Polychloroprene latex, polychloroprene latex composition and molded article

摘要

An object of the present invention is to provide a polychloroprene latex with improved rubber coagulability that gives a film superior in strength by dip molding, a polychloroprene latex composition, and a molded article. The polychloroprene latex is prepared by polymerization of 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene alone or by polymerization of raw monomers at least containing 2-chloro-1,3-butadiene and 2,3-dichloro1,3-butadiene and has a precipitation rate of 5 to 40%, as calculated according to Equation (I). In Equation (I), A is the mass (g) of the dry product, which is obtained by adding 50 ml of saturated aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide at 23°C to 50 g of a latex having a solid matter concentration adjusted to 45 to 65 mass % at a liquid temperature of 23°C over 2 minutes, filtering and collecting the generated precipitate with a 80-mesh wire mesh, and drying the precipitate at 110°C for 3 hours; B is the mass of the latex before the dropwise addition (50 g); and C is the solid matter concentration (mass %) of the latex before the dropwise addition. Precipitation rate % = A B × C 100 × 100