A NOVEL BIOCIDAL STYRENETRIAZINEDIONE POLYMER

Commercial polystyrene has been modified by chemically attaching 6-met hyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dione moieties to it in the para position of th e aromatic rings. Chlorination of this novel polymer in aqueous base y ielded ethyl-6-(4'-vinylphenyl)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-dione) which functi oned as a biocide against the bacterium Staphylococcus aureas in a wat er-filter application. Some preliminary characterization data have bee n presented. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.