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[[Image:Chlorine attack1.jpg|thumb|left|200px|chlorine attack of acetal resin plumbing joint]] ...chlorine attacks weak parts of a product, and, in the case of an [[acetal resin]] junction in a water supply system, it is the thread roots that were attac

...roup of materials includes [[phenolic resin]]s, [[polyester]]s and [[epoxy resin]]s, all of which are used widely in [[composite material]]s when reinforced ...]]s. They include [[polyethylene]], [[polypropylene]], [[nylon]], [[acetal resin]], [[polycarbonate]] and [[Polyethylene terephthalate|PET]], all of which a

...nds of glucopyranoside repeating units. These units are linked together by acetal bonds formed between the carbon atom of the cyclic glucose in one unit and ...r, but in their use in foods, both fractions are readily hydrolyzed at the acetal link by enzymes.

...[[polybutylene]] pipework. There have been many examples of such pipes and acetal fittings failing in properties in the USA as a result of chlorine-induced c

...iazine]]s, and blends thereof. Degradation occurs in the form of dissolved resin and loose fibers. [[Hydroxyl ion]]s are generated at the graphite [[cathode ...olymer waste for recycling purposes may be facilitated by the use of the [[Resin identification code]]s developed by the [[Society of the Plastics Industry]

[[Image:Chlorine attack1.jpg|thumb|right|Chlorine "attack" on an acetal resin plumbing joint.]] ...idespread failures in the USA in the 1980s and 1990s. One example shows an acetal joint in a water supply system, which, when it fractured, caused substantia