Review of the Processing of Natural Rubber Latex Concentrate (NRLC). Using A Novel Method of Creaming Based on Tamarind Seed Powder (TSP) and Cassava Processed Effluent (CPE)

• Author(s): Odidi, O. D; Onyeagoro, G. N; Arukalam, l. O; Aharanwa, B. C.
• Paper ID: 1715804
• Page: 3358-3362
• Published Date: 06-04-2026
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 9 Issue 9 March-2026

Abstract

The purification and concentration of NRL can be achieved through the process of creaming. This usually carried out by the addition of small quantities of some water-soluble colloids or creaming agents. Such include ammonium alginate, sodium alginate, sodium cellulose glycollate, methyl cellulose, aluminum cellulose glycollate, pectins, extract of carragheen moss, glue, gelatine, gum Arabic, gum acacia Senegal, locust bean gum, gum tragacanath, tamarind Kernel Powder, gum Karaya, and Polysaccharides such as maize, sorghum, rice, yam, potato starch and cassava starch. Many of such creaming agents are made from chemicals that are finite, imported, and therefore very expensive and some are toxic to human health and wellbeing. The production of such chemicals leads to a lot of environmental pollution and its attendant degradation and health virus, not to mention their exorbitance. These imported are creaming are creaming agents are now beyond the reach of small holder farmers and cottage industrialists. The use of vegetative creaming agents such as locust bean, polysaccharides, tamarind kernel powder e.t.c. has been reported and practiced and the results have been very good and encouraging (BIS 2001,BlackleyD.C.,2010 ). Fresh natural rubber latex (FNRL) (with 40% rubber and 60% water)can be processed into concentrated natural rubber latex (CNRL). This is done in order to meet industrialists demand increase its economics value, increase its dry rubber content (DRC) and ease transportation cost. Also, dipped goods usually require a highly concentration of DRC and purification too. Products such as hand gloves, condoms, balloons, pillows, mattresses and suckers, teats, catheters are usually made from concentrated latex. Methods such as centrifugation, evaporation, electro-decantation and creaming are the methods used for purifying and concentrating FNRL. However, due to the cost of most chemicals imported into the country and the high cost of machines also imported, many entrepreneurs have tried to develop green rubber processing methods. These methods don’t require the use of big borgous expensive machines. The man object of this project is to develop a system prepare cream concentrated natural rubber latex (CNRL) wit out e use of sophisticated machines and imported expensive chemicals. We will work on a simple, cheap, green environmentally and health friendly method to produce cream CNRL. The main parameters of the cream CNRL such as DRC, Total Solids Content (TSC), Volatile Fatty Acids (VFA), Alkalinity, mechanical stability time (MST) of the cream CNRL would be tested and evaluated. The use of vegetative creaming agents like those listed above have long been practiced and reported Tamarind kernel powder (TKP) and Cassava Processing Effluents powder (CPE) would be used as the dual or joint creaming agents in a synergy.

Keywords

Cassava, Creaming, Fresh, Green. Novel.

Citations

IRE Journals:
Odidi, O. D, Onyeagoro, G. N, Arukalam, l. O, Aharanwa, B. C. "Review of the Processing of Natural Rubber Latex Concentrate (NRLC). Using A Novel Method of Creaming Based on Tamarind Seed Powder (TSP) and Cassava Processed Effluent (CPE)" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 9 2026 Page 3358-3362

IEEE:
Odidi, O. D, Onyeagoro, G. N, Arukalam, l. O, Aharanwa, B. C. "Review of the Processing of Natural Rubber Latex Concentrate (NRLC). Using A Novel Method of Creaming Based on Tamarind Seed Powder (TSP) and Cassava Processed Effluent (CPE)" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(9)