What Are Fluorinated Bottles

Fluorinated bottles are plastic bottles that have undergone a special fluorination treatment to make them safe for packaging certain liquids like some chemicals that otherwise react with plastic or result in paneling, permeation, material loss and have to be packaged in more expensive glass or metal containers. Using plastic bottles or containers that are fluorinated is a cost effective solution for packaging and transport.

Why use fluorination?

Fluorination allows you to use plastic to package your chemical products, reducing costs. Among the other benefits of using fluorinated bottles are:

· Usable with polyethylene and polypropylene bottles.

· Offers superior packaging integrity.

· Does not cause loss of product.

· Can be used with all sizes and shapes of bottles and also closures.

· Does not cause change of formulation or loss of fragrance in its contents.

· Does not cause container distortion, degradation or discoloration.

What is fluorination?

Plastic bottles have some shortcomings that are overcome by fluorination. Using a technical process, fluorine atoms are bound to the plastic surface, offering greater barrier properties. This can be done by two processes: in-mold fluorination where the fluorine is mixed with the plastic before being molded, which is not yet FDA approved. The other one called post-mold fluorination and occurs by exposing the bottle or container to fluorine gas in a sealed reactor.

Additionally there are five different levels of fluorination, each one being right for some products. Usually it is only the outer surface that is exposed to fluorination, but sometimes fluorination is applied to both outer and inner surfaces, enhancing the barrier properties. Some of the chemicals that require fluorinated bottles include:

· Petroleum

· Heptane

· Hexane

· Essential oils

· Insecticides

· Pentane

· Cyclohexane

· Cleaners

· Degreasers

· Carbon Tetrachloride

· Toluene

· Trimethylbenzene

· Trichloroethylene

At M. Jacob & Sons we can source the right kind of fluorinated bottles that you need for your products. We have a vast number of global suppliers and offer competitive prices as well as guidance as to the kind of packaging that will preserve your products till their shelf life.