Release of Microplastic Fibers from Polyester Knit Fleece during Abrasion, Washing, and Drying
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F46747885%3A24410%2F25%3A00013456" target="_blank" >RIV/46747885:24410/25:00013456 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/46747885:24620/25:00013456
Result on the web
<a href="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.5c00258" target="_blank" >https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsomega.5c00258</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.5c00258" target="_blank" >10.1021/acsomega.5c00258</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Release of Microplastic Fibers from Polyester Knit Fleece during Abrasion, Washing, and Drying
Original language description
Today, microplastics are found in soil, air, and all water sources, including rivers, groundwater, and treated drinking water, with the majority originating from wastewater produced during the washing process. The aim of this study is to determine how standard washing, drying, and wearing simulated by mechanical abrasion of 100% polyester multifilament fleece knitted fabrics contribute to the release and formation of microplastics and fibrous fragments by determining changes in their total weight, thickness, dimensions, and relative surface area. In addition, a new textile surface evaluation methodology was developed to assess the cover area (cover ratio) of released microplastic fibers trapped on the treated fabric surface. The standard and new methods confirmed that the amount of microplastic fibers released from the fleece fabric increased continuously until the third to fifth washing cycle, after which the released amount was nearly constant. Furthermore, a large proportion of the released microplastic fibers was shown to have originated as residue from the manufacturing process. We recommend that (i) washing machines should include a 25 × 30 μm mesh fabric filter to reduce the number of microplastic fibers released down the drain, (ii) flat textiles should be prewashed in the factory, thereby effectively capturing the more significant part of fibers released during the first washing cycle, (iii) the construction and properties of fleece fabrics should be improved to meet environmental requirements, and (iv) the newly developed method for analyzing the cover area of loose fibers on fabric surfaces can be more widely used for quality control.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10400 - Chemical sciences
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/LUAUS23054" target="_blank" >LUAUS23054: Textile-derived microplastics in aquatic ecosystems: identification, characterizations, and effect assessment</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
ACS Omega>
ISSN
2470-1343
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
14
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
14241-14249
UT code for WoS article
001456927500001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105002683596