Separation and Quantification of Microplastics in Black Sea Water Using a Combination of Countercurrent Chromatography and Pyro-GC-MS

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Authors: Mikhail S. Ermolin, Alexandr Ivaneev, Elena Yu. Savonina, R. Kh. Dzhenloda, T.M. Maryutina, Petr S. Fedotov
DOI: 10.3390/microplastics5010021
Cited by: 1
References: 42

Abstract

Development of novel methods for the separation, characterization, and analysis of microplastics is an urgent task. Countercurrent chromatography (CCC) has been proven to be an efficient method for the separation and preconcentration of microplastics from aqueous samples using two-phase water–oil systems. However, the efficiency of separation of microplastics from natural seawater by CCC has not been studied so far. Here we demonstrate the high efficiency of separation of microplastics from Black Sea water samples by CCC. The separation efficiency of PE, PP, PS, PVC, PET microparticles of different size (

Fields of Study & Subjects

Chromatography in Natural Products Plant-Derived Bioactive Compounds Biopolymer Synthesis and Applications

Publication details

Journal / source
Microplastics
Publisher
MDPI AG
Volume
5
Issue
1
Pages
21–21
Publication date
2 February 2026
Language
EN