Microplastics Degradation and Characterization

• Other Authors: La Nasa, Jacopo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Mathematics & science; Chemistry; Quantum & theoretical chemistry; PEEK; SIRM; damage mechanisms; GISAXS; irradiation; micro and nanoplastics; freshwater; sludge; optical detection; portable devices; in situ detection; microplastics; marine sediment; pet; nylon 6; nylon 6,6; reversed-phase HPLC; polyolefin; polystyrene; Pyr-GC/MS; polymer degradation; microparticles; PLA; PBS; enzymes; specificity; thermal profile; activation energy; wastewater; Raman spectroscopy; laser speckle pattern; transmittance; sedimentation; HDPE; microbeads; photocatalysis; scavengers; C,N-TiO2; remediation; nanotechnology; plastic pollution; visible light photodegradation; microplastic; ratiometric detection; no-wash fluorescent probe; imaging; one-pot reaction; water remediation; nanoplastic; artificial ageing; polyolefins; polyethylene terephthalate; microplastic fiber; washing textile; drying textile; polyester yarn types; microplastic extraction; oil extraction; density separation; GC-MS; mass spectrometry identification; plastic polymers; polyethylene; terrestrial; soil; polymers; geotechnics; landfills; geosynthetics; GCL; clay liner; hydraulic conductivity; plastics; anthropogenic activities; quantification; marine; multi-parametric platform; bioplastics; marine environment; spectroscopy; resin pellets; nanoplastics; microplastic detection and identification; microplastic quantification; food packaging; particle release; plastic consumption; ecotoxicity assessment; size influence; concentration influence; microplastic pellets; weathering; degradation; Yellowness Index; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; persistent organic pollutants; oxidative digestion; Fenton's reagent; virgin; aged; SEM; FTIR; PAHs; surface water; chemical composition; Ho Chi Minh City; cement mortars; municipal incinerated bottom ash; PET pellets; hydrogel; potassium and sodium polyacrylate; swelling; physicochemical changes in the water; polymeric nanoparticles; Portugal; resin; pharmaceutical; PVC; paint; wastewater treatment plant; South China Sea; pollution; Py-GC/MS; fragmentation and degradation; mechanism
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In the last decade, issues related to pollution from microplastics in all environmental compartments and the associated health and environmental risks have been the focus of intense social, media, and political attention worldwide. The assessment, quantification, and study of the degradation process...