The discussion of calcium sulfate in SBR latex for carpet backing describes the difficulty of this application, performance comparison of calcium sulfate dihydrate (gypsum) to that of ATH (currently used as a fire retardant filler), and the economic advantage of gypsum over ATH. The stabilizing technology of LCG (Latex Compatible Gypsum) is a patent-pending development of Franklin In dustrial Minerals.
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