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Forming Micro-and Nano-Plastics from Agricultural Plastic Films for Employment in Fundamental Research Studies

Forming Micro-and Nano-Plastics from Agricultural Plastic Films for Employment in Fundamental Research Studies

DOI:
10.3791/64112-v

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08:21 min

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July 27, 2022

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1Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science,University of Tennessee, 2Neutron Scattering,Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 3Chemical Sciences Divisions,Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 4Center for Renewable Carbon,The University of Tennessee

Chapters

  • 00:04Introduction
  • 00:44Processing of Plastic Film or Pellets by Cryogenic Pretreatment and Milling
  • 03:27Preparation of an Aqueous NP Slurry for Wet Grinding
  • 04:14Preparation of the Wet Grinding Machine for NP Production
  • 06:20Results: Histograms of Particle Size for NPs and FTIR Spectra of MNP Comparison Among Particle Size Fractions
  • 07:29Conclusion

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We show the formation and dimensional characterization of micro- and nanoplastics (MPs and NPs, respectively) using a stepwise process of mechanical milling, grinding, and imaging analysis.

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Keywords: Micro-plasticsNano-plasticsAgricultural Plastic FilmsCryogenic MillingWet GrindingMechanical ProcedurePolymer Feed StocksPelletsFilmsSurrogate MaterialsEnvironmental StudiesFoam FragmentsBlenderVacuum OvenRotary Cutting MillParticle Size

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