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Microplastic removal via physical and chemical methods

This review chapter summarizes physical and chemical methods for removing microplastics from water environments, covering filtration, coagulation, and advanced oxidation processes. Effective removal technologies are critical for protecting human health and aquatic life from microplastic exposure.

2023 Experimental and Theoretical NANOTECHNOLOGY
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Technologies for Removal and Remediation of Microplastics

This book chapter reviews physical, chemical, biological, and hybrid technologies for removing microplastics from water, air, soil, and food environments. It systematically covers removal mechanisms and performance data for each technology type and discusses current limitations and future research directions.

2025
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Microplastics Pollution and its Remediation

This publication reviews the growing problem of microplastic pollution in the environment and explores biological and technological strategies for remediation, including microbial degradation and engineered solutions. It highlights the urgent need for practical cleanup approaches as microplastics continue to accumulate across ecosystems worldwide.

2024 13 citations
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Microplastic Pollution: Advancements in Mitigation, Policy Challenges, and Future Directions

This review provides an integrated assessment of biological, technological, and policy interventions for mitigating microplastic pollution. Researchers found that filtration is the most deployment-ready option but struggles with the smallest particles, while advanced oxidation and biological approaches each have significant scalability limitations. The study calls for coordinated interdisciplinary action to develop comprehensive strategies for addressing this widespread environmental challenge.

2026 Current Microbiology
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Innovative Solutions for Soil Remediation from Microplastics Pollution

This book chapter surveys innovative remediation approaches for removing microplastics from contaminated soils, covering physical, chemical, and biological methods as well as novel technologies including nanomaterial-based adsorbents and electrochemical systems.

2025
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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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Microplastic remediation technologies in water and wastewater treatment processes: Current status and future perspectives

This review covers the main technologies for removing microplastics from water and wastewater, including membrane filtration, chemical coagulation, adsorption, biological methods, and advanced oxidation. Each method has trade-offs between effectiveness, cost, and environmental impact, and no single approach removes all microplastics completely. The review emphasizes the urgent need for better removal methods since microplastics have already been detected in human blood and infant feces.

2023 The Science of The Total Environment 119 citations
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Microplastic pollution remediation: a comprehensive review on electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs) for degradation in wastewater

This review critically analyzed electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs) for microplastic degradation in wastewater, examining reactive oxygen species mechanisms and identifying the most promising process configurations and future strategies for scaling up electrochemical microplastic treatment.

2025 Environmental Science Water Research & Technology 3 citations
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Advanced approaches to microplastic removal in landfill leachate: Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), biodegradation, and membrane filtration

This review examines methods for removing microplastics from landfill leachate, including advanced oxidation processes, biodegradation, and membrane filtration. Researchers found that techniques like membrane bioreactors and nanofiltration show promise at laboratory and pilot scales for reducing microplastic concentrations. The study highlights that leachate treatment processes can themselves contribute to microplastic release into surface waters, making effective removal strategies critical.

2024 Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering 18 citations
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Review and future outlook for the removal of microplastics by physical, biological and chemical methods in water bodies and wastewaters

This review compares physical, biological, and chemical methods for removing microplastics from water and wastewater, including newer approaches like advanced membranes, bacterial degradation, and electrochemical treatment. Each method has trade-offs between removal efficiency, cost, and environmental impact, and no single technique currently solves the problem completely. The review emphasizes that developing effective microplastic removal technology is urgent for protecting both ecosystems and human drinking water supplies.

2025 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 25 citations
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Microplastic pollution in marine environments: An in-depth analysis of advanced monitoring techniques, removal technologies, and future challenges

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of microplastic pollution in marine environments, covering sources, ecological impacts, and current monitoring and removal technologies. Researchers examined physical, chemical, and biological methods for microplastic detection and cleanup, including filtration, separation, and hybrid approaches. The study concludes that while progress has been made, significant gaps remain in our ability to effectively monitor and remove microplastics from ocean ecosystems.

2025 Marine Environmental Research 17 citations
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Confronting microplastic pollution: integrative approaches for a sustainable future

This mini-review surveys current strategies for combating microplastic pollution, covering physical, chemical, biological, and adsorption-based remediation methods. The study suggests that integrating multiple approaches and advancing biodegradation research will be essential for effectively addressing microplastic contamination across terrestrial and aquatic environments.

2026 South Florida Journal of Development
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Chemical, physical, and biological techniques to remove microplastics

This review covers the chemical, physical, and biological techniques available for removing microplastics from the environment, comparing their effectiveness and practical limitations. Researchers found that while each approach has strengths, no single method is sufficient for complete removal across different environmental settings. The study suggests that combining multiple techniques offers the most promising path toward effective microplastic remediation.

2024 Microplastics 4 citations
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Microplastics Controlling Approaches: Removal Reaction Pathways, Kinetics, and Toxicity Evaluation of the Products

This review examines the formation, environmental impacts, and removal technologies for microplastics, covering methods like advanced oxidation, membrane filtration, and biological degradation. The researchers assess the effectiveness and reaction pathways of various approaches, while also evaluating the toxicity of breakdown products. Understanding both how to remove microplastics and what byproducts are generated is essential for developing safe and effective remediation strategies.

2024 ACS symposium series 4 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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Investigation of microplastics removal methods from aquatic environments

This review summarizes current methods for removing microplastics from water environments, including filtration, coagulation, biological degradation, and advanced oxidation. No single technique is fully effective, and the authors note that combining methods and improving wastewater treatment infrastructure is essential.

2021 Heritage and Sustainable Development ISSN 2712-0554 3 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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Current Advances in Strategies to Mitigate the Impacts of Micro/Nano Plastics: A Review

This review summarizes current strategies for mitigating the environmental and health impacts of micro- and nanoplastics, covering physical, chemical, and biological approaches to removal and degradation. It highlights that no single solution is adequate and that a combination of prevention, better waste management, and remediation technologies will be needed.

2017 Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology 4 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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Strategies for the Remediation of Micro- and Nanoplastics from Contaminated Food and Water: Advancements and Challenges

This review summarizes existing research on methods for removing micro- and nanoplastics from contaminated food and water, including filtration, chemical treatment, and biological approaches using microorganisms. While several promising techniques exist, the complexity of real-world plastic pollution makes it difficult to scale these solutions, and more cross-disciplinary research is needed to protect food and water safety.

2025 Journal of Xenobiotics 17 citations
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Recent approaches and advanced wastewater treatment technologies for mitigating emerging microplastics contamination – A critical review

This review critically assessed advanced wastewater treatment technologies for removing microplastics, noting that conventional treatment plants act as both barriers and point sources for microplastic release into the environment. The study suggests that advanced treatment approaches such as membrane filtration and advanced oxidation processes show promise for improving microplastic removal efficiency from wastewater.

2022 The Science of The Total Environment 243 citations
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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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Critical review of microplastics removal from the environment

This review evaluates technologies for removing microplastics from the environment, including physical methods like filtration, chemical treatments, and biological approaches using microorganisms. Each method has trade-offs between effectiveness, cost, and scalability, and no single technology can solve the problem alone. The authors emphasize that reducing human exposure to microplastics requires combining better removal technologies with policies that limit plastic production and waste at the source.

2022 Chemosphere 256 citations
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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