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ClearA concept for the biotechnological minimizing of emerging plastics, micro- and nano-plastics pollutants from the environment: A review.
This review examined biotechnological strategies for remediating plastics, micro-, and nano-plastics from the environment, cataloguing microbial and enzymatic degradation approaches, discussing their mechanistic basis, and proposing an integrated biotechnology framework for minimizing plastic pollution across terrestrial and aquatic systems.
Nano-Technological Bioremediation: Revolutionizing Environmental Cleanup
This review explores how combining nanotechnology with bioremediation improves the ability to clean up environmental pollutants including microplastics, heavy metals, and organic chemicals. Nano-enabled bioremediation systems can enhance the efficiency of microbial degradation and contaminant capture in polluted soils and water.
Application of Nanomaterials in the Degradation of Micro and Nano Plastics
This review examined the application of nanomaterials for degrading micro- and nanoplastics, covering photocatalytic, oxidative, and biological nanomaterial approaches and evaluating their efficiency and scalability for plastic pollution remediation.
Emerging biotechnological and eco-remediation strategies for the biodegradation and removal of micro/nanoplastics from the environment: A comprehensive review
Researchers reviewed emerging biotechnological and eco-remediation strategies for removing micro- and nanoplastics from the environment, synthesizing advances in synthetic microbial consortia, enzyme-mediated depolymerization, phytoremediation, and green nanomaterials while highlighting key analytical and field-implementation challenges.
Harnessing bio and (Photo)catalysts for microplastics degradation and remediation in soil environment
This review examined biological and photocatalytic approaches for breaking down microplastics in soil, an area that has received far less attention than water-based solutions. The study highlights promising enzymes and light-activated catalysts that could degrade soil microplastics, and calls for more research using computational modeling to design better cleanup strategies for contaminated land.
Efficiency of Hybrid Materials for Photocatalytic Degradation of Micro‐ and Nano‐Plastics
Researchers reviewed how hybrid materials — combinations of multiple substances engineered at the nanoscale — can serve as highly effective photocatalysts to break down microplastics and nanoplastics using light energy. These multi-functional materials improve electron separation and reaction efficiency compared to single-component catalysts, representing a promising technological pathway for removing persistent plastic particles from the environment.
Role of Nanotechnology in Plastic and Microplastic Management
This review examines how nanotechnology can enhance plastic and microplastic degradation, describing how nanomaterials can modify microbial metabolic pathways to improve biodegradation rates and how photocatalytic approaches can break down plastics into low-molecular-weight intermediates suitable for use as chemical feedstocks.
Photocatalytic Perception for Degradation of Macro- and Micro-plastics
This review examines photocatalytic approaches for degrading both macro- and micro-plastics, surveying semiconductor-based and other photocatalytic systems capable of breaking down persistent plastic polymers in aquatic and terrestrial environments. The paper evaluates the mechanisms, efficiency, and scalability of photocatalysis as a remediation technology alongside conventional plastic waste management strategies.
Nanotechnology for the Remediation of Plastic Wastes
This review examines nanotechnology-based approaches for remediation of plastic waste, covering methods to address the growing environmental threat posed by microplastics and nanoplastics as persistent pollutants derived from degrading larger plastic debris.
Nanomaterials for microplastic remediation from aquatic environment: Why nano matters?
This review examines how nanomaterials such as photocatalysts, adsorbents, and membrane filters can be used to remove microplastics from aquatic environments, highlighting why nanoscale properties offer advantages over conventional remediation approaches.
Unlocking the potential of nanobiohybrids to combat environmental pollution
This review examines how nanobiohybrids — combinations of nanomaterials with biological components — could be used to clean up environmental pollutants, including plastics. The chapter highlights emerging nanotechnology-based bioremediation strategies as sustainable alternatives to conventional pollution management. While not focused on microplastic toxicology, it is relevant to the broader challenge of removing plastic contamination from the environment.
Nanoparticle-Based Bioremediation Approach for Plastics and Microplastics
This review explores how nanoparticle-enhanced bioremediation approaches can help address plastic and microplastic pollution. Researchers found that combining biological degradation by bacteria and fungi with engineered nanoparticles can improve the efficiency of breaking down various plastic polymers. The study suggests that these hybrid bioremediation strategies offer a promising eco-friendly pathway for mitigating plastic contamination in the environment.
Challenges and opportunities in bioremediation of micro-nano plastics: A review.
This review examines biological approaches to removing micro- and nanoplastics from the environment, focusing on microbial degradation and bioremediation strategies. While bioremediation holds promise, challenges remain in identifying microbes capable of degrading common plastic types and scaling these processes for practical environmental cleanup.
Removal Mechanisms of Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Polyamide (Nylon), Polystyrene and Polyethylene Terephthalate in Wastewater Treatment Plants by Chemical, Photocatalytic, Biodegradation and Hybrid Processes
This review examines chemical, photocatalytic, biodegradation, and hybrid methods for removing common plastic polymers from wastewater treatment systems. Researchers found that while individual treatment approaches show promise for degrading specific plastic types, hybrid processes combining multiple methods tend to achieve more effective microplastic removal.
Nanophotocatalytic synergistic degradation of antibiotics and microplastics: Mechanisms, material design, and environmental applications
This review examines how microplastics and antibiotics interact in water during photocatalytic treatment, finding that microplastics can both help (by shuttling electrons) and hinder (by shielding light or hosting biofilms) the degradation process, depending on conditions. Aged microplastics — which have more surface oxygen groups — adsorb more antibiotics, making them tougher composite targets for treatment systems. Understanding these interactions is essential for designing water purification systems that can handle the combined pollution reality of modern waterways.
Green Technologies for Plastic Pollutant Waste Management
This review surveys green technologies for managing plastic pollution, covering biological degradation, photocatalysis, and advanced oxidation processes, and assessing their feasibility for large-scale microplastic remediation.
Microplastics in complex soil matrix: Recovery, identification and removal using micro nano techniques
Researchers reviewed current methods for finding and removing microplastics from complex soil samples, noting that no single technique works well for all particle types, and proposed a step-by-step approach combining density separation, chemical purification, and photocatalytic degradation to better detect and eliminate soil microplastics.
Nanomaterials and biochar mediated remediation of emerging contaminants
This review covers how nanomaterials and biochar can be used to remove emerging contaminants, including microplastics, from the environment through techniques like photocatalysis and enhanced filtration. Developing effective cleanup methods is critical because these contaminants can persist in water and soil for long periods, eventually reaching humans through food and drinking water.
Recent Application of Enzymes and Microbes in Bioremediation
This review covers recent advances in applying enzymes and microorganisms for bioremediation of environmental pollutants, including microplastics, with a focus on eco-friendly alternatives to conventional chemical or physical treatment methods. The authors highlight promising microbial and enzymatic strategies that reduce secondary pollution and offer cost-effective pathways for cleaning contaminated soil and water.
Photocatalytic Technologies for Transformation and Degradation of Microplastics in the Environment: Current Achievements and Future Prospects
This review examines photocatalytic technologies that use light-activated materials to break down microplastics in the environment. Various catalysts can generate reactive oxygen species that degrade plastic polymers into simpler, less harmful molecules. The authors assess the strengths and limitations of different photocatalytic approaches and highlight the need for scalable solutions that work under real-world environmental conditions.
Novel Acumens into Biodegradation: Impact of Nanomaterials and Their Contribution
This review examines how nanomaterials can enhance the biodegradation of pollutants, including plastics, in the environment. Nanomaterial-assisted biodegradation offers a potential strategy for accelerating the breakdown of plastic waste before it fragments into microplastics.
Degradation of Micro- and Nano-Plastics by Photocatalytic Methods
This paper reviews photocatalytic methods — using light-activated catalysts — as a way to break down micro- and nano-plastics in the environment. These approaches offer a promising path toward degrading persistent plastic particles that accumulate in marine and drinking water systems.
Design and Structural Modification of Advanced Biomaterials for Photocatalytic Degradation of Micro‐ and Nano‐Plastics
Researchers designed advanced biomaterials engineered to harness sunlight for breaking down micro- and nanoplastics through photocatalysis, combining nanotechnology and materials science to create eco-friendly, biodegradable particles capable of capturing and degrading plastic pollutants across diverse environmental conditions.
Strategies for the Remediation of Micro- and Nanoplastics from Contaminated Food and Water: Advancements and Challenges
This review summarizes existing research on methods for removing micro- and nanoplastics from contaminated food and water, including filtration, chemical treatment, and biological approaches using microorganisms. While several promising techniques exist, the complexity of real-world plastic pollution makes it difficult to scale these solutions, and more cross-disciplinary research is needed to protect food and water safety.