VIPER Neoprene Mask Comforter
The VIPER Neoprene Mask Comforter is designed to fit under your
protective mask for extra comfort.
Provides protection against cold environments.
Also suitable for AirSoft, Paintball, skiing and other sporting activities.
Neoprene or polychloroprene is a family of synthetic rubbers
that are produced by polymerization of chloroprene. It is used in a wide
variety of
environments, such as in wetsuits, laptop sleeves, electrical insulation, and
car fan belts.
Neoprene was invented by DuPont scientists after Dr.Elmer K. Bolton of DuPont
laboratories attended a lecture by Fr.Julius Arthur Nieuwland, a professor of
chemistry
at the University of Notre Dame. Fr. Nieuwland's research was focused on
acetylene chemistry and during the course of his work he produced divinyl
acetylene, a
jelly which firms into an elastic compound similar to rubber when passed over
sulfur dichloride. After DuPont purchased the patent rights
from the university, Wallace Carothers of DuPont took over commercial
development of Nieuwland's discovery in collaboration with Nieuwland himself.
DuPont focused on monovinyl
acetylene and reacted the substance with hydrogen chloride gas, manufacturing
chloroprene.
Neoprene (originally called duprene) was the first mass-produced
synthetic rubber compound.
