Table 1.
The most common primary microplastics.
| Polymer | Chemical Formula |
Chemical Structure | Polymer | Chemical Formula |
Chemical Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE | (C2H4)n |
|
PET | (C10H8O4)n |
|
| PP | (C3H6)n |
|
PPA | C42H63NO7 |
|
| PVC | C2H3Cl |
|
PC | (C16O3H14)n |
|
| PS | (C8H8)n |
|
PU | (C27H36N2O0) |
|
| PES | (C10H8O4)n |
|
PLA | (C3H6O3)n |
|
| PA | (C6H11NO)n |
|
PMMA | (C5O2H8)n |
|
| PAN | (C3H3N)n |
|
PE—polyethylene; PP—polypropylene; PVC—polyvinyl chloride; PS—polystyrene; PES—polyester; PA—polyamide; PAN—polyacrylonitrile; PET—polyethylene terephthalate; PPA—polyphthalamide; PC—polycarbonate; PU—polyurethane; PLA—polylactic acid; PMMA—poly (methyl methacrylate).