Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Polymer Name
- Plastics & Elastomers Functions
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Materials Features
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Plastics & Elastomers End Uses
- Plastics & Elastomers Processing Methods
- Non-Objection Letter (NOL) rPET for Direct Food Contact
Large volumes of Non-Objection Letter (NOL) rPET pellet are produced for direct food contact in these categories specified by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
- High-temperature heat sterilized over 212° F
- Boiling water sterilized
- Hot filled or pasteurized above 150° F
- Hot filled or pasteurized below 150° F
- Room temperature filled and stored (No thermal treatment in the container)
- Refrigerated storage (No thermal treatment in the container)
- Frozen storage (No thermal treatment in the container)
- Frozen or refrigerated storage (Ready prepared foods intended to be reheated in the container at time of use.
- Aqueous or oil-in-water emulsion of high- or low-fat.
- Aqueous, high-or low-free oil or fat.
- Cooking at temperatures exceeding 250° F
Properties
- Color
Regulatory & Compliance
- Quality Assurance
- Pellet products are checked for physical properties such as intrinsic viscosity and color. A Certificate of Analysis is available to customers.
- Automated testing is used to determine PPM of low melting polymers, PVC, and barrier resins such as nylon that are commonly used in some packaging.
- Every super sack and corrugated box receives an ID number for traceability.
- Each super sack and corrugated box is sampled and tested before shipment.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Packaging
rPET Pellet are packed in super sacks or large corrugated boxes with polyethylene liners and labeled to assure a safe, secure delivery. Some products are available via bulk container transportation.