Evaluation of latex from five Hevea clones grown in Sao Paulo State, Brazil

de Oliveira LCS; de Arruda EJ; da Costa RB; Goncalves PS; Delben A

Thermochimica Acta, Vol.398, No.1-2, 259-263, 2003

DOI10.1016/S0040-6031(02)00225-3 Export Citation

Evaluation of latex from five Hevea clones grown in Sao Paulo State, Brazil

de Oliveira LCS, de Arruda EJ, da Costa RB, Goncalves PS, Delben A

Membranes of latex extracted from five clones of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis (Willd. ex Adr. de Juss) Muell.-Arg.) improved by selection and statistics methods have been prepared by air drying a 10% suspension in ammonia solution. TG-DTG and DSC, were used to characterize the membranes. The results obtained show no differences among latex from different clones.

Keywords:latex;clone;genetic improvement;thermal decomposition;thermal stability