Critical review of microplastic in membrane treatment plant: removal efficiency, environmental risk assessment, membrane fouling, and MP release

RL Ramos, CR dos Santos, GP Drumond… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MP) are emerging contaminants that are leading to great concern in the water
and wastewater treatment sector. Membrane technologies have been applied for the direct …

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 …

Nanomaterials for microplastic remediation from aquatic environment: Why nano matters?

PS Goh, HS Kang, AF Ismail, WH Khor, LK Quen… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The contamination of microplastics in aquatic environment is regarded as a serious threat to
ecosystem especially to aquatic environment. Microplastic pollution associated problems …

Molecular mechanisms of microplastics degradation: A review

M Golmohammadi, SF Musavi, M Habibi… - Separation and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are a type of synthetic polymer with a particle size of< 5 mm that are found in
various environments. Considering the ever-increasing production of plastic and …

Recent advances on micro/nanoplastic pollution and membrane fouling during water treatment: a review

M Shen, Y Zhao, S Liu, T Hu, K Zheng, Y Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effluent from sewage treatment plant, as an important source of microplastics (MPs) in
receiving water, has attracted extensive attention. Membrane separation process shows …

Scientometric analysis and scientific trends on microplastics research

M Li, Y Wang, H Xue, L Wu, Y Wang, C Wang, X Gao… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the environmental pollution of microplastics has attracted much attention. To
date, there have been a lot of researches on microplastics and a series of studies published …

[HTML][HTML] Metal-organic framework membrane for waterborne micro/nanoplastics treatment

TK Dey, J Hou, M Sillanpää, BK Pramanik - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Micro/nanoplastics (MPs/NPs) are widespread and pose a significant threat to the
environment. Conventional polymeric membrane filtration struggles to completely remove …

[HTML][HTML] An innovative NH2-UiO-66/NH2-MIL-125 MOF-on-MOF structure to improve the performance and antifouling properties of ultrafiltration membranes

J Farahbakhsh, M Golgoli, M Najafi, SZ Haeri… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
The careful design of distinctive membrane layers with specific pore structures is a crucial
aspect of membrane fabrication. Previous efforts in metal–organic framework (MOF) based …

The recent advances in adsorption and membrane separation and their hybrid technologies for micropollutants removal from wastewater

JF Nure, TTI Nkambule - Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
In modern society, the bulk production of new chemicals, huge consumption, and the
discharge of micropollutants into the environment are unavoidable events. Practically …

[HTML][HTML] Occurrence, identification and removal of microplastics in a Wastewater Treatment Plant compared to an advanced MBR technology: Full-scale pilot plant

A Egea-Corbacho, AP Martín-García, AA Franco… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microplastics are of increasing interest as one of the most important threats to the natural
environment and aquatic life. One of the main pathways of microplastics entering the aquatic …