PMID- 9373531
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19971208
LR  - 20181201
IS  - 0265-203X (Print)
IS  - 0265-203X (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 6-7
DP  - 1997 Aug-Oct
TI  - Evaluation, modelling and optimization of the cleaning process of contaminated 
      plastic food refillables.
PG  - 671-83
AB  - In this study several types of bottle materials (glass, PET (polyethylene 
      terephthalate), PC (polycarbonate), HDPE (high density polyethylene), PP 
      (polypropylene) and PVC (polyvinyl chloride)) were evaluated in order to be used 
      as food refillables, comparing the residual chemical contamination after 
      classical caustic washing. Bottles were contaminated with model chemicals 
      (chloroxylenol and d-limonene) and caustic washed with varied process parameters 
      using a simulated laboratory-scale washing procedure. After washing, the 
      chemical-contaminated bottles were filled with water and stored for 28 days at 37 
      degrees C. The concentrations of the model chemicals in the water after storage 
      were taken as a measure of chemical contamination. The influence of the cleaning 
      parameters (temperature, caustic and commercial additive concentration) was 
      studied using response surface methodology. Washing temperature showed a 
      significant influence on the removal of absorbed chemicals from surfaces compared 
      with the effect of the caustic and especially the additive concentration. 
      Optimization of caustic cleaning for the cleaning process in question led to 
      better cleaning effectiveness, although none of the different washing conditions 
      were able to remove all absorbed chemicals out of the polymeric resins. 
      Commercially available plastic refillables (PET and PC) showed the best chemical 
      rinsability. Glass bottles, however, had in every case the best rinsing 
      characteristics.
FAU - Devlieghere, F
AU  - Devlieghere F
AD  - University of Ghent, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, 
      Department of Food Technology and Nutrition, Belgium.
FAU - De Meulenaer, B
AU  - De Meulenaer B
FAU - Sekitoleko, P
AU  - Sekitoleko P
FAU - Estrella Garcia, A A
AU  - Estrella Garcia AA
FAU - Huyghebaert, A
AU  - Huyghebaert A
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Food Addit Contam
JT  - Food additives and contaminants
JID - 8500474
RN  - 0 (Cyclohexenes)
RN  - 0 (Plastics)
RN  - 0 (Polyethylene Terephthalates)
RN  - 0 (Polyethylenes)
RN  - 0 (Terpenes)
RN  - 0 (Xylenes)
RN  - 0F32U78V2Q (chloroxylenol)
RN  - 9MC3I34447 (Limonene)
SB  - IM
MH  - *Conservation of Natural Resources
MH  - Cyclohexenes
MH  - *Food Packaging
MH  - Limonene
MH  - Models, Theoretical
MH  - *Plastics
MH  - Polyethylene Terephthalates
MH  - Polyethylenes
MH  - Terpenes
MH  - Xylenes
EDAT- 1997/08/01 00:00
MHDA- 1997/11/28 00:01
CRDT- 1997/08/01 00:00
PHST- 1997/08/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1997/11/28 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1997/08/01 00:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/02652039709374579 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Food Addit Contam. 1997 Aug-Oct;14(6-7):671-83. doi: 10.1080/02652039709374579.