Microfiber shedding from nonwoven materials including wipes and meltblown nonwovens in air and water environments.

ABSTRACT: Nonwoven products are widely used in disposable products, such as wipes, diapers, and masks. Microfibers shed from these products in the aquatic and air environment have not been fully described. In the present study, 15 commercial single-use nonwoven products (wipes) and 16 meltblown nonwoven materials produced in a pilot plant were investigated regarding their microfiber generation in aquatic and air environments and compared to selected textile materials and paper tissue materials. Microfibers shed in water were studied using a Launder Ometer equipment (1-65 mg of microfibers per gram material), and microfibers shed in air were evaluated using a dusting testing machine that shakes a piece of the nonwoven back and forth (~ 4 mg of microfibers per gram material). The raw materials and bon

SUBMITTER: Kwon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9008397 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature