Neat News 3141 (added 2024-08-20)

Removing microplastic from water

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Researcher have developed a solvent that floats on water, but when shaken picks up some 98 percent of the microplastic particles. After a while it floats again on the surface with the microplastic particles and can then be removed together with them.

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