The Plant‐to‐Plant Circular Strategy: Coupling Photodegradation and Phytoremediation With Plant‐Based Nanomaterials for Plastic Degradation
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Authors
- Ziru Pei
- Lena Ciric (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1476-6595)
- Haoran Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7064-6191)
- Yuheng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1786-5970)
- Manpreet Bhatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9124-526X)
Institutions
- Northwestern Polytechnical University (CN)
- Department of Science and Technology (IN)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advanced Science
- Published
- 2026-07-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.76789
- Primary Topic
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00