Removal of microplastics and nanoplastics from urban waters: separation and degradation

Z Chen, X Liu, W Wei, H Chen, BJ Ni - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The omnipresent micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in urban waters arouse great public
concern. To build a MP/NP-free urban water system, enormous efforts have been made to …

Understanding microplastic pollution of marine ecosystem: a review

S Sharma, A Bhardwaj, M Thakur, A Saini - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Microplastics are emerging as prominent pollutants across the globe. Oceans are becoming
major sinks for these pollutants, and their presence is widespread in coastal regions …

Removal of microplastics from water by coagulation of cationic-modified starch: an environmentally friendly solution

W Gao, A Mo, J Jiang, Y Liang, X Cao, D He - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) pose a potential risk to aquatic ecosystems, and there is a growing
demand to alleviate the contamination of MPs. Here, we introduce cationic-modified starch …

Understanding the underestimated: Occurrence, distribution, and interactions of microplastics in the sediment and soil of China, India, and Japan

R Silori, V Shrivastava, P Mazumder, C Mootapally… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are non-biodegradable substances that can sustain our environment for
up to a century. What is more worrying is the incapability of modern technologies to …

Fe3O4/Laser-Induced Graphene as an Adsorbent for Microplastics Emitted from Household Wastewater

SY Jeong, N Sugita, BS Shin - International Journal of Precision …, 2023 - Springer
Removal of microplastics (MPs), which pose a severe threat to humanity and ecosystems, is
essential. Although extensive efforts have been made to efficiently remove MPs, it still …

Microplastics in Malaysia's aquatic environment: current overview and future perspectives

RNR Sulaiman, AA Bakar, N Ngadi… - Global …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Microplastic pollution has adversely affected the aquatic ecosystem, living creatures, and
human health. Several studies in Malaysia have provided baseline information on the …

Removal of microplastics and refractory humic/fulvic–like components from landfill leachate using Coagulative Colloidal Gas Aphrons: Insights on dissolved organic …

M Priyanka, MP Saravanakumar - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Microplastics (< 5 mm) are one of the most persistent and emerging pollutants
found ubiquitously in the natural environment. Still, identifying the source of these pollutants …

Developments in advanced oxidation processes for removal of microplastics from aqueous matrices

K Rizwan, M Bilal - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
Continuous incorporation of microplastics (MPs) and their fragmented residues into the
ecosystem has sparked significant scientific apprehensions about persistence, a multitude of …

Removal of Microplastics/Microfibers and Detergents from Laundry Wastewater by Microbubble Flotation

H Zhao, A Helgason, R Leng, S Chowdhury… - ACS ES&T …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs), particularly microplastic fibers (MFs), released during laundry
processes, constitute a major source of primary MPs in the water environment, raising …

Surfactant-assisted air flotation: A novel approach for the removal of microplastics from municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash

J Chai, Y Shi, Y Wang, X Yang, K Pi… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The potential for the presence of microplastics (MPs) in municipal solid waste incineration
bottom ash (MSWI-BA) has not been fully explored. In this study, surfactant-assisted air …