I-Eps ne-Xps zizwakala njengento efanayo, kodwa empeleni ziyimikhiqizo emibili ehlukene.Nakuba izinto zokusetshenziswa ziyi-polystyrene yonke, inqubo yokukhiqiza ihluke ngokuphelele.Nakuba izici zemikhiqizo ziyefana, kusenomehluko othile.

I-Eps iwumkhiqizo onegwebu we-polystyrene, futhi i-xps ikhishwa ngemva kokuxubana nezinye izinto zokusetshenziswa.Inqubo yomkhiqizo ihlukile, ngakho-ke isakhiwo sangaphakathi samabhodi e-eps kanye ne-xps sihlukile, okuholela ekuhlukeni okuthile ekusebenzeni komkhiqizo.Nakuba izinto zokusetshenziswa ziyi-polystyrene yonke, ukuminyana komkhiqizo, amandla acindezelayo, kanye nezakhiwo ezibushela ilangabi ziyefana, kodwa ukungeneka komoya nokumuncwa kwamanzi kuhlukile.Ngenxa yokuthi ibhodi le-xps likhishiwe, ukwakheka kwalo kwangaphakathi izinga leseli elivaliwe linamandla kunele-eps.Ngenxa yalokhu, ukungena komoya kwebhodi le-xps kuzoba kubi kakhulu kune-eps.Kodwa-ke, njengoba ibhodi le-xps likhishiwe, ukusebenza kwalo kokucindezela kuhle kakhulu, okungcono kunebhodi le-eps.Ngakho-ke, ibhodi le-xps lizoba nenzuzo enkulu ngaphezu kwama-eps uma lisetshenziselwa ukwakha ukufakwa, ukufakwa phansi kanye nezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza..Ngokuvamile, lezi ezimbili zingashintshwa komunye nomunye uma kuphela ukufakwa okujwayelekile.

Ngokuphathelene nempilo yesevisi, ibhodi le-xps elijwayelekile linokusebenza okuhle kokucindezela, kodwa liqinile kakhulu kune-eps, futhi ukuguquguquka kwebhodi le-eps kungcono kunebhodi le-xps, kokubili okunezinzuzo kanye nokubi.Enqubweni yokwakha yasekhaya, ibhodi le-eps lizosetshenziswa kakhulu, ngoba lakhiwa isikhunta, futhi ukubunjwa kungenziwa kube yizimo ezihlukahlukene, kodwa ibhodi le-xps likhishwa, futhi ukubunjwa kulula, hhayi okuningi njengoba ibhodi le-eps.

Ibhodi le-Xps kanyeuboya betshe, uboya bengilaziamabhodi womabili ayimpahla enkulu yokwahlukanisa, anokusetshenziswa okuhlukile kwenqubo yokwakha, xhumana nathi ukuze uthole imininingwane eyengeziwe.