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ClearGraphene and nanocomposites—Imprints on environmentally sustainable production and applications based on ecological aspects
This paper is not about microplastics — it reviews sustainable and green methods for synthesizing graphene and graphene nanocomposites, emphasizing ecological carbon sources, green solvents, and non-toxic reagents.
From Waste to Worth: Upcycling Plastic into High-Value Carbon-Based Nanomaterials
This study reviewed innovative methods for converting plastic waste into high-value carbon-based nanomaterials like graphene and carbon nanotubes. Researchers examined several techniques including pyrolysis, chemical vapor deposition, and flash joule heating, finding that thermal decomposition is currently the most scalable approach for industrial applications. The study suggests that turning plastic waste into advanced materials could help address pollution while also creating economically valuable products.
Modernizations of graphene nanocomposites using synthesis strategies—State-of-the-art
This review examines the synthesis strategies used to modernize graphene nanocomposites, covering the combination of graphene with thermoplastic, conducting, and other matrices to achieve desired material properties. The authors survey fabrication methods and practical applications of graphene nanostructures across engineering domains.
A review of commercial plastic waste recycling into graphene materials
This review covers methods for recycling plastic waste into graphene, a valuable high-tech material, using techniques like high-temperature processing and chemical vapor deposition. Converting plastic waste into useful materials could help reduce the amount of plastic that degrades into microplastics in the environment. While not directly about health effects, this research addresses the root cause of microplastic pollution by turning waste plastic into something valuable.
Graphene-Based Nanomaterials: Uses, Environmental Fate and Human Health Hazards
Not relevant to microplastics — this review examines the physicochemical properties, environmental fate, and cytotoxicity of graphene-based nanomaterials across biomedical, agricultural, and industrial applications.
The roles of carbonaceous wastes for catalysis, energy, and environmental remediation
This review examines how carbon materials derived from carbonaceous wastes can be used for energy generation and environmental cleanup applications. The study covers synthesis methods, doping strategies, and the physical and chemical properties of these materials, highlighting their potential as sustainable alternatives for catalysis, pollutant removal, and remediation of contaminated environments.
Importance and Contribution of Carbon Allotropes in a Green and Sustainable Environment
This review examines how carbon allotropes (like graphene and carbon nanotubes) can contribute to environmental sustainability by enabling cleaner industrial processes and pollution remediation. Advanced carbon materials are being explored for applications including the removal of microplastics from water.
Structure-oriented conversions of plastics to carbon nanomaterials
This review examines strategies for converting waste plastics into carbon nanomaterials including nanotubes, graphene, and porous carbon, highlighting how different plastic structures influence the resulting carbon products and offering a promising approach to reduce plastic pollution.
Upcycling of face masks to application-rich multi- and single-walled carbon nanotubes
Disposable face masks from the COVID-19 pandemic were converted into high-value single-walled and multi-walled carbon nanotubes through a thermal upcycling process. The resulting nanotubes showed properties suitable for use in electronics and materials applications. This approach demonstrates a path for converting pandemic plastic waste into advanced materials rather than landfill.
Harvesting marine plastic pollutants-derived renewable energy: A comprehensive review on applied energy and sustainable approach.
This review summarized recent research on recovering renewable energy from marine plastic waste through biological, chemical, and thermal conversion processes, evaluating each pathway's carbon efficiency, global warming potential, and economic viability as part of a circular economy approach to plastic pollution.
Flash Graphene from Plastic Waste.
This study demonstrates a method for converting mixed plastic waste into high-quality graphene using rapid electrical heating called flash Joule heating. The process requires no catalyst, works on mixed plastic waste including landfill material, and could offer an economically viable route to reduce plastic waste while producing a valuable material.
Challenges and Emerging Trends in Toner Waste Recycling: A Review
This review examines the environmental and health challenges posed by toner waste, which contains carbon black and plastic particles and is classified as a potential carcinogen. The study discusses emerging recycling strategies including transformation into nanomaterials, composite electrodes, and construction materials, and calls for a circular economy approach to managing the enormous volume of toner waste generated globally.
Societal impact of recycling waste into composite materials
This review examines how recycling various types of waste, including plastics, into composite materials can reduce environmental pollution and support a circular economy. Researchers surveyed methods for transforming plastic waste, agricultural residues, and industrial byproducts into useful construction and engineering materials. The study highlights that waste-derived composites can offer comparable performance to conventional materials while significantly reducing the environmental footprint of waste disposal.
Triple kill: Fabrication of composites coming from waste face masks, polystyrene microplastics, graphene, and their electromagnetic interference shielding behaviors
Researchers fabricated electromagnetic interference shielding composites from waste face masks, polystyrene microplastics, and graphene, simultaneously addressing three pollution problems while achieving high shielding effectiveness. Recycling face mask and microplastic waste into functional materials offers a circular economy approach to managing pandemic-era plastic waste.
Instant Upcycling of Microplastics into Graphene and Its Environmental Application
Researchers demonstrated a method for converting polyethylene microplastics into graphene using atmospheric pressure microwave plasma synthesis. The study suggests this one-step upcycling approach is more energy-efficient than traditional methods and produces graphene that shows strong adsorption capacity for environmental pollutants like perfluorooctanoic acid.
Upcycling of plastic membrane industrial scraps and reuse as sorbent for emerging contaminants in water
Scraps of graphene hollow fiber membranes from industrial manufacturing were recycled into sorbent granules suitable for removing emerging contaminants from drinking water. The upcycling process transforms industrial plastic membrane waste into a functional water treatment material, demonstrating circular economy principles in water technology.
Carbon nanotubes production from real-world waste plastics and the pyrolysis behaviour
Researchers produced carbon nanotubes from real-world waste plastics through pyrolysis, characterizing the thermal decomposition behavior of mixed plastic waste and demonstrating a valuable upcycling pathway for plastic pollution.
A Review on Cutting-Edge Three-Dimensional Graphene-Based Composite Materials: Redefining Wastewater Remediation for a Cleaner and Sustainable World
This review examines how three-dimensional graphene-based composite materials can be used to remove pollutants like heavy metals, dyes, and pharmaceutical residues from contaminated water. Researchers highlight the materials' large surface area and porous structure as key advantages for filtration, desalination, and photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. The study also identifies particle size as an underexplored factor that could further improve water treatment performance.
Graphene-based Nanomaterials: Uses, Environmental Fate, and Human Health Hazards
This review examines graphene-based nanomaterials, which are used in medicine, agriculture, and industry, and finds that increasing human and environmental exposure raises safety concerns. The primary way these materials damage cells is through oxidative stress, similar to the mechanism seen with nanoplastics. While focused on graphene, the toxicity pathways described overlap with those triggered by micro- and nanoplastics, offering insight into how tiny engineered particles broadly affect human health.
Graphene in gas separation membranes—State-of-the-art and potential spoors
This review synthesizes the state-of-the-art in graphene and graphene derivative incorporation into polymer nanocomposite membranes for gas separation applications. The paper examines how graphene-based fillers alter membrane permeability and selectivity, identifying promising directions for next-generation gas separation membrane design.
Obtaining nanocomposites based on recycled polystyrene from urban solid waste with carbon nanostructures: graphene oxide and multi-wall carbon nanotubes, modified with organic acids
This paper is not about microplastic pollution; it describes the fabrication of nanocomposites from recycled polystyrene mixed with graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes to improve material thermal stability.
A Review of the Current Research Status of Graphene for the Removal of Microplastics and Antibiotics from Water
This review assesses the potential of graphene-based materials for microplastic removal from water, evaluating adsorption mechanisms, removal efficiency across particle sizes, and scalability challenges for water treatment applications.
Waste Surgical Masks as Precursors of Activated Carbon: A Circular Economy Approach to Mitigate the Impact of Microplastics and Emerging Dye Contaminants
Waste surgical masks were converted into activated carbon materials through pyrolysis, demonstrating a circular approach for handling the surge in disposable mask waste generated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Repurposing mask waste as functional carbon avoids its fragmentation into microplastics in the environment.
Scalable Production of Multifunctional Bio‐Based Polyamide 11/Graphene Nanocomposites by Melt Extrusion Processes Via Masterbatch Approach
Researchers developed a scalable process to make bio-based polyamide 11 plastic reinforced with graphene, improving its electrical conductivity and mechanical strength by up to 56%. This is a materials engineering study on new polymer composites, not directly related to microplastic environmental impacts.