Ibhotile ye-shampoo ye-PET
I-PET, okanye i-polyethylene terephthalate, ikwaziwa ngokuba yi-polyester. Igama layo lesiNgesi yiPolyethylene Terephthalate, eveliswa yi-polymerization reaction (condensation) yezinto ezimbini zekhemikhali: i-terephthalic acid (PTA) kunye ne-ethylene glycol (EG). Ii-preforms zizinto ezibunjiweyo nge-injection. Njengemveliso ephakathi egqityiweyo yokwelula i-biaxial kunye ne-blow molding, intamo ye-preform ibunjwa ngexesha lesigaba sokubumba nge-injection, kwaye ubungakanani bayo abuyi kutshintsha ngexesha lokufudumeza kunye nokubumba nge-blow. Ubungakanani, ubunzima, kunye nobukhulu bodonga lwe-preform zizinto ekufuneka ziqwalaselwe kakhulu ngexesha lenkqubo yokubumba nge-blow yebhotile.
Xa kulungiswa iibhotile ezibunjiweyo, iitships zePET zifakwa kuqala kwi-preform. Kufuneka ukuba umlinganiselo wezinto ezisetyenzisiweyo ungabi phezulu kakhulu (ngaphantsi kwe-5%), kwaye amaxesha okuphinda kusetyenziswe akufanele adlule ezimbini. Ubunzima be-molecular kunye ne-viscosity akufuneki zibe phantsi kakhulu (ubunzima be-molecular 31,000 - 50,000, i-intrinsic viscosity 0.78 - 0.85 cm³/g). NgokoMthetho weSizwe woKhuseleko lokutya, izinto ezisetyenzisiweyo azivumelekanga ukusetyenziswa ekupakisheni ukutya kunye namayeza. Ii-preform ezibunjiweyo nge-injection kufuneka zigcinwe ngaphezulu kweeyure ezingama-24 ngaphambi kokusetyenziswa. Ii-preform ezingasetyenziswanga emva kokufudumeza kufuneka zigcinwe ngaphezulu kweeyure ezingama-48 ngaphambi kokuba zifudunyezwe. Ixesha lokugcina iibhotile akufuneki lidlule iinyanga ezintandathu. Umgangatho we-preform uxhomekeke kakhulu kumgangatho wezinto ze-PET, ngoko ke kuyimfuneko ukukhetha izinto ezilula ukuzifutha nokuyila, kunye nokuphuhlisa inkqubo yokubumba ye-preform efanelekileyo. Uvavanyo lubonisa ukuba ii-preforms ezenziwe ngezinto ezikrwada ezingeniswe kwamanye amazwe ezine-viscosity efanayo kulula ukuzivuthulula kunezo zenziwe ngezinto ezikrwada zasekhaya. Nangona kunjalo, kwi-batch efanayo yee-preforms, imihla eyahlukeneyo yemveliso inokufuna iinkqubo ezahlukeneyo zokuvuthulula. Umgangatho we-preform umisela ubunzima benkqubo yokuvuthulula. Iimfuno ze-preform kukucoceka, ukucaca, ukungabikho kokungcola, ukungabikho kombala, ubude obufanelekileyo be-injection point, kunye ne-halo ejikelezileyo.











