NATURAL CHICLE
Description Operating System
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.