Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than 5mm that are commonly found in consumer products and nature. The apparel and textiles industry contributes 35% of microplastic pollution from synthetic textiles. New membrane processes have been developed to remove microplastics from wastewater, including a Sediment-Microplastic Isolation unit that uses thin membrane tubes to separate microplastics during water flow.

4. Microplastics are plastic
particles smaller than 5mm.
They may be tiny, but there are
a lot of them in consumer
products. More and more often,
we find them in nature too. The
apparel and textiles industry is
a major contributor to the
problem. 35% of all microplastic
pollution comes from synthetic
textiles.

8. Membrane Processes for Microplastic Removal

12. Sediment-Microplastic Isolation (SMI) unit.

13. Method
enables
separation of
microplastics
from
wastewater
Flow through a tube as
thin as a hair

14. Engineered Processes for the Separation and
Degradation of Microplastics in Freshwater

17. Invent Filtration Technologies