ASTM International Standard Specification for Rubber-Concentrated, Ammonia Stabilized, Creamed, and Centrifuged Natural Latex ASTM D1076-21

This specification establishes the requirements for first grade concentrated natural rubber latex of the following categories: Category 1, centrifuged Hevea natural latex preserved with ammonia only or by formaldehyde followed by ammonia; Category 2, creamed Hevea natural latex preserved with ammonia only or by formaldehyde followed by ammonia; Category 3, centrifuged Hevea natural latex preserved with low ammonia with other necessary preservatives; and Category 4, centrifuged, or centrifuged and creamed, guayule latex, or other natural rubber latex, containing a specified dry weight amount of latex, with ammonia or other hydroxide, with other necessary preservatives and stabilizers. This specification applies to natural latex sources other than Hevea brasiliensis but does not apply to compounded latex concentrates. Materials shall be tested by analytical procedures that determine the following chemical properties an substances: total solids; dry rubber content; protein content; total alkalinity; viscosity; sludge content; coagulum content; KOH number; pH; mechanical stability; copper and manganese; density; volatile fatty acids; boric acid; and dry films.