Dynamic magnetic capture-catalytic pyrolysis for aquatic micro- and nanoplastic management.

Zhijie Chen, Lei Ding, Chen Wang, Ji Fang, Changliang Shi, Wei Wei, Nicky Eshtiaghi, Bing-Jie Ni

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Zhijie ChenUNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-0856

Lei DingCentre for Atomaterials and Nanomanufacturing, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9574-5165

Chen WangUNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Ji FangSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China.

Changliang ShiSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, China.

Wei WeiCentre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia. wei.wei@uts.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5613-337X

Nicky EshtiaghiChemical and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Bing-Jie NiUNSW Water Research Centre, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia. bingjie.ni1@unsw.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1129-7837

Funding

Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DP220101139Department of Education and Training | Australian Research Council (ARC) DP220101142

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Abstract

Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) in aquatic systems pose global ecotoxicological threats, yet their effective removal and end-treatment remain challenging. Here, we develop a dynamic magnetic capture (DynMagCap) system that enables efficient and universal removal of MNPs via in situ chemical magnetization. Unlike conventional magnetic seeding methods, DynMagCap generates Fe-based dynamic magnetic chains that self-assemble, migrate, and interlink with MNPs under bubble assistance. This system achieves over 99% removal efficiency across various MNP types, sizes, and water conditions, demonstrating high robustness. The captured Fe-MNP composites are further valorized via catalytic pyrolysis (CatPyr), during which where Fe species catalyze chlorine fixation from polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-bearing MNPs into FeCl

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PMID42686786

DOI10.1038/s41467-026-76418-2

PMCPMC13538535

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