从裂到二次微塑料 - 在气候变化过程中对聚乙烯四甲酸盐 (PET) 的表面表征
Barbora Pinlova1, Bernd Nowack1
1Technology and Society Laboratory, Empa - Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, 9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Chemosphere
|February 8, 2024
概括
塑料的气候变化通过碎片化产生二次微塑料. 不同的聚乙烯二甲 (PET) 形式和条件显著影响微塑料的产生,突出聚合物类型和历史作为关键因素.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 聚合物科学 聚合物科学
背景情况:
- 二次微塑料源于较大的塑料物品的分解.
- 微塑料的环境无处不在是一个日益关注的问题,但它们的形成机制仍然不太清楚.
- 气候变化过程对于改变塑料的特性和启动碎片化至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在模拟的气候条件下研究聚乙烯二甲 (PET) 的碎片化机制.
- 描述不同PET形式 (颗粒,线,薄膜) 的表面变化和微塑料的形成.
- 为了确定紫外线和水暴露对PET气候变化和二次微塑料产生的影响.
主要方法:
- 聚乙烯二甲 (PET) 样品 (颗粒,线,薄膜) 被人工紫外线或紫外线与水浸相结合的紫外线照射了三个月.
- 使用扫描电子显微镜 (SEM) 和拉曼光谱分析了表面变化.
- 在轻度机械应力下表面脱层后,量化了微塑料碎片的产生.
主要成果:
- 不同的PET形式表现出不同的表面缺陷和气候变化率.
- 暴露在紫外线和水中加速了气候变化,导致裂网络在30天内形成.
- 经过气候变化的薄膜表面可以产生140万-790万个微塑料碎片/平方厘米,颗粒可以产生40万-220万个碎片/平方厘米.
- 在经过气候变化的表面上出现了额外的颗粒形成,这表明了多个微塑料来源.
结论:
- 聚合物的类型和生产史在气候变化过程中显著影响了微塑料的形成.
- 气候变化机制 (UV,UV+水) 和聚合物的物理形式都会影响碎片化的速度和程度.
- 了解这些因素对于预测和减轻塑料垃圾造成的微塑料污染至关重要.
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