Abstract:As
plastics degrade in the environment, chemical oxidation of the
plastic surface enables inorganics to adsorb and form inorganic coatings,
likely through a combination of adsorption of minerals and in situ
mineral formation. The presence of inorganic coatings on aged plastics
has negative implications for plastics fate, hindering our ability
to recycle weathered plastics and increasing the potential for plastics
to adsorb contaminants. Inorganic coatings formed on terrestrially
weathered polyethylene were cha… Show more
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