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2023

de Sousa Junior, R.R.; Cezario, F.E.M.; Antonino, L.D.; dos Santos, D.J.; Lackner, M. Characterization of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (P3HB)from Alternative, Scalable (Waste) Feedstocks. Bioengineering 2023, 10, 1382. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10121382 (Open Access)

Lackner, M.; Mukherjee, A.; Koller, M. What Are “Bioplastics”? Defining Renewability, Biosynthesis, Biodegradability, and Biocompatibility. Polymers 2023, 15, 4695. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15244695 (Open Access)

2024

Lackner, M.; Branka, M. Microplastics in Farmed Animals – A Review. Microplastics 2024, 3, 559. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics3040035 (Open Access)

Suleiman, M.Y.; Fasanya, O.O.; Atta, A.Y.; Dutta, J.; Jibril, B. E.-Y. Performance of zero-valent iron immobilized on activated carbon cloth for the removal of phenol from wastewater. Environ Sci Eur 2024, 36, 131. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-024-00954-1 (Open Access)

Yu, D.; Ye, F.; Dobretsov, S.; Dutta, J. Antifouling activity of PEGylated chitosan coatings: Impacts of the side chain length and encapsulated ZnO/Ag nanoparticles. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2024, 281, 136316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.136316 (Open Access)

2025

Liedermann, M.; Gonzalez-Fernandez, D.; Mendrik, F.; Biermann, L.; van Emmerik, T. H. Contributions to river plastic monitoring across scales. Frontiers in Earth Science 2025, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2025.1636075 (Open Access)

Niu, Z.; Segura, S.A.; Gall, M.L.; Curto, M.; Demeyer, E.; Asselman, J.; Janssen, C.R.; Hom, D.; Davies, P.; Everaert, G.; Catarino, A.I. Leachates from weathered polypropylene items, but not from polylactic acid, induce ecotoxicological effects on a marine diatom. Microplastics & Nanoplastics 2025, 5, 1, 35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43591-025-00143-8 (Open Access)

Niu, Z.; Asselman, J.; Janssen, C.R.; Linley, C.P.; De Schamphelaere, K.; Everaert, G.; Catarino, A.I. Combined exposure of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) microplastics and global warming affects the population dynamics of a coastal copepod. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2025, 221, 118465. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118465 (Open Access)

Quintana, R., Manzano-Medina, S., Pérez-López, L.; Oyón-Sanz, A.; González-Fernández, D.; González-Gordillo, J.I.; Marti, E.; Echevarría, F.; Morales-Caselles, C. Vertical Distribution and Composition of Plastics in Coastal Areas of the Gulf of Cádiz: Insights into Transport Dynamics. Environmental Science & Technology 2025, 59, 33. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c03513 (Open Access)

Yu, D.; Li, Z.; Li, C.; Liang, X.; Dutta, J.; Yang, J.-L.; Ye, F. Chemical linkage in bifunctional chitosan-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) coatings for enhanced corrosion prevention and antifouling activities. Sustainable Materials and Technologies 2025, 44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01371 (Open Access)

Yu, D.; Zhao, X.; Amores, A. P.; Wang, Y.; Dutta, J.; Yang, J. L.; Ye, F. Chitosan coatings with modulated surface roughness for the inhibition of marine macrofouling. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2025, 316, 144713. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.144713 (Open Access)

Liu, Y.; Zhang, X.; Yu, D.; Wang, W.; Dutta, J.; Ye, F. Recycled wind turbine blade supported heterogenous photo-Fenton catalyst for melanoidin degradation at near neutral pH. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2025, 13(5), 117917. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.117917 (Open Access)

2026

de Ramos B.; Escobar-Sánchez G.; González-Fernández D.; Gräwe U.; Lange X.; Schernewski G. Retention of floating macroplastics in semi-enclosed coastal systems: Insights from modeling and drifter experiments. Regional Studies in Marine Science 2026, 97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2026.105014 (Open Access)

Garcia-Gorriz, E.; Macias-Moy, D.; González-Fernández, D.; Arcangeli, A.; Ferreira-Cordeiro, N.; Duteil, O.; Miladinova, S.; Pärn, O.; Ruiz-Orejón, L. F.; Pasanisi, E.; Crosti, R.; David, L. Model Prediction of Macroplastic Distributions in European Marine Basins: Comparison with Beach and Floating Macroplastic Observations and Estimation of Model Accuracy. Oceans 2026, 7, 2, 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/oceans7020026 (Open Access)

Grandjean, J.; González-Aravena, M.; Gallardo, P.; Dubois, P.; Catarino, A.I. Short-term tolerance to ocean acidification of the sub-antarctic sea-urchin arbacia dufresnii. Polar Biol 2026, 49, 3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-025-03437-y

Leone, G.; Catarino, A.I.; Pauwels, I.; Bossaer, M.; Conda Oco, R.; Chu, C.-Y.; Troch, P.; Goethals, P.L.M.; Everaert, G. Plastic clean-up mechanisms: Experimental insights on their bycatch. Marine Pollution Bulletin 2026, 226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.119326

Puhar, J.; Pučnik, R.; Vicente, F.A.; Čuček, L.; Likozar, B.; Vujanović, A. Environmental and energy perspectives of a sustainable shrimp shell waste biorefinery process. Results in Engineering 2026, 30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2026.110774 (Open Access)

Roebroek, C.T.J.; Teuling, A.J.; van der Ploeg, M.J.; González-Fernández, D.; van Emmerik T.H.M. Revising the role of discharge in global river plastic transport. Cell Reports Sustainability 2026, 3, 3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2025.100604 (Open Access)

Yu, D.; Puhar, J.; Mukherjee, S.; Ošlovnik, T.; Dutta, J.; Vujanović, A.; Ye, F. Sustainable extraction of chitosan from blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) by green solvents. Bioresource Technology 2026, 441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2025.133595 (Open Access)