Microplásticos en el medio ambiente y separadores ciclónicos como alternativa de mitigación. Una revisión
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microplásticos, caracterización de microplásticos, contaminación de aire, mitigación, ciclón separador, material particuladoResumen
La contaminación por microplásticos, hoy en día, es una problemática a nivel global, ya que las afectaciones ambientales y a la salud que estos agentes provocan han crecido en forma preocupante. Derivado de esta problemática, se han realizado estudios para desarrollar técnicas que permitan la mitigación, identificación y tratamiento de estos contaminantes. En el presente artículo se realiza una exploración identificando datos bibliométricos sobre el estudio de la presencia de microplásticos en la atmósfera, así como su caracterización. Además, se abordan investigaciones sobre separadores ciclónicos, en donde se determina su eficiencia y los parámetros relevantes para el aumento de ésta, para con ello poder ser considerados como tecnologías aplicables a la mitigación de contaminación por microplásticos.
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