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ClearEvaluating the effectiveness of adsorption nano-techniques for microplastic removal: Insights and future prospects
This review evaluates the effectiveness of various adsorbent materials, including activated carbon, bioadsorbents, and advanced nanomaterials, for removing microplastics and nanoplastics from water. Researchers examined key factors like pore size, surface charge, and environmental conditions that influence removal efficiency. The study highlights the need for developing more sustainable and cost-effective adsorbent materials to tackle growing microplastic contamination in water sources.
Removal of Microplastics and Nanoplastics From Water
This review examines strategies for removing microplastics and nanoplastics from water environments, surveying the effectiveness of sponges, aerogels, metal-based materials, biochar, and activated carbons as sorbents, and contextualizing these approaches within the broader problem of plastic fragmentation via oxidation, photodegradation, and mechanical processes.
Emerging Porous Materials for Adsorptive Removal of Microplastics and Nanoplastics from Aquatic Environments: A Review
This review summarizes recent advances in using porous materials, including sponges, aerogels, hydrogels, metal-organic frameworks, and carbon-based adsorbents, to remove microplastics and nanoplastics from water. Researchers found that adsorption using these materials is a promising, cost-effective approach that outperforms conventional water treatment methods for plastic particle removal. The study identifies key challenges and future research directions for developing practical adsorbents for real-world plastic pollution mitigation.
Innovations in the Development of Promising Adsorbents for the Remediation of Microplastics and Nanoplastics – A Critical Review
This review evaluates innovative materials being developed to remove microplastics and nanoplastics from polluted water, including carbon-based, metal, polymer, and mineral adsorbents. Researchers compared the effectiveness, advantages, and limitations of each type, finding that adsorption-based approaches show strong promise. The study highlights remaining challenges such as scaling these technologies for real-world water treatment applications.
Removal of micro- and nano-plastics from aqueous matrices using modified biochar – A review of synthesis, applications, interaction, and regeneration
This review examines how modified biochar materials can be used to remove micro- and nanoplastics from water. Researchers found that chemical functionalization and nanoparticle integration of biochar significantly improve its ability to capture plastic particles through mechanisms like electrostatic interaction and physical adsorption. The study also highlights challenges in regenerating used biochar for sustainable reuse in water treatment applications.
Microplastic pollutants in water: A comprehensive review on their remediation by adsorption using various adsorbents
This review covers the different materials scientists are developing to filter microplastics out of water, including biochar, activated carbon, sponges, carbon nanotubes, and newer hybrid materials. Each material has trade-offs in terms of cost, effectiveness, and environmental impact, but combining different approaches shows the most promise. The research is important because better water filtration methods could directly reduce the amount of microplastics people consume through drinking water.
Current progress in sorptive eradication of microplastics from aqueous media: a review
This review summarized sources of microplastics and their health effects, and evaluated various sorbent materials—including biochar, activated carbon, and nanomaterials—used to remove MPs from water under different pH, temperature, and concentration conditions.
Trends in the applications of biochar for the abatement of microplastics in water
This review examines how biochar can be used to remove microplastics and nanoplastics from water, summarizing recent advances in biochar modification strategies that improve adsorption capacity and minimize secondary pollution risks.
A critical review of microplastics and nanoplastics in wastewater: Insights into adsorbent-based remediation strategies
This review analyzes research on removing microplastics and nanoplastics from water using materials that absorb the particles, finding that adsorption is the most widely studied removal method. Carbon-based and metal-based materials currently dominate the research, but plant-based (biopolymer) adsorbents are gaining attention because they are biodegradable and non-toxic. Better removal technologies are critical because conventional water treatment often fails to capture the smallest plastic particles that pose the greatest risk to human health.
Biochar-based adsorption technologies for microplastic remediation in aquatic ecosystems
This review examines the use of biochar, a carbon-rich material made from organic waste, as a tool for removing microplastics from water. Biochar can effectively adsorb microplastic particles due to its porous structure and surface chemistry, and it can be produced cheaply from agricultural waste. The technology shows promise as an affordable and sustainable approach to reducing microplastic contamination in waterways, though challenges remain in scaling it up for real-world water treatment.
Biochar applications in microplastic and nanoplastic removal: mechanisms and integrated approaches
This review explores how biochar, a charcoal-like material made from organic waste, can be used to filter microplastics and nanoplastics out of water. Researchers found that biochar works through several mechanisms and becomes even more effective when combined with other water treatment technologies. The study suggests biochar-based approaches could be a practical, low-cost strategy for tackling plastic pollution in water systems.
Key adsorbents and influencing factors in the adsorption of micro- and nanoplastics: A review
This review looks at ways to remove microplastics and nanoplastics from drinking water using adsorption, a process where contaminants stick to a filter material. Carbon-based materials show the most promise because they are affordable and environmentally friendly. The authors emphasize the need to scale up these methods from the lab to real-world water treatment plants.
Bioadsorbents for removal of microplastics from water ecosystems: a review
This review analyzes over 200 studies on using natural biological materials, called bioadsorbents, to remove microplastics from water. Researchers found that materials like chitosan, biochar, and cellulose show strong potential for capturing microplastic particles from contaminated water. The study highlights bioadsorbents as a promising, eco-friendly alternative to conventional water treatment methods for addressing microplastic pollution.
Removing microplastics from aquatic environments: A critical review
This review summarized current technologies for removing microplastics from aquatic environments, including adsorption, filtration, and degradation methods used in freshwater, marine, drinking water, and wastewater treatment systems, identifying key research gaps.
Recent advancement in removal of microplastics as emerging pollutants from aquatic ecosystems: adsorption and separation
This review summarizes recent advances in adsorption and separation technologies for removing microplastics from aquatic ecosystems, covering materials including magnetic nanoparticles, metal-organic frameworks, biochar, and electrocoagulation approaches.
Current status of using adsorbent nanomaterials for removing microplastics from water supply systems: a mini review
This review evaluates the current status and potential of adsorbent nanomaterials for removing microplastics from water supply systems, assessing their effectiveness against smaller particles that challenge conventional water treatment processes.
Interactions Between Biochar and Nano(Micro)Plastics in the Remediation of Aqueous Media
This review examines how biochar, a charcoal-like material made from organic waste, can be used to remove micro and nanoplastics from contaminated water. Biochar is an affordable and sustainable option that absorbs plastic particles, though the technology is still in early stages. Better water purification methods like this could help reduce the amount of microplastics that end up in drinking water and the human body.
Removing micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) from water via novel composite adsorbents: A review
Researchers reviewed advances in composite materials — including carbon-based, magnetic, and metal-organic framework (MOF) materials — designed to adsorb and remove micro- and nanoplastics from water, finding that each type offers performance advantages over traditional adsorbents but also faces challenges around cost, scalability, and environmental safety. The review calls for future materials that are stable, sustainable, and practical for large-scale water treatment.
Adsorptive behavior of micro(nano)plastics through biochar: Co-existence, consequences, and challenges in contaminated ecosystems
This review examines how biochar can adsorb micro- and nanoplastics with over 90% removal efficiency in aqueous systems, while also discussing their combined effects on soil properties, microbial communities, and plant growth.
Application of carbon-based adsorbents in the remediation of micro- and nanoplastics
This review summarizes how carbon-based materials like activated carbon, biochar, and carbon nanotubes can be used to remove micro and nanoplastics from water through adsorption. These materials are attractive because they are low-cost, eco-friendly, and can be modified to improve their plastic-capturing ability. Better water filtration materials could help reduce the amount of microplastics that reach people through drinking water and food preparation.