VITREX PLUS A+B
Epoxy product for food industry
Two-component epoxy enamel for coatings directly in contact with food. Suitable for olive oil, drinking water, pasta, cereals, meat and other foods requiring leaching tests with simulants A, D2 or E is required.
Type: Chemical resistant coverings
Description
Two-component system formulated with raw materials that are included in the positive list for contact with food.
Certified for continuous contact with olive oil and drinking water, (test reports no. 338/2012, no. 339/2012, no. 340/2012 and no. 349/2012, no. 350/2012. n. 351/2012 and n. 352/2012 of the Institutes of Oenology and Agri-food Engineering of Piacenza) or other food products for which the transfer test with simulants A and D2 is required.
Use
Continuous protective coatings for hydraulic engineering works intended for continuous contact with olive oil, drinking water and other foods.
Support
The substrate must have a minimum compressive strength of 25 N/mm2 and a tensile strength of 1,5 N/m2.
Preparation of the support
Concrete bottoms must be solid, dry (seasoned if newly built), leveled, absorbent, not polluted by oils, detergents, powders or other substances. Any discontinuities must be restored with suitable cement mortars.
However, apply a layer of primer using epoxy formulation in ECOFONDO.
Application
At the time of application, combine the two components in a single container, mix carefully with appropriate equipment and mix for a minute, taking care to take care of the side and the bottom of the cans, until consistency and uniform color are obtained. Quickly use the entire content.
Any dilutions can be performed with pure ethyl alcohol.
For cleaning equipment use epoxy thinner.
Apply the product with a brush or roller, airless spray.
The theoretical consumption is about 300 gr/m2.
Provide for the application in double layer with a minimum thickness of 200 μm respecting the minimum and max. times of overcoverage.
Warnings
VITREX PLUS coatings exposed to sunlight may fade or change color with a turn towards yellow; This fact does not affect the performance of the coating in any way. Between different production batches of the same color there may be slight differences: when possible use material from the same production batch.
For low temperature applications, the material can be heated to 25°C for easy application and catalysis (viscosity decrease).
Product for professional use, the buyer undertakes to follow the above warnings in the application of the purchased product and the instructions in the safety data sheet.
Technical specifications
| PRODUCT DATA | |
|---|---|
| Color | White, red, ochre |
| Specific gravity (at 25 °C) | mixture (A+B): 1,50 +/- 0,05 g/ml |
| Viscosity (at 25 °C) | mixture (A+B): 5.000 +/- 1.000 mPa (spindle 2, rpm 30) |
| Dry residue (A+B) | 100% by weight |
| Flash point | > 100 °C |
| Solvent for cleaning tools | UNI Solvent |
| Storage | 12 mesi, conservare in luogo asciutto ad una temperatura compresa tra i 5 °C ed i 35 °C |
| APPLICATION DATA AND TIMING | |
|---|---|
| Mixture ratio | by weight: A=100, B=22 |
| Pot-life (50% R.H.) | at 15 °C > 25 min at 25 °C 15 min at 30 °C > 10 min |
| Dry to the touch (50% R.H.) | at 15 °C 10-12 hours at 25 °C 2-3 hours at 30 °C 1-2 hours |
| Coverage (50% R.H.) | at 25 °C from 2 to 24 hours (after the max. covering time it is necessary to sand the entire surface) |
| Hardening in depth (50% R.H.) | at 25 °C 7 days Before direct contact with food substances it is necessary to carry out a thorough washing of painted surfaces. For washing it is advisable to use pure drinking water or a 2% solution of Solvay soda, followed by thorough rinsing with drinking water. |
| Environmental conditions of use | Temperatures between +15 °C and +30 °C, R.H. < 50% and media humidity < 4% VITREX PLUS applied at substrate temperatures below 15 °C could stain in contact with water or water-based preparations and form whitish spots. Such a defect in chemical resistance is caused by incomplete cross-linking. Therefore, VITREX PLUS should be applied at a media temperature not lower than 15 °C and at least 3 °C above the condensate temperature. |
| TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE DATA | |
|---|---|
| Chemical resistance | Good resistance against various aggressive (consult our Technical Service) |
