Isithinteli sekopolo okanye isithinteli sekopolo sisixhobo esisebenzayo esisetyenziswa kwizinto zepolymer ezifana neeplastiki kunye nerabha. Umsebenzi waso ophambili kukuthintela isiphumo sokuguga see-ion zekopolo okanye zekopolo kwizinto, ukuthintela ukonakala kwezinto, ukutshintsha kombala, okanye ukonakala kwepropathi yoomatshini okubangelwa kukudibana nekopolo. Ibaluleke kakhulu kwiindawo ezifana nombhobho wentambo, isheya yekhebula, izinto zokupakisha ze-elektroniki, njl.njl.

I-Copper kunye nee-alloys zayo (ezifana neengcingo) zisetyenziswa kakhulu ekudluliseni umbane, kodwa xa i-copper idibana ngqo nezinto ezithile ze-polymer (ezifana ne-PVC, i-polyethylene), inokubangela ezi ngxaki zilandelayo:

I-oxidation ye-Catalytic:
I-Cu2+ sisincedisi esinamandla sokuxovwa esikhawulezisa ukuqhekeka kwe-oxidative kwimixokelelwane yemolekyuli yepolymer, ingakumbi kwiindawo ezinobushushu obuphezulu nezinomswakama.

Ukugqwala kwe-asidi:
Kwizinto ezifakwe i-halogen ezifana ne-PVC, ubhedu lunokusabela kwi-HCl ebolileyo ukuze luvelise i-copper chloride (CuCl2), nto leyo ekhawulezisa ngakumbi ukubola kwezinto (i-self-catalytic effect).

Ukuwohloka kwenkangeleko:
Ukufuduka kwee-ion ze-copper kunokubangela ukuba kuvele amabala aluhlaza okanye amnyama (i-copper rust) kumphezulu wezinto, nto leyo echaphazela ukubonakala kwazo.

Indlela yokusebenza kwe-deactivator
Izixhobo zokucima umlilo zithintela iziphumo ezimbi zobhedu ngeendlela ezilandelayo:

Ii-ion zekopolo ezixutyiweyo:
Xa zidityaniswe ne-Cu2+ ekhululekileyo, kuyenziwa ii-complexes ezizinzileyo ukuthintela umsebenzi wazo we-catalytic (ezifana nee-benzotriazole compounds).

Ukudlula komphezulu wobhedu:
Yenza ifilimu ekhuselayo phezu kobhedu ukuthintela ukukhutshwa kwee-ion zobhedu (ezifana nee-organic phosphorus compounds).

Izinto ezithintela i-asidi:
Kwi-PVC, ezinye izinto ezicimayo zinokunciphisa i-HCl eveliswa kukubola, zinciphise ukubola kobhedu (ezifana neziqinisi zetyuwa yelothe ezikwanomsebenzi wokumelana nobhedu).

Izinto Zokucima Ubheduluhlobo lwe-"Invisible Guardian" kwizixhobo zepolymer ezandisa ubomi benkonzo yeemveliso ezifana neengcingo ngokuthintela umsebenzi we-catalytic we-copper. Isiseko sobuchwepheshe bayo sikwi-chelation echanekileyo yeekhemikhali kunye ne-surface passivation, ngelixa ilinganisa ubuhlobo bokusingqongileyo kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kweendleko. Kuyilo lwe-wire casing, ifomula yokulungelelanisa yeizicimi-msindo, into ethintela ilangatyekunye nezinye izongezo zibalulekile ekuqinisekiseni ukuthembeka kwexesha elide kwezinto.