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Buoyancy and Brownian motion of plastics in aqueous media: predictions and implications for density separation and aerosol internal mixing state
Summary
Researchers developed predictive models for the buoyancy and Brownian motion of nano- and microplastics in aqueous systems, demonstrating that particle density, size, and liquid phase density together determine whether plastics float or diffuse, with implications for density-separation methods and aerosol mixing states.
Nano- and microplastics exist in the environment and atmosphere in mixed-phase aqueous systems. The density and size of plastics as well as the density of the liquid phase determines if these plastics will float or diffuse through the liquid.