Removal of nanoplastics in water treatment processes: a review

MK Devi, N Karmegam, S Manikandan… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nanoplastics are drawing a significant attention as a result of their propensity to spread
across the environment and pose a threat to all organisms. The presence of nanoplastics in …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Plastic wastes derived carbon materials for green energy and sustainable environmental applications

Z Chen, W Wei, BJ Ni, H Chen - Environmental Functional Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Plastic waste has become a serious environmental issue and has attracted increasing
attention. Various treatment technologies have been developed for the remediation of this …

Removal of pristine and aged microplastics from water by magnetic biochar: adsorption and magnetization

J Li, X Chen, S Yu, M Cui - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Adsorption is an efficient and eco-friendly removal technique for small pristine microplastics
in water. However, small pristine microplastics are not representative of those large …

Innovations in the development of promising adsorbents for the remediation of Microplastics and Nanoplastics–a critical review

I Ali, X Tan, J Li, C Peng, P Wan, I Naz, Z Duan, Y Ruan - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics and nanoplastics are being assumed as emerging toxic pollutants owing to
their unique persistent physicochemical attributes, chemical stability, and nonbiodegradable …

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 …

Emerging electrochemical techniques for identifying and removing micro/nanoplastics in urban waters

Z Chen, W Wei, X Liu, BJ Ni - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The ubiquitous micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) in urban waters are priority pollutants due to
their toxic effects on living organisms. Currently, great efforts have been made to realize a …

Biochar for the removal of emerging pollutants from aquatic systems: a review

M Dong, L He, M Jiang, Y Zhu, J Wang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Water contaminated with emerging pollutants has become a serious environmental issue
globally. Biochar is a porous and carbon-rich material produced from biomass pyrolysis and …

[HTML][HTML] Reviewing the role of biochar in paddy soils: An agricultural and environmental perspective

SB Novair, M Cheraghi, F Faramarzi, BA Lajayer… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The main challenge of the twenty-first century is to find a balance between environmental
sustainability and crop productivity in a world with a rapidly growing population. Soil health …