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Degradation of microplastic in water by advanced oxidation processes

This review covers advanced methods for breaking down microplastics in water using powerful chemical reactions and light-activated catalysts that can degrade plastic particles into less harmful substances. Developing effective ways to destroy microplastics in water is critical for human health because conventional water treatment plants do not fully remove these particles from drinking water sources.

2024 Chemosphere 54 citations
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Advanced Oxidation Processes for Degrading Microplastics in Aqueous Media

This review examines advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) as a promising approach for degrading microplastics in water, offering an alternative to conventional methods like coagulation and membrane filtration that merely relocate particles. The study highlights that AOPs can break down long polymer chains into simpler byproducts and emphasizes the importance of developing integrated remediation technologies aligned with circular economy principles.

2025 1 citations
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Advances in chemical removal and degradation technologies for microplastics in the aquatic environment: A review

This review summarizes recent advances in chemical methods for breaking down microplastics in water, comparing the effectiveness of various techniques including advanced oxidation processes. Developing better ways to destroy microplastics in water is important for public health because current wastewater treatment plants cannot fully remove these persistent particles before water reaches consumers.

2024 Marine Pollution Bulletin 45 citations
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Advanced oxidation in the treatment of microplastics in water: A Review

Researchers reviewed how advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) — chemical methods that generate highly reactive molecules — can break down microplastics in water rather than simply filtering them out. Unlike traditional treatment that just moves microplastics around, some AOPs can fully convert plastic fragments into carbon dioxide and water, making them a promising frontier for actual microplastic destruction in water treatment.

2025 Desalination and Water Treatment 10 citations
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Microplastics Degradation in Water: A Review of Advanced Oxidative Processes and Ozonation for Effective Treatment

This review examines advanced oxidative processes (AOPs) and ozonation as emerging technologies for degrading microplastics in drinking water and aquatic environments, covering both identification and quantification methods alongside treatment efficacy. The authors assess the challenges and capabilities of these approaches in addressing the growing concern over microplastic contamination in water supplies.

2025 Asian Journal of Chemistry
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Developments in advanced oxidation processes for removal of microplastics from aqueous matrices

This review evaluates advanced oxidation processes for removing microplastics from water, finding that photocatalysis, Fenton reactions, and electrochemical methods can effectively degrade microplastics into smaller molecules, offering promising alternatives to conventional non-destructive treatment approaches.

2022 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 38 citations
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Exploring the Role of Advanced Oxidation Processes in Microplastics Research: A Systematic Literature Review

This review of 84 studies found that certain chemical treatments can break down microplastics (tiny plastic particles) in the environment, but these plastics are surprisingly tough to destroy completely. The research shows that while some treatments can change how microplastics look and behave, fully eliminating them requires much stronger methods that aren't widely available yet. This matters because microplastics are found everywhere—from our drinking water to our food—and understanding how to remove or break them down could help reduce our exposure to these potentially harmful particles.

2026
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Ozone-mediated breakdown of microplastics in aqueous environments

Researchers examined how ozone-based advanced oxidation processes break down microplastics in water treatment settings. They found that while ozone can degrade certain plastics, the effectiveness varies depending on particle size, polymer type, and treatment conditions, and the process may generate nanoplastic byproducts. The study highlights both the promise and limitations of ozone treatment as a strategy for removing microplastics from wastewater.

2025 Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry 2 citations
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Recent advances in mechanistic insights into microplastics mitigation strategies via emerging advanced oxidation processes: Legislation, challenges, and future direction

This review examines advanced oxidation processes as a promising approach for breaking down microplastics in water, covering techniques like photocatalysis, electrochemical oxidation, and ozonation. Researchers analyzed how these methods break apart plastic polymer chains at the molecular level and identified key limitations that must be overcome. The study also discusses current plastic pollution legislation and emphasizes the need for stronger regulatory frameworks alongside technological solutions.

2024 The Science of The Total Environment 27 citations
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Sources and Impacts of Microplastics in Aquatic Environment and Remediation Strategies

This review covers sources of microplastics in aquatic environments (degraded plastics, industrial processes, personal care products, textiles), their ecological and health impacts, and remediation strategies including filtration, bioremediation, and advanced oxidation processes.

2025
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Recent trends in degradation of microplastics in the environment: A state-of-the-art review

This review examines different methods for breaking down microplastics in the environment, including biological approaches using microorganisms and chemical techniques like advanced oxidation. Each method has trade-offs in effectiveness and scalability, and better standardized testing is needed to move these solutions from the lab to real-world cleanup of microplastic pollution that threatens ecosystems and human health.

2023 Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances 182 citations
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Advanced oxidation processes for microplastics degradation: A recent trend

This review examined advanced oxidation processes as technologies for breaking down microplastics, including UV treatment, ozone, photocatalysis, and plasma methods. Researchers found that while these approaches can effectively degrade various types of microplastics, the breakdown mostly occurs on particle surfaces, and complete removal remains challenging. The study also warns that partially degraded microplastics may actually become more effective at absorbing and carrying other pollutants.

2021 Chemical Engineering Journal Advances 177 citations
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Green Technologies for Plastic Pollutant Waste Management

This review surveys green technologies for managing plastic pollution, covering biological degradation, photocatalysis, and advanced oxidation processes, and assessing their feasibility for large-scale microplastic remediation.

2024 1 citations
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Current Approaches and Challenges in Advanced Oxidation Processes for Nanoplastic Degradation

This review evaluates current methods for breaking down nanoplastics in water, including ozonation, electrochemical treatment, photocatalysis, and plasma-based processes. Researchers found that while these advanced oxidation techniques show promise, significant gaps remain in treating plastic particles smaller than one micrometer. The study highlights the urgent need for better analytical methods and more effective treatment technologies to address nanoplastic pollution in water sources.

2025 Advanced Science 4 citations
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Application of advanced oxidation processes for the removal of micro/nanoplastics from water: A review

This review summarizes methods for breaking down and removing microplastics and nanoplastics from water using advanced chemical processes that generate powerful cleaning agents like hydroxyl radicals. While these methods can shrink and partially degrade plastic particles, they cannot yet fully break them down, meaning some residue remains. The research is important for developing better water treatment systems that could reduce human exposure to microplastics through drinking water.

2023 Chemosphere 42 citations
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Advanced Oxidation Techniques and Hybrid Approaches for Microplastic Degradation: A Comprehensive Review

This review examines advanced oxidation processes for degrading microplastics, including photocatalysis, electrochemical oxidation, Fenton reactions, and plasma technologies, which generate reactive species capable of breaking down polymer chains. Hybrid systems combining these oxidation methods with biological treatments or membrane filtration showed particular promise for scalable microplastic remediation. The authors identify challenges around energy consumption, secondary pollutant formation, and the need for optimization before these technologies can be integrated into existing wastewater treatment infrastructure.

2026 Catalysts
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A Short Review on Recent Advanced Oxidation Technologies for Microplastics Degradation

This review summarizes recent advances in advanced oxidation technologies (AOTs) for degrading microplastics, evaluating methods such as UV/ozone, Fenton reactions, and photocatalysis. The authors assess the efficiency, scalability, and limitations of each approach for treating microplastic-contaminated water.

2023 Journal of Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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Microplastic degradation methods and corresponding degradation mechanism: Research status and future perspectives

This review summarizes current methods for degrading microplastics, including advanced oxidation processes, biodegradation, and thermal treatments, along with their underlying mechanisms. The study highlights that while several approaches show promise in laboratory settings, challenges remain in scaling these technologies for real-world environmental remediation of microplastic pollution.

2021 Journal of Hazardous Materials 313 citations
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Potential of Advanced Oxidation as Pretreatment for Microplastics Biodegradation

This review assessed the potential of advanced oxidation processes as pretreatment steps to enhance microplastic biodegradation, finding that UV, ozone, and Fenton-based treatments can weaken polymer structures and make them more susceptible to subsequent biological breakdown.

2023 Separations 49 citations
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Microorganism-Mediated Microplastic Degradation Methods and Mechanism

This review examines microorganism-mediated methods and mechanisms for microplastic degradation, covering advanced oxidative processes, electrochemical oxidation, direct photodegradation, and biological degradation pathways. The authors summarize current knowledge on microbial treatment approaches as an alternative to conventional methods unsuited to the small particle size of microplastics.

2024