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This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the escalating global challenge of microplastic pollution and highlights cutting-edge nanomaterial-based strategies for its efficient removal. It begins by examining the sources, pathways, and ecological consequences of microplastic contamination, emphasizing its growing threat to freshwater and marine ecosystems. Moving beyond the problem, the book explores how nanomaterials provide innovative, sustainable, and high-performance solutions for microplastic remediation. The book covers the synthesis and surface modification of nanomaterials, the development of adsorption and filtration systems, and advanced degradation mechanisms, including photocatalytic and enzymatic approaches. It also presents real-world applications of nanomaterials in diverse environmental settings—freshwater, wastewater, and marine systems—alongside a critical discussion of implementation challenges such as scalability, cost, and environmental safety. It also focuses on regulatory considerations, risk assessment, and emerging research directions, outlining future perspectives for sustainable nanotechnology-driven pollution control.
It is a valuable resource for researchers, academicians, environmental engineers, policymakers, and professionals in nanoscience, environmental chemistry, and sustainable materials, offering novel pathways toward mitigating the adverse impacts of microplastics and safeguarding global water systems.
List of contents
Overview of Microplastic Pollution Sources, Types and Distribution.- Environmental Impact of Microplastics on Ecosystems and Human Health.- Nanomaterials as Promising Solutions for Microplastic Remediation.- Synthesis Methods of Nanomaterials for Microplastic Adsorption and Degradation.- Characterization Techniques for Evaluating the Efficiency of Nanomaterials in Microplastic Removal.
About the author
Dr. Virat Khanna is working as an Associate Dean, Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. He is an accomplished academic and researcher with over 15 years of experience in higher education and scientific research. He has authored more than 80 publications in high-impact, peer-reviewed journals indexed in SCI, Scopus, and Web of Science. His research contributions span nanotechnology, materials science, and sustainable development. Dr. Khanna has served as an editor for multiple books and conference proceedings with leading international publishers, including Springer, CRC Press, IGI Global, and Bentham Science. He is actively involved in scholarly publishing and currently serves on the Editorial Board of Scientific Reports (Nature Group) and Discover Nano (Springer). Additionally, he holds the position of Academic Editor for the Journal of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Science and Engineering, both published by Wiley. As a recognised leader in his field, Dr. Khanna is the Book Series Editor for Recent Advances in Materials for Nanotechnology, published by CRC Press (Taylor & Francis).
Dr. Chingakham Chinglenthoiba is serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Galgotias University, Noida. He has a Ph.D. in Material Science and Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India, in 2020. He completed his Postdoctoral studies in material chemistry at the National University of Singapore in 2023. During his postdoctoral program, he focused on understanding microplastics and their various mitigation approaches using various advanced materials like metal-organic framework, functionalized cellulose, electrospun membrane, and activated carbons. With over 30 publications in SCI-indexed Q1 and Q2 journals, including Nanomaterials (MDPI), Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer), and the Journal of Environmental Management (Elsevier), his research output is both prolific and impactful. He has also served as guest editor for special issues on microplastics and has organised international events, notably the RaSP-SEA Workshop at NUS. Beyond academia, Dr Chingakham is deeply committed to outreach, delivering invited talks, keynotes, and public engagements to raise awareness and drive sustainable solutions to the global microplastic crisis.
Dr Sabiqah T. Anuar is an associate professor at the Faculty of Science and Marine Environment, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, and she has 16 years of teaching experience in environmental and analytical chemistry. She has a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 2013. She is actively participating in understanding the microplastic issue, mainly focusing on the ASEAN region. She is an active member of various diasporas, such as a member of the Malaysian Institute of Chemistry, a member of the Malaysian Analytical Sciences Society, a member of AOAC International and the Microplastic Research interest group, UTM, Malaysia. She has published and presented more than 45 papers in SCI ( Q1 and Q2) at many national and international conferences. She has achieved 18 research grants and 8 consultant projects in the last 5 years.
