Artículos de revistas
Neutron activation analysis for chemical characterization of Brazilian oxo-biodegradable plastics
Fecha
2015-01-01Registro en:
Journal Of Radioanalytical And Nuclear Chemistry. Dordrecht: Springer, v. 303, n. 1, p. 421-426, 2015.
0236-5731
10.1007/s10967-014-3485-3
WOS:000347294600051
Autor
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
The chemical characterization of oxo-biodegradable plastic bags was performed by neutron activation analysis. The presence of several chemical elements (As, Br, Ca, Co, Cr, Fe, Hf, K, La, Na, Sb, Sc, Ta and Zn) with large variability of mass fractions amongst samples indicates that these plastics receive additives and may have been contaminated during manufacturing process thereby becoming potential environmental pollutants.