Fenton's reagent for the rapid and efficient isolation of microplastics from wastewater.
A S TaggJ P HarrisonY Ju-NamMelanie SappE L BradleyC J SinclairJesús J OjedaPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2017)
Fenton's reagent was used to isolate microplastics from organic-rich wastewater. The catalytic reaction did not affect microplastic chemistry or size, enabling its use as a pre-treatment method for focal plane array-based micro-FT-IR imaging. Compared with previously described microplastic treatment methods, Fenton's reagent offers a considerable reduction in sample preparation times.