Removal of microplastics via drinking water treatment: Current knowledge and future directions

M Shen, B Song, Y Zhu, G Zeng, Y Zhang, Y Yang… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
The occurrence of microplastics in drinking water systems has increasingly become a major
environmental challenge. Although the potential impacts of microplastics in drinking water …

Micro-and nanoplastics in wastewater treatment plants: occurrence, removal, fate, impacts and remediation technologies–a critical review

I Ali, T Ding, C Peng, I Naz, H Sun, J Li, J Liu - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The manifestation of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in wastewater treatment
plants (WWTPs) has become a major challenge owing to their unique characteristics such …

Efficient removal of microplastics from wastewater by an electrocoagulation process

M Shen, Y Zhang, E Almatrafi, T Hu, C Zhou… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the gradual increase of microplastics in the water environment, it is imperative to
understand the removal characteristics of microplastics in the current treatment process …

Coagulation removal and photocatalytic degradation of microplastics in urban waters

Q Xu, QS Huang, TY Luo, RL Wu, W Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
The global concerns to the environmental pollution and health risks by microplastics (MPs)
urgently require action to develop effective and sustainable processes to deal with this …

Removal of microplastics and attached heavy metals from secondary effluent of wastewater treatment plant using interpenetrating bipolar plate electrocoagulation

R Xu, Z Yang, Y Niu, D Xu, J Wang, J Han… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the mixed pollutants of microplastics and heavy metals from secondary effluent
of wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) were removed by interpenetrating bipolar plate …

Removal of microbeads from wastewater using electrocoagulation

W Perren, A Wojtasik, Q Cai - ACS omega, 2018 - ACS Publications
The need for better microplastic removal from wastewater streams is clear, to prevent
potential harm the microplastic may cause to the marine life. This paper aims to investigate …

Electrocoagulation processes: A general review about role of electro-generated flocs in pollutant removal

ID Tegladza, Q Xu, K Xu, G Lv, J Lu - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Electrocoagulation (EC) is an acclaimed environmentally adequate approach to wastewater
treatment. It is simple and economical by way of reducing the amount of chemical dosage …

Electrocoagulation as a green technology for phosphate removal from River water

KS Hashim, R Al Khaddar, N Jasim, A Shaw… - Separation and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The current study investigates the removal of phosphate from water using a new baffle
plates aluminium-based electrochemical cell (PBPR) taking consideration the influence of …

Continuous-flow electrocoagulation (EC) process for iron removal from water: Experimental, statistical and economic study

B Abdulhadi, P Kot, K Hashim, A Shaw… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The process of Electrocoagulation (EC), the in-situ production of coagulants by passing an
electric current through sacrificial electrodes, is free of chemical additives and cost-effective …

Combined electrocoagulation processes as a novel approach for enhanced pollutants removal: A state-of-the-art review

Z Al-Qodah, M Tawalbeh, M Al-Shannag… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel approach using the integration of electrocoagulation, with one or more treatment
processes has been recently practiced to improve the removal of colloidal and non …