ENPAC Polyethylene Chemical Compatibility Guide
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Used in determining the compatibility of ENPAC polyethylene products with the chemicals you work with.
KEY
L - Products should be suitable for prolonged or repeated contact with these substances, under the conditions specified.
S - These substances may adversely affect the polyethylene.
ENPAC products may be suitable for intermittent contact; however, some deterioration in properties may occur.
The user should perform qualification tests before or during usage of the container.
N - These substances aggressively attack polyethylene or have vapor pressures incompatible with closed containers.
Do not use polyethylene containers in these applications.
| Chemical | Polyethylene | Chemical | Polyethylene |
| Acetaldehyde (40%) | L | Hydrogen Phosphide 100% | L |
| Acetamide | L | Hydrogen Sulfide | L |
| Acetic Acid (100%) | N | Hydriodic Acid (All Conc.) | L |
| Acetic Acid (50%) | L | Hydroquinone | L |
| Acetic Acid Anhydride | S | Hydrosulfite (10%) | L |
| Acetic Ether | S | Hydroxylamine Sulfate | L |
| Acetone | L | Hydrazine (35%) | L |
| Acetylene Tetrabromide | S | Hypochlorous Acid | L |
| Acrylic Emulsions | S | Inks | L |
| Acrylonitrile | L | Iodine (Alc. Sol.) Conc. | L |
| Adipic Acid | L | Iron Salts | L |
| Aliphatic Hydrocarbons (Hexane, Octane, Hexene, Octene, Etc.) | L | Iso-Octane | S |
| Allyl Alcohol (96%) | L | Isopropyl Acetate | L |
| Alum (Aqueous Solutions) | L | Isopropyl Alcohol | L |
| Aluminum Chloride (20%) | L | Isopropyl Ether | N |
| Aluminum Fluoride | L | Jet Fuel | S |
| Aluminum Hydrogen Solution (10%) | L | Kerosene | S |
| Aluminum Hydroxide | L | Lactic Acid (All Conc.) | L |
| Alums (All Types) | L | Lanolin | L |
| Ammonia (100% Dry Gas) | L | Latex | L |
| Ammonia (Anhydrous) | L | Lead Acetate Sat'd | L |
| Ammonia (Aqueous) | L | Lead Salts | L |
| Ammonium Acetate | L | Lime | L |
| Ammonium Biflouride | L | Linseed Oil | L |
| Ammonium Carbonate 50% | L | Lithium Salts | L |
| Ammonium Chloride | L | Lube Oil | L |
| Ammonium Hydrogen Fluoride (50%) | L | Magnesium Carbonate | L |
| Ammonium Hydroxide | L | Magnesium Hydroxide | L |
| Ammonium Metaphosphate Sat'd | L | Magnesium Nitrate | L |
| Ammonium Nitrate (10%) | L | Magnesium Oxide | L |
| Ammonium Nitrate Sat'd | L | Magnesium Salts | L |
| Ammonium Persulfate Sat'd | L | Magnesium Sulfate | L |
| Ammonium Phosphate | L | Maleic Acid | L |
| Ammonium Salts | L | Malic Acid (1%) | L |
| Ammonium Sulfate (10%) | L | Mercuric Salts | L |
| Ammonium Sulfate Sat'd | L | Mercurous Salts | L |
| Ammonium sulfide Sat'd | L | Mercury | L |
| Ammonium Thiocyanate Sat'd | L | Methanol | L |
| Amyl Acetate | L | Methyl Acetate | L |
| Amyl Alcohol (100%) | L | Methyl Alcohol (100%) | L |
| Amyl Chloride | N | Methyl Amine (32%) | L |
| Aniline (100%) | S | Methyl Bromide | N |
| Aniline Hydrochloride | S | Methyl Chloride | N |
| Animal Fats | L | Methyl Ethyl Ketone | S |
| Anti-Freeze | L | Methyl Isobutyl Ketone | S |
| Antimony Salts | L | Methyl Isopropyl Ketone | S |
| Antimony Trichloride 90% | L | Methyl Sulfate | L |
| Aqua Regia | N | Methyl Sulfuric Acid (All Conc.) | L |
| Aqueous Alkalies (NaOH) | L | Methylene Chloride | N |
| Aqueous Salt Solutions (NaCl) | L | Milk | L |
| Arsenic Acid | L | Mineral Oils | L |
| Arsenic Salts | L | Molasses | L |
| Barium Carbonate | L | Monochloroacetic Acid Ethyl Ester | L |
| Barium Chloride | L | Monochloroacetic Acid Methyl Ester | L |
| Barium Cyanide | L | Morphalin | L |
| Barium Hydroxide | L | Mowilith D | L |
| Barium Nitrate | L | Muriatic Acid | L |
| Barium Salts | L | Naphtha | S |
| Barium Sulfate | L | Naphthalene | S |
| Barium Sulfide | L | Nickel Salts | L |
| Battery Fluid Acid | S | Nicotine, Dilute | L |
| Beef Tallow Emulsion, Sulfonated | L | Nicotinic Acid | L |
| Beer | L | Nitric Acid <50% | L |
| Benzaldehyde, | L | Nitrobenzene | S |
| Benzene | L | Nitrotoluene | S |
| Benzene Sulfonic Acid | S | Octyl Cresol | L |
| Benzoic Acid | L | Oils and Fats | L |
| Benzyl Alcohol | L | Oleic Acid (All Conc.) | L |
| Benzyl Chloroformate | L | Oleum Conc | N |
| Bismuth Salts | L | Olive Oil | L |
| Black Liquor | L | Orange Extract | L |
| Bleach Lye (10%) | S | Oxalic Acid (All Conc.) | L |
| Borax Cold Sat'd | L | Palm Oil | S |
| Boric Acid Conc. | L | Palmitic Acid | N |
| Boric Acid Dilute | L | Paraffin Emulsions | L |
| Bromine, Liquid | N | Paraffin Oil | L |
| Bromine, Water | N | Perchloric Acid (50%) | L |
| Bromobenzene | N | Perchloroethylene | N |
| Bromoform | N | Petroleum | L |
| Butadiene | L | Petroleum Ether | S |
| Butane | L | Phenol (90%) | N |
| Butanediol (100%) | L | Phenylhydrazine | N |
| Butanol | L | Phosphoric Acid All Conc | L |
| Butyl Acetate | L | Phosphorous Chlorides | S |
| Butyl Alcohol (100%) | L | Phosphorous Pentoxide | L |
| Butyl Phenol | N | Phosphorous Yellow (100%) | L |
| Butylene | N | Photographic Solutions | L |
| Butylene Glycol | L | Phthalic Acid (All Conc.) | L |
| Butylene, Liquid | N | Phthalic Anhydride | L |
| Butyric Acid | L | Pickling Baths, Sulfuric Acid, Hydrochloric Acid | L |
| Calcium Carbonate | L | Picric Acid (1%) | L |
| Calcium Chloride | L | Plating Solutions | L |
| Calcium Hydroxide | L | Potash | L |
| Calcium Hypochlorite | L | Potassium Bichromate | L |
| Calcium Nitrate (50%) | L | Potassium Borate (10%) | L |
| Calcium Sulfate | L | Potassium Bromide | L |
| Camphor Oil | N | Potassium Chlorate | L |
| Carbon Disulfide | N | Potassium Chloride | L |
| Carbon Monoxide | L | Potassium Chromate | L |
| Carbon Tetrachloride | N | Potassium Cyanide | L |
| Carbonic Acid (Aq.CO2) | L | Potassium Dichromate 40% | L |
| Castor Oil Conc. | L | Potassium Ferri/ Ferro Cyanide Sat'd | L |
| Caustic [Aqueous) | L | Potassium Fluoride | L |
| Caustic Potash Sol. (50%) | L | Potassium Hydroxide | L |
| Caustic Soda Sol, (10%), | L | Potassium Iodide | L |
| Chloral Hydrate | L | Potassium Nitrate Sat'd | L |
| Chloric Acid (10%) | L | Potassium Perborate Sat'd | L |
| Chloroacetic Acid | L | Potassium Perchlorate | L |
| Chlorobenzene | L | Potassium Permanganate | L |
| Chloroethanol | L | Potassium Persulfate Sat'd | L |
| Chloroform | N | Potassium Phosphates | L |
| Chloromethane | N | Potassium Sulfate | L |
| Chlorosulfonic Acid 100% | N | Potassium/Aluminum Sulfates (50%) | L |
| Chrome Alum Sat'd | L | Propanol | L |
| Chromic Acid (50%) | S | Propargyl Alcohol (7%) | L |
| Cider | L | Propionic Acid (50%) | L |
| Citric Acid (All Conc.) | L | Propyl Alcohol | L |
| Clorox Bleach | L | Propylene Dichloride (100%) | L |
| Coconut Oil Alcohols | L | Propylene Glycol | L |
| Cola Concentrates | L | Propylene Oxide | L |
| Compressed Air Conditioning Oil | L | Pyridine | S |
| Copper Cyanide | L | Rayon Coagulation Salts | L |
| Copper Nitrate (50%) | L | Rust Inhibitors | L |
| Copper Salts | L | Sea Water | L |
| Copper Sulfate | L | Selenic Acid | L |
| Corn Oil | L | Sewage | L |
| Cottonseed Oil | L | Shortening | L |
| Cresol (90%) | L | Silicic Acid | L |
| Cresylic Acid | L | Silicone Oil | L |
| Crotonic Aldehyde | L | Silver Nitrate | L |
| Cuprous Chloride Sat'd | L | Silver Salts | L |
| Cyclohexane | L | Soda Ash | L |
| Cyclohexanol | L | Soda Solution (All Conc.) | L |
| Cyclohexanone | S | Sodium Acetate Sat'd | L |
| Detergents, General | L | Sodium Acrylates | L |
| Developer, Photographic | L | Sodium Benzoate | L |
| Dextrin Sat'd | L | Sodium Bicarbonate, | L |
| Dextrose Sat'd | L | Sodium Bisulfate (10%) | L |
| Diazo Salts | L | Sodium Bisulfite | L |
| Dibutyl Ether | N | Sodium Bromate | L |
| Dibutyl Sebacate | S | Sodium Bromide | L |
| Dibutylphthalate | S | Sodium Bromide Dilute Sol. | L |
| Dichloroacetic Acid | S | Sodium Carbonate | L |
| Dichloroacetic Acid, Methyl Ester | S | Sodium Chlorate | L |
| Dichlorobenzene, Liquid | N | Sodium Chloride | L |
| Dichloroethylene | N | Sodium Chlorite | L |
| Diesel Fuel | S | Sodium Chromate | L |
| Diesel Oil | S | Sodium Disulfite | L |
| Diethyl Carbonate | L | Sodium Dithionite (10%) | L |
| Diethylene Glycol | L | Sodium Ferricyanide | L |
| Diglycolic Acid (30%) | L | Sodium Ferrocyanide Sat'd | L |
| Di-Isobutyl Ketone | S | Sodium Fluoride Sat'd | L |
| Dimethyl Formamide | S | Sodium Hydroxide Conc. | L |
| Dimethylamine | S | Sodium Hypochlorite | L |
| Dinonyl Phthalate | N | Sodium Iodide | L |
| Dioctyl Phthalate | N | Sodium Nitrate | L |
| Dioxane | L | Sodium Oxalate | L |
| Diphenyl Oxide | N | Sodium Persulfate | L |
| Disodium Phosphate | L | Sodium Phosphate | L |
| Diethanolamine | S | Sodium Salts | L |
| Electrolyte | L | Sodium Silicate | L |
| Emulsions, Photographic | L | Sodium Sulfide | L |
| Ethanol | L | Sodium Sulfide | L |
| Ether | N | Sodium Sulfite | L |
| Ethyl Acetate (100%) | S | Sodium Sulfonates | L |
| Ethyl Alcohol | L | Sodium Thiosulfate | L |
| Ethyl Butyrate | S | Spindle Oil | L |
| Ethyl Chloride | N | Stannic Salts | L |
| Ethyl Ether | N | Stannous Salts | L |
| Ethylene Chloride | N | Starch Solution Sat'd | L |
| Ethylene Chlorohydrin | L | Stearic Acid (All Conc.) | L |
| Ethylene Diamine | L | Succinic Acid | L |
| Ethylene Dichloride | N | Sugar Solutions, Glucose, Lactose, Sucrose, Etc. | L |
| Ethylene Glycol | L | Sulfur | L |
| Ethylene Oxide | N | Sulfuric Acid (98%) | S |
| Fatty Acids | L | Sulfuric Acid, Fuming | N |
| Fatty Alcohol Sulfonate | L | Sulfurous Acid | L |
| Ferric Salts | L | Sulfuryl Chloride | N |
| Ferric Sulfate | L | Tallow | L |
| Ferrous Salts | L | Tannic Acid | L |
| Ferrous Sulfate | L | Tanning Extracts | L |
| Fertilizer Salts | L | Tartaric Acid Sat'd | L |
| Fish Solubles | L | Tetrachloroethane | L |
| Fluoboric Acid | L | Tetrachloroethylene | N |
| Fluosilicic Acid (All Conc.) | L | Tetraethyl Lead | L |
| Formaldehyde (40%) | L | Tetrahydrofuran | N |
| Formamide | L | Tetrahydronaphthalene | N |
| Formic Acid (All Conc.) | L | Thionyl Chloride | N |
| Fruit Pulp | L | Tin Salts | L |
| Fuel Oil | L | Titanium Salts | S |
| Furfural (100%) | L | Toluene | S |
| Furfuryl Alcohol | N | Toluene Sulfonic Acid (All Conc.) | S |
| Gallic Acid Sat'd | L | Transformer Oil | L |
| Gasohol | L | Tributyl Phosphate | L |
| Gasoline | L | Trichloroacetic Acid | S |
| Gelatine | L | Trichloroethane | N |
| Gin | L | Trichloroethylene | N |
| Gluconic Acid (All Conc.) | L | Tricresyl Phosphate | L |
| Glucose | L | Triethanolamine | L |
| Glycerine | L | Trioctyl Phosphate | N |
| Glycol | L | Trisodium Phosphate Sat'd | L |
| Glycol Ethers | L | Turpentine Oil | N |
| Glycolic Acid (All Conc.) | L | Urea | L |
| Grape Sugar Sat'd Aq. | L | Urine | L |
| Heptane | L | Vanilla Extract | L |
| Hexane | L | Vegetable Oil | L |
| Hexanol Tert | L | Vinegar | L |
| Hydrazine Hydrate | L | Wax Alcohol | N |
| Hydrazine Hydrochloride | L | Wetting Agents | L |
| Hydrobromic Acid (50%) | L | Whisky | L |
| Hydrochloric Acid (All Conc.) | L | White Acid (75%) | L |
| Hydrocyanic Acid Sat'd | L | Wine | L |
| Hydrofluoric Acid (All Conc.) | L | Xylene | N |
| Hydrofluosilicic Acid (All Conc.) | L | Yeast | L |
| Hydrogen Bromide (10%) | L | Zinc Salts | L |
| Hydrogen Peroxide (90%) | L | Zinc Sulfate | L |
IMPORTANT USER NOTICE
This data is a compilation of existing
data obtained from leading chemical
companies and independent reports
and does not represent actual testing
conducted by ENPAC Corporation.
This report is offered as a guide and was
developed from information which, to
the best of ENPAC's knowledge, was
reliable and accurate. Due to variables
and conditions of application beyond
ENPAC's control, none of the data
shown in this guide is to be construed as
a guarantee, expressed or implied. ENPAC
Corporation assumes no responsibility,
obligation, or liability in conjunction with
the use or misuse of the information herein.
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