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FOJT, J. DAVID, j. PŘIKRYL, R. ŘEZÁČOVÁ, V. KUČERÍK, J.
Original Title
A critical review of the overlooked challenge of determining micro-bioplastics in soil
Type
journal article in Web of Science
Language
English
Original Abstract
Currently, non-biodegradable oil-based plastics are gradually being replaced by bio-based biodegradable plastics to prevent the formation of microplastics. For biodegradable materials to decompose completely, however, they require specific conditions that are rarely met in ecosystems. Paradoxically, this may lead to the fast production of microplastics from biodegradable materials, i.e. micro-bioplastics. Until recently, the scientific focus has been solely on the estimation of conventional microplastics. As a result, there is a lack of analytical methods for determining the amount of micro-bioplastics in soil. In this review, we address this problem by summarising sample pre-treatments and analytical techniques suitable for the determination of conventional microplastics, which serve as inspiration for the determination of microbioplastics from polyhydroxybutyrates, polylactic acid and polybutylene adipate terephthalate in soil. The analytical techniques include both pyrolysis-based techniques, i.e. thermoanalytical and non-thermoanalytical approaches including sample pre-separation and respective detection limits. We conclude that due to the incomplete knowledge of the production rate of micro-bioplastics, fate, sorption properties and toxicity, it is necessary to develop and validate a rapid and suitable method for their determination. Indeed, the use of thermoanalytical approaches seems to be the most promising strategy. Furthermore, we suggest how the development and analysis of micro-bioplastics should be addressed in future research. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Micro-bioplastics; PLA; PHB; PBAT; Biodegradation; Analysis
Authors
FOJT, J.; DAVID, j.; PŘIKRYL, R.; ŘEZÁČOVÁ, V.; KUČERÍK, J.
Released
25. 11. 2020
Publisher
ELSEVIER
Location
AMSTERDAM
ISBN
0048-9697
Periodical
Science of the Total Environment
Year of study
745
Number
140975
State
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Pages from
1
Pages to
12
Pages count
URL
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720345046
BibTex
@article{BUT165830, author="FOJT, J. and DAVID, j. and PŘIKRYL, R. and ŘEZÁČOVÁ, V. and KUČERÍK, J.", title="A critical review of the overlooked challenge of determining micro-bioplastics in soil", journal="Science of the Total Environment", year="2020", volume="745", number="140975", pages="1--12", doi="10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140975", issn="0048-9697", url="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969720345046" }