Process for the Removal of Micro and Nano Size Plastic Particles from Seawater Reported

The abstract of an August 24, 2022 Materials Today article https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1369702122002103/ by researchers with Princeton University and others reports that “… we demonstrate the transformation of standard egg-white (EW) proteins into an ultralightweight G-CF aerogel with a multiscale structure. The resulting covalently-bonded hierarchical structure, derived from the complex underlying protein configuration, exhibits a density that is two orders of magnitude lower than existing state-of-the-art materials. We apply this material to the challenges of desalination and water purification, notably demonstrating that the G-CF aerogel significantly improves upon existing materials, capturing 98.2% of ionic impurities and 99.9% of nano/microplastic contamination from seawater …” #MicroPlastics #NanoPlastics #PlasticWaste #SingleUsePlastic @PrincetonMSE