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What is a food-grade Grease & Lubricant?

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  Food grade grease  or food-safe lubricant is the name given to any industrial lubricant that is considered safe for incidental contact with items that may be consumed by humans or animals, as long as it does not exceed a certain concentration. Items that require food-grade lubricants for production include: • Food • Beverages • Medicines and Supplements • Cosmetics • Animal feed and pet food Food grade lubricant is used during the production process of these items. It is considered safe for only incidental consumption at most. Incidental contact is typically inadvertent and may occur through dripping, contact, or spillage. In order to be considered incidental, lubricants may not exceed more than 10 parts per million after contact. Food Lube Food Lube with MicPol® is an H1 lubricant, available in aerosol and bulk liquid formats. The aerosol is easy to use on the spot and can be attached to small, portable dispensers such as those made by Simalube by Simatec. The bulk liquid i...

Filter Paper

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  The  filter paper  for laboratory use is one of the common lab consumables. It is normally round in shape.  Filter paper used in laboratory  is often made from cotton fiber and used to filter components. The functional principle of the filter paper is separating the substances through them. The filter papers are normally made from fiber, which is the reason that there are keyholes on them. The keyholes resist the big solid particles and provide pathways for the liquid particles. The different kinds of filter papers having different characters are made by different technics. So, what are the main factors in the filter paper selection? There exist four: hardness, capacity, filtration efficiency, and applicability. Types of filter paper Generally, the  filter paper types  are qualitative filter paper and quantitative filter paper. The  qualitative filter paper  is often used in qualitative analysis. The reason is that the qualitative filter pa...