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Copper adsorption and release by biodegradable polyester films under field conditions

Year: 2026

Type: preprint

Abstract: In this work we analyze the adsorption of Cu(II) ions on biodegradable mulching films in real conditions by performing a comparison of two commercial PLA/PBAT-based films with a standard olefinic film (LDPE). In particular, in situ tests have been performed at an experimental agriculture center of the Apulian region by miming a real crop cycle. The desorption phenomenon of copper has been also investigated by measuring the amount of metal ions released by the debris of mulching films in the environment at the end of the crop cycle after burying the mulching films under the soil.

Source: ChemRxiv

DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.15011903/v1

Author: Gianluigi De Tommasi

Language: English

Topic: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution

Subfield: Pollution

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7225749669

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