Frequently Asked Question
Melamine is an organic base and a trimer of cyanamide, with a 1,3,5-triazine skeleton and used in a variety of industrial applications including the production of resins and foams, cleaning products, fertilizers and pesticides.
The German word melamin was coined by combining the names of 2 other chemical products: Melam (a distillation derivative of ammonium thiocyanate) and Amine. Melamine etymology is thus not derived from the root mela (μελα, meaning black in Greek), such as, e.g., the pigment melanin, the hormone melatonin, or the melanotan peptides.
2,4,6-Triamino-s-triazine, Cyanurotriamide, Cyanurotriamine, Cyanuramide.
Melamine is combined with formaldehyde to produce melamine resin, a very durable thermosetting plastic used in Formica, and melamine foam, a polymeric cleaning product. The end products include countertops, dry erase boards, fabrics, glues, housewares, dinnerware, cooking spoons, guitar saddles, guitar nuts, and flame retardants. Melamine is one of the major components in Pigment Yellow 150, a colorant in inks and plastics. Melamine also enters the fabrication of melamine poly-sulfonate used as superplasticizer for making high-resistance concrete. Sulfonated melamine formaldehyde (SMF) is a polymer used as cement admixture to reduce the water content in concrete while increasing the fluidity and the workability of the mix during its handling and pouring. Melamine and its salts are used as fire-retardant additives in paints, plastics and paper. Melamine derivatives of arsenical drugs are potentially important in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis.
Today most industrial manufacturers use urea in the following reaction to produce melamine: 6 (NH2)2CO → C3H6N6 + 6 NH3 + 3 CO2 It can be understood as two steps. First, urea decomposes into cyanic acid and ammonia in an endothermic reaction: (NH2)2CO → HCNO + NH3 Then, cyanic acid polymerizes to form melamine and carbon dioxide: 6 HCNO → C3H6N6 + 3 CO2 The second reaction is exothermic but the overall process is endothermic.
No, but very low levels of melamine could be found in food due to its industrial uses, such as from pesticides and fertilizers. The levels of melamine from these sources would not represent a human Health Risk.
Health effects from exposure to melamine vary depending on the amount and duration of exposure. Significant exposure to melamine may result in bladder and kidney stones, which, in turn, may result in acute or chronic renal failure and, in some rare cases, death.
Since melamine is used for various industrial applications, low levels are present in the environment and trace amounts may occur in certain food commodities. The presence of such low levels in food does not pose a health risk.
Yes, we have sell Melamine to worldwide.
Our packing for Melamine was available in 25kg, 500kg, 1.000kg net PP woven bag and inner PE bag.