloroform, and wherein the second layer is chemically resistant to organic acids, inorganic acids, alcohols, alkaline solutions, and oils.
2. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 1 , comprising a third polymeric layer disposed on at least one of the first polymeric layer or the second polymeric layer.
3. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 2 , wherein the third polymeric layer comprises at least one of a polyacrylic material, a polyurethane material, a nitrile-butadiene material, a natural rubber, or a synthetic polyisoprene.
4. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 1 , comprising a polymeric coating, of approximately 0.001″ to 0.003″ in thickness, disposed on an interior surface of the second polymeric layer.
5. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 4 , wherein the polymeric coating is disposed with a composition having approximately 18-20% total solids content.
6. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 4 , wherein the polymeric coating comprises at least one of a polyacrylic material, a polyurethane material, a nitrile-butadiene material, a natural rubber, or a synthetic polyisoprene.
7. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 4 , wherein the polymeric coating is approximately 0.001″ to 0.00225″ in thickness.
8. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 1 , wherein the first polymeric layer comprises a textured surface having multi-faceted cavities.
9. A method for forming a chemical resistant composite glove of claim 1 , comprising:
coating a glove-sized portion of a hand shaped former with a coagulant;
disposing the first polymeric layer on the coagulant coating;
disposing the second polymeric layer onto the first polymeric layer; and
curing the first polymeric layer and the second polymeric layer.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising disposing a third polymeric layer on the second polymeric layer.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the third polymeric layer comprises at least one of a polyacrylic material, a polyurethane material, a nitrile-butadiene material, a natural rubber, or a synthetic polyisoprene material.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the third polymeric layer is disposed before curing the first and second polymeric layers.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the third polymeric layer is disposed as a coating, of approximately 0.001″ to 0.003″ in thickness, of a polyacrylic material, a polyurethane material, a nitrile-butadiene material, a natural rubber, or a synthetic polyisoprene material.
14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the third polymeric layer is disposed as a coating of a polyacrylic material, a polyurethane material, a nitrile-butadiene material, a natural rubber, or a synthetic polyisoprene material having a thickness of approximately 0.00225″ in thickness.
15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the third polymeric layer has a low total solids content of 18-20%.
16. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 1 , comprising a polymeric coating, of approximately 0.001″ to 0.003″ in thickness, comprising nitrile disposed on an interior surface of the second polymeric layer.
17. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 16 , wherein the second polymeric layer is thinner than the first polymeric layer.
18. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 17 , wherein the nitrile-butadiene of the first polymeric layer has approximately 30% carboxylation or greater.
19. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 16 , wherein the nitrile-butadiene of the first polymeric layer has approximately 30% carboxylation or greater.
20. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 16 , wherein the first polymeric layer comprises a textured surface having multi-faceted cavities.
21. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 1 , comprising a third polymeric layer disposed on the first polymeric layer and the second polymeric layer.
22. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 20 , further comprising a third polymeric layer disposed on the second polymeric layer.
23. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 22 , wherein the third polymeric layer comprises at least one of a polyacrylic material, a polyurethane material, a nitrile-butadiene material, a natural rubber, or a synthetic polyisoprene material.
24. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 23 , wherein the third polymeric layer is disposed as a coating, of approximately 0.001″ to 0.003″ in thickness.
25. A chemical resistant composite glove, comprising:
a chemical resistant first layer in a shape of a glove comprising predominantly a nitrile-butadiene material;
a chemical resistant second layer in a shape of a glove comprising polychloroprene and disposed on and integrally formed with the first layer, the glove configured so that the second layer is interior to the first layer, wherein the first layer is chemically resistant to at least one of heptane, acetonitrile, acrylamide, carbon tetrachloride, or chloroform; and wherein the second layer is chemically resistant to organic acids, inorganic acids, alcohols, alkaline solutions, and oils, and
a third layer of a polymeric material comprising nitrile-butadiene disposed on and integrally formed with an interior surface of the second layer.
26. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 25 , wherein the third layer is disposed as a coating, of approximately 0.001″ to 0.003″ in thickness.
27. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 26 , wherein the first layer is thinner than the second layer.
28. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 1 , wherein the second polymeric layer is chemically resistant to a chemical selected from the group consisting of ethanol and oil.
29. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 25 , wherein the second layer is chemically resistant to a chemical selected from the group consisting of ethanol and oil.
30. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 21 , wherein the third polymeric layer comprises at least one of a polyacrylic material, a polyurethane material, a nitrile-butadiene material, a natural rubber or a synthetic polyisoprene material.
31. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 1 , further comprising a third polymeric layer that comprises at least one of a polyacrylic material, a polyurethane material, a nitrile-butadiene material, a natural rubber or a synthetic polyisoprene material.
32. The chemical resistant composite glove of claim 1 , wherein the first polymeric layer is a nitrile-butadiene layer; and the second polymeric layer is a polychloroprene layer.