[HTML][HTML] The fate of microplastics in wastewater treatment plants: An overview of source and remediation technologies

AS Reddy, AT Nair - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) in everyday consumer products have paved the way for high MPs
concentrations in wastewater. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) s are the significant …

[HTML][HTML] Removing microplastics from aquatic environments: A critical review

Y Pan, SH Gao, C Ge, Q Gao, S Huang, Y Kang… - Environmental science …, 2023 - Elsevier
As one of the typical emerging contaminants, microplastics exist widely in the environment
because of their small size and recalcitrance, which has caused various ecological …

The photodegradation processes and mechanisms of polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene terephthalate microplastic in aquatic environments: Important role of clay …

L Ding, X Yu, X Guo, Y Zhang, Z Ouyang, P Liu… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
It is well known that microplastics (MPs) may experience weathering and aging under
ultraviolet light (UV) irradiation, but it remains unclear if these processes are impacted by …

Microplastics and nanoplastics: Recent literature studies and patents on their removal from aqueous environment

MA Hanif, N Ibrahim, FA Dahalan, UFM Ali… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of microplastics (MP) and nanoplastics (NP) in the environment poses
significant hazards towards microorganisms, humans, animals and plants. This paper is …

Current status of microplastics and nanoplastics removal methods: Summary, comparison and prospect

Q Liu, Y Chen, Z Chen, F Yang, Y Xie, W Yao - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In modern society, plastics also play an indispensable role in people's lives due to their
various excellent properties. However, when these plastic products are discarded after …

Enhanced removal of aged and differently functionalized polystyrene nanoplastics using ball-milled magnetic pinewood biochars

Q Shi, S Guo, J Tang, H Lyu, C Ri, H Sun - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, simple and environmentally friendly magnetic biochars were successfully
prepared by ball-milling biochar with Fe 3 O 4 nanoparticles to remove NPs from water. The …

Recent advances on nanotechnology-driven strategies for remediation of microplastics and nanoplastics from aqueous environments

M Ouda, F Banat, SW Hasan, GN Karanikolos - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics and nanoplastics (MNPs) are emerging water and wastewater pollutants
having high toxicity, strong affinity to other pollutants, solid resilience in water, and low rate …

Metal-catalyzed plastic depolymerization

KV Khopade, SH Chikkali, N Barsu - Cell Reports Physical Science, 2023 - cell.com
Polymers have become an indispensable part of our daily lives, and today we produce
around 370 MT of plastic per year. Only about 20% of it is being recycled, and the rest, 80 …

Microplastics affect C, N, and P cycling in natural environments: Highlighting the driver of soil hydraulic properties

R Ma, Z Xu, J Sun, D Li, Z Cheng, Y Niu, H Guo… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
As microplastics (MPs) are organic polymers with a carbon-based framework, they may
affect nutrient cycling. Information regarding how MPs influence N, P, and C cycling and the …

Ameliorated photodegradation performance of polyethylene and polystyrene films incorporated with ZnO-PVP catalyst

SM Lam, KC Chew, JC Sin, H Zeng, H Lin, H Li… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ubiquitous occurrence and indiscriminate disposal of plastic waste have urged us to search
a new and useful strategy to battle the menace of plastic contamination. Herein, we …