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CAPTOPLASTIC Capture Tech: Continuous Microplastics Capture via Agglomeration (Water & Wastewater)

https://captoplastic.com/capture-tech/
  • Open Data: Yes
  • Access: Open Source
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Description

CAPTOPLASTIC “Capture Tech” (Capture + Control microplastics)

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Why this matters

Most microplastics interventions in water treatment rely on physical separation (screens/filters/membranes) that can drive fouling and produce secondary waste streams. Capture Tech positions itself as an add-on module for controlled flows (e.g., WWTP, drinking-water treatment, industrial streams) that aims to reduce operational disruption while enabling recovery/reuse of the capture medium. (captoplastic.com)

How it works (as described by the developer)

  1. A collector/capturer material is introduced into a controlled water stream. (captoplastic.com)
  2. The collector agglomerates with microplastics to form larger aggregates. (captoplastic.com)
  3. Aggregates are separated from the system; the treated water continues downstream. (captoplastic.com)
  4. The capturer is recovered and reused, and captured microplastics are positioned as ready for “revalorization.” (captoplastic.com)

Reported performance (developer materials):

  • Company page reports “High MPs Recovery Efficiency >80%”. (captoplastic.com)
  • The brochure reports “>90%” recovery efficiency. (aguasresiduales.info)
    (These likely reflect different pilots/conditions; treat as claims until independently verified.)

What you get (outputs)

  • A treated effluent stream with reduced microplastics load (per vendor claims). (captoplastic.com)
  • A separated concentrate/aggregate containing captured microplastics for disposal or potential recovery/valorization. (aguasresiduales.info)

Applications (stated)

  • Urban & industrial wastewater treatment and other controlled water streams (aguasresiduales.info)
  • Drinking water treatment / supply contexts are referenced in product framing and the company’s broader “control” line. (aguasresiduales.info)
  • Washing machines / microfiber capture is explicitly referenced via “CaptoFIBER” in the brochure. (aguasresiduales.info)
  • Plastic industry WWTP use-cases are highlighted in the company’s applications framing (e.g., controlling pellet/powder/flakes loss). (captoplastic.com)

Deployment / scale

  • Demonstration pilots designed for ~3,000 L/h and ~5,000 L/h (vendor demonstration service). (captoplastic.com)
  • “Under development” scale-up targets: 100,000 L/h and 1,250,000 L/h pilot plants. (captoplastic.com)

Microplastics measurement / “Control” component (what we can confirm)

CAPTOPLASTIC also markets microplastics quantification/identification capabilities (“Control Tech”). The Control Tech page emphasizes simplifying control (e.g., reducing filtration steps for drinking-water monitoring). (captoplastic.com)
A separate brochure (“Folleto 1”) is described as a semi-automated laboratory system that reports microplastics concentration in mg/L (mass-based), “no particle counting needed.” (aguasresiduales.info)

Practical considerations / likely limitations (field reality checks)

  • Matrix dependence: Agglomeration performance typically varies with suspended solids, oils/grease, surfactants, and polymer types/surface aging—pilot testing on your matrix is essential. (Vendor offers inlet/outlet analysis during pilot demos.) (captoplastic.com)
  • Mass balance & secondary losses: If the system uses magnetic or particulate capture media (the company describes a “patented … capture technology” with recovery/reuse framing elsewhere), operators should track media recovery efficiency and potential releases during reuse cycles. (captoplastic.com)
  • Define “recovery efficiency”: Confirm whether % refers to particle counts, mass, size domain, polymer subset, or surrogate particles—vendor materials don’t standardize this on the public pages. (captoplastic.com)

Suggested QA/QC questions to ask the vendor (before adoption)

  • What size domain and polymer set underpin the stated “>80% / >90%” recovery? (captoplastic.com)
  • What is the test method (spectroscopy vs mass-based vs surrogate particles) used for inlet/outlet verification during pilots? (captoplastic.com)
  • What is the capturer material, how is it regenerated, and what is the measured loss rate per cycle? (aguasresiduales.info)
  • How is the captured fraction handled (dewatering, disposal, valorization pathway)? (aguasresiduales.info)

“Try / Learn more”

  • Request an on-site pilot demonstration (3,000–5,000 L/h pilots; includes inlet/outlet analysis per vendor). (captoplastic.com)
  • Review the one-page brochure for quick specs and intended use-cases. (aguasresiduales.info)

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SEO fields

Proposed title:
Meta description (≤160 char): Continuous microplastics capture tech for water streams using reusable agglomeration media; pilots available for WWTP, drinking water, industry. (captoplastic.com)
Focus keywords: microplastics removal technology; microplastics capture system; agglomeration microplastics; wastewater microplastics treatment; microfiber capture washing machine
Tags (suggested): Remediation/Cleanup, Wastewater, Drinking Water, Devices, Microfibers

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