I heard that plastic releases dioxions when froozen and when the plastic reaches a certain temperture(microwave) it also releases these dioxions? I do not know if silicone is made from plastic?
2007-02-02 10:15:10 · 4 answers · asked by madonna b 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yes silicone bake wear (pan liners, oven mits and the like) are safe. Silicone is very inert and stable and has almost no extractable volatile organic compounds. Even when it does age, it just looses its mechanical strength it doesn’t decompose.
Dioxin can be produced when paper is burned in a very high temperature reducing atmosphere – like a trash incinerator. But you are right some types of plastic can generate toxic materials when heated a microwave- PVC and styrene come to my mind. The toxic products of this high-energy decomposition are bad, but I don’t think they are specifically dioxins. Maybe this is one for the MythBusters.
2007-02-02 10:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by James H 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
YES! Silicones are made of silicon and oxygen. Dioxins are carbon and chlorine. Silicone IS plastic. The only thing to worry about is if silicone cookware can stand up to the heat.There are a lot of new gadgets and trinkets made of silicone that ought not to be. There is a recent article in the Wall Street Journal that rates silicone tools and turns thumbs down on some of them.
2007-02-02 10:46:26 · answer #2 · answered by steve_geo1 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its safe to use...silicone is made from silicone..if it were made from plastic..it would melt in the oven...silicone is so much easier to use and clean up
2007-02-02 10:23:21 · answer #3 · answered by dotdotdot 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is safe
2016-05-24 06:21:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋