Is Melamine Better Than Plastic?

Is Melamine Better Than Plastic?

Is Melamine Better Than Plastic

If you’re looking for a kitchenware material that will last for years, you’ve probably considered melamine. This organic base chemical is dishwasher safe, food-safe, and durable. But, how does it compare to other plastic alternatives? Read on to learn more about this durable material. You’ll be surprised by the difference! Using a melamine bowl and dish for breakfast will have a dramatic effect on the amount of melamine you excrete in your urine.

Melamine is an organic base chemical

Melamine is a strong organic compound with the chemical formula C3H6N6. It is also known by its IUPAC name, 1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine. Melamine is used as an industrial chemical and is a component of thermoset plastics such as Formica(r).

Melamine is durable

Many people use melamine to build cabinets and other office furniture, including display counters, white boards, and more. While many types of laminates are durable, melamine is the most affordable. While this material does not splinter or chip, it is not as strong as plywood and is less expensive. This material is also available in a variety of colors and textures. Here are some benefits of using melamine:

Melamine is food safe

It has been argued that melamine is not food safe, but that does not seem to be the case. This chemical is approved for use in kitchen utensils and dishes in the United States, as well as in plastics and paper and cardboard. While melamine is not registered as a fertilizer in many parts of the world, it is commonly used in industrial coatings. However, in order to be completely safe, melamine must be properly tempered and used in the microwave and dishwasher.

Melamine is dishwasher safe

There are several benefits of using melamine dinnerware. Not only is it dishwasher-safe, it is also reusable, making it a great alternative to breakable dishes. However, there are some important considerations when using melamine in the dishwasher. For starters, avoid using abrasive sponges to clean melamine dishes. Avoid using sharp utensils and sharp cleaning tools, as this can scratch the plates.

Melamine is more sustainable than steel and glass

It is not recyclable, but melamine is more sustainable than glass and steel. The material is produced through a complex chemical reaction. A compound called melamine, which has carbon and nitrogen atoms in its ring, is used as the main component. The chemical process transforms the compound into a stable, two-dimensional sheet. It is highly durable, and it has several environmental benefits. It is not as corrosive as steel or glass, and its durability and chemical resistance makes it suitable for kitchenware.

It won’t shatter like plastic

A common industrial chemical, melamine is one of the most durable plastics available. It doesn’t shatter like plastic or leach chemicals into food. The material is made from nitrogen and is safe for food, but the FDA recommends not using it for hot foods, such as hot soups. In addition, melamine won’t biodegrade. This is one of the most common questions regarding the chemical’s safety.

It won’t biodegrade

Plastics made from melamine won’t biodegrade, but this doesn’t mean it’s not recyclable. In fact, the biodegradability of melamine depends primarily on its environment and soil. Because melamine is so slow to degrade, it can end up in hazardous waste. While scientists are working to develop chemical processes to break down melamine, it is not yet safe to use in everyday life.

Due to the following, we know that melamine is not toxic to our life, used in our daily life, melamine board, melamine cup, etc.

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Fully Introduction of Furniture Papers

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Fully Introduction of Furniture Papers

Furniture paper is a kind of surface decorative material for household products, belongs to an important material of furniture factory. Especially in recent years, with the trend of customized household, furniture decorative paper come into a developing trend, customized kitchen cupboard becomes more and more popular.

This change is not only for the convenience of furniture paper applied on the wood-like panels, but also for the thousands of designs of furniture paper. And furniture decorative paper also promotes environmental protection, reduces real wood grain furniture production.

office furniture with solid furniture paper

The changes in the home furnishing market will undoubtedly bring more expectations to decorative paper, and the furniture paper industry will face more and more competitors joining in, thus looking for competitive furniture decor paper products is very important. Following I will show you the main types of furniture paper in the market, from two points of design and production.

solid furniture paper wood grain paper and flower decorative paper finish foil

How to classify the type of furniture paper

The furniture decor includes wood grain veneer ( real wood grain veneer and artificial veneer), plastic film (PVC film, PET), paint and others, furniture paper is a big type of furniture decor, the based material is paper, their difference is according to the different printing and treatment technology.

How to classify the type of furniture paper is an open answer, we can classify them from different standards, different designs.

wood grain furniture paper

Printed decorative paper and impregnated film paper

Furniture surface decorative paper is a general name of all types of decor furniture paper, we can divide the furniture paper as printed decorative paper and impregnated film paper from dipped or not.

The distinguish between printed decorative paper and the impregnated film is whether it needs glue when applied on the wood-like surface.

The printed decorative paper needs white glue or wood glue when pressing on the furniture board, but the impregnated film no need glue when applied on the MDF, chipboard, etc furniture panel.

1. Printed Decorative Paper

The printed decorative paper is a kind of paper that imitates wood grain, marble, cloth and other patterns of various designs through image reproduction or artificial methods, and uses printing cylinders and color matching technology to print these designs.

Whether the surface of the paper is coated or not, printed decor furniture paper is divided into unpainted decorative paper and pre-painted decorative paper.

a. Unpainted decorative paper (Polaroid paper)

Polaroid paper is a kind of furniture printed decorative paper without surface painting, it is a kind of tissue paper with patterns printed on the surface, mainly applied for the veneer of particleboard, fiberboard, and plywood.

Adhesives are required, and finishing treatment is required after pressing.

b. Surface pre-painted decorative paper(Ornate paper)

Ornate paper is a kind of decorative furniture paper with painting, it also is a kind of tissue paper with patterns printed on the surface, mainly applied for the veneer of particleboard, MDF, and plywood.

Adhesives are required, but it doesn’t need painting after pressing, its abrasion resistance is not good, suitable for some furniture-making no need high requirement of abrasion resistance, floor surface decoration can’t use this type of furniture decor paper.

c. Surface pre-painted decorative paper ( Painted decor furniture paper)

Painted decor paper is a kind of titanium white paper with patterns printed on the paper surface, impregnated or coated with a small amount of resin, the resin content is usually 20% to 60%, the low resin content of the decorative paper is used for MDF veneer, and high content of painted furniture paper is used for edge banding.

The adhesive needs to be applied when veneer, generally no coating after veneer, the abrasion resistance is higher than that of ornate paper.

Yodean Decor provides a kind of  Finish Foil Paper, with PU coating on the surface, belongs to painted decor paper.

2. Impregnated film paper

Impregnated film paper is a resin impregnated paper made by impregnating the base paper with thermosetting synthetic resin and then drying to volatilize the solvent. The most common one is the paper impregnated with melamine resin, that is, melamine impregnated paper, also known as triamine paper.

 

According to different pressures, triamine paper can be divided into low-pressure triamine paper and high-pressure triamine paper.

a. Low pressures triamine paper

Low-pressure triamine paper is made of several layers of paper impregnated with melamine resin, which can be covered on the artificial board to obtain a low-pressure decorative board after hot pressing.

Low-pressure decorative wood panels don’t have many layers of impregnated paper, with features of low pressure when hot pressing, simple artwork, low cost, abrasion resistance, heat resistance, waterproof, chemical pollution resistance, has wide applications in veneer products, popular in wooden doors, custom cabinets, wardrobes, office furniture, etc.

b. High-pressure triamine paper

High-pressure triamine paper is developed for many years, this melamine paper has good performance and high brightness. But the pressure is too high when veneering and the hot pressing process is also more complicated.

The high-pressure triamine paper needs to do pressure-reduced after heating pressed and cold-pressed.

The main application of high-pressure triamine paper is a fireproof board, the surface decorative paper depends on the abrasion resistance of the fireproof board.

How to get stronger market competitiveness for furniture paper

 

Furniture paper belongs to the upstream sub-category, the competitiveness of furniture paper is the design and production technology.

  1. Designs of Furniture Decor Paper

The design of furniture paper depends on the pattern of household furniture, various design according to the trend of the furniture market is very important. The classic design can hold the old customers, but the new popular design can get more and more young customers, fashional design is always changing.

Therefore, the original design of decorative has competitiveness in the furniture.

Here are some designs from Yodean Decor.

1. Wood Grain Paper

wood grain paper design of furniture paper

2.Marble Furniture Paper

marble decorative paper for household

3.Textile Furniture Paper

textile furniture paper for artifical borad textile decorative paper for furniture

4. Flower Furniture Paper

flower furniture paper and metallic power

5. Solid Furniture Paper

Matt PU Coated

If you are looking for suitable furniture paper, please feel free to contact us for more details.

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