What is your Resin Code??

You are probably asking yourself what is a Resin Code? It is that alpha code found on the bottom of most plastic bottles or containers that you have in your home, or that you use in the lab. In either case, they are the indicators for the type of plastic that an item is made from. In our home we use these codes to decide if the plastic is recyclable. In the lab the resin codes assist us in product selection for our specific application. Some of the most common resin codes are FEP (fluorinated ethylene propylene), HDPE (High-density polyethylene), LDPE (Low-density polyethylene), PC (Polycarbonate), PE (Polyethylene), PP (Polypropylene), PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride), and PUR (Polyurethane). When you work in the lab chemical compatibility is crucial, so it is imperative that we select the proper resin for our application. We need to know how the resin is going to react to our solution, what ever we are putting into the plastic bottle, funnel or running through the tubing. One of the top brands of resins/plastics is Brand Tech, Barnstead, Bel-Art, and I-Chem.