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Corals-inspired magnetic absorbents for fast and efficient removal of microplastics in various water sources

RSC Advances 2024 12 citations ? Citation count from OpenAlex, updated daily. May differ slightly from the publisher's own count.
Yunyan Li, Huilan Chen, Shuai Li, Luping Feng, Ziyi Wang, Di Wang, Qidong Wang, Fengxiang Wang

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Researchers designed coral-inspired magnetic absorbents by coating mesoporous iron oxide nanoparticles with polymerized dopamine to capture microplastics from water. The biomimetic design enabled fast and efficient removal of microplastic particles from various water sources. The study demonstrates a promising magnetic separation approach for microplastic remediation that could be applied across different water treatment scenarios.

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Mesoporous Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles were coated with polymerized dopamine to mimic corals for adsorption of microplastics from different water sources.

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