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Visible light photocatalytic degradation of microplastic residues with zinc oxide nanorods
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Microplastics have recently become a major environmental issue due to their ubiquitous distribution, uncontrolled environmental occurrences, small sizes and long lifetimes. Actual remediation methods include filtration, incineration and advanced oxidation processes such as ozonation, but those methods require high energy or generate unwanted by-products. Here we tested the degradation of fragmented, low-density polyethylene (LDPE) microplastic residues, by visible light-induced heterogeneous photocatalysis activated by zinc oxide nanorods. The reaction was monitored using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, dynamic mechanical analyser and optical imaging. Results show a 30% increase of the carbonyl index of residues, and an increase of brittleness accompanied by a large number of wrinkles, cracks and cavities on the surface. The degree of oxidation was directly proportional to the catalyst surface area. A mechanism for polyethylene degradation is proposed.
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- Authors
- Tofa, T. S., Kunjali, K. L., Paul, S., & Dutta, J.
- Venue
- Environmental Chemistry Letters
- Published
- 2019-02-16
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 1341-1346
- ISSN
- 1610-3653 (ISSN-L)
- 1610-3661
- OpenAlex
- W2917867961
- Cited by
- 527
- References
- 21
- FWCI
- 12.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
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