TY - GEN A1 - Erdmann, Maren T1 - Effect of surface degradation on high-density polyethylene for initial attachment of bacillus and pseudomonas N2 - High-density polyethylene (PE-HD) is a widely applied plastic for fuel storage tank applications. But such tanks, filled with diesel or biodiesel, provide excellent environmental conditions for growth of a broad spectrum of fungi and various bacteria1. This can result in fuel contamination, engine plugging or possible (bio-) degradation2. Our research focusses on the initial attachment phase of Bacillus sp. and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from a „dieselpest“2 on two distinctly PE-HD materials, typical for fuel storage tank applications, pre-damaged thermally and by UV-irradiation. T2 - PDDG CY - Taormina, Sicily, Italy DA - 04.09.2017 KW - PE-HD KW - UV-irradiation KW - Initial attachment KW - Bacteria PY - 2017 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-bam/frontdoor/index/index/docId/41908 AN - OPUS4-41908 AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany