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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Science
  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Spectroscopic chemical imaging provides particle count and characterization but lacks mass information.
  • Particle mass is critical for toxicological assessments and environmental impact studies.
  • Existing methods for plastic particle analysis are limited in providing mass data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a novel hybrid model for estimating the mass of plastic particles.
  • To integrate bidimensional parameters from infrared imaging spectroscopy into mass estimation.
  • To create a user-friendly tool for routine mass estimation of microplastics.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized tunable quantum-cascade laser-based infrared imaging spectroscopy to obtain bidimensional particle parameters (height, width, area, perimeter).
  • Developed a hybrid model employing geometric approximations: cylinders for fibers, parallelepipeds/spheroids for fragments based on circularity.
  • Tested and hybridized existing models, validating against known plastic particle sets (20-1500 μm, 190-9400 μg).

Main Results:

  • The hybrid model successfully estimated plastic particle mass with relative errors below 20%.
  • The approach demonstrated effectiveness across a wide range of particle sizes and weights.
  • The developed Excel-based spreadsheet (NOMME) facilitates streamlined application of the mass estimation model.

Conclusions:

  • The novel hybrid model offers a reliable method for estimating plastic particle mass from spectroscopic imaging data.
  • This technique enhances the analytical capabilities of current spectroscopic methods, particularly for toxicological applications.
  • The NOMME tool provides a practical solution for researchers needing to quantify microplastic mass.