ArticlePolymers2020
Is it Possible to Mechanical Recycle the Materials of the Disposable Filtering Masks?
Article in Polymers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.
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- Mechanical characterizations of waste face masks reinforced polyester composites: Recycling wastes into resources.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- Sustainable Solution for Plastic Pollution: Upcycling Waste Polypropylene Masks for Effective Oil-Spill Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Implementation of jute-based nose holder in surgical masks to reduce plastic contamination.Heliyon · 2023Article
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- Recycling of Anti-COVID-19 Filtering Facepiece Respirators for Use as Preliminary Water Filters.International journal of environmental research · 2023Article
- A review of disposable facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic: A focus on microplastics release.Chemosphere · 2023Review
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- Analysis of Marine Microplastic Pollution of Disposable Masks under COVID-19 Epidemic-A DPSIR Framework.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effective recycling of disposable medical face masks for sustainable green concrete via a new fiber hybridization technique.Construction and building materials · 2022Article
- Fate of face masks after being discarded into seawater: Aging and microbial colonization.Journal of hazardous materials · 2022Article
- Influence of the Web Formation of a Basic Layer of Medical Textiles on Their Functionality.Polymers · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Microbiological Effectiveness of Three Accessible Mask Decontamination Methods and Their Impact on Filtration, Air Permeability and Physicochemical Properties.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Assessing face masks in the environment by means of the DPSIR framework.The Science of the total environment · 2022Review
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Abstract
In a singular period, such as during a pandemic, the use of personal protective masks can become mandatory for all citizens in many places worldwide. The most used device is the disposable mask that, inevitably, generates a substantial waste flow to send to incineration or landfill. The article examines the most diffused type of disposable face mask and identifies the characteristic of the constituent materials through morphological, chemical, physical, and thermal analyses. Based on these investigations, a mechanical recycling protocol with different approaches is proposed. Advantages and disadvantages of the different recycling solutions are discussed with considerations on necessary separation processes and other treatments. The four solutions investigated lead to a recycling index from 78 to 91% of the starting disposable mask weight. The rheological, mechanical, and thermo-mechanical properties of the final materials obtained from the different recycling approaches are compared with each other and with solutions present on the market resulting in materials potentially industrially exploitable.
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