在各种环境条件下的紫外线辐射下聚乙烯二甲酸的化学成分的变化
Sara Rostampour1,2, Rachel Cook3, Song-Syun Jhang4
1PREP Associate, Infrastructure Materials Group, Materials and Structural Systems Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA.
Polymers
|August 29, 2024
概括
紫外线辐射显著降解聚乙烯二甲 (PET) 包装. 高湿度和高温加快了PET的化学变化,形成碳酸和破坏结,这对于了解塑料污染至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 聚合物化学 聚合物化学
背景情况:
- 聚乙烯二甲 (PET) 是包装中普遍存在的塑料.
- 退化的PET微纳米塑料引发了公众健康和环境问题.
- 了解PET降解机制对于减轻塑料污染至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究PET在紫外线辐射下的化学降解.
- 评估湿度和温度对PET光降解的影响.
- 在模拟环境条件下提供有关PET化学变化的见解.
主要方法:
- 使用NIST SPHERE设施进行受控紫外线暴露实验.
- 将PET样品暴露在不同的湿度 (和或干燥) 和温度 (30°C,40°C,50°C) 中,长达20天.
- 采用减弱总反射率里埃变换红外光谱法 (ATR-FTIR) 来分析化学成分变化.
主要成果:
- 紫外线辐射诱导了PET结的显著裂变 (峰值为1713厘米−1) 和碳酸的形成 (峰值为1685厘米−1).
- 与干燥条件相比,和的湿度和更高的温度 (50°C) 显著增加了碳素酸的形成和键裂解.
- 在和湿度下,乙键裂变更明显.
结论:
- 紫外线辐射,湿度和温度等环境因素极大地影响PET化学降解.
- 高湿度和高温加快了降解副产品的形成.
- 这些发现有助于制定战略,以减少PET塑料污染对环境的影响.
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