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Red mud/PVC composite as an efficient adsorbent for malachite green removal in fixed-bed column

Despite its title referencing a red mud/PVC composite adsorbent, this paper studies the removal of a toxic industrial dye (Malachite Green) from wastewater using a material that combines industrial waste with plastic — not microplastic pollution. It examines adsorption performance in a continuous flow system and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2026 Physicochemical Problems of Mineral Processing
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Eco-Friendly Orange Peels/Aluminum/Graphene Oxide Composites for Reactive Red 120 and Methylene Violet Dye Removal from Textile Wastewater

Despite its title referencing eco-friendly composites, this paper studies the removal of industrial textile dyes from wastewater using adsorbents made from orange peel, aluminum, and graphene oxide — not microplastic pollution. It examines how these low-cost materials can extract harmful colorants like Methylene Violet from water and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2026 C – Journal of Carbon Research
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Utilization of Coal-Based Activated Carbon (JA) for the Adsorption of Methyl Orange Azo Dye in Wastewater

Not relevant to microplastics research. This study develops coal-based activated carbon to adsorb a synthetic dye (methyl orange) from wastewater—a water treatment chemistry paper with no connection to microplastic pollution.

2026 Water
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Characterization of Fe3O4/rGO Composites from Natural Sources: Application for Dyes Color Degradation in Aqueous Solution

This materials chemistry paper describes the synthesis of iron oxide/graphene oxide composite nanoparticles from natural sources and tests their ability to break down dye pollutants in water. It is focused on water treatment chemistry rather than microplastic pollution specifically.

2020 International Journal of Engineering 13 citations
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A Magnetic Photocatalytic Composite Derived from Waste Rice Noodle and Red Mud

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research; it describes the synthesis of a magnetic photocatalytic composite from waste rice noodles and red mud for degrading organic dye pollutants in wastewater, with no connection to plastic particles.

2024 Nanomaterials 2 citations
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Performance and Mechanism of Fe3O4 Loaded Biochar Activating Persulfate to Degrade Acid Orange 7

Researchers developed an iron oxide-loaded biochar material that can activate persulfate to break down acid orange 7, a common industrial azo dye pollutant, in water. The modified biochar achieved high degradation rates through a combination of adsorption and advanced oxidation processes. The study demonstrates a potential low-cost approach for treating dye-contaminated wastewater using engineered biochar materials.

2023 Water 15 citations
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Properties and Possibilities of Using Biochar Composites Made on the Basis of Biomass and Waste Residues Ferryferrohydrosol Sorbent

Not relevant to microplastics — this is a materials science study on iron-enriched biochar composites made from waste biomass, evaluated for their ability to remove dyes, pharmaceuticals, and heavy metals from water via adsorption.

2024 Materials 3 citations
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The Role of Biocomposites and Nanocomposites in Eliminating Organic Contaminants from Effluents

Not relevant to microplastics — this review evaluates biocomposite and nanocomposite sorbents for removing heavy metals, dyes, and hydrocarbons from industrial wastewater, comparing adsorption mechanisms and recyclability.

2023 Water 9 citations
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Preparation, Characterization and Adsorption Properties of Chitosan-Iron Nanocomposite

This paper is not directly about microplastics — it describes the synthesis and characterization of a chitosan-iron oxide nanocomposite for removing methyl green dye from water, with no connection to microplastic pollution.

2023 Wasit Journal of Pure sciences 8 citations
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Harnessing Bio-Immobilized ZnO/CNT/Chitosan Ternary Composite Fabric for Enhanced Photodegradation of a Commercial Reactive Dye

This paper is not about microplastics; it describes the fabrication and testing of a ZnO/carbon nanotube/chitosan composite fabric as a photocatalyst for degrading textile dye (Reactive Blue 4) in wastewater, with no connection to microplastic research.

2023 Molecules 9 citations
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Removal of Malachite Green from Aqueous Solution using Ficus Benjamina Activated Carbon-Nonmetal Oxide synthesized by pyro Carbonic Acid Microwave

This paper is not about microplastics; it describes the use of activated carbon derived from Ficus benjamina plant waste to remove the synthetic dye malachite green from water (abstract in Arabic).

2023 Al-Khwarizmi Engineering Journal 6 citations
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Engineered biochar for simultaneous removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants from wastewater: mechanisms, efficiency, and applications

Despite its title referencing wastewater treatment and biochar, this review paper focuses on using chemically modified charcoal (engineered biochar) to simultaneously remove heavy metals and organic chemical pollutants from water — not microplastic pollution. It examines adsorption mechanisms and remediation performance for metal and organic contaminants, and is not specifically relevant to microplastics or human health impacts of plastic pollution.

2025 Biochar X 1 citations
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Remediation of Methyl Orange Dye in Aqueous Solutions by Green Microalgae (Bracteacoccus sp.): Optimization, Isotherm, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies

This paper is not about microplastics. It studied the ability of green microalgae to remove methyl orange dye from water through sorption and degradation. The research focuses on dye remediation chemistry and has no connection to microplastic pollution or human health effects.

2024 Separations 6 citations
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Facile synthesis and characterization of Fe3O4/analcime nanocomposite for the efficient removal of Cu(II) and Cd(II) ions from aqueous media

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it synthesises a magnetic Fe3O4/analcime nanocomposite for removing copper and cadmium ions from water, focused on heavy metal remediation.

2023 Discover Nano 9 citations
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Ultrasound-Assisted and Citric Acid-Guided Creation of ZnO Nanoparticles with Optimized Morphologies to Boost Malachite Green Photocatalysis

Despite its title referencing environmental remediation, this paper studies the synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles for degrading malachite green dye under simulated sunlight — not microplastic pollution. It examines photocatalysis chemistry for breaking down a persistent textile dye and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 Molecules 1 citations
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Effects of advanced oxidation processes on leachates and properties of microplastics

Ozonation, Fenton, and heat-activated persulfate treatments were applied to microplastics containing pigment red, finding that all three advanced oxidation processes effectively degraded the released pigment and altered nanoscale surface properties of the treated MPs.

2021 Journal of Hazardous Materials 145 citations
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Influence of Hydrothermal Modification on Adsorptive Performance of Clay Minerals for Malachite Green

This paper is not about microplastics. It studied how hydrothermal modification of clay minerals improves their ability to adsorb malachite green dye from wastewater. The research is focused on materials science and water treatment for dye removal, with no connection to microplastic contamination or health effects.

2024 Molecules 9 citations
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Engineered biochar-metal oxide nanocomposites for targeted dye remediation in textile wastewater

**TLDR:** This research review summarizes new materials that could better clean cancer-causing dyes from clothing factory wastewater before it reaches our drinking water sources. While lab tests show these materials can remove over 95% of harmful dyes, they don't work as well in real-world conditions with dirty industrial wastewater. Better water treatment is crucial since textile factories dump 280,000 tons of toxic dyes into waterways each year, threatening both wildlife and human health.

2026 Journal of Ecological Engineering
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Preparation and Characterization of Fe3O4/Poly(HEMA-co-IA) Magnetic Hydrogels for Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution

Not relevant to microplastics — this study synthesizes magnetic hydrogels (iron oxide particles in a polymer network) for removing the dye methylene blue from water, a water treatment application unrelated to microplastic pollution.

2023 Gels 14 citations
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Adsorption of acid and basic dye from the simulated wastewater using carbonized microplastic particles synthesized from recycled polyethylene terephthalate plastic waste bottles: an integrated approach for experimental and practical applications

Researchers carbonized waste PET plastic bottles to create microplastic-like adsorbent particles and demonstrated their effectiveness in removing over 99% of methylene blue and methyl orange dyes from simulated wastewater, with adsorption optimized by response surface methodology and confirmed as exothermic, spontaneous, and applicable to real wastewater.

2023 AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society 13 citations
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A Review on the Use of Metal Oxide-Based Nanocomposites for the Remediation of Organics-Contaminated Water via Photocatalysis: Fundamentals, Bibliometric Study and Recent Advances

This review examines how metal oxide nanocomposite materials can be used as photocatalysts to break down toxic organic pollutants in contaminated water using light energy. While focused on cleaning up dyes, drugs, and pesticides, the technology is relevant to microplastics because similar photocatalytic approaches are being explored to degrade plastic particles in water. Improving water treatment technologies like these could help reduce human exposure to the cocktail of pollutants, including microplastics, found in water supplies.

2023 Toxics 52 citations
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Bioremediation of Toxic Pollutants

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it is a broad review of bioremediation approaches for environmental pollutants including heavy metals and textile dyes, with no specific focus on microplastics.

2023
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Efficient and Low-Cost Water Remediation for Chitosan Derived from Shrimp Waste, an Ecofriendly Material: Kinetics Modeling, Response Surface Methodology Optimization, and Mechanism

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research — it investigates chitosan derived from shrimp shells as a low-cost adsorbent for removing Orange G dye from water, focusing on dye remediation chemistry rather than microplastic contamination.

2023 Water 12 citations
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Design of inexpensive, magnetically separable MnFe2O4/poly meta-amino phenol (PmAP) heterostructure: catalyst for bisphenol A & reactive blue 19 mineralisation

Researchers synthesized an inexpensive, magnetically separable composite material for breaking down bisphenol A and reactive blue 19 dye in water. The manganese ferrite and polymer heterostructure could be easily recovered using a magnet after treatment. The study presents a cost-effective catalytic approach for remediating common industrial and personal care product pollutants from water.

2024 Environmental Science Advances 11 citations