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POLYMERS
卷 14, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym14061111
关键词
multi-parametric platform; bioplastics; polymer degradation; marine environment; microplastics; spectroscopy; resin pellets
资金
- Italian Ministry of Health [IZS PLV 16/18 RC]
- INGV (Roma2-section) - INGV project [Ricerca libera 9999.521-RL2019]
This paper presents two novel experimental setups for in situ long-term monitoring of the aging behavior of commercial plastic granules in marine environments. The effects of environmental conditions on the physical-chemical modifications of the granules were studied through chemical spectroscopic and thermal analyses before and after exposure to seawater and sandy coastal conditions for six months.
In this paper, we present two novel experimental setups specifically designed to perform in situ long-term monitoring of the aging behaviour of commercial plastic granules (HDPE, PP, PLA and PBAT). The results of the first six months of a three year monitoring campaign are presented. The two experimental setups consist of: (i) special cages positioned close to the sea floor at a depth of about 10 m, and (ii) a box containing sand exposed to atmospheric agents to simulate the surface of a beach. Starting from March 2020, plastic granules were put into the cages and plunged in seawater and in a sandboxe. Chemical spectroscopic and thermal analyses (GPC, SEM, FTIR-ATR, DSC, TGA) were performed on the granules before and after exposure to natural elements for six months, in order to identify the physical-chemical modifications occurring in marine environmental conditions (both in seawater and in sandy coastal conditions). Changes in colour, surface morphology, chemical composition, thermal properties, molecular weight and polydispersity, showed the different influences of the environmental conditions. Photooxidative reaction pathways were prevalent in the sandbox. Abrasive phenomena acted specially in the sea environment. PLA and PBAT did not show significant degradation after six months, making the possible reduction of marine pollution due to this process negligible.
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