{"title":"Rapid degradation of microplastics by catalyst-free gliding arc plasmatron†","authors":"Chuanqi Shi, Yanhui Long, Yunqing Zhou, Feng Shi, Zhenzhen Wu, Hualiang Li, Kaiyi Wang, Zijiang Zhao, Qunxing Huang, Xiaodong Li, Hao Zhang","doi":"10.1039/d4cc06786j","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"A gliding arc plasmatron (GAP) was proposed for efficient degradation of mixed microplastics (MPs) under simplified and adaptable conditions. Complete degradation of MPs can be achieved within 2–4 minutes, with non-hazardous CO₂ as nearly the only gas product. The catalyst-free GAP system, with its simplicity and compatibility with distributed renewable energy supply, offers a sustainable solution for MPs treatment.","PeriodicalId":67,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Communications","volume":"14 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Chemical Communications","FirstCategoryId":"92","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1039/d4cc06786j","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
A gliding arc plasmatron (GAP) was proposed for efficient degradation of mixed microplastics (MPs) under simplified and adaptable conditions. Complete degradation of MPs can be achieved within 2–4 minutes, with non-hazardous CO₂ as nearly the only gas product. The catalyst-free GAP system, with its simplicity and compatibility with distributed renewable energy supply, offers a sustainable solution for MPs treatment.
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