Unnamed Invention by Fionn Ferreira

Remediation Strategy

Collection

Plastic Type

Microplastics

Invention Category

Miscellaneous Capture

Used?

Included in analysis?

Yes

Location Invented

Ireland

Year^*

2019

Description

Combination of oil and magnetite powder binds microplastics for extraction with a magnet.

Effectiveness or Ecological Impact

Peer-reviewed Effectiveness

The highest microplastic extraction percentage is 97.312% (Yeo and Julaihi, 2021).

References

ering-the-pacific-ocean-isnt-working. Bendix, A. (2019, August 1). An 18-year old has found a way to use “magnetic liquid” invented by NASA to remove harmful microplastics from water. Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.in/an-18-year-old-has-found-a-way-to-use-magnetic-liquid-invented-by-nasa-to-remove-harmful-microplastics-from-water/articleshow/70487024.cms; Nace, T. (2019). Irish Teen Wins 2019 Google Science Fair For Removing Microplastics From Water. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/07/30/irish-teen-wins-2019-google-science-fair-for-removing-microplastics-from-water/; Ferreira, F. (2020, August 6). What is Fionn About. Fionn Ferreira. https://www.fionnferreira.com/#about

Peer-reviewed Effectiveness

Yeo, L. S., & Julaihi, M. R. M. (2021). Magnetic Ferrous Fluid for Microplastics Extraction Application. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.1030.138

* Year designates the year invented; if the year invented was unavailable, the earliest year that an article about the technology was published was used.