Olive Oil is a vegetable oil pressed from olives, made up mainly of oleic acid triglycerides, with a specific gravity of about 0.91 and a pale yellow to green color. It is used in cooking and food production, cosmetics, soaps and pharmaceuticals. Bulk olive oil storage needs food-grade, opaque or covered tanks to protect it from light, heat and air, which cause rancidity. Use the compatibility ratings to choose the right tank resin, fittings and gaskets.
HDPE is the most economical tank material for Olive Oil, rated Excellent. Polypropylene and nylon are also rated Good or better. Avoid Buna-N and EPDM gaskets. Rated Fair (contact us before use): PVC and CPVC fittings.
How Olive Oil works with the plastics used to make our storage tanks.
| Material | Rating |
|---|---|
| HDPE | |
| Polypropylene | |
| Nylon | |
| PVDF (Kynar®) |
How Olive Oil works with the plastics used for tank fittings.
| Material | Rating |
|---|---|
| HDPE | |
| PVC | |
| CPVC | |
| Polypropylene | |
| PVDF |
How Olive Oil works with gasket and O-ring materials.
| Material | Rating |
|---|---|
| Buna-N | |
| EPDM | |
| Viton® |
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