BS ISO BRITISH STANDARD 126:2005 Natural rubber latex concentrate - Determination of dry rubber content Confirmed August 2008 ICS 83.040.10 BSi British Standards BS ISO 126:2005 National foreword This British Standard reproduces verbatim ISO 126:2005 and implements it as the UK national standard. It supersedes BS 6057-3.4:1996 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PRI/50, Rubber raw, natural and synthetic, including latex and carbon black, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled "International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Search' facility of the BsI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance witha British Standard does not ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the ISO title page, pages ii and ii, a blank page, pages 1 to 4, an inside back cover and a back cover The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the documentwaslastissued. Amendments issued since publication This British Standard was published under the authority Amd. No. Date Comments of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 21April2005 @ BSI 21 April 2005 ISBN 0 580 45891 1 BS.ISO. 126:2005 INTERNATIONAL ISO STANDARD 126 Fifth edition 2005-04-01 Natural rubber latex concentrate Determination of dry rubber content Latex de caoutchouc naturel concentré Determination de la teneur encaoutchoucsec Reference number ISO 126:2005(E) BS ISO 126:2005 = BS.ISO.126:2005 Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. isO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 126 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 45, Rubber and rubber products, Subcommittee SC 3 Raw materials (including latex) for use in the rubber industry. and a statementof theprecisionofthe methodadded ii blank BS. ISO. 126:2005 Natural rubber latex concentrate Determination of dry rubber content WARNING - Persons using this International Standard should be familiar with normal laboratory practice. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to ensure compliance with any national regulatory conditions. 1 Scope This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of the dry rubber content of natural rubber latex concen