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Effects of UV Exposure on Plastic Degradation in Water
Lecture notes in civil engineering
2024
3 citations
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M Y Dyagelev,
E. Astrakhantseva
Summary
Researchers investigated how UV radiation accelerates the fragmentation of plastic polymers in water, finding that solar-initiated autocatalytic thermal oxidation is a key mechanism driving microplastic generation in aquatic environments.
The propagation of microplastic in water requires research in the fragmentation of polymers under natural factors. UV exposure is the key impact causing a (relatively) fast degradation of polymers: solar radiation initiates autocatalytic thermal oxidation which is...