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Preparation and Characterization of Model Tire–Road Wear Particles
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Researchers developed a laboratory method to prepare model tire-road wear particles (TRWPs) that mimic those found in the environment, combining tire tread wear particles (212-500 µm) with crushed granite mineral particles (20-38 µm) at a 1:10 weight ratio bonded with chloroform treatment. The resulting model TRWPs closely replicated the morphology of real-world TRWPs and were characterized for use as reference materials in environmental contamination studies.
Tire tread wear particles (TWPs) are one of major sources of microplastics in the environment. Tire-road wear particles (TRWPs) are mainly composed of TWPs and mineral particles (MPs), and many have long shapes. In the present work, a preparation method of model TRWPs similar to those found in the environment was developed. The model TRWPs were made of TWPs of 212-500 μm and MPs of 20-38 μm. Model TWPs were prepared using a model tire tread compound and indoor abrasion tester while model MPs were prepared by crushing granite rock. The TWPs and MPs were mixed and compressed using a stainless steel roller. The TWPs were treated with chloroform to make them stickier. Many MPs in the model TRWP were deeply stuck into the TWPs. The proper weight ratio of MP and TWP was MP:TWP = 10:1, and the double step pressing procedure was good for the preparation of model TRWPs. The model TRWPs were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The model TRWPs had long shapes and the MP content was about 10%. The model TRWPs made of TWPs and asphalt pavement wear particles showed plate-type particles deeply stuck into the TWP. Characteristics of model TRWPs can be controlled by employing various kinds and sizes of TWPs and MPs. The well-defined model TRWPs can be used as the reference TRWPs for tracing the pollutants.
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