Preliminary evaluation of risks related to waste incineration of polymer nanocomposites

Roes, Lex; Patel, Martin Kumar; Worrell, Ernst; Ludwig, Christian

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.030

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“…Besides the above, the nanoparticles can also become airborne from the waste management site where the delivery trucks, trains or containers dump the waste into the containers; although the focus of this article remains limited to stack emissions only. As pointed out by a recent study (Roes et al, 2012), some nanocomposites containing only carbon are fully combusted and converted into CO 2 , without producing nanoparticles. On the contrary, some of the nanocomposites are released to the environment with the flue gases and others (e.g.…”

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“…The nanoparticles are formed in numerous ways such as (i) homogeneous nucleation of heavy metal vapour after the combustion when gaseous products travel through the flue gas system, followed by their growth through coagulation and condensation of other vaporised materials onto fly ash particles (Carbone et al, 2008;Harrison and Hester, 1994), and (ii) combustion of nanocomposites that remain unsorted during the waste sorting prior to the incineration site (Roes et al, 2012). Besides the above, the nanoparticles can also become airborne from the waste management site where the delivery trucks, trains or containers dump the waste into the containers; although the focus of this article remains limited to stack emissions only.…”

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“…CaO in this case). In addition, new nanoparticles are continuously formed in the form of metal oxides, salts or soot particles regardless of nanocomposites in the waste (Roes et al, 2012). The resulting PNCs depend on the residence time of the flue gas in the combustion system and the treatment system deployed.…”

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“…The plastics industry is expected to be a major field for nanotechnology innovation. It is estimated that by 2020, the share of nanocomposites among plastics in the USA will be 7% [39]. These nanocomposites include materials that are reinforced with nanofillers (nano-clay and nano-silica) for weight reduction, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for improved mechanical strength, and nano-silver utilised as an antimicrobial agent in plastic food packaging materials.…”

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Microplastics Are Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Freshwater Environments: An Overview

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In recent years, interest in the environmental occurrence and effects of microplastics (MPs) has shifted towards our inland waters, and in this chapter we provide an overview of the issues that may be of concern for freshwater environments. The term 'contaminant of emerging concern' does not only apply to chemical pollutants but to MPs as well because it has been detected ubiquitously in freshwater systems. The environmental release of MPs will occur from a wide variety of sources, including emissions from wastewater treatment plants and from the degradation of larger plastic debris items. Due to the chemical makeup of plastic materials, receiving environments are potentially exposed to a mixture of microand nano-sized particles, leached additives, and subsequent degradation products, which will become bioavailable for a range of biota. The ingestion of MPs by aquatic organisms has been demonstrated, but the long-term effects of continuous exposures are less well understood. Technological developments and changes in demographics will influence the types of MPs and environmental concentrations in the future, and it will be important to develop approaches to mitigate the input of synthetic polymers to freshwater ecosystems.

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“…A fraction of the metals originally in the waste may also be found in the exhaust gases emitted from the system (Trouve et al 1998). Recently, the formation and fate of metal containing nanoparticles originating from waste materials or formation in the incinerator were discussed (Roes et al 2012, Walser et al 2012.…”

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Analysis of Heavy Metals in Blister Pack and Medical Gloves Samples

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Incineration is a common method to treat medical wastes. Whereas pathogens and environmentally problematic organic compounds are destroyed, toxic heavy metals cannot be ruined. In this study heavy metal concentrations of two types of medical wastes were analyzed. Four different blister pack layers (polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyvinyl chloride/polyvinylidiene chloride with pigment (PVC/PVdCp), polyvinyl chloride/polyvinylidiene chloride transparent (PVC/PVdCt) and polyethylene (PE)) and blister pack as a unit, and three types of medical gloves (latex powdered and powder-free medical gloves, nitrile powder-free medical gloves and vinyl powdered and powder-free medical gloves) were digested using high pressure digestion methods. Different acid mixtures were used to digest the samples. Heavy metal concentrations were analyzed by the inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). As, Fe, Na, P, Sn, Sr and Zn were detected in blister pack and different blister pack layers. Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P, Sr and Zn were detected in three different types of medical gloves. No environmentally relevant elemental concentrations were detected except for Sn and Zn.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.erem.65.3.4157

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Preliminary evaluation of risks related to waste incineration of polymer nanocomposites

Cited by 84 publications

References 22 publications

Nanoparticle emissions from 11 non-vehicle exhaust sources – A review

Nanoparticle emissions from 11 non-vehicle exhaust sources – A review

Microplastics Are Contaminants of Emerging Concern in Freshwater Environments: An Overview

Analysis of Heavy Metals in Blister Pack and Medical Gloves Samples

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