title: Fenton's reagent for the rapid and efficient isolation of microplastics from wastewater.
abstract: Fenton's reagent was used to isolate microplastics from organic-rich wastewater. The catalytic reaction did not affect microplastic chemistry or size, enabling its use as a pre-treatment method for focal plane array-based micro-FT-IR imaging. Compared with previously described microplastic treatment methods, Fenton's reagent offers a considerable reduction in sample preparation times.
authors.affiliation: Systems and Process Engineering Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, SA1 8EN, UK. j.j.ojedaledo@swansea.ac.uk.
authors.forename: A S
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3216-8433
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Tagg
authors.affiliation: Division of Microbial Ecology, Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Research Network "Chemistry Meets Microbiology", University of Vienna, Vienna, A-1090, Austria.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Harrison
authors.affiliation: Systems and Process Engineering Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, SA1 8EN, UK. j.j.ojedaledo@swansea.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Y
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-2972-8073
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ju-Nam
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Genetics, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, 40225, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0817-5425
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sapp
authors.affiliation: Fera Science Ltd, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ, UK.
authors.forename: E L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.affiliation: Fera Science Ltd, Sand Hutton, York, YO41 1LZ, UK.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sinclair
authors.affiliation: Systems and Process Engineering Centre, College of Engineering, Swansea University, Swansea, SA1 8EN, UK. j.j.ojedaledo@swansea.ac.uk.
authors.forename: J J
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-2046-1010
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ojeda
mesh_terms: D005591:Chemical Fractionation / Q000379:methods*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D007501:Iron / Q000737:chemistry*; D010969:Plastics / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors; D062065:Wastewater / Q000737:chemistry*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D007501:Iron; D010969:Plastics; D062065:Wastewater; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C045076:Fenton's reagent