THE EFFECTS OF WASHING PROCESSES OF SYNTHETIC BASED TEXTILE PRODUCTS ON MICROPLASTIC POLLUTION

Abstract

Microplastics dangers are encountered when conscious action is not taken about the accumulation of waste and during use of plastic products. Microplastics are generally expressed as particles between 1 nm and 5 mm in size. It is stated in the various literature that micro and nano-sized fibers released as a result of washing textile products constitute a significant amount of the total microplastics. Researches on microplastic pollution released to the environment by washing textile products produced from synthetic fibers have gained more importance. A detailed literature search on the effect of washed materials and washing parameters on the microplastic fibers shed during washing are reviewed in this study.

Keywords

• Microplastic
• Synthetic Fibers
• Washing

MİKROPLASTİK KİRLİLİĞİNE SENTETİK ESASLI TEKSTİL ÜRÜNLERİNİN YIKAMA İŞLEMLERİNİN ETKİSİ

Abstract

Plastik ürünlerin kullanımı sırasında ve atıklarının birikimi konusunda bilinçli hareket edilmediğinde, mikroplastik tehlikesiyle karşılaşılması söz konusudur. Mikroplastikler genel olarak boyutu 1 nm ile 5 mm arasındaki partiküller olarak ifade edilmektedir. Tekstil ürünlerinin yıkanması sonucu salınan mikro ve nano boyutlu liflerin, toplam mikroplastiklerin önemli bir kısmını oluşturduğu çeşitli kaynaklarda gösterilmektedir. Sentetik liflerden üretilen tekstil ürünlerinin yıkanmasıyla çevreye salınan, mikroplastik kirliliğine ilişkin araştırmalar daha da önem kazanmıştır. Bu derlemede, yıkama sırasında salınan mikroplastik lif miktarına, yıkama parametrelerinin etkilerinin değerlendirildiği çalışmalar kapsamlı bir şekilde incelenmektir.

Keywords

• Mikroplastik
• Sentetik Lifler
• Yıkama

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