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ClearA Review of Green Chemistry Applications in the Mitigation of Prevalences of Nanoplastic Pollution
This review examines how green chemistry principles — including biosourced materials, biodegradable polymers, and environmentally benign synthesis routes — can be applied to develop more sustainable approaches to detecting, removing, and mitigating nanoplastic pollution.
Microplastic Pollution in the Environment: A Chemical Engineering Perspective on Sources, Fate, and Mitigation Strategies
This review examined microplastic pollution through a chemical engineering lens, analyzing the full contaminant lifecycle from formation and environmental transport to detection and removal. The authors synthesized conventional and advanced treatment technologies—including membrane filtration, photocatalysis, and electrocoagulation—evaluating their efficiency and scalability for environmental remediation.
Green solvent mediated extraction of micro- and nano-plastic particles from water
Researchers developed a green solvent-based extraction method for isolating micro- and nanoplastic particles from water samples, offering a lower-toxicity alternative to conventional extraction approaches for environmental plastic monitoring.
Micro Plastic Contamination: A Comprehensive Review of Risks and Sustainable Solutions
This comprehensive review examines the sources, environmental fate, ecological impacts, and potential sustainable solutions for microplastic contamination, summarizing evidence for MP effects on aquatic organisms and discussing physical, chemical, and biological strategies to reduce pollution.
From Pollution to Solution: Scalable Approaches to Microplastic Degradation and Sustainability: A Review
This review examined scalable approaches to microplastic degradation and pollution control, covering photocatalytic, biological, and chemical degradation strategies as well as source reduction policies. The authors assessed both technical feasibility and implementation barriers for transitioning from pollution to solution at industrial scales.
Green Chemistry Principles In Biopolymer Synthesis
This review synthesises green chemistry strategies applied to biopolymer synthesis — including renewable feedstocks, benign solvents, enzyme catalysis, and energy-efficient processes — evaluating how biopolymers derived from natural or biological sources can serve as sustainable alternatives to conventional fossil-based plastics.
Advances in green chemistry and engineering
This editorial introduces a collection of research on green chemistry and engineering, fields that aim to make chemical production safer for the environment and human health. While not specifically about microplastics, green chemistry principles are directly relevant to developing less toxic plastics, biodegradable alternatives, and cleaner manufacturing processes. The collection highlights the role of sustainable chemistry in achieving environmental protection goals.
Microplastics Pollution in Aquatic Ecosystems: Challenges and Perspectives
A comprehensive review covered the challenges and future directions for addressing microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems, synthesizing knowledge on sources, fate, ecological impacts, and removal strategies. The paper provides a roadmap for research and policy priorities to reduce aquatic microplastic contamination.
Environmental impact and mitigation of micro(nano)plastics pollution using green catalytic tools and green analytical methods
Researchers reviewed the growing problem of microplastics and nanoplastics in the environment, then assessed enzyme-based strategies for breaking them down, finding that enzymes specifically targeting plastic polymer structures offer a promising, sustainable approach to degradation, especially when stabilized on nanomaterials to extend their activity.
Microplastic menace: a path forward with innovative solutions to reduce pollution
This paper reviewed microplastic contamination as a complex and persistent pollutant class in aquatic ecosystems and surveyed innovative solutions being developed to reduce pollution, including advanced detection methods, filtration technologies, and biological degradation approaches. The review emphasized the need for integrated strategies spanning pollution prevention, monitoring, and remediation.
Innovative Approaches to Microplastic and Nano-plastic Biodegradation
This review covers innovative biotechnological approaches to microplastic and nanoplastic biodegradation, examining the origins of these particles from larger plastic waste and intentionally manufactured microbeads. The authors assess promising biological and enzymatic strategies for accelerating breakdown of persistent plastic polymers in environmental and engineered systems.
Plastic Pollution: Challenges and Innovative Solutions
This review examines the multifaceted challenges of plastic pollution and surveys innovative solutions spanning material design, waste management, and remediation technologies. The paper synthesises current research on microplastic sources, environmental persistence, and emerging approaches to reducing plastic releases into ecosystems.
Microplastics in aquatic environments and the sustainable (nano)composite biodegradable and/or biocompatible polymer blends as mitigation solutions to plastic pollution
This doctoral thesis examines microplastic characteristics in aquatic environments and evaluates sustainable biodegradable polymer blends as potential mitigation solutions to plastic pollution. The research integrates monitoring, distribution analysis, and material development to address both the sources and consequences of microplastic contamination.
A Path to a Reduction in Micro and Nanoplastics Pollution
This review outlines strategies for reducing micro and nanoplastic pollution, covering prevention, cleanup, and policy approaches. The authors discuss biodegradable alternatives, improved waste management, advanced filtration, and regulatory frameworks that could help address the problem. The paper emphasizes that tackling microplastic pollution requires action across manufacturing, disposal, and environmental remediation.
Environmental Impact of Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems: A Review of Current Research and Future Directions
This review examines microplastic pollution in aquatic ecosystems, covering chemical, biological, and ecological processes beyond simple physical contamination and identifying priority areas for future research directions.
Aquatic Microplastic Pollution Control Strategies: Sustainable Degradation Techniques, Resource Recovery, and Recommendations for Bangladesh
This review compiled existing microplastic removal and degradation technologies relevant to aquatic environments, with a focus on developing sustainable management strategies for South Asian countries like Bangladesh that face severe microplastic pollution but lack effective regulation and treatment infrastructure. The authors propose a green, context-appropriate framework for controlling aquatic microplastic contamination.
Catalyst Design and Engineering for Enhanced Microplastic Degradation and Upcycling—A Review
This review examined current approaches to microplastic degradation and upcycling, covering photocatalysis, biodegradation, and chemical conversion technologies. The authors identified key challenges in catalyst design and engineering needed to achieve efficient breakdown of microplastics at scale.
Impact of plastic pollution on ecosystems: a review of adverse effects and sustainable solutions
Researchers reviewed the adverse impacts of plastics and micro-nanoplastics on aquatic, marine, and terrestrial ecosystems, highlighting advances in biodegradable alternatives, plastic-degrading enzymes, and recycling innovations as potential pathways to reducing the ~400 million tons of plastic produced each year.
Emerging biotechnological and eco-remediation strategies for the biodegradation and removal of micro/nanoplastics from the environment: A comprehensive review
Researchers reviewed emerging biotechnological and eco-remediation strategies for removing micro- and nanoplastics from the environment, synthesizing advances in synthetic microbial consortia, enzyme-mediated depolymerization, phytoremediation, and green nanomaterials while highlighting key analytical and field-implementation challenges.
A concept for the biotechnological minimizing of emerging plastics, micro- and nano-plastics pollutants from the environment: A review.
This review examined biotechnological strategies for remediating plastics, micro-, and nano-plastics from the environment, cataloguing microbial and enzymatic degradation approaches, discussing their mechanistic basis, and proposing an integrated biotechnology framework for minimizing plastic pollution across terrestrial and aquatic systems.
Grasping the supremacy of microplastic in the environment to understand its implications and eradication: a review
This review comprehensively examines microplastic sources, fate, and ecological impacts on living organisms, including an analysis of microplastics in Indian rivers, and evaluates current eradication strategies while recommending green innovative technologies for a microplastic-free environment.
Microplastics in aquatic environments: a review of recent advances
This review synthesizes recent advances in understanding microplastic contamination in aquatic environments, covering sources, distribution, and physical, chemical, and biological removal methods, and highlighting that no standardized cost-effective removal solution currently exists. The review emphasizes that microplastics cycle through natural and engineered systems, requiring whole-system approaches to avoid unintended recontamination.
Bioremediation of Microplastics by Microorganisms: Trends, Challenges, and Perspectives
This review examines how microorganisms can be used to break down microplastic pollution in water and soil through bioremediation, a process considered more environmentally friendly than chemical alternatives. Researchers summarized the various microbial mechanisms involved, including enzymatic degradation and biofilm formation on plastic surfaces. While the approach shows promise as a green solution, the study notes that significant challenges remain in scaling these methods for real-world environmental cleanup.
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.