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Carbon nanosprings could break down microplastics

Cosmos Magazine - Wed 31 Jul 19

Engineers try new approach to combat a ubiquitous pollutant.

Tiny magnetic coils could help break down microplastic pollution

ScienceNews - Wed 31 Jul 19

Carbon nanotubes designed to release plastic-eroding chemicals could clear the long-lasting trash from waterways.

Magnetic 'springs' break down marine microplastic pollution

Phys.org - Wed 31 Jul 19

Plastic waste that finds its way into oceans and rivers poses a global environmental threat with damaging health consequences for animals, humans, and ecosystems. Now, using tiny coil-shaped ...

Magnetic 'springs' break down marine microplastic pollution, ScienceDaily - Wed 31 Jul 19
Magnetic 'springs' break down marine microplastic pollution, Eurekalert - Wed 31 Jul 19

Nanotube catalysts spring into action on microplastic waste

Chemistry World - Mon 5 Aug 19

Helical carbon nanotubes activate an oxidant that produces polymer-degrading free radicals

Magnetic coils, the new way to deal with microplastics

ZME Science - Thu 1 Aug 19

Flowing through rivers and oceans, plastic waste has become an important environmental threat across the globe. Trying to deal with the problem, researchers in Australia developed a way to purge ...

Magnetic 'springs' could break-down marine plastic pollution

Daily Mail - Wed 31 Jul 19

Chemical engineering professors at the University of Adelaide can dissolve the plastics with harmless, short-lived chemicals.

Magnetic nanosprings break down microplastic pollutants

Physicsworld Blog - Thu 1 Aug 19

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly technique to remove these contaminants from water The post Magnetic nanosprings break down microplastic pollutants appeared first on Physics ...

Magnetic springs help break down microplastics in the ocean

UPI - Wed 31 Jul 19

Scientists have invented a new tool, tiny magnetic springs, to help break down microplastic pollution in the ocean.