Natural rubber is tapped from rubber trees (Heveabrasiliensis) as latex
- The trees are grown on plantations in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world
Latex is a colloidal dispersion of solid particles of the polymer polyisoprene in water
- Polyisoprene (C5H8)n is the chemical substance
that comprises rubber, and its content in the
emulsion is about 30%
The latex is collected in large tanks, thus blending theyield of many trees together