A5040704959- Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
- Textile materials and evaluations
- Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites
- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
2018-2021
Institute for Biomedical Engineering
2019
ETH Zurich
2019
Central South University
2009
Central South University of Forestry and Technology
2009
Microplastic fibers (MPFs) have been found to be a major form of microplastics in freshwaters, and washing synthetic textiles has identified as one their main sources. The aim this work was use panel 12 different representative textile types investigate the source(s) MPF during washing. Using standardized tests, swatches tailored using five cutting/sewing methods were washed up 10 times. quantity fiber length determined image analysis. demonstrated great variability release, ranging from 210...
Fiber fragments are one of the dominant types microplastics in environmental samples, suggesting that synthetic textiles a potential source to environment. Whereas release during washing is already well studied, much less known about abrasion processes. The may induce fibrillation fibers and therefore result formation finer fiber fragments. aim this study was investigate influence on microplastic fibrils. Fleece interlock textile swatches made polyester were abraded using tests with...
The bisphenols S, F, and AF (BPS, BPF, BPAF) are used to replace the endocrine disrupting chemical bisphenol A (BPA) while exerting estrogenic effects of comparable potency. We assessed cumulative risk for aforementioned BPs in Europe compared before after year 2011, which was when first BPA restrictions became effective. For this, we probabilistically modeled external exposures from food, personal care products (PCPs), thermal paper, dust (using tools MCRA PACEM food PCPs, respectively)....
Fragrance encapsulates (FEs) are designed to deliver fragrance components, notably in laundry care products. They made of thermoset polymeric shells surrounding the content. These materials enter environment mainly during washing, but little is known about their distribution and impact on environment. The aim present study was estimate environmental concentrations FE freshwater, sediment, soil compartments for 34 selected countries compare them with ecotoxicological effects. Probabilistic...
Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins for color development thermal paper (TP). In EU, since 2011 its use plastic materials articles intended to come into contact with food subject a migration limit.In view increasingly strict legislation, industry has partly turned towards replacement chemicals BPA, such as bisphenol S (BPS), F (BPF), AF (BPAF). These analogues can e.g. be found foodstuffs, indoor dust, paper. Several studies showed that they...