djewesbury wrote:Its usage for the transport of gases and the construction of chemical barriers suggests good levels of impermeability..
True, however almost all the information seems to relate to whether the chemical will damage the barrier over a long period, not whether the barrier may leach into the contents, depending on content type.
jdaw1 wrote:Wikipedia wrote:Milk jugs and other hollow goods manufactured through blow molding are the most important application area for HDPE ”“ More than 8 million tons, or nearly one third of worldwide production, was applied here.
Unless the regulators have been entirely hoodwinked, that bodes well.
Agree that bodes well providing that ethanol is equally inert to the container as milk.
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here amongst seem to indicate that ethanol / ethyl alcohol can be safely stored in HDCP (though again this may be more about whether the container degrades over time), plus I note that some suppliers appear to ship alcohol in HDPE drums, which also provides a measure of reassurance, although nothing definitive.