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Nameko Mushroom Slime Pulls Microplastics From Water

Nameko Mushroom Slime Pulls Microplastics From Water

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What they found

Nameko mushroom mucilage removed 95.3% of microplastics from water in 5 minutes.

Nameko mushroom mucilage removed 95.3% of microplastics from water in 5 minutes.

The number

removed 95.3% of microplastics (1.0 μm) in just 5 minutes

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Pholiota nameko

Pholiota nameko

Published in

Chemosphere

Chemosphere

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Microplastic Cleanup

Microplastic Cleanup

Nameko mushroom (Pholiota nameko) mucilage removed 95.3% of microplastics (1.0 μm) in just 5 minutes and up to 98.4% using wastewater-derived mucilage, with nanoplastic removal reaching 87.4%. The mucilage forms pectin-based flocs with Fe(III) that bind and sink plastic particles through charge attraction. This offers a fast, low-cost, and biodegradable way to clean plastic pollution from water.

Nameko mushroom (Pholiota nameko) mucilage removed 95.3% of microplastics (1.0 μm) in just 5 minutes and up to 98.4% using wastewater-derived mucilage, with nanoplastic removal reaching 87.4%. The mucilage forms pectin-based flocs with Fe(III) that bind and sink plastic particles through charge attraction. This offers a fast, low-cost, and biodegradable way to clean plastic pollution from water.

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