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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
卷 329, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117044
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Photocatalysis; Composite films; Carbonyl index; Photooxidation; Plastic oxidation evaluation; Polymer characterization
This study successfully synthesized and characterized fluoride-doped-TiO2 and demonstrated its applicability in solid-phase photodegradation of polyethylene films for the first time. After three weeks of UV A radiation using a low consumption LED lamp, the polyethylene films containing only 2% of the photocatalyst experienced nearly 50% weight loss, surpassing previously reported data. The results suggest the potential for future production of self-photodegradable plastics for environmental and wastewater treatment applications.
Photodegradation of plastic in solid-phase requires the polymer to be composited with an efficient photocatalyst. We report herein the successful synthesis and characterization of fluoride-doped-TiO2 and its applicability, for the first time, on solid-phase photodegradation of polyethylene films. Nearly half weight loss of polyethylene, containing only 2% of the photocatalyst, is eliminated after three weeks of ultraviolet A radiation using a low consumption light emitting diode lamp, defeating previously reported data. The half-life time of the plastic was around 3 weeks, highlighting the viability of this process for real applications. Results were compared to raw PE and PE composite with well-known TiO2, resulting in, respectively, 0 and 26% of weight loss. The degradation process was monitored by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, Fourier transform infrared and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, which revealed the formation of plastic cracks, loss of polyethylene crystallinity and thus stability, the oxidation of C-H bonds and the oxidized state of the surface compounds during photodegradation. The obtained results open a path for the future production of cleaner and self-photodegradable plastics, where the photocatalyst would be introduced in all the manufactured plastics, making possible the quicker photodegradation of the plastics that end up on the environment and the plastics reaching wastewater treatment plants.
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