Effective degradation of cigarette butts via treatment with old landfill leachates

Andrejs Grīnbergs; Ingars Reinholds; Vizma Nikolajeva; Māra Grūbe; Kārlis Švirksts; Baiba Rosicka; Aija Dēliņa; Gunta Ķizāne; Olga Mutere

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.885.103

Effective degradation of cigarette butts via treatment with old landfill leachates

Andrejs Grīnbergs
, Ingars Reinholds^*
, Vizma Nikolajeva
, Māra Grūbe
, Kārlis Švirksts
, Baiba Rosicka
, Aija Dēliņa
, Gunta Ķizāne
, Olga Mutere

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Latvia
Institute of Food Safety Animal Health and Environment
etliņi EKO” Ltd

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Abstract

In this paper, results of feasibility study on microplastics (MPs) assessment in leachates from the Latvian solid municipal landfill Getliņi are discussed. The application of leachates for the treatment of cigarette butts (CGB) was evaluated. Methods of fluorescent microscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and FTIR-microscopy were used for the identification and characterization of MPs in the leachates and analysis of CGB. Presence of the secondary MPs (e.g., degraded polyolefin mixtures) was determined in the tested landfill leachates, while cellulose acetate (CA) was not determined in these products. The leachates were tested as potential media for the thermophilic (55°C) fermentation of CGB without air supply. Degradation of CGB was determined after one-week fermentation that was confirmed comparing the changes in FTIR spectra of CA prior and after the treatment. This study provoked a path for further experimental studies of controlled degradation of cigarette butts under natural conditions in landfill environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advanced Material and Structures
Editors	Mosbeh Kaloop, Seungho Hong
Pages	103-108
Number of pages	6
Volume	885 KEM
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.885.103
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Name	Key Engineering Materials
Volume	885 KEM
ISSN (Print)	1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)	1662-9795

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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production

Keywords

Biodegradation
Fluorescent microscopy
FTIR-microscopy
Cigarette butts
Municipal waste landfill leachate
Microplastics
Cellulose acetate
FTIR spectroscopy

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1.6 Biological Sciences

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Grīnbergs, A., Reinholds, I., Nikolajeva, V., Grūbe, M., Švirksts, K., Rosicka, B., Dēliņa, A., Ķizāne, G., & Mutere, O. (2021). Effective degradation of cigarette butts via treatment with old landfill leachates. In M. Kaloop, & S. Hong (Eds.), Advanced Material and Structures (Vol. 885 KEM, pp. 103-108). (Key Engineering Materials; Vol. 885 KEM). https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.885.103

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Advanced Material and Structures. ed. / Mosbeh Kaloop; Seungho Hong. Vol. 885 KEM 2021. p. 103-108 (Key Engineering Materials; Vol. 885 KEM).

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Effective degradation of cigarette butts via treatment with old landfill leachates

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