Publication detail

Micromachines for Microplastics Treatment

HERMANOVÁ, S. PUMERA, M.

Original Title

Micromachines for Microplastics Treatment

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The increasing accumulation of persistent non-degradable microplastics in the marine environment represents aglobal environmental problem. Among emerging approaches totackle microplastics are micro- and nanomotors, tiny devicescapable of autonomous propulsion powered by chemical fuels orlight. These devices are capable of on-the-fly recognition, capture,and decomposition of pollutants. In the past, various micromotorswere designed to efficiently remove and degrade soluble organicpollutants. Current effort is given to the rational design and surfacefunctionalization to achieve micromotors capable of capturing,transporting, and releasing microplastics of different shapes andchemical structures. The catalytic micromotors performing photocatalysis and photo-Fenton chemistry hold great promise for thedegradation of most common plastics. In this review, we highlight recent progress in thefield of micromotors for microplasticstreatment. These tiny self-propelled machines are expected to stimulate a quantum leap in environmental remediation.

Keywords

microplastics, micromotors, microrobots, degradation, catalysis, nanorobots

Authors

HERMANOVÁ, S.; PUMERA, M.

Released

15. 6. 2022

Publisher

American Chemical Society

Location

Washington, DC

ISBN

2694-2496

Periodical

ACS Nanoscience Au

Year of study

2

Number

3

State

United States of America

Pages from

225

Pages to

232

Pages count

8

URL

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.1c00058

BibTex

@article{BUT181615,
  author="Soňa {Hermanová} and Martin {Pumera}",
  title="Micromachines for Microplastics Treatment",
  journal="ACS Nanoscience Au",
  year="2022",
  volume="2",
  number="3",
  pages="225--232",
  doi="10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.1c00058",
  issn="2694-2496",
  url="https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.1c00058"
}