Tag: nanoplastics

New lab reactor uses water instead of toxic solvents

Many chemical processes in manufacturing and research rely on organic solvents, which are harmful to the environment and expensive to handle safely. The development of photoactive water-based micelles capable of driving chemical reactions offers a safer, greener alternative. Additionally, the system can be reused, improving its cost-effectiveness and environmental footprint.

Pathogens are thriving in the plastisphere

This Nature article gives a complete overview on what we know about the plastisphere. And there is a new worry: nanoplastics.