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Natural rubber |
Neoprene |
Nitrile |
Vinyl |
Acetic acid |
E |
E |
E |
E |
Acetone |
G |
G |
G |
F |
Ammonium hydroxide |
G |
E |
E |
E |
Aniline |
F |
G |
E |
G |
Benzaldehyde |
F |
F |
E |
G |
Benzene |
P |
F |
G |
F |
Benzyl chloride |
F |
G |
P |
P |
Butyl aldehyde |
P |
G |
- |
G |
Calcium hypochlorite |
P |
G |
G |
G |
Carbon disulphide |
P |
P |
G |
E |
Carbon tetrachloride |
P |
F |
G |
F |
Chlorine | G | G | - | G |
Chloroform | P | F | G | P |
Chromic acid | P | F | F | E |
Dibutyl phthalate | F | G | - | P |
Diethyl ether | F | E | G | P |
Ethyl acetate | F | G | G | F |
Ethylene dichloride | P | F | G | P |
Ethylene glycol | G | G | E | E |
Ethylene trichloride | P | P | - | P |
Formaldehyde | G | E | E | E |
Formic acid | G | E | E | E |
Glycerol | G | G | E | E |
Hexane | P | E | - | P |
Hydrochloric acid | G | G | G | E |
Hydrogen peroxide | G | G | G | E |
Methyl cellulose | F | E | - | P |
Methyl chloride | P | E | - | P |
Methylamine | G | G | E | E |
Methylene chloride | F | F | G | F |
Naphthalene | G | G | E | G |
Nitric acid | P | P | P | G |
Perchloric acid | F | G | F | E |
Phenol | G | E | - | E |
Phosphoric acid | G | E | - | E |
Potassium hydroxide | G | G | G | E |
Propylene dichloride | P | F | - | P |
Sodium hydroxide | G | G | G | E |
Sodium hypochlorite | G | P | F | G |
Sulphuric acid | G | G | F | G |
Toluene | P | F | G | F |
Trichloroethylene | P | F | G | F |
Xylene | P | F | G | F |
Table 7: Chemical resistance of common glove materials (E: Excellent, G: Good, F: Fair, P: Poor). Reprinted with permission from Chemical Safety in the Laboratory, Stephen K Hall Ed. Copyright Lewis Publishers, an imprint of CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida © 1994
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