M.E. I\u00f1iguez, J.A. Conesa, A. Fullana, Pollutant content in marine
\ndebris and characterization by thermal decomposition, Marine Pollution
\nBulletin, Volume 117, Issues 1\u20132, 15 April 2017, Pages 359-365, ISSN
\n0025-326X, http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2017.02.022.
\n(http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X17301376)
\nAbstract: Abstract
\nMarine debris (MDs) produces a wide variety of negative environmental,
\neconomic, safety, health and cultural impacts. Most marine litter has a
\nvery low decomposition rate (plastics), leading to a gradual
\naccumulation in the coastal and marine environment. Characterization of
\nthe MDs has been done in terms of their pollutant content: PAHs, ClBzs,
\nClPhs, BrPhs, PCDD\/Fs and PCBs. The results show that MDs is not a very
\ncontaminated waste. Also, thermal decomposition of MDs materials has
\nbeen studied in a thermobalance at different atmospheres and heating
\nrates. Below 400\u2013500 K, the atmosphere does not affect the thermal
\ndegradation of the mentioned waste. However, at temperatures between 500
\nand 800 K the presence of oxygen accelerates the decomposition. Also, a
\nkinetic model is proposed for the combustion of the MDs, and the
\ndecomposition is compared with that of their main constituents, i.e.,
\npolyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), nylon and
\npolyethylene-terephthalate (PET).
\nKeywords: Marine debris; Pollutants; Kinetic; Combustion; Decomposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
M.E. I\u00f1iguez, J.A. Conesa, A. Fullana, Pollutant content in marine debris and characterization by thermal decomposition, Marine Pollution Bulletin, Volume 117, Issues 1\u20132, 15 April 2017, Pages 359-365, ISSN 0025-326X, http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.1016\/j.marpolbul.2017.02.022. (http:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0025326X17301376) Abstract: Abstract Marine debris (MDs) produces a wide variety of negative environmental, economic, safety, health and cultural impacts. Most marine litter has a very low decomposition rate (plastics), leading to a gradual accumulation in the coastal and marine environment. Characterization of the MDs has been done in terms of their pollutant content: PAHs, ClBzs, ClPhs, BrPhs, PCDD\/Fs and PCBs. The results show that MDs is not a very contaminated waste. Also, thermal decomposition of MDs materials has been studied in a thermobalance at different atmospheres and heating rates. Below 400\u2013500 K, the atmosphere does not affect the thermal degradation of the mentioned waste. However, at temperatures between 500 and 800 K the presence of oxygen accelerates the decomposition. Also, a kinetic model is proposed for the combustion of the MDs, and the decomposition is compared with that of their main constituents, i.e., polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polypropylene (PP), nylon and polyethylene-terephthalate (PET). Keywords: Marine debris; Pollutants; Kinetic; Combustion; Decomposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3419,3445,3423],"tags":[3457,1309],"yoast_head":"\n