Identification of microplastics in a large water volume by integrated holography and Raman spectroscopy
Identification of microplastics in a large water volume by integrated holography and Raman spectroscopy
A non-contact method for identification of sparsely distributed plastic pellets is proposed by integrating holography and Raman spectroscopy in this study. Polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) resin pellets with a size of 3 mm located in a 20 cm water channel were illuminated using a collimated continuous wave laser beam with a diameter of 4 mm and wavelength of 785 nm. The same laser beam was used to take a holographic image and Raman spectrum of a pellet to identify the shape, size and composition of material. Using the compact system, the morphological and chemical analysis of pellets in a large volume of water was performed. The reported novel method demonstrates the potential for compact non-contact continuous in situ monitoring of microplastics in water without collection and separation.
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Takahashi, Takahashi
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Liu, Zonghua
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Takahashi, Takahashi
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Liu, Zonghua
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Thevar, Thangeval
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Burns, Nicholas
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Mahajan, Sumeet
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Lindsay, Dhugal
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Watson, John
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Takahashi, Takahashi, Liu, Zonghua, Thevar, Thangeval, Burns, Nicholas, Mahajan, Sumeet, Lindsay, Dhugal, Watson, John and Thornton, Blair
(2020)
Identification of microplastics in a large water volume by integrated holography and Raman spectroscopy.
Applied Optics, 59 (17), .
(doi:10.1364/AO.393643).
Abstract
A non-contact method for identification of sparsely distributed plastic pellets is proposed by integrating holography and Raman spectroscopy in this study. Polystyrene (PS) and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) resin pellets with a size of 3 mm located in a 20 cm water channel were illuminated using a collimated continuous wave laser beam with a diameter of 4 mm and wavelength of 785 nm. The same laser beam was used to take a holographic image and Raman spectrum of a pellet to identify the shape, size and composition of material. Using the compact system, the morphological and chemical analysis of pellets in a large volume of water was performed. The reported novel method demonstrates the potential for compact non-contact continuous in situ monitoring of microplastics in water without collection and separation.
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Accepted/In Press date: 7 May 2020
Published date: 10 June 2020
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/440798
ISSN: 0003-6935
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Zonghua Liu
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