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Magnetic polymeric composites: potential for separating and degrading micro/nano plastics

Researchers reviewed how magnetic composite materials can be used to attract, capture, and chemically break down microplastics and nanoplastics in wastewater, finding that combining magnetic separation with advanced oxidation or photocatalysis offers one of the most promising approaches for removing these persistent plastic pollutants from water.

2024 Desalination and Water Treatment 22 citations
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Advances in magnetic materials for microplastic separation and degradation

This review examined advances in magnetic materials and nanostructures for separating and degrading microplastics from water, highlighting their potential for targeted adsorption, transport, and catalytic degradation of plastic pollution in aquatic environments.

2023 7 citations
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Magnetic Cobalt and Other Types of Ferrite Nanoparticles: Synthesis Aspects and Novel Strategies for Application in Wastewater Treatment (Review)

This review examines how magnetic ferrite nanoparticles can be used to remove pollutants from wastewater through both physical adsorption and light-activated chemical breakdown. While focused on water treatment technology rather than microplastics directly, these nanoparticles could potentially be used to capture or degrade microplastics and the toxic chemicals they carry. Advances in wastewater treatment are essential for reducing the amount of microplastics that reach drinking water sources.

2025 Applied Sciences 20 citations
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Preparation and Application of Magnetic Composites Using Controllable Assembly for Use in Water Treatment: A Review

Not directly relevant to microplastics — this review covers magnetic composite materials and their use in treating dye, heavy-metal, and oily wastewater, without specific focus on microplastic contamination.

2023 Molecules 14 citations
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Enhanced removal of microplastics from wastewater treatment plants by a novel magnetic filter

This study developed a novel magnetic adsorption approach to enhance microplastic removal in wastewater treatment plant effluents, achieving high removal efficiency across a range of particle sizes and polymer types.

2024 Environmental Pollution 8 citations
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Photocatalytic Perception for Degradation of Macro- and Micro-plastics

This review examines photocatalytic approaches for degrading both macro- and micro-plastics, surveying semiconductor-based and other photocatalytic systems capable of breaking down persistent plastic polymers in aquatic and terrestrial environments. The paper evaluates the mechanisms, efficiency, and scalability of photocatalysis as a remediation technology alongside conventional plastic waste management strategies.

2024 ACS symposium series 1 citations
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Emerging Applications of Magnetic Nanomaterials in the Remediation of Microplastics from the Aquatic Environment

This review examined the use of magnetic nanomaterials for removing microplastics from aquatic environments, summarizing how magnetic separation can efficiently capture plastic particles for remediation purposes. The authors highlight magnetic nanomaterials as a promising and scalable tool for microplastic cleanup.

2023 5 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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Remediation strategies for micro/nanoplastic pollution using magnetic nanomaterials

This review surveys recent developments in using magnetic nanomaterials, such as iron oxide nanoparticles and magnetic composites, to remove micro- and nanoplastics from water and soil. These materials can capture plastic particles through adsorption, help clump them together for removal, or even break them down, and they can be magnetically recovered for reuse. The study highlights that magnetic nanomaterials offer a promising approach for cleaning up plastic pollution, though challenges remain in scaling up for real-world use.

2025 Environmental Science and Pollution Research 4 citations
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Nano-based remediation strategies for micro and nanoplastic pollution

This review covers how nanomaterial-based technologies can be used to remove microplastics from the environment, including methods using magnetic nanoparticles, photocatalysts, and membrane filters. While current physical, chemical, and biological removal methods each have limitations, nanomaterials can enhance their effectiveness by targeting smaller plastic particles that traditional methods miss. Better removal technologies could ultimately reduce human exposure to microplastics in drinking water and food.

2024 Journal of Contaminant Hydrology 12 citations
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Microplastics remediation in aqueous systems: Strategies and technologies

This review assessed strategies and technologies for removing microplastics from aquatic environments, comparing coagulation-flocculation, membrane filtration, magnetic separation, photocatalysis, and biological degradation approaches in terms of efficiency, scalability, and cost for both wastewater and natural water treatment.

2021 Water Research 187 citations
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Microplastic removal via physical and chemical methods

This review summarizes physical and chemical methods for removing microplastics from water, including filtration, coagulation, magnetic separation, and photocatalytic degradation. Improving removal efficiency is critical for protecting drinking water supplies and reducing the amount of microplastic that aquatic organisms and humans are exposed to.

2023 Experimental and Theoretical NANOTECHNOLOGY 1 citations
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Magnetic separation and degradation approaches for effective microplastic removal from aquatic and terrestrial environments

This review covers methods for removing microplastics from water and soil environments using magnetic separation and degradation technologies. Researchers describe how microplastics can be captured using magnetic particles and then broken down through biodegradation, advanced oxidation, or electrochemical processes. The study highlights these combined approaches as promising strategies for addressing microplastic pollution across both aquatic and land-based ecosystems.

2025 Materials Advances 10 citations
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Advances in magnetic materials for microplastic separation and degradation

This review examines how magnetic materials can be used to capture and break down microplastics in water. Different types of magnetic particles, including iron nanoparticles and tiny magnetic robots, can attract and remove microplastics with high efficiency. These technologies could be important for cleaning up microplastic-contaminated water supplies and reducing human exposure through drinking water.

2023 Journal of Hazardous Materials 56 citations
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Nanomaterials for Microplastic Removal from Wastewater: Current State of the Art Nanomaterials and Future Prospects

This review surveys recent advances in using nanomaterials to remove microplastics and nanoplastics from wastewater, since conventional treatment plants struggle to capture these tiny particles. Researchers evaluate different nanomaterial approaches including magnetic nanoparticles, photocatalysts, and membrane technologies. The study identifies promising strategies but notes that challenges around scalability, cost, and potential environmental risks of the nanomaterials themselves still need to be addressed.

2023 ACS ES&T Water 18 citations
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Recent Advances of Magnetite (Fe3O4)-Based Magnetic Materials in Catalytic Applications

This review covers how magnetite (iron oxide) nanomaterials are being used in environmental cleanup, including removing pollutants from water, and in medical applications like cancer treatment. The magnetic properties of these materials make them easy to recover and reuse, which is relevant to microplastic pollution because magnetic separation is one promising method for filtering microplastics out of water.

2023 Magnetochemistry 179 citations
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Introduction and Advancements in Room-Temperature Ferromagnetic Metal Oxide Semiconductors for Enhanced Photocatalytic Performance

This review examines recent advances in room-temperature ferromagnetic metal oxide semiconductors and their potential for enhanced photocatalytic performance in environmental remediation. The study focuses on materials like titanium dioxide that can break down pollutants when activated by light. The study suggests these materials could be applied to degrading microplastic-associated contaminants and other environmental pollutants through photocatalytic processes.

2024 ChemEngineering 17 citations
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Removal of Micro and Nanoplastics from Water Using Magnetic Nanoparticles: A Review

This review evaluates the use of magnetic nanoparticles as a technology for removing micro- and nanoplastics from water. Researchers found that magnetic nanoparticles can effectively capture plastic particles through surface interactions and be easily separated from water using magnets. The study suggests this approach offers a promising and energy-efficient method for cleaning microplastic-contaminated water, though challenges remain in scaling it for real-world applications.

2024 Preprints.org 4 citations
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Assessing the Sustainability of Photodegradation and Photocatalysis for Wastewater Reuse in an Agricultural Resilience Context

Not directly relevant to microplastics — this review evaluates photodegradation and photocatalysis technologies for purifying wastewater for agricultural reuse, without a focus on microplastic removal.

2023 Water 14 citations
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Photocatalytic strategy to mitigate microplastic pollution in aquatic environments: Promising catalysts, efficiencies, mechanisms, and ecological risks

This review summarizes recent advances in photocatalytic degradation of microplastics, covering catalysts, mechanisms, and reactive oxygen species generation pathways. The authors call for more realistic photocatalytic materials, better mechanistic understanding of degradation intermediates, and quantitative ecological risk assessment of photocatalysis byproducts.

2022 Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 54 citations