Abstract
Internal lacquering of food cans, by restricting dissolution of tin, may lead to undesired changes in some packed products and to increased dissolution of iron and of any exposed solder. It has been shown that the introduction of tin particles into the lacquer may overcome these disadvantages with an effectiveness that depends on the size of the particles in relation to film thickness. This dependence is explained in terms of the area of tin exposed when different size ranges of tin powder are present in the lacquer film.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
