TMTD
Tetramethylthiuram disulfide Powder Form For primary or secondary accelerators
Specification Unit Typical Value Appearance - Pale white powder Assay % 98.0 min Initial melting point °C 142 min Loss on drying % 0.40 max Ash content % 0.30 max Residues on 150µm sieve % 0.10 max Typical Density g/cm3 1.425
Description White to pale white fine powder, hardly soluble in water but soluble in organic solvents, like acetone, chloroform, ethers. Also available in granular form and in oil-coated powder form.
Application It is used as primary or secondary accelerator in the vulcanization of NR and elastomers, e.g. thiazoles, EPDM, NBR, SBR etc. It offers fast vulcanization and can be used in non-sulfur vulcanization systems.
Caution for Storage Store dry on pallets at cool and well-ventilated area, maximum 90% R.H., not exposed to heating or UV light. Avoid contact with water, acids and alkalis.
Packaging	Paper bags (Net 25 kg each), palletised.

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