SMAST Seminar - DEOS - "Understanding the Fate of Conventional and Next-generation Plastics in the Ocean" By: Yanchen Sun
When: Wednesday,
September 25, 2024
12:30 PM
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1:30 PM
Where: > See description for location
Description: Department of Estuarine and Ocean Sciences
"Understanding the Fate of Conventional and Next-generation Plastics in the Ocean"
Yanchen Sun, Postdoc Investigator, WHOI
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
12:30pm-1:30pm
SMAST E 101-102 and via Zoom
Abstract:
Plastics have revolutionized modern life because of their low cost and versatility. The accumulation of these wastes has contributed to the global pollution crisis; therefore, a systematic understanding of the fate of plastics helps mitigate pollution and achieve environmental sustainability. In this vein, I will present key findings related to the photodegradation of fossil-based conventional plastics and reveal the responses of marine microorganisms to their photodegradation. I will then transition to the fate of next-generation bioplastics in the ocean, focusing on how environmental factors (e.g., microbial diversity and temperature) control their degradation. These findings advance our understanding of the lifetime and environmental behavior of plastics in the marine environment, and will inform waste treatment, circular carbon economy, and the design of next-generation polymers.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/97440069270?pwd=L2Z1bDZESTFCKzJYZWduYVhWenYvZz09
Meeting ID: 974 4006 9270
Passcode: 428029
For additional information, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu
"Understanding the Fate of Conventional and Next-generation Plastics in the Ocean"
Yanchen Sun, Postdoc Investigator, WHOI
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
12:30pm-1:30pm
SMAST E 101-102 and via Zoom
Abstract:
Plastics have revolutionized modern life because of their low cost and versatility. The accumulation of these wastes has contributed to the global pollution crisis; therefore, a systematic understanding of the fate of plastics helps mitigate pollution and achieve environmental sustainability. In this vein, I will present key findings related to the photodegradation of fossil-based conventional plastics and reveal the responses of marine microorganisms to their photodegradation. I will then transition to the fate of next-generation bioplastics in the ocean, focusing on how environmental factors (e.g., microbial diversity and temperature) control their degradation. These findings advance our understanding of the lifetime and environmental behavior of plastics in the marine environment, and will inform waste treatment, circular carbon economy, and the design of next-generation polymers.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://umassd.zoom.us/j/97440069270?pwd=L2Z1bDZESTFCKzJYZWduYVhWenYvZz09
Meeting ID: 974 4006 9270
Passcode: 428029
For additional information, please contact Callie Rumbut at c.rumbut@umassd.edu
Contact: > See Description for contact information
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