Wet-State Preservation

The IBRG Wet-State Preservation Group was created at the Autumn meeting in 2016 and is the logical evolution of the activities of the Polymer Dispersion Group and its activities in developing wet-state preservation methods for polymer dispersion and adhesives. It's objective is the create a cascade of methods suitable for use in providing efficacy data for the registration of biocidal active substances and biocide products intended for the preservation of a variety of materials prior to first use as well as to provide guidance and methods suitable for use by the various industries impacted by set-state spoilage issues.

Polymer Dispersions

Polymer dispersions, also referred to as polymer emulsions, latices, latex emulsions, latex dispersions or binders are fine dispersions or suspensions of synthetic polymers in aqueous media. Polymer emulsions are used in a large number of industries for the production of a rapidly increasing variety of routine and specialised products, for example: adhesives, carpet backing compounds, emulsion paints, textile finishing, printing and flocking, textured coatings, glass fibre sizes and binders, industrial finishes, paper and board coating, printing inks, wallpapers, building auxiliaries and cement additives, soil and mineral stabilisation, non-woven fabrics.

Collaborative Testing Programme

The IBRG Polymer Dispersion Group encompasses a wide range of experts representing the polymer dispersion industry, biocide manufacturers and suppliers, private and state research institutes and testing laboratories. The collaborative testing programme of the Group has concentrated on the need to develop a standard method of test that could be used for determining the efficacy of biocides used in polymer dispersions as part of their registration under the EU Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR). A secondary objective is to provide the polymer dispersion industry with a method that will allow the predictive evaluation of biocides used in the products they manufacture.

Eight main collaborative experiments have been carried out dealing with identifying polymer dispersion spoilage organisms, establishing an appropriate standard inoculum and validation of a draft test protocol, A Method for the Evaluation of Biocidal Compounds in Aqueous-Based Polymer Dispersions; Version 5.6-2011/04, April 2011 (document IBRG/PD11/005).

The work leading to the development of the standard inoculum was published as follows:

Gillatt, J.W.: Evaluating Biocidal Efficacy in Polymer Emulsions, Part 1, Establishment of a Recommended Microbial Inoculum, Paint and Ink, Jan/Feb 1995, p. 18 et seq.

Wet-State Bacterial Testing

IBRG has recently completed the development of a standard method for determining the susceptibility of paints to bacterial contamination. The method can be employed to help determine the optimum concentration of in-can preservative required to protect a paint formulation from bacterial spoilage. A summary of the development work was published in The European Coatings Journal in March 2000 and the full method will be published later this year.

In support of the Wet-State Test Method, work is in progress to optimise techniques to ensure both the viability and virulence of test strains used in bacterial challenge studies.

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Wet-State Fungal Testing

As a continuation of the Wet-State Bacterial Test development, the Paints Group has recently been investigating methods to examine fungal growth in liquid paint and related materials. Preliminary studies have focussed on tinters and although initial studies looked at the liquid phase of such systems, work is currently directed at developing methods which can help prevent growth on the dried deposits of tinter which are often present in systems which are used to handle the material.

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Plant Hygiene

It is well recognised that the hygiene of the paint manufacturing plant has a great impact on the microbiological quality of the final product. For this reason, the group has produced a set of guidance documents for the industry which will be published both on this web site and in a range of trade journals and in a number of languages in 2002.

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    A Method for Evaluating the Curative Efficacy of Biocidal Substances to Microbial Growth in the Wet State
    This document describes a method for determining the basic efficacy of biocidal active substances in aqueous based products for curative action and is intended for the generation of data to enable registration of active substances. Samples are inoculated with defined suspensions of bacteria and then incubated. Following growth of the populations, the samples are treated with the biocidal active substance under test and incubated for a defined period. The changes in the size of the populations over time are used to determine the basic antimicrobial properties of the active substances being evaluated. It is important to note that the results obtained may not describe the performance of the active substance under conditions of use.
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    IBRG WPG23-006
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    A Method for Evaluation the Resistance of Aqueous based Paints to Microbial Growth in the Wet State
    This document describes a method for end-users to determine the susceptibility of paints to microbial growth and the effectiveness of biocides (preservatives) used in them. This method is intended for technical service laboratories. It is not to be used to produce data for biocidal product registration. Samples are repeatedly inoculated with defined suspensions of microorganisms and then incubated. The changes in the size of the populations both over time and in treated compared with untreated materials (if appropriate) are used to describe the antimicrobial properties of the materials. The results obtained may not describe the performance of the treated materials under conditions of use.
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    IBRG WPG23-005
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    Polymer Dispersion Industrial Method
    his document describes a method for end-users to determine the susceptibility of polymer dispersions to microbial growth and the effectiveness of biocides (preservatives) used in them. This method is intended for technical service laboratories. It is not to be used to produce data for biocidal product registration. Samples are repeatedly inoculated with defined suspensions of microorganisms and then incubated. The changes in the size of the populations both over time and in treated compared with untreated materials (if appropriate) are used to describe the antimicrobial properties of the materials. The results obtained may not describe the performance of the treated materials under conditions of use.
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    IBRG WPG22-006
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    Tier 1 Basic Efficacy Method for Biocidal Active Substances used to Preserve Aqueous-Based Products
    This document describes a method for determining the basic efficacy of biocidal active substances for in-can preservation in aqueous based products and is intended for the generation of data to enable registration of active substances. Samples containing the active substance under test are repeatedly inoculated with defined suspensions of microorganisms and then incubated. The changes in the size of the populations over time are used to determine the basic antimicrobial properties of the active substances being evaluated. It is important to note that the results obtained may not describe the performance of the active substance under normal conditions of use. Version 2.0 Typographical corrections. Version 3.0 Correction of volumes stated in neutraliser validation method and revision of definition of minimum levels of growth.
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    IBRG PDG16-007
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    Tier 1 Polymer Dispersions Method
    This document describes a method for determining the basic efficacy of biocidal active substances in polymer dispersions and is intended for the generation of data to enable registration of active substances.
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    IBRG PDG16-001
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    Tier 1 Wet State Paint Method
    This document describes a method for determining the basic efficacy of biocidal active substances in aqueous based paints and is intended for the generation of data to enable registration of active substances. Version 1.02 Clarification of statistical methods, definition of growth and addition of Gram Positive bacterium to consortium.
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    IBRG P16-001
    • Gillatt, J.W 1995 Evaluating Biocidal Efficacy in Polymer Emulsions, Part 1, Establishment of a Recommended Microbial Inoculum Paint and Ink Jan/Feb 18 et seq.
    • Gillatt J, et al (2015), 2015 The microbial resistance of polymer dispersions and the efficacy of polymer dispersion biocides – A statistically validated method. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 104 32 - 37 Elsevier.
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