Thanks to a tweet tip from Safer States, I found this cool report from consulting network Gerson Lehman Group about possible alternatives to bisphenol-A (BPA).
According to Michael Brown,
president of chemical consulting firm StrategyMark, alternatives such
as acrylic, polyester, and polypropylene are worthwhile exploring in a
number of applications such as non-packaging water sports bottles, baby
bottles, water dispensing bottles, appliance containers (e.g. food
processors), etc.
Unfortunately, BPA users and converters might have to make tradeoffs and in some cases invest in new equipment and tooling to make the switch.
Brown said the BPA alternatives for epoxy resin in can coatings are also limited but include polyester, polyacrylate, alkyd resins and PVC organosols. Brown said none of these resins are exact "drop-ins" for epoxy.
According to Michael Brown,
president of chemical consulting firm StrategyMark, alternatives such
as acrylic, polyester, and polypropylene are worthwhile exploring in a
number of applications such as non-packaging water sports bottles, baby
bottles, water dispensing bottles, appliance containers (e.g. food
processors), etc.Unfortunately, BPA users and converters might have to make tradeoffs and in some cases invest in new equipment and tooling to make the switch.
Brown said the BPA alternatives for epoxy resin in can coatings are also limited but include polyester, polyacrylate, alkyd resins and PVC organosols. Brown said none of these resins are exact "drop-ins" for epoxy.
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