Abstract
Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer (EPDM) rubber is an example of a synthetic rubber that is used in applications such as hoses, diaphragm valves and rubber seals (popularly name as “O” seals). Most synthetic rubber formulations used in domestic or commercial plumbing fittings develop biofilms on the surfaces when exposed to water. The Bio-organisms feed on the leached nutrients such as plasticisers or processing oils coming out the rubber surfaces. The microbial growth promotes a very strong, unpleasant, taste or release of toxic substances to drinking waters. The project aims to investigate and elucidate the mechanisms behind the bacterial adsorption into the rubber surface.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 24 Sept 2018 |