1/19/2024 0 Comments Mas epoxy potable water reviewKeep in mind “Food Grade” epoxy is formulated as such that its raw material chemical make-up is not harmful as well as the cured epoxy not being harmful. These two seemingly innocent food and epoxy questions are frequently interchanged and they are two very different things. “Is epoxy ‘Food Grade’?” And herein lays the real problem. What’s more frightening is the other form of this question. How about making a peanut butter and jelly sandwich where the bread touches the epoxy? Maybe. Would anyone knowingly ingest any of these chemicals in liquid or cured form either directly or indirectly? No, they wouldn’t.īut that’s not the question, is it? The question when asked, is communicated as food touching a cured and hardened epoxy surface, right? However there are too many variables and for-instances where any food could come in contact with hard cured epoxy.įor instance, would you eat scrambled eggs off an epoxy surface? Yuk. These co-reactants are often referred to as hardeners or curatives, and the cross-linking reaction is commonly referred to as curing.” Epoxy resins, also known as polyepoxides, are a class of reactive prepolymers and polymers which contain epoxide groups.Įpoxy resins may be reacted (cross-linked) either with themselves through catalytic homopolymerisation, or with a wide range of co-reactants including polyfunctional amines, acids (and acid anhydrides), phenols, alcohols and thiols (usually called mercaptans). Here is an excerpt taken from Wikipedia: “Epoxy is either any of the basic components or the cured end products of epoxy resins, as well as a colloquial name for the epoxide functional group. Though, the takeaway word here is “chemicals.” The bottom line here is this epoxy is two liquid components that are each made from chemicals and then mixed together to create a completely new solid substance which is absent most of the initial liquid formula compounds - after a full cure. When considering our market, deep pour and table top epoxy, epoxy contact with food is a normal, everyday occurrence. We understand people’s worries about food contact with epoxy and their need to know for practical purposes. In this article we will help to clarify a few things around this topic - even though we are not chemists or experts – a few guidelines to follow will help us all out. We are asked the question more than once a week and there seems to be quite a bit of confusion out on the internet.
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