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Fast identification of microplastics using thermal extraction methods
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This conference presentation provided an overview of existing microplastic detection methods with a focus on thermo-analytical approaches such as pyrolysis-GC/MS and TED-GC/MS. Thermal extraction methods offer advantages in polymer identification and quantification without the need for visual pre-sorting of particles.
The presentation presents an overview about existing methods of microplastic detection with a special focus on thermo-analytical methods.
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