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Ultraviolet C radiation on polypropylene: A potential way to reduce plastic pollution

dc.contributor.authorCorrecher, Virgilio
dc.contributor.authorBoronat Castaño, Cecilia
dc.contributor.authorGarcia Guinea, Javier
dc.contributor.authorBravo Yagüe
dc.contributor.authorBravo Yagüe, Juan Carlos
dc.contributor.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0864-6861
dc.contributor.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1848-3138
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-05T08:32:39Z
dc.date.available2024-07-05T08:32:39Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThis study investigates the application of ultraviolet C (UVC) radiation to extend the lifetime of healthcare items containing polypropylene (PP), particularly personal protective equipment (PPE). The main objectives involve assessing possible PP damage from UVC exposure and detecting UVC treatment within PP samples. FTIR spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy reveal slight degradation in UVC-irradiated PP samples, demonstrating resilience post-treatment. Investigations using commercial thermoluminescence dosimeters (TLD-100, TLD-200, TLD-400 and GR-200) positioned under varying thicknesses of PP (0.20 and 0.80 mm) identify TLD-100 as a promising UVC detector. Conversely, TLD-200 and TLD-400 do not prove to be effective detectors, exhibiting similar behavior to the dosimeters without a plastic sample. And GR-200 does not possess the capability to differentiate between ionizing and non-ionizing components of UVC radiation. This research emphasizes the role of UVC to prolong the lifetime of healthcare items containing PP, thus aiding in efforts to reduce plastic pollutionen
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dc.identifier.citationC. Boronat, V. Correcher, J. García-Guinea, J.C. Bravo-Yagüe, Ultraviolet C radiation on polypropylene: A potential way to reduce plastic pollution, Polymer Degradation and Stability, (2024) Volume 225,110784, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.110784.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.110784
dc.identifier.issn0141-3910
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/22835
dc.journal.titlePolymer Degradation and Stability
dc.journal.volume225
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.centerFacultad de Ciencias
dc.relation.departmentQuímica Inorgánica y Química Técnica
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject23 Química
dc.subject.keywordsUltraviolet C radiationen
dc.subject.keywordsPolypropyleneen
dc.subject.keywordsPlastic pollution reductionen
dc.subject.keywordsFTIRen
dc.subject.keywordsRamanen
dc.subject.keywordsThermoluminescenceen
dc.titleUltraviolet C radiation on polypropylene: A potential way to reduce plastic pollutiones
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