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SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS OF MICROPLASTIC FIBERS RELEASED DURING LAUNDRY WASHING CYCLE

Advanced Engineering Letters 2023 4 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count. Score: 35 ? 0–100 AI score estimating relevance to the microplastics field. Papers below 30 are filtered from public browse.
Jovan Rackov, Vesna Teofilović, Jovan Rackov, Vesna Teofilović, Tamara Erceg, Tamara Erceg, Milica Živković Milica Živković Tamara Erceg, Vesna Teofilović, Vesna Teofilović, Vesna Teofilović, Vesna Teofilović, Milica Živković

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Researchers analyzed microplastic fibers released from synthetic textiles during laundry washing cycles using FTIR spectroscopy, demonstrating that spectroscopic identification of fiber polymer type is feasible and identifying key fiber release characteristics from different fabric types.

Modern life and contemporary materials have brought ubiquitous microplastic particles into our surroundings. Many researchers have focused their research towards investigating sources, pathways, toxic effects and mitigation possibilities of microplastic pollution. One of the most abundant types of microplastics is microplastic fibers, mainly released from synthetic clothes. This study investigates the possibility of identifying microplastic fibers released from textiles during the laundry washing cycle by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Microplastic fibers released from some types of synthetic clothes during the laundry washing cycle at 40°C were collected and analyzed. Thanks to FTIR spectroscopy, it has been proven that a certain amount of microplastics is separated every time synthetics are washed.

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