Preliminary study on low-density polystyrene microplastics bead removal from drinking water by coagulation-flocculation and sedimentation

C Li, R Busquets, RB Moruzzi, LC Campos - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (MPs), sized~ 150 μm, have been found in tap water at levels of~ 5
particles/L, suggesting that water treatment plants are not effectively removing MPs …

A comparison study between bioflocculants and PAM for dewatering of ultrafine phyllosilicate clay minerals

N Molaei, SC Chelgani, ER Bobicki - Applied Clay Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Several environmental problems have been reported when synthetic organic and inorganic
flocculants are used to treat fluid fine tailings (FFT), especially phyllosilicate clay minerals …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of sustainable polymers to mitigate the negative effects of anisotropic clay minerals in flotation and dewatering operations

N Molaei, J Forster, M Shoaib, O Wani, S Khan… - Cleaner Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The depletion of high-grade ore resources and ongoing demand for mineral products has
led to an increase in the exploitation of low-grade and complex ores, which often contain …

Co-flotation of effluents from detergent and marble processing industries in Denver and dispersed air flotation systems

E Yel, V Onen, M Kalem - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Suspended solids in the marble processing wastewater (MPWW) have the potential to
pollute receiving media. Likewise, detergent production wastewater (DPWW) needs …

The role of physicochemical marble processing wastewater treatment sludge in the production of new generation pyrolysis char from waste polypropylene

M Sogancioglu Kalem, A Ozgan Kurt… - Environmental …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The effects of marble processing wastewater physicochemical treatment sludge (K1) on
polypropylene (PP) waste pyrolysis were investigated by lab-scale batch pyrolysis system …

Marble Production and Environmental Pressure: A Case Study of Hayatabad Industrial Estate Peshawar, Pakistan

NH Khan, M Nafees, T Saeed, F Zuljajal, H Akbar… - 2023 - researchsquare.com
Results Findings of the study revealed that the chemical parameters of wastewater were
observed above the required limits suggested by the Pak-NEQS/WHO. The noise was also …

Water consumption management in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles washing process via wastewater pretreatment and reuse

B Jabłońska - Journal of environmental management, 2018 - Elsevier
The increasing recycling of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles requires more and
more fresh water during washing the bottles. The post-washing wastewater is often treated …

A combined hydrocyclone-electrocoagulation treatment for different types of industrial wastewater

MG Farghaly, H Attia, HA Saleh… - … Problems of Mineral …, 2021 - yadda.icm.edu.pl
Every year, a large amount of mineral processing wastewater is discharged from various
industries into the environment which is considered a challenging task not only because of …

A laboratory investigation for assessing the effectiveness of wastewater treatment using flocculation process in building stone processing industry on stone surface …

N Rezaei, E Ghasemi, M Nasiri Sarvi - Discover Civil Engineering, 2024 - Springer
In this study, the effect of presence and concentration of two synthetic polymeric flocculants
with different charging mechanisms (anionic and cationic) on surface quality and abrasive …

Coagulation/flocculation process for marble processing plant effluent: Modelling and optimization through response surface methodology

M Çırak, HY Atay - Asia‐Pacific Journal of Chemical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the coagulation‐flocculation of a wastewater discharged from a marble
processing plant was statistically analyzed and optimized. To make a systematic …