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Microfiber Acoustic Recycling with Enzyme-Assisted Valorization and Elimination (MARVEL): A Novel Approach for Microplastic Isolation from WWT Sludge

Researchers developed MARVEL (Microfiber Acoustic Recycling with Enzyme-Assisted Valorization and Elimination), a novel approach combining acoustic methods and enzymatic treatment for isolating and valorizing microplastic microfibers from wastewater treatment sludge.

2025
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Ultrasonic Acoustic Standing Waves for Efficient Microplastic Removal: a Scalable and Sustainable Approach to Wastewater Treatment

Researchers developed an ultrasonic acoustic standing wave system that concentrates microplastics for continuous filtration, demonstrating efficient particle removal in laboratory tests as a potentially scalable and energy-efficient alternative to conventional wastewater microplastic removal methods.

2025
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Microplastics_Removal

Researchers evaluated the efficiency of a microplastic removal system for synthetic wastewater that combines a chemical treatment process with simple filtration, measuring removal performance across different microplastic types and concentrations.

2025 Open Science Framework
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A Novel Application of Ultrasound for Removal of Aqueous Microplastics

Researchers investigated bath-type ultrasonication as a novel method for removing microplastics from aqueous environments, reporting this as the first application of this technique for microplastic remediation. The ultrasound-based approach showed promise as an effective treatment strategy for addressing microplastic pollution in water systems.

2025 ACS ES&T Water
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Microplastics Removal from Treated Wastewater by a Biofilter

Researchers evaluated a pilot-scale biofilter for removing microplastics from secondary wastewater treatment effluent, finding it effectively polished treated wastewater before environmental discharge by capturing particles across multiple filter zones.

2020 Water 108 citations
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Microbial–Enzymatic Combinatorial Approach to Capture and Release Microplastics

Researchers developed a microbial-enzymatic approach using evolved Pseudomonas aeruginosa to aggregate microplastics via biofilm formation for removal from polluted waters, then employed protease treatment to release captured plastics for downstream recovery.

2022 Environmental Science & Technology Letters 21 citations
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Innovative technologies for removal of micro plastic: A review of recent advances

Researchers reviewed emerging technologies for removing microplastics from wastewater, covering filtration, coagulation, biological treatment, and other methods used at treatment plants. The review highlights which approaches show the most promise and calls for broader adoption and improved standardization so that microplastics are more consistently captured before they reach rivers, lakes, and oceans.

2024 Heliyon 55 citations
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Development and evaluation of a water treatment system for the removal of microplastics in an aqueous medium.

Researchers developed and evaluated a water treatment system for removing microplastics from aqueous media, addressing the urgent environmental concern of microplastic contamination in rivers, seas, and oceans and assessing the system's effectiveness as a promising water purification technology.

2025 LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)
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Innovating Ferro-sonication approach for extracting microplastics from wastewater

Researchers developed a ferro-sonication approach for extracting microplastics from wastewater, combining magnetic separation with ultrasonic treatment to achieve high-efficiency particle recovery from complex effluent matrices.

2024 The Science of The Total Environment 6 citations
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Evaluation of the Presence of Microplastics in Wastewater Treatment Plants: Development and Verification of Strategies for Their Quantification and Removal in Aqueous Streams

Researchers evaluated microplastic presence in wastewater treatment plants and developed a pilot capture system capable of detecting, quantifying, and removing microplastic particles from water. The study found that conventional treatment processes are insufficient for complete microplastic removal, highlighting the need for dedicated technologies to address this gap in water treatment infrastructure.

2025 Sustainability 1 citations
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Removal of microplastics from wastewater through electrocoagulation-electroflotation and membrane filtration processes

Researchers investigated electrocoagulation-electroflotation and membrane filtration for removing microplastics from wastewater, finding that combining these processes effectively recovers microplastic particles from treatment plant effluent.

2021 Water Science & Technology 149 citations
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Fundamental Study of the Removal of Microplastic Fibers Using Swirling Flow and Magnetic Field

Researchers developed a method combining swirling water flow and a magnetic field to remove microplastic fibers from laundry wastewater. The approach was effective at capturing fiber-shaped microplastics that typically pass through conventional sewage treatment, helping prevent them from entering waterways.

2023 Journal of Physics Conference Series 1 citations
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Technologies for the Removal of Microplastics from Wastewater: A Short Review

This review compares wastewater treatment technologies for removing microplastics, finding that membrane bioreactors and advanced filtration systems achieve the highest removal efficiencies (>95%) but that MPs accumulating in sludge may re-enter the environment through biosolid disposal. The analysis underscores that no current treatment system completely prevents MP discharge and that sludge management is a critical but underaddressed pathway to the environment.

2023 Global NEST International Conference on Environmental Science & Technology 2 citations
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Study of Advanced Techniques for Inquisition, Segregation and Removal of Microplastics from Water Streams: Current Insights and Future Directions

This review surveys the full toolkit of methods used to detect, separate, and remove microplastics from water and wastewater, covering spectroscopic, microscopic, and chromatographic detection alongside physical, chemical, and biological removal strategies. It highlights that no single approach is sufficient and that combining methods — including emerging microfluidic and enzymatic techniques — will be necessary to effectively tackle microplastic contamination in water systems.

2024 International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology (IJISRT) 2 citations
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In-situ electrochemical oxidation: a revolutionary approach to degrading synthetic microfibers in laundry effluent

Researchers developed an in-situ electrochemical oxidation technique to degrade synthetic microfibers directly from washing machine effluent, eliminating the need for consumable mechanical filters that generate secondary waste. The method achieved effective microfiber degradation at the source without producing additional solid waste streams.

2024 Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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Microplastics extraction from wastewater treatment plants: Two-step digestion pre-treatment and application

Researchers developed an optimized two-step digestion method for extracting microplastics from wastewater treatment plant samples, achieving high recovery rates especially in organic-rich matrices like sludge, and applied it across multiple treatment stages.

2023 Water Research 30 citations
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A Multiphase Solution to Microplastic Pollution: Integrating Enzymatic Degradation, Density Separation, and Biodegradable Innovation

This paper proposes a multiphase solution to microplastic pollution combining enzymatic degradation with innovative filtration technologies, arguing that integrating biological and physical treatment approaches is necessary to address the persistence of microplastics from single-use plastic waste.

2025 Scholarly review .
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Enzyme_Metal‐Organic Framework Composites as Novel Approach for Microplastic Degradation

Researchers developed a new approach to breaking down microplastics by embedding a plastic-degrading enzyme inside a metal-organic framework, a porous crystalline material. The combined system eliminated 37% of a common plastic degradation product from contaminated water within 24 hours through both enzymatic breakdown and adsorption. The method could potentially be reused across multiple treatment cycles, offering a more practical and cost-effective strategy for cleaning microplastic pollution from water.

2024 ChemSusChem 24 citations
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Ultrasonic and Electrocoagulation Technologies in Wastewater Treatment and Material Circulation

This review examines how ultrasonic treatment and electrocoagulation — both advanced water treatment technologies — can be combined with catalysts to degrade and remove emerging pollutants from wastewater, including microplastics. The analysis highlights the practical effectiveness of these methods while noting that energy costs and scalability remain challenges for widespread adoption.

2024 VNU Journal of Science Earth and Environmental Sciences 3 citations
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Recent advances on microplastics pollution and removal from wastewater systems: A critical review

This review summarizes the latest research on microplastic detection, occurrence, and removal in wastewater treatment plants. While treatment plants can remove 57-99% of microplastics depending on the stage, significant amounts still escape into the environment through treated water and sludge. The findings highlight the need for advanced treatment methods to prevent microplastics from reaching waterways and ultimately human water supplies.

2023 Journal of Environmental Management 81 citations
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First Appraisal of Effective Microplastics Removal from the Textile Manufacturing Processes

Researchers treated synthetic and natural textile manufacturing wastewaters with Adiabatic Sonic Evaporation and Crystallization (ASEC) technology to assess its effectiveness in removing microplastics and organic contaminants. The process completely removed contaminants from water, producing distilled water and a crystallized solid residue containing identifiable MPs and organic compounds including benzene derivatives.

2025 Applied Sciences 2 citations
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Innovative prototype for the mitigation of water pollution from microplastics to safeguard the environment and health

Researchers developed an innovative prototype device for removing microplastics from water through a combination of filtration and electrocoagulation, demonstrating high MP removal efficiency from both synthetic and real water samples in controlled trials.

2025 The Science of The Total Environment
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Enhancing Microplastics Removal from Wastewater Using Electro-Coagulation and Granule-Activated Carbon with Thermal Regeneration

Combining electrocoagulation with granular activated carbon treatment significantly improved microplastic removal from wastewater compared to standard treatment, achieving removal efficiencies above 95% and offering a feasible enhancement for sewage treatment plants.

2021 Processes 88 citations
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Microplastics removal in wastewater treatment plants

This review examines microplastic removal technologies in wastewater treatment plants, finding that tertiary chemical treatments — particularly disk filtration — demonstrate high effectiveness, while highlighting persistent challenges in achieving complete MP elimination from effluents.

2025 Reciklaza i odrzivi razvoj