What is food-grade silicone?
Food-grade silicone is made of silicic acid polycondensation inorganic polymer colloid material, the main ingredient is SiO2·nH2O, its content in more than 98%, non-toxic and tasteless, stable chemical performance, in normal conditions in addition to caustic soda and hydrofluoric acid, with any acid and alkali salt reaction. Food-grade silicone is eco-friendly and non-toxic.
Food-grade silicone has the following advantages.
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Food-grade silicone can present a variety of colors. As the raw material is transparent, its color can be toned by food-grade master color. Food-grade master color is diverse, so there's a lot of flexibility in color for food-grade silicone.
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Food-grade silicone is soft and comfortable, elastic, giving a comfortable feeling of touch, and will not be deformed.
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Food-grade silicone has excellent temperature resistance, temperature range is wide, in -40 degrees to 280 degrees can be used permanently.
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Food-grade silicone has a long service life. It can be used for a long time without yellowing, aging and degradation.
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Food-grade silicone is easy to clean. Silicone products can be easily cleaned by washing in clean water, or cleaned with washing liquid.
What are the applications of food-grade silicone?
Food-grade silicone gradually replace steel, stainless steel, plastic and other materials with its good characteristics. It is widely used in daily life to enrich people's life and improve people's life quality.
Food-grade silicone products are mainly used for silicone products in contact with the human esophagus, including adults, Children, the elderly. So far, children's silicone products is the most common category, in addition to the baby silicone bib pocket, silicone pacifier, silicone toys, silicone scraper, silicone cup and so on.
At present, the silicone products mainly used for family needs are food cake mold, household appliances (keyboard silica gel keys), silicone ice mold, silicone bowl, silicone shovel, silicone preservation cover, silicone gloves, silicone heat insulation pad, silicone folding cup, etc. https://www.pyc365.com/eco_promotional_products/257.html
