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Special Issue “Functional Nanomaterials: Structures, Compositions and Various Applications”

Researchers presented a special issue overview connecting fundamental structure-property relationships of functional nanomaterials to their performance in real-world technological devices and processes across a range of application domains.

2026 International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Hierarchy of hybrid materials. Part-II: The place of organics-on-inorganics in it, their composition and applications

This review classifies and examines organic-on-inorganic hybrid materials, covering their structure, properties, and wide-ranging applications from catalysis to biomedicine, highlighting how combining organic molecules with metallic and non-metallic inorganic substrates creates synergistic material properties.

2023 Frontiers in Chemistry 30 citations
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American Chemical Society Fall 2020 National Meeting and Expostion

This is a conference proceedings abstract compilation from the American Chemical Society Fall 2020 National Meeting and Exposition. It is a collection of abstracts rather than a primary research article.

2020
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Chemistry and materials science for a sustainable circular polymeric economy

Researchers reflected on the fundamental chemistry challenges limiting a circular plastic economy — including the sheer variety of polymer types, contamination during use, and imperfect recycling — and argued that solving plastic pollution requires both chemical innovation and systemic non-chemical interventions.

2022 Nature Reviews Materials 58 citations
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Contents list

This entry is a journal contents list from the Royal Society of Chemistry and does not contain a standalone research study or abstract suitable for summarization.

2025 Analytical Methods
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This entry is a journal contents list from the Royal Society of Chemistry and does not contain a standalone research study or abstract suitable for summarization.

2025 Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
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An integrated chemical engineering approach to understanding microplastics

Researchers proposed an integrated chemical engineering approach combining artificial intelligence, theoretical methods, and experimental techniques to better understand microplastic properties and behavior. The study suggests that the broad scope of chemical engineering makes it well-suited for characterizing microplastics and addressing the complexity of their environmental and health effects.

2023 AIChE Journal 21 citations
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Introduction to advances in bio-based polymers: chemical structures and functional properties at the interface

This introduction to a special issue on bio-based polymers summarized recent advances in the chemical structures, synthesis, and functional applications of polymers derived from renewable biological sources. It contextualizes how bio-based materials can replace petrochemical plastics across multiple industries.

2024 7 citations
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Contents list

This entry appears to be a table of contents page from a Royal Society of Chemistry journal rather than a research article — not relevant to microplastics research.

2026 Chemical Communications
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This entry represents a contents listing from a Royal Society of Chemistry publication, providing an index of research articles within an issue covering environmental chemistry and microplastic-related research topics.

2025 The Analyst
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This entry represents a contents listing from a Royal Society of Chemistry publication, providing an index of chapters or articles without substantive research content of its own. No specific findings or methods are attributable to this record.

2024 Environmental Science Nano
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Design and environmental applications of polyoxometalate-ionic liquid (POM-IL)-based molecular and composite materials

This chemistry thesis developed polyoxometalate-ionic liquid materials for applications in corrosion protection and water purification. It is a materials chemistry study with no direct connection to environmental microplastic pollution.

2020 OPen Access Repositorium der Universität Ulm (OPARU) (Ulm University) 2 citations
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Contents list

This entry is a journal contents list from the Royal Society of Chemistry and does not contain a standalone research study.

2025 Environmental Science Processes & Impacts
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This entry is a journal contents list from the Royal Society of Chemistry and does not contain a standalone research study.

2025 Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
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This entry is a journal contents list from the Royal Society of Chemistry and does not contain a standalone research study.

2025 Environmental Science Nano
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Chemistry’s Role in Malaysia Sustainable Development Progress

This brief review summarises chemistry's role in Malaysia's progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, drawing on a special topic article published in Pure and Applied Chemistry. The piece serves as an overview pointing readers to deeper reference material on Malaysian sustainable development contributions across chemistry-related SDG targets.

2025 Chemistry International
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This entry is a journal contents listing from the Royal Society of Chemistry and does not contain substantive research findings.

2025 Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
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This entry is a journal contents listing from the Royal Society of Chemistry and does not contain substantive research findings.

2025 Environmental Science Water Research & Technology
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Contents list

This entry is a journal contents listing from the Royal Society of Chemistry and does not contain substantive research findings.

2025 Chemical Communications
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This entry is a journal contents listing from the Royal Society of Chemistry and does not contain substantive research findings.

2025 Analytical Methods
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Advances in the Modeling of Synthesis, Design and Properties of Polymers

This computational chemistry dissertation used atomistic simulations to study the synthesis and properties of emerging polymer materials. Computational approaches to polymer design could accelerate development of biodegradable plastics that break down quickly rather than persisting as microplastics.

2023 Deep Blue (University of Michigan)
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Contents list

This is a table of contents notice for a journal issue of New Journal of Chemistry. It is not a research paper and contains no scientific findings relevant to microplastics.

2023 New Journal of Chemistry
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Cellulose processing in ionic liquids from a materials science perspective: turning a versatile biopolymer into the cornerstone of our sustainable future

This review covers two decades of research on processing cellulose using ionic liquids to create functional materials. The study provides guidance from a materials science perspective on turning this versatile biopolymer into sustainable material solutions.

2023 Green Chemistry 123 citations
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First Steps Toward Sustainable Circular Uses of Chemicals: Advancing the Assessment and Management Paradigm

This article advances a framework for sustainable circular use of chemicals, proposing updated assessment and management approaches to reduce chemical hazards while enabling circularity in industrial and consumer product systems.

2021 ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 53 citations