PMID- 37835981
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20231030
IS  - 2073-4360 (Electronic)
IS  - 2073-4360 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 19
DP  - 2023 Sep 29
TI  - Studying the Degradation of Three Polymers under Different Chlorine 
      Concentrations and Exposure Times.
LID - 10.3390/polym15193931 [doi]
LID - 3931
AB  - Due to chlorine's ability to kill bacteria and fungi through a chemical reaction, 
      chlorine solutions are commonly used to clean and disinfect numerous public 
      facilities, although these actions are also dependent to the equipment present in 
      those facilities. Accordingly, the interest in studying its effect when in 
      contact with different materials is obvious. This study was carried out through 
      accelerated degradation tests and various analysis methods (optical microscope, 
      scanning electron microscope, and tensile tests). The objective was to observe 
      the wear presented by three polymeric materials, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), 
      high-density polyethylene (HDPE), and polypropylene (PP), when exposed to 
      chlorine's action in swimming pools and drinking water treatment plants. The 
      resulting effect depends on the chlorine content and the type of contact between 
      the chemical agent and the material. The aim was to select the material less 
      likely to be affected by chlorine through tests and analyses, allowing a longer 
      component life. The use of certain more resistant polymeric materials can 
      drastically reduce maintenance, reducing fundamental factors such as costs, the 
      downtime of municipal facilities, and also the risk to public health. It was 
      concluded that PVC has the most stable behaviour overall when in contact with 
      chlorine solutions.
FAU - Barbosa, Marta L S
AU  - Barbosa MLS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4486-5482
AD  - ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal.
FAU - Costa, Ruben D F S
AU  - Costa RDFS
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5599-6162
AD  - ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal.
FAU - Silva, Francisco J G
AU  - Silva FJG
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8570-4362
AD  - ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal.
AD  - INEGI-Institute of Science and Innovation in Mechanical and Industrial 
      Engineering, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
FAU - Sousa, Susana R
AU  - Sousa SR
AD  - i3S-Instituto de Investigacao e Inovacao em Saude, Universidade do Porto, 
      4200-135 Porto, Portugal.
AD  - INEB-Instituto de Engenharia Biomedica, Universidade do Porto, 4200-135 Porto, 
      Portugal.
FAU - Pinto, Arnaldo G
AU  - Pinto AG
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0074-7799
AD  - ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal.
FAU - Ferreira, Bruno O
AU  - Ferreira BO
AD  - ISEP, Polytechnic of Porto, 4249-015 Porto, Portugal.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230929
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Polymers (Basel)
JT  - Polymers
JID - 101545357
PMC - PMC10574910
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - HDPE
OT  - PP
OT  - PVC
OT  - chlorine action
OT  - municipal facilities
OT  - polymeric degradation
OT  - polymers
COIS- The authors declare no conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/10/14 10:48
MHDA- 2023/10/14 10:49
PMCR- 2023/09/29
CRDT- 2023/10/14 01:15
PHST- 2023/09/02 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/09/25 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2023/09/27 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/10/14 10:49 [medline]
PHST- 2023/10/14 10:48 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/10/14 01:15 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/09/29 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - polym15193931 [pii]
AID - polymers-15-03931 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/polym15193931 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Polymers (Basel). 2023 Sep 29;15(19):3931. doi: 10.3390/polym15193931.