I want to collect airborne microplastic fibres in petri dishes then want to know the exact number of fibers and type of all of these fibres at least need know whether the fibers are natural/synthetic ones.
So, want to know which analytical method can cope with my expectations? and what would be the procedure for sample prep. and all other related tasks.
There is a standard for chemical and physical identification for textile fibers. you can easily find them on ISO standards sites.
Hi Neda,
To determine whether the fibres are natural or synthetic you can use staining method (check the methodology of the attached paper) which helps to identify natural from synthetic ones using visual observation. However, to further characterise synthetic fibres and to detect the type of polymer you will need Raman/FTIR Spectroscopy.
check out this article:Article Wastewater treatment plants as a pathway for microplastics: ...
Thanks a lot Shima.
I will take a look on it and back to you soon.
Neda Sharifi Soltani We use Raman Spectrophotometer. That is a widely accepted analytical method to distinguish micro-plastics from other impurities and then the polymer type of plastic (such as PE, PP etc). By the way may I know the method of sampling (sampling method effects the analysis). Basically how you going to collect the airborne micro plastics? is it invalid some chemicals?
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