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COVID-19 disposable face masks: a precursor for synthesis of valuable bioproducts

Disposable face mask has become a mandatory personal protective equipment in order to prevent contracting COVID-19. With the significant surge in its usage, its adverse environmental impact is becoming a source of concern. Disposable face masks are made from thermoplastic polymers, and therefore the...

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Autor principal: Oginni, Oluwatosin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8249045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34212333
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15229-y
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description Disposable face mask has become a mandatory personal protective equipment in order to prevent contracting COVID-19. With the significant surge in its usage, its adverse environmental impact is becoming a source of concern. Disposable face masks are made from thermoplastic polymers, and therefore they can be safely converted into valuable bioproducts. This paper discussed the possibility of converting waste/contaminated face masks into valuable bioproducts, which will essentially eliminate secondary transmission of the coronavirus and the concerns of environmental pollution.
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spelling pubmed-82490452021-07-02 COVID-19 disposable face masks: a precursor for synthesis of valuable bioproducts Oginni, Oluwatosin Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) in Environmental Engineering Perspective Disposable face mask has become a mandatory personal protective equipment in order to prevent contracting COVID-19. With the significant surge in its usage, its adverse environmental impact is becoming a source of concern. Disposable face masks are made from thermoplastic polymers, and therefore they can be safely converted into valuable bioproducts. This paper discussed the possibility of converting waste/contaminated face masks into valuable bioproducts, which will essentially eliminate secondary transmission of the coronavirus and the concerns of environmental pollution. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021-07-01 2022 /pmc/articles/PMC8249045/ /pubmed/34212333 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15229-y Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic.
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COVID-19 disposable face masks: a precursor for synthesis of valuable bioproducts
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title_short COVID-19 disposable face masks: a precursor for synthesis of valuable bioproducts
title_sort covid-19 disposable face masks: a precursor for synthesis of valuable bioproducts
topic Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19) in Environmental Engineering Perspective
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8249045/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34212333
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