Ultrasound-assisted electrocatalytic degradation of microplastics by a hydrophobic Ce3Mn7-PbO2 anode: Enhanced performance and degradation mechanism

Electrochemical degradation of micro/nanoplastics in water: recent results

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Researchers reviewed electrochemical oxidation—particularly using boron-doped diamond anodes—as an advanced process capable of degrading micro- and nanoplastics in water with over 90% efficiency under optimized conditions. This technology is important because conventional wastewater treatment plants not only fail to fully remove microplastics but can fragment them into smaller, more bioavailable nanoplastics.

Nanotechnology-Enhanced Photocatalysis for Microplastic Degradation: A Sustainable Approach

Advances in electrochemical-based treatment of microplastics in wastewater: removal performance and influencing factors

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This review evaluates five electrochemical technologies—electrocoagulation, electrooxidation, electroreduction, bioelectrochemistry, and electrosorption—for removing microplastics from wastewater, finding each offers high efficiency with controllable operating conditions. Because conventional treatment plants miss much of the microplastic entering waterways, scalable electrochemical solutions are urgently needed to prevent these particles from reaching drinking water and marine ecosystems.

Nanomaterials for the Catalytic Degradation and Detection of Microplastics: A Review

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Researchers review how engineered nanomaterials can both detect and catalytically break down microplastics in water, offering a promising toolkit for cleaning up one of the most pervasive and hard-to-remove pollutants now found throughout aquatic environments and the human body.

Interfacial capture and electro-Fenton degradation of polyethylene microplastics using a dual-function ferrocene-MOF electrode