Analysis of aged microplastics: a review
Trinity College Dublin · State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse · +1 more institution
Abstract
Abstract Microplastics are emerging contaminants that undergo progressive aging under environmental conditions such as sunlight irradiation, mechanical forces, temperature variations, and the presence of biological organisms. Since aging modifies microplastic properties, such as their own toxicity and the toxicity of trapped pollutants, advanced methods to analyze microplastics are required. Here we review methods to analyze microplastic aging with focus on the aging process, qualitative identification, quantitative characterization, and chemometrics. Qualitative identification is done by mechanical techniques, thermal techniques, e.g., thermal degradation and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry, and spectral…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 16.57
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 204
Authors
11- YSYanqi ShiCorresponding
Trinity College Dublin, State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Nanjing University
- LSLinping Shi
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Nanjing University
- HHHexinyue Huang
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Nanjing University
- KYKefu Ye
State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Nanjing University
- LYLuming Yang
Trinity College Dublin
Topics & keywords
- Microplastics
- Environmental chemistry
- Mass spectrometry
- Raman spectroscopy
- Chemistry
- Pollutant
- Chemometrics
- Chromatography