Blue micro-/nanoplastics abundance in the environment: a double threat as a Trojan horse for a plastic-Cu-phthalocyanine pigment and an opportunity for nanoplastic detection <i>via</i> micro-Raman spectroscopy
Ioana Marica, Ion Nesterovschi, Lucian Barbu–Tudoran, Simona Cîntă Pînzaru
Abstract
Our approach lowers the size of nanosized plastics detectable via micro-Raman spectroscopy, exploiting the resonance Raman signal from blue-pigmented, highly abundant microplastics.
Topics & Concepts
Trojan horsePigmentRaman spectroscopyMaterials sciencePhotochemistryOptoelectronicsAnalytical Chemistry (journal)ChemistryEnvironmental chemistryOpticsComputer scienceOrganic chemistryPhysicsComputer securityMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionRecycling and Waste Management TechniquesGraphene and Nanomaterials Applications