Microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments: aggregation, deposition, and enhanced contaminant transport

OS Alimi, J Farner Budarz, LM Hernandez… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Plastic litter is widely acknowledged as a global environmental threat, and poor
management and disposal lead to increasing levels in the environment. Of recent concern is …

Experimental methods in chemical engineering: Zeta potential

CN Lunardi, AJ Gomes, FS Rocha… - … Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Zeta potential (ZP) is a parameter that expresses the electrochemical equilibrium between
particles and liquids like in nanoparticle (NP) colloidal solutions with applications in …

Fouling and cleaning of ultrafiltration membranes: A review

X Shi, G Tal, NP Hankins, V Gitis - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2014 - Elsevier
Ultrafiltration (UF) is one of the best options for both one-stage and as part of multi-stage
water and wastewater purification. This review summarises the known facts about the fouling …

Flocculation with heterogeneous composition in water environments: a review

QN Ho, M Fettweis, KL Spencer, BJ Lee - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Flocculation is a key process for controlling the fate and transport of suspended particulate
matter (SPM) in water environments and has received considerable attention in the field of …

Nanoparticle aggregation: challenges to understanding transport and reactivity in the environment

EM Hotze, T Phenrat, GV Lowry - Journal of environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Unique forms of manufactured nanomaterials, nanoparticles, and their suspensions are
rapidly being created by manipulating properties such as shape, size, structure, and …

Fate and risks of nanomaterials in aquatic and terrestrial environments

GE Batley, JK Kirby, MJ McLaughlin - Accounts of chemical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Over the last decade, nanoparticles have been used more frequently in industrial
applications and in consumer and medical products, and these applications of nanoparticles …

Aggregation and deposition of engineered nanomaterials in aquatic environments: role of physicochemical interactions

AR Petosa, DP Jaisi, IR Quevedo… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
The ever-increasing use of engineered nanomaterials will lead to heightened levels of these
materials in the environment. The present review aims to provide a comprehensive overview …

Stability and aggregation of metal oxide nanoparticles in natural aqueous matrices

AA Keller, H Wang, D Zhou, HS Lenihan… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
There is a pressing need for information on the mobility of nanoparticles in the complex
aqueous matrices found in realistic environmental conditions. We dispersed three different …

Impact of environmental conditions (pH, ionic strength, and electrolyte type) on the surface charge and aggregation of silver nanoparticles suspensions

AME Badawy, TP Luxton, RG Silva… - … science & technology, 2010 - ACS Publications
The impact of capping agents and environmental conditions (pH, ionic strength, and
background electrolytes) on surface charge and aggregation potential of silver nanoparticles …

Nanobiotechnology can boost crop production and quality: first evidence from increased plant biomass, fruit yield and phytomedicine content in bitter melon …

C Kole, P Kole, KM Randunu, P Choudhary, R Podila… - BMC …, 2013 - Springer
Background Recent research on nanoparticles in a number of crops has evidenced for
enhanced germination and seedling growth, physiological activities including photosynthetic …