Microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments: aggregation, deposition, and enhanced contaminant transport

OS Alimi, J Farner Budarz, LM Hernandez… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Plastic litter is widely acknowledged as a global environmental threat, and poor
management and disposal lead to increasing levels in the environment. Of recent concern is …

Contact electrification at the liquid–solid interface

S Lin, X Chen, ZL Wang - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Interfaces between a liquid and a solid (L–S) are the most important surface science in
chemistry, catalysis, energy, and even biology. Formation of an electric double layer (EDL) …

A review of microplastics aggregation in aquatic environment: Influence factors, analytical methods, and environmental implications

X Wang, N Bolan, DCW Tsang, B Sarkar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
A large amount of plastic waste released into natural waters and their demonstrated toxicity
have made the transformation of microplastics (MPs;< 5 mm) and nanoplastics (NPs;< 100 …

A review of flocculants as an efficient method for increasing the efficiency of municipal sludge dewatering: Mechanisms, performances, influencing factors and …

M Hyrycz, M Ochowiak, A Krupińska… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Mechanical sludge dewatering is one of the stages of the municipal wastewater treatment
process, which allows the amount of generated sludge and the cost of its transport and …

Revisiting zeta potential, the key feature of interfacial phenomena, with applications and recent advancements

S Kamble, S Agrawal, S Cherumukkil… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Surface of a particle is inevitably charged. When the particle is surrounded by a fluid a
potential difference arises between the surface and bulk, called zeta potential (ζ) which …

Hierarchical materials from high information content macromolecular building blocks: construction, dynamic interventions, and prediction

L Shao, J Ma, JL Prelesnik, Y Zhou, M Nguyen… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical materials that exhibit order over multiple length scales are ubiquitous in nature.
Because hierarchy gives rise to unique properties and functions, many have sought …

Sustainable removal of microplastics and natural organic matter from water by coagulation–flocculation with protein amyloid fibrils

M Peydayesh, T Suta, M Usuelli… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Water contamination is a global threat due to its damaging effects on the environment and
human health. Water pollution by microplastics (MPs), dissolved natural organic matter …

Bimetallic nanoparticles: enhanced magnetic and optical properties for emerging biological applications

P Srinoi, YT Chen, V Vittur, MD Marquez, TR Lee - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Metal nanoparticles are extensively studied due to their unique chemical and physical
properties, which differ from the properties of their respective bulk materials. Likewise, the …

Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable lignin nanoparticles with tunable surface properties

AP Richter, B Bharti, HB Armstrong, JS Brown… - Langmuir, 2016 - ACS Publications
Lignin nanoparticles can serve as biodegradable carriers of biocidal actives with minimal
environmental footprint. Here we describe the colloidal synthesis and interfacial design of …

UV-induced aggregation of polystyrene nanoplastics: effects of radicals, surface functional groups and electrolyte

X Wang, Y Li, J Zhao, X **a, X Shi, J Duan… - Environmental Science …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Aggregation behavior determines the fate and bioavailability of nanoparticles in aquatic
environments. This study investigated the effect of UV irradiation and salts (NaCl, Na2SO4 …