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Characterization of the degradation products of biodegradable and traditional plastics on UV irradiation and mechanical abrasion
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This paper investigates the degradation of biodegradable polybutylene adipate terephthalate/polylactic acid (PBAT/PLA) and traditional polyethylene (PE) plastic under two typical abiotic conditions: ultraviolet (UV) irradiation and mechanical abrasion (MA) for up to nine months. The quantitative analysis of the degradation products was carried out using membrane filtration and total organic carbon determination (MF-TOCD). The results from the test period revealed that PBAT/PLA underwent a greater number of changes in surface morphology, thermal stability, and mass loss compared to PE when exposed to UV and mechanical abrasion. This study established a new method to separate and characterise MPs as well as nanoplastics and soluble molecules, thus providing new insights into the fate of PBAT/PLA during abiotic degradation.

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