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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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Synthesis, assessment, and application of two-dimensional ferromagnetic nanocomposites for the removal of microplastics from drinking water and wastewater effluent

Researchers synthesized ferromagnetic 2D nanocomposites and evaluated their effectiveness at removing microplastics from drinking water and wastewater effluent, finding they offer a promising technological innovation for addressing MP contamination in water treatment systems.

2025
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Magnetic nanocomposites: innovative adsorbents for antibiotics removal from aqueous environments–a narrative review

This review examines how magnetic nanocomposite materials can be used to remove pharmaceutical pollutants from water. While not directly about microplastics, the technology is relevant because microplastics in water often carry pharmaceutical residues that conventional treatment cannot fully remove. Better water filtration methods like these could help reduce human exposure to the cocktail of pollutants that microplastics transport.

2025 Applied Water Science 22 citations
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Synthesis and Evaluation on the Performance of Ferrofluid in Wastewater Treatment

Researchers evaluated iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles (ferrofluids) as a water treatment technology capable of removing turbidity, metals, and organic contaminants. Magnetic nanoparticles that can also capture microplastics from water represent a promising approach for more comprehensive water purification.

2023
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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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Enhanced removal of microplastics from wastewater hydrological pathways using a magnetically recoverable Fe 3 O 4 /carbon black nanocomposite

Scientists developed a new magnetic material that can remove nearly 99% of tiny plastic particles from wastewater before it gets released into rivers and oceans. The material works like a magnet to grab plastic pieces from dirty water, then can be pulled out and reused. This could help stop microplastics from building up in our water supply and food chain, where they may pose health risks to humans.

2026 Progress in Physical Geography Earth and Environment
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Harnessing Magnetic Nanoparticles for the Effective Removal of Micro- and Nanoplastics: A Critical Review

This review summarizes how tiny magnetic nanoparticles can be used to pull microplastics and nanoplastics out of water by binding to them and separating them magnetically. While still facing challenges like scaling up and optimizing the particles, this technology could help reduce the amount of microplastics that reach drinking water and ultimately the human body.

2024 Nanomaterials 50 citations
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A review on advances in hybrid magnetic nanoparticles for microplastics removal: Mechanistic insights and emerging prospects

This review examines the use of hybrid magnetic nanoparticles as a new approach to remove microplastics from water, especially the very small particles under 10 micrometers that traditional treatment methods miss. These magnetic materials can be functionalized to attract and capture microplastics, then separated from the water using magnets. While still mostly at the research stage, this technology could eventually improve water treatment and reduce human exposure to the smallest and most harmful microplastic particles.

2025 Environmental Research 6 citations
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pH-responsive magnetic artificial melanin with tunable aggregation-induced stronger magnetism for rapid remediation of plastic fragments.

Researchers developed a magnetic material that changes its behavior in response to pH and can rapidly clump together with plastic fragments in water, allowing them to be pulled out with a magnet. This pH-responsive magnetic approach could offer a practical method for removing microplastics from water sources, including drinking water.

2022 Journal of hazardous materials
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Magnetic Extraction of Weathered Tire Wear Particles and Polyethylene Microplastics

Researchers developed a hydrophobic magnetic nanocomposite that can rapidly extract both polyethylene microplastics and tire wear particles from freshwater using magnets, offering a low-cost method for removing these pollutants from environmental water samples.

2022 Polymers 24 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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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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Comparison of MAF-32 and a One-Pot Synthesized Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide/MAF-32 Composite for the Adsorption of Diclofenac

This paper is not about microplastics. It describes the development of a magnetic composite material for removing the pharmaceutical pollutant diclofenac from water. While pharmaceutical water contamination is a public health concern, this study focuses on materials science and drug removal technology rather than microplastic pollution or its health effects.

2024 Materials 1 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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Microwave-assisted rapid synthesis of C@Fe3O4 composite for removal of microplastics from drinking water

Researchers synthesized a magnetic carbon-iron oxide composite material that efficiently adsorbed and removed microplastics from drinking water using a simple magnetic separation step. The rapid synthesis method and strong removal performance suggest this material could be practical for water treatment applications.

2020 Adıyaman üniversitesi fen bilimleri dergisi 17 citations
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Use of ferrofluids in the removal of microplastics from waters

This paper explores using ferrofluids — magnetic fluids — as a method to remove microplastics from water. The approach leverages magnetic attraction to pull plastic particles from aquatic environments, offering a potential new tool for water treatment that could reduce plastic exposure for aquatic organisms and humans.

2023 Repository of Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology University of Zagreb
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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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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 Nanostructures for the Removal of Emerging Organic and Inorganic Pollutants: An Overview of Applications in Contaminated Water

Scientists have developed tiny magnetic particles that can remove up to 99% of harmful chemicals and heavy metals from contaminated water in lab tests. This research review shows these magnetic "nano-cleaners" can pull out dangerous pollutants like pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and toxic metals like lead, then be easily removed from the water using magnets. While still being tested in laboratories, this technology could eventually help create cleaner drinking water and reduce human exposure to health-threatening contaminants.

2026 Materials
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Recent advances in magnetic sodium alginate-based composites as the emerging adsorbents for wastewater treatment: A review

This review examines recent advances in magnetic sodium alginate-based composite materials as adsorbents for water contaminant removal, evaluating their effectiveness for removing heavy metals, dyes, pharmaceuticals, and microplastics from aqueous systems.

2025 International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 3 citations
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Microplastic transport dynamics and the path forward with magnetic nanoparticle based solutions

This review summarizes the widespread distribution of microplastics in aquatic systems and evaluates the use of magnetic nanoparticles as a solution for removing them from water. Magnetic nanoparticles can bind to microplastics and then be separated from water using magnets, offering a promising and efficient cleanup method. Effective microplastic removal from water is important because contaminated drinking water and seafood are major sources of human microplastic exposure.

2025 Journal of Environmental Management 5 citations
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A Cheap and Portable Solution for The Removal of Microplastics from Natural Waters

This paper reviews current and emerging strategies for removing microplastics from natural waters, including physical filtration, coagulation, magnetic separation, and biological approaches, evaluating their feasibility and limitations.

2024 Highlights in Science Engineering and Technology 1 citations
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Removing micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) from water via novel composite adsorbents: A review

Researchers reviewed advances in composite materials — including carbon-based, magnetic, and metal-organic framework (MOF) materials — designed to adsorb and remove micro- and nanoplastics from water, finding that each type offers performance advantages over traditional adsorbents but also faces challenges around cost, scalability, and environmental safety. The review calls for future materials that are stable, sustainable, and practical for large-scale water treatment.

2025 Cleaner Water
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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