Thermal Analysis of Waste Fishing Nets for Polymer Recovery

Skvorčinskienė, Raminta; Striūgas, Nerijus; Navakas, Robertas; Paulauskas, Rolandas; Zakarauskas, Kęstutis; Vorotinskienė, Lina

doi:10.1007/s12649-019-00803-w

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“…Among the most important premises for establishing a recycling economy is creating international recycling standards, especially for mechanical recycling, as it is the most welldeveloped approach in terms of industrial feasibility [82]. One example is the creation of the European Strategy for Plastics in a Circular Economy where the design and production industry meet the needs of reuse, repair and recycling [79].…”

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Properties and Recyclability of Abandoned Fishing Net-Based Plastic Debris

2022

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Plastics in marine environments undergo molecular degradation via biocatalytic and photocatalytic mechanisms. Abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) damages marine and coastal environments as well as plant and animal species. This article reviews ghost fishing, ecological damage from marine plastics, recommended recycling practices and alternative usages of derelict fishing gear. Material mixing techniques are proposed to counteract the effect of biocatalytic and photocatalytic biodegradation within the context of plastic fish net recycling. There is a need for a new and rapid “multidimensional molecular characterization” technology to quantify, at a batch level, the extent of photocatalytic or biocatalytic degradation experienced on each recovered fishing net, comprising molecular weight alteration, chemical functional group polydispersity and contaminant presence. Rapid multidimensional molecular characterization enables optimized conventional material mixing of recovered fishing nets. In this way, economically attractive social return schemes can be introduced for used fishing nets, providing an economic incentive for fishers to return conventional fishing nets for recycling.

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Section: Alternative Recycling Optionsmentioning

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Properties and Recyclability of Abandoned Fishing Net-Based Plastic Debris

2022

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“… 18 Fishing nets left in the water, referred to as ghost nets, can result in significant harm to marine ecosystems, as well as lost economic potential. 20,21 This is one of the most apparent forms of marine plastic waste, and it can persist in these aquatic environments for extended periods and travel great distances through ocean currents. The challenge with fishing equipment which is submerged in marine environments for extended periods of time is the resulting ultraviolet (UV) and salinity damage, which causes depolymerization of the chains in plastics.…”

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“…The challenge with fishing equipment which is submerged in marine environments for extended periods of time is the resulting ultraviolet (UV) and salinity damage, which causes depolymerization of the chains in plastics. 20 The presence of ghost gear in aquatic environments has been found responsible for roughly 10% of the global decline in fish stocks, serving to increase fishing costs. Ghost gear also has economic impacts through expensive cleanup efforts, as well as through losses in tourism due to polluted shores.…”

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Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective

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“…Moreover, the destruction of wasted fishing nets by waves results in the production of micro-plastic, which are very harmful to marine organism [9]. However, these plastic nets cannot be degraded naturally [10]; thus, it is essential to develop an appropriate treatment approach for micro-plastics.…”

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Catalytic pyrolysis of Abandoned Fishing Nets using Activated Carbon Derived from Wasted Clamshell with in-situ and ex-situ Catalyst Configuration

Kim

Lee

et al. 2022

Environmental Engineering Research

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Fishing net is considered as one of the biggest problem in the world owing to the release of micro-plastics from abandoned fishing nets, which contributes to marine pollution. Although disposal and recycling strategies are considered as effective methods for overcoming these problems, the pyrolysis of abandoned waste has emerged as a strategy to recover massive quantities of waste materials. In this study, to develop an effective method to valorize abandoned fishing net, the effect of the use of a CaCO3 catalyst after the loading method (i.e., in-situ and ex-situ) on pyrolytic products of abandoned fishing net was investigated using micro-gas chromatography and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Compared to non-catalytic pyrolysis, catalytic pyrolysis increased the yield of non-condensable and condensable gas. Particularly, the ex-situ method significantly increased the yield of non-condensable gas to up to 37.2 wt.% at 900. Compared to the ex-situ method, in-situ loading method increased the yield of condensable products to up to 82 wt.%. The understanding of the difference between different catalyst loading configurations will provide useful insight on thermocatalytic waste conversion processes.

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Thermal Analysis of Waste Fishing Nets for Polymer Recovery

Cited by 17 publications

References 19 publications

Properties and Recyclability of Abandoned Fishing Net-Based Plastic Debris

Properties and Recyclability of Abandoned Fishing Net-Based Plastic Debris

Ocean plastics: environmental implications and potential routes for mitigation – a perspective

Catalytic pyrolysis of Abandoned Fishing Nets using Activated Carbon Derived from Wasted Clamshell with in-situ and ex-situ Catalyst Configuration

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