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Microplastics elutriation system. Part A: Numerical modeling
Marine Pollution Bulletin2017
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Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Véronique Le Tilly,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Patrick Bourseau,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Olivier Sire,
Guy César,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Guy César,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Patrick Bourseau,
Hervé Bellegou,
Hervé Bellegou,
Hervé Bellegou,
Guy César,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Hervé Bellegou,
Hervé Bellegou,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Olivier Sire,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Hervé Bellegou,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Olivier Sire,
Olivier Sire,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Olivier Sire,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Guy César,
Guy César,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Guy César,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Guy César,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Olivier Sire,
Olivier Sire,
Olivier Sire,
Guy César,
Guy César,
Guy César,
Guy César,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Olivier Sire,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Olivier Sire,
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Véronique Le Tilly,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Stéphane Bruzaud,
Kedzierski, Mikaël
Summary
This study developed a numerical model to calculate the exact flow velocities needed to extract microplastics of different sizes and densities from sediment using elutriation. The model enables more precise and efficient laboratory extraction of microplastics from complex sediment samples.
The elutriation process has shown its efficiency to extract microplastics from sand and began to spread in the scientific community. This extraction technic requires knowing with accuracy the extraction velocities of particles. This study aims to test whether numerical modeling could help to calculate these velocities. From hydrodynamic equations, a numerical model has been developed and the outputs are compared to experimental extraction data. The results show, for the calculated velocities, the experimental plastic extraction yields will be higher than 90% for <10% of sand contamination. The model also allows determining that, with the actual protocol, the maximum plastic density which can be extracted is about 1450kg·m whereas the detrimental resuspension, which may occur during the column filling step, is highlighted. From model calculations, it arises that changes in the column dimensioning and the protocol operations need to be considered.