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Understanding degradation mechanisms of microplastics in environmental samples
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This presentation introduced the problem of microplastic degradation in Mediterranean samples and discussed thermoanalytical methods (TED-GC-MS) for analyzing polymer aging, which helps scientists understand how plastics break down in environmental contexts.
Im Vortrag wird die Problematik Mikroplastik eingefuhrt und ein Probenset aus dem Mittelmeer mit ersten Ergebnissen besprochen. Die Alterung von Polymeren im Umweltkontext sowie Moglichkeiten der Analyse von Polymeralterungsfortschritten werden diskutiert. Die thermoanalytische Methode mit Zersetzungsgasanalytik (TED-GC-MS) wird eingefuhrt und deren Einsatzmoglichkeiten in der Thematik umrissen.
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