Method and textile used for collecting microplastics from water
OwnerAlexis Piascikinventor
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Abstract
A textile and a method of making the same comprising a microplastic collection layer, a microplastic capture layer, and a water resistant protection layer. The microplastic collection outer layer includes a plurality of openings therein for collecting microplastics from a body of water. The microplastic attraction and capture middle layer attracts and captures the microplastics collected by the microplastic collection outer layer. The water resistant protection layer protects a wearer's skin against the microplastics captured by the microplastic attraction and capture middle layer.
Claims20
A fabric comprising:
- a water resistant inner layer;
- a microplastic attraction and capture middle layer;
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- a microplastic collection outer layer, wherein the microplastic collection outer layer contains a plurality of openings therein.
A garment comprising:
- a microplastic collection outer layer having a plurality of openings therein for collecting microplastics from a body of water;
- a microplastic attraction and capture middle layer for attracting and capturing the microplastics collected by the microplastic collection outer layer;
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- a water resistant inner layer for protection of a wearer's skin against the microplastics captured by the microplastic attraction and capture middle layer.
A method of removing microplastics from a body of water comprising:
- a. placing a microplastic collecting fabric within the body of water, wherein the microplastic collecting fabric comprises a water resistant inner layer;
- a microplastic attraction and capture middle layer;
- and a microplastic collection outer layer, wherein the microplastic collection outer layer contains a plurality of openings therein;
- b. collecting microplastics through the plurality of openings in the microplastic collection outer layer;
- c. capturing microplastic with the microplastic attraction and capture middle layer;
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- d. cleaning the microplastic collecting fabric to remove the microplastics from the microplastic collecting fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.