Patent ID: 11931717
Assignee: nan
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC B  C | IPC B  C

Claim 16:
17. A method of removing microplastics from an aqueous fluid, the method comprising:
immersing an article into the aqueous fluid so that a portion of the microplastics, and a portion of the aqueous fluid, become adsorbed onto or within the article,
wherein the article comprises a compressible support matrix including a plurality of pores, a metal oxide and a clay, wherein the metal oxide and the clay are disposed on the support matrix or within the plurality of pores of the support matrix, and
separating the adsorbed microplastics and aqueous fluid from the article by compression of the article, wherein a concentration of the separated microplastics in the separated aqueous fluid is greater than the concentration of the microplastics in the aqueous fluid.