Gutta-percha VS Rubber

A plate that looks like a cutting board that reads “Tjipetir” has caused a stir in several countries, especially European countries and other countries. The slab was found in the summer of 2012. The Japanese ship brought the Indonesian Tjipetir Gutta-percha to be used as wrapping for underwater telegram cables, but the ship sank.

Gutta-percha and rubber that are used daily have similarities. Both have an isoprene group in their chemical group.

But what is the difference between the two? The difference between the two is in the isomer group of the two, Rubber has a cis group while Gutta-percha has a trans group in its isomer. The trans group in Gutta-percha makes it harder and more stable than rubber.

The current state of Tjipetir is that it only produces gutta percha several times a year with the aim of exporting it to several countries such as Korea, Germany and Japan. This is because the demand for gutta percha products has not decreased as much as before.

The potential for gutta percha in the future is very profitable, some examples of its utilization are:

  1. Gypsum mixture for bone dressing
  2. Furniture making materials
  3. Golf ball coating
  4. Mixing material for shoe soles
  5. As Monoisoprene: for synthetic rubber raw materials
  6. Dental care or manufacture of dentures
  7. Seabed cable coating material

source: google

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