System and method for removing microparticles and nanoparticles from water using gelatinous zooplankton mucus

A method for removing particles from water, the method comprising:

• providing a reactor configured to allow interaction of gelatinous zooplankton mucus with particles in water comprising particles and as a result further allowing generation of particle aggregates in the water;
• supplying water comprising particles to the reactor through a water input fluidically connected to the reactor, and configured to supply water comprising particles to the reactor;
• supplying gelatinous zooplankton mucus to the reactor through a mucus input fluidically connected to the reactor, and configured to supply gelatinous zooplankton mucus to the water comprising particles in the reactor;
• allowing formation of particle aggregates in the water in the reactor by allowing interaction between the particles in the water and the gelatinous zooplankton mucus;
• exiting water comprising particle aggregates from the reactor through a water pipe fluidically connected to the reactor, and configured to allow exit of water comprising particle aggregates from the reactor;
• removing the particle aggregates from the water by passing the water comprising particle aggregates through a filter fluidically connected to the water pipe, and configured to receive water comprising particle aggregates from the water pipe and further filter the water;
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• exiting filtered water from the filter through a filtered water pipe fluidically connected to the filter, and configured to allow exit of filtered water from the filter.