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ClearPlastic solid waste management strategies: An overview of implications on environment and health
This review provides an overview of plastic solid waste management strategies, examining the environmental implications of different disposal pathways — landfill, incineration, recycling, and biological treatment — alongside emerging approaches including chemical recycling and biodegradable substitutes. The authors assess trade-offs between these strategies and identify policy frameworks that could accelerate the transition to more circular plastic management.
The Potential Role of Membrane Technology in the Removal of Microplastics from Wastewater
This review examines membrane filtration as a technology for removing microplastics from wastewater, finding it promising but limited by issues of fouling and chemical instability. Improving membrane technology could significantly reduce the amount of microplastics discharged into waterways from treatment plants.
Membrane technology as a strategy for microplastics removal from landfill leachate: a review
This review examines how membrane technologies such as ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, and reverse osmosis can be used to remove microplastics from landfill leachate. Researchers found that these technologies show promise for on-site treatment, though challenges remain in scaling up and managing membrane fouling. The study highlights the importance of addressing microplastic contamination in landfill runoff before it reaches surrounding water bodies.
Microplastics in marine environment: a review on sources, classification, and potential remediation by membrane technology
This review covers microplastic sources, classification, distribution in marine environments, and potential remediation technologies with emphasis on membrane-based filtration methods. It highlights the persistence and ubiquity of microplastics in aquatic habitats and the need for both better removal technologies and upstream plastic use reduction.
Expanding plastics recycling technologies: chemical aspects, technology status and challenges
This review examined the full life cycle of plastics and evaluated options for managing plastic waste, with a focus on chemical recycling technologies. The study suggests that overcoming barriers to industrial chemical recycling could open new opportunities for reducing plastic pollution.
Removal of Polypropylene Particle Contaminants Using Membrane Technology to Mitigate Microplastics Pollution in the Environment
Researchers tested the ability of different membrane types to remove polypropylene microplastic particles from water, evaluating separation efficiency under varying conditions. Membranes achieved high removal rates for particles above a threshold size, with performance depending on membrane pore size, material, and operating pressure.
A State of Art and Prospects of Plastic Solid Waste Management
This review provides a comprehensive overview of plastic solid waste management methods, from recycling to incineration to landfill. Better waste management practices are essential for reducing the amount of plastic that breaks down into microplastics in the environment.
Non-Wettable Microporous Sheets Using Mixed Polyolefin Waste for Oil–Water Separation
Not relevant to microplastics — this paper describes manufacturing non-wettable porous sheets from recycled polyethylene and polypropylene waste for oil-water separation, focusing on materials recycling rather than microplastic pollution.
Plastic waste as a novel substrate for industrial biotechnology
This paper reviewed the potential of plastic waste as a novel substrate for industrial biotechnology, arguing that plastic polymers could serve as feedstocks for microbial processes that generate value-added chemicals or fuels.
A mini‐review of polymeric porous membranes with vertically penetrative pores
Not relevant to microplastics — this review covers the design and fabrication of polymeric membranes with straight-through pores for industrial separation processes, with no focus on microplastic contamination.
Innovative Physical and Chemical Strategies for the Modification and Development of Polymeric Microfiltration Membranes—A Review
This review covers physical and chemical strategies for modifying polymeric microfiltration membranes to improve their performance and reduce fouling in water, dairy, beverage, and pharmaceutical processing. While not exclusively focused on microplastics, these membrane technologies are directly relevant as filtration barriers for removing micro- and nanoplastic particles from treated water.
Filtration Solutions for Microplastic Mitigation: Cutting-Edge Filtration Technologies and Membrane Innovations for Environmental Protection
This review covers advances in filtration technologies and membrane innovations for removing microplastics from the environment, examining the performance, limitations, and scalability of approaches including membrane filtration, coagulation, and combined treatment processes.
Recycled Synthetic Polymer-Based Electrospun Membranes for Filtering Applications
This review examines electrospun nanofibrous membranes fabricated from recycled synthetic plastic waste -- including PET, polystyrene, and nylon -- as filtration materials, summarizing their filtration performance across air and water applications and discussing future development directions for high-value upcycling of plastic waste.
Membrane Filtration Technique for Remediation of Microplastics
This chapter reviews membrane filtration as a technique for removing microplastics (plastics smaller than 5 mm) from water environments, examining how various membrane types and configurations intercept plastic particles during treatment. The authors discuss the advantages, limitations, and scalability of membrane-based approaches for microplastic remediation.
Development of hydroxyapatite-enhanced membrane for nanoplastics removal: Multiple scenarios and mechanism exploration
Researchers developed a novel hydroxyapatite-functionalized PVDF membrane (HAPF) for nanoplastics removal, achieving a water flux of 4376 LMH and high polystyrene nanoplastic rejection efficiency, with the optimized membrane prepared via a one-step method at pH 7.3.
Emerging Materials for Mixed-Matrix Membranes
This special issue overview summarizes recent advances in developing new filler materials for mixed-matrix membranes, used for gas separation and water purification. These membrane technologies have potential applications in filtering microplastics and other contaminants from water.
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.
Recycling and Management of Microplastic Waste
This review examines recycling and management strategies for plastic waste, describing the technical and economic challenges of reducing plastic pollution and the remediation approaches that have been attempted to address microplastic accumulation in the environment.
Environmental remediation and the efficacy of ceramic membranes in wastewater treatment—a review
Researchers reviewed ceramic membranes — filters made from minerals like alumina and zirconia — as a durable, chemical-resistant alternative to standard plastic-based membranes for cleaning industrial wastewater. While effective, reducing manufacturing costs and scaling up production remain key challenges before widespread adoption.
Characteristics of Styrofoam Waste-based Membrane Through Vapor and Liquid-induced Phase Inversion Process
Researchers prepared polymeric membranes from recycled Styrofoam waste using a phase-inversion technique with either immersion or evaporation solidification, finding that the solidification method significantly influenced hydrophobicity, pore configuration, porosity, and thermal stability of the resulting membranes.
Toward Microbial Recycling and Upcycling of Plastics: Prospects and Challenges
This review examines the prospects and challenges of using microorganisms to recycle and upcycle plastic waste, assessing the current state of microbial degradation research across major polymer types. The authors identify metabolic engineering and synthetic biology as key tools needed to make biological plastic recycling economically viable at scale.
Using Plastic Wastes in Construction: Opportunities and Challenges
This review examines the opportunities and challenges of incorporating plastic waste into construction materials, motivated by rapid urbanization and a pandemic-driven surge in plastic waste generation. The study evaluates technical performance, sustainability trade-offs, and regulatory considerations for using recycled plastics as building materials.
An Analysis of the State-of-the-art in Plastic Scrap Recycling Strategies for Construction Components
This review examines strategies for recycling plastic waste in construction applications, covering methods to convert plastic scraps into building components and discussing barriers including contamination, mixed polymer streams, and regulatory restrictions on plastic use in structural applications.
Solid waste management in the context of the waste hierarchy and circular economy frameworks: An international critical review
This review evaluates global solid waste management practices through the lens of the waste hierarchy (reduce, reuse, recycle) and circular economy principles. The authors found that while high-income countries have advanced waste systems, low- and middle-income nations face major challenges including inadequate infrastructure and plastic pollution. The study highlights how poorly managed plastic waste contributes to environmental contamination, including the generation of microplastics.