| Naslov: | UV light causes structural changes in microplastics exposed in bio-solids |
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| Avtorji: | ID Alavian Petroody, S. S. (Avtor)
ID Hashemi, Seyed Hossein (Avtor)
ID Škrlep, Luka (Avtor)
ID Mušič, Branka (Avtor)
ID Gestel, Cornelis A. M. van (Avtor)
ID Sever Škapin, Andrijana (Avtor) |
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| Datoteke: |  URL - Izvorni URL, za dostop obiščite https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/21/4322
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| Jezik: | Angleški jezik |
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| Tipologija: | 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek |
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| Organizacija: |  ZAG - Zavod za gradbeništvo Slovenije
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| Povzetek: | Bio-solids (biological sludge) from wastewater treatment plants are a significant source of the emission of microplastics (MPs) into the environment. Weakening the structure of MPs before they enter the environment may accelerate their degradation and reduce the environmental exposure time. Therefore, we studied the effect of UV-A and UV-C, applied at 70 °C, on three types of MPs, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET), that are commonly found in sewage sludge, using three shapes (fibers, lines, granules). The MPs were exposed to UV radiation in bio-solid suspensions, and to air and water as control. The structural changes in and degradation of the MPs were investigated using Attenuated Total Reflectance–Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry (ATR-FTIR) and surface morphology was performed with SEM analysis. UV exposure led to the emergence of carbonyl and hydroxyl groups in all of the PP samples. In PE and PET, these groups were formed only in the bio-solid suspensions. The presence of carbonyl and hydroxyl groups increased with an increasing exposure time. Overall, UV radiation had the greatest impact on the MPs in the bio-solids suspension. Due to the surface-to-volume ratio of the tested samples, which influences the degradation rate, the fibers were more degraded than the other two plastic shapes. UV-A was slightly more effective at degrading the MPs than UV-C. These findings show that ultraviolet radiation in combination with an elevated temperature affects the structure of polymers in wastewater bio-solids, which can accelerate their degradation. |
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| Ključne besede: | microplastics, degradation, hydroxyl, carbonyl, ultraviolet light |
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| Status publikacije: | Objavljeno |
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| Verzija publikacije: | Objavljena publikacija |
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| Datum objave: | 04.11.2023 |
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| Založnik: | Molecular Diversity Preservation International |
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| Leto izida: | 2023 |
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| Št. strani: | str. 1-16 |
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| Številčenje: | Vol. 15, iss. 21, [article no.] 4322 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-17269  |
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| UDK: | 54 |
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| ISSN pri članku: | 2073-4360 |
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| DOI: | 10.3390/polym15214322 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 171474691 |
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| Avtorske pravice: | © 2023 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. |
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| Opomba: | Nasl. z nasl. zaslona;
Opis vira z dne 9. 11. 2023;
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| Datum objave v DiRROS: | 14.11.2023 |
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| Število ogledov: | 834 |
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| Število prenosov: | 346 |
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