Ipuleti lensimbi engagqwali ngokuvamile igama elivamile lepuleti lensimbi engagqwali kanye nepuleti lensimbi elimelana ne-asidi.Ipuleti lensimbi engenasici linendawo ebushelelezi, ipulasitiki ephezulu, ukuqina namandla emishini, futhi imelana nokugqwala ngama-acids, amagesi e-alkaline, izixazululo neminye imidiya.Kuyinsimbi okungelula ukugqwala, kodwa ayinalo nhlobo ukugqwala.Ipuleti lensimbi engagqwali lisho ipuleti lensimbi elimelana nokugqwala yimithombo yezindaba ebuthaka efana nomkhathi, isitimu namanzi, kuyilapho ipuleti lensimbi elingamelana ne-asidi libhekisela kungcwecwe lwensimbi olumelana nokugqwala ngemidiya egqwala ngamakhemikhali njenge-asidi, i-alkali nosawoti.Ipuleti lensimbi engagqwali linomlando weminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu kusukela laphuma ekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20.
