Pyrolysis Process of Mixed Microplastics Using TG-FTIR and TED-GC-MS.

ABSTRACT: Microplastics have become a ubiquitous contaminant in the environment. The present study focuses on the identification, characterization, and quantification techniques for tracking microplastics. Due to their unique compositional structure, unambiguous identification of individual polymers in various plastic samples, usually comprised of mixtures of individual polymers, remains a challenge. Therefore, there is limited research on the pyrolysis characterization of mixed samples. In this study, two analytical methods, TG-FTIR and TED-GC-MS combined with thermogravimetric analysis were used to evaluate the thermal-degradation process of individual and mixed samples of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC). The primary interaction was the volatiliza

SUBMITTER: Cho MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9824846 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature