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Fragmentation Mechanisms

Fragmentation Mechanism is a physicochemical process category in environmental polymer chemistry that describes the specific pathways and driving forces by which bulk microplastics undergo structural breakdown into smaller particulate debris through abiotic and biotic stressors.

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652

Combined Effects of UV Exposure Duration and Mechanical Abrasion on Microplastic Fragmentation by Polymer Type

Young Kyoung Song, Sang Hee Hong, Mi Jang et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2017 · 1.5K citations

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Understanding the Fragmentation Pattern of Marine Plastic Debris

Alexandra ter Halle, Lucie Ladirat, Xavier Gendre et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2016 · 586 citations

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Forming the First Stars in the Universe: The Fragmentation of Primordial Gas

The Astrophysical Journal · 1999 · 578 citations · Full text

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Release of hazardous nanoplastic contaminants due to microplastics fragmentation under shear stress forces

Marie Enfrin, Judy Lee, Yann Gibert et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials · 2019 · 398 citations · Full text

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The kinetics of cluster fragmentation and depolymerisation

Robert M. Ziff, E. D. McGrady · Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General · 1985 · 392 citations

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  1. GM
    Giorgio Montaudo

    University of Catania, Italy

    11 publications · 357 citations

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  2. DM
    David M. Hercules

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    8 publications · 203 citations

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  3. MG
    Mario Giuffrida

    University of Catania, Italy

    7 publications · 220 citations

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  4. PZ
    Pei Zhong

    Duke University, United States

    6 publications · 341 citations

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  5. PM
    Pietro Maravigna

    University of Catania, Italy

    6 publications · 240 citations

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Institutions

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    28 h-index

    170 publications

    10.5K citations

  2. University of Catania

    Catania, Italy

    12 h-index

    38 publications

    1.2K citations

  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    12 h-index

    48 publications

    2.7K citations

  4. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    11 h-index

    23 publications

    780 citations

  5. École Polytechnique

    Palaiseau, France

    9 h-index

    25 publications

    1K citations

  6. Université Paris-Sud

    Orsay, France

    9 h-index

    38 publications

    961 citations

  7. Vanderbilt University

    Nashville, United States

    8 h-index

    21 publications

    537 citations

  8. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

    Mexico City, Mexico

    8 h-index

    11 publications

    419 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry

    JASMS · 35 publications · 1.9K citations

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  2. Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry

    RCM · 51 publications · 1.7K citations

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  3. Journal of Mass Spectrometry

    JMS · 35 publications · 986 citations

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  4. Organic Mass Spectrometry

    OMS · 42 publications · 1.2K citations

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  5. The Journal of Chemical Physics

    25 publications · 937 citations

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