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Epsilon-MnO2 simply prepared by redox precipitation as an efficient catalyst for ciprofloxacin degradation by activating peroxymonosulfate

Researchers prepared four types of manganese oxide catalysts and found that epsilon-MnO2 was most effective at activating peroxymonosulfate to degrade the antibiotic ciprofloxacin from water. Advanced oxidation processes used to remove pharmaceuticals from water are also being evaluated for breaking down microplastics and their associated chemical pollutants.

2023 Water Science & Technology 2 citations
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Fenton and solar Fenton processes: inexpensive green technologies for the decontamination of wastewater from toxic Rhodamine B dye pollutant

Not directly relevant to microplastics — this paper evaluates Fenton and solar Fenton oxidation processes for degrading Rhodamine B textile dye in wastewater.

2023 Water Practice & Technology 12 citations
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The persulfate oxidation process, followed by biological treatment, is a hybrid process for the treatment of wastewater containing Rhodamine-B dye.

Researchers combined persulfate-based advanced oxidation with biological treatment to break down Rhodamine-B dye in textile industry wastewater. Textile effluents are also a source of microplastic fiber pollution, and hybrid treatment approaches like this can address multiple contaminants simultaneously.

2023 Research Square (Research Square) 2 citations
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Effective Removal of Methylene Blue by Mn3O4/NiO Nanocomposite under Visible Light

Researchers synthesized manganese oxide and nickel oxide nanocomposites and tested their ability to remove methylene blue dye from wastewater under visible light through photocatalysis. The study found that the nanocomposite effectively degraded the dye, demonstrating a low-cost approach to wastewater treatment that could help address water pollution challenges.

2023 Separations 18 citations
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Synthesis and Mechanism of Z-Scheme Heterojunction Photocatalyst MoS2-WO3

This paper is not relevant to microplastics research; it describes the synthesis and photocatalytic mechanism of a MoS2/WO3 composite for degrading the dye rhodamine B from wastewater, with no connection to plastic particles.

2024 Catalysts 3 citations
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Engineering functional nanocomposites for enhanced AOP-mediated microplastic mineralization: From mechanistic insights to water remediation strategies

This review examines how advanced oxidation processes such as photocatalysis, Fenton reactions, and electrocatalysis can be used to break down microplastics in water. Researchers evaluated the strengths and limitations of each technique and explored how functional nanomaterials can enhance degradation performance. The study highlights promising directions for developing scalable water treatment solutions to address microplastic contamination.

2025 Coordination Chemistry Reviews 1 citations
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Degradation of microplastic in water by advanced oxidation processes

This review covers advanced methods for breaking down microplastics in water using powerful chemical reactions and light-activated catalysts that can degrade plastic particles into less harmful substances. Developing effective ways to destroy microplastics in water is critical for human health because conventional water treatment plants do not fully remove these particles from drinking water sources.

2024 Chemosphere 54 citations
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Cobalt-Immobilized Microplastics as a Functional Catalyst for PMS-Based Nitrate Degradation: Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology

Researchers developed a cobalt-immobilized microplastic catalyst that activates peroxymonosulfate to degrade nitrate contamination in water, using response surface methodology to optimize performance and identifying catalyst dosage and cobalt concentration as the most influential variables.

2025 Molecules
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Catalytic Ozonation of Reactive Red 195 in Aqueous Solution over a Cobalt/Aluminum Oxide-Ceria Catalyst

This paper investigates catalytic ozonation for degrading a reactive textile azo dye in water, testing a cobalt/alumina-ceria catalyst. It is not about microplastics and is not relevant to microplastic research.

2023 Processes 2 citations
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Facile Synthesis and Characterization of Manganese Ferrite Nanoparticles for the Successful Removal of Safranine T Dye from Aqueous Solutions

Researchers created manganese ferrite nanoparticles that can efficiently remove Safranine T dye, a chemical that irritates skin and lungs, from water. The nanoparticles are reusable and can absorb large amounts of the dye under mild conditions. While not directly about microplastics, this type of nanoparticle technology is relevant to the broader challenge of removing tiny contaminants, including microplastics, from water supplies.

2024 Inorganics 25 citations
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Oxidative Roles of Polystyrene-Based Nanoplastics in Inducing Manganese Oxide Formation under Light Illumination

Researchers demonstrated that polystyrene nanoplastics can generate reactive oxygen species under light illumination, driving the oxidation of dissolved manganese into manganese oxide minerals and revealing a previously unrecognized geochemical role of plastic debris.

2022 ACS Nano 29 citations
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Application of advanced oxidation processes for the removal of micro/nanoplastics from water: A review

This review summarizes methods for breaking down and removing microplastics and nanoplastics from water using advanced chemical processes that generate powerful cleaning agents like hydroxyl radicals. While these methods can shrink and partially degrade plastic particles, they cannot yet fully break them down, meaning some residue remains. The research is important for developing better water treatment systems that could reduce human exposure to microplastics through drinking water.

2023 Chemosphere 42 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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Advances in chemical removal and degradation technologies for microplastics in the aquatic environment: A review

This review summarizes recent advances in chemical methods for breaking down microplastics in water, comparing the effectiveness of various techniques including advanced oxidation processes. Developing better ways to destroy microplastics in water is important for public health because current wastewater treatment plants cannot fully remove these persistent particles before water reaches consumers.

2024 Marine Pollution Bulletin 45 citations
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue Dye by Promising Zinc Copper Ferrite Nanoparticles for Wastewater Treatment

Researchers synthesized copper-zinc ferrite nanoparticles and tested their ability to break down methylene blue dye in wastewater using photocatalysis. They found that the nanoparticles effectively degraded the dye under light exposure, demonstrating strong potential for water treatment applications. The study presents a relatively simple and cost-effective approach for removing harmful dye pollutants from industrial wastewater.

2024 Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials 34 citations
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Preparation of Fe3O4/C Composite Material from Red Mud for the Degradation of Acid Orange 7

Despite its title referencing chemical degradation and composite materials, this paper studies a novel iron-carbon material made from industrial waste (red mud) for breaking down organic dye pollutants in water — not microplastic pollution. It examines catalytic performance for dye removal and is not relevant to microplastics or human health.

2025 Materials 1 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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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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Performance and Mechanism of Nanoporous Ni@NiO Composites for RhB Ultrahigh Electro-Catalytic Degradation

Researchers developed a nanoporous nickel composite electrode that degraded the textile dye Rhodamine B with exceptional efficiency using electrochemical oxidation, offering a potential treatment approach for dye-contaminated industrial wastewater.

2022 Metals 6 citations
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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