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Does the presence of sulfonate affect silver plating

We are a nitrile latex supplier to a finger cot manufacturer which in turn asked us a question whether the presence of sulfonate in the finger cot (our nitrile contains sulfonate as a surfactant) will contaminate the silver plating process.

Does it breaks down to sulfur and tarnish their process?

HeamKit Tong
Synthomer Sdn. Bhd. - Kluang, Johor, Malaysia
2006

No.

Jeffrey Holmes, CEF
Spartanburg, South Carolina
2006

Dear Mr Tong / Mr Jeffery

Could you shed light on where the pigment in the plastic goes? The finger cots do loose color after a while!
Does the color loss contaminate plating baths?

Khozem Vahaanwala
Saify Ind

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

2006

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