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NATURAL CHICLE

Description Operating System

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CAMPS CHICLEROS FILTERING SAP

Primary processing of the sap filtering,

to remove the dirt by the extraction process.It's so

The chicle collectors make zigzag cuts,with sharp edged machetes

from the base of the tree trunk up to its first branches.  

Sap-latex drips down these grooves and is collected in a bag. 

 

SAP COLD PRESERVATION

To avoid the risk of fermentation of the sap.

It is preserved in low temperature warehouse,

waiting for his transfer to process facilities.

and thus we prevent the sap from having polymerization cross-linking.

 

SAP COAGULATION PROCESS

It is carried out, dehydrating the sap with controlled heat.

To avoid degradation is added candelilla wax.

Obtaining a final product, homogeneous and suitable for the filtration process.

 

NATURAL CHICLE GUM

Generic natural polymer purified and dehydrated.

Ready for the process of transformation to natural chicle gum base.

With our technology applied,

we transform the chicle tree sap into natural chicle gum bases.

Within the process that we carry out to coagulate the liquid sap

and make it solid, 

The chicle sap contains natural isoprene molecules

in the form of monomers 

Which we convert into natural poly-soprenes.

We use thermal tanks with controlled conditions throughout the process. 

we apply high temperature and adjustments in the agitation, 

until achieving the complete reaction of all isoprenes, 

and produce different combinations of terpene compounds 

These polymeric molecules are complex in structure. 

This process also takes place the esterification with candelilla wax.

of all yellow acetate resins transforming them into ester gum resins.

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