Innovative technologies for removal of micro plastic: A review of recent advances

Plastics are becoming a pervasive pollutant in every environmental matrix, particularly in the aquatic environment. Due to increased plastic usage and its impact on human and aquatic life, microplastic (MP) pollution has been studied extensively as a global issue. The production of MP has been linke...

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Published inHeliyon Vol. 10; no. 4; p. e25883
Main Authors Nasir, Muhammad Salman, Tahir, Ifrah, Ali, Ahsan, Ayub, Iqra, Nasir, Abdul, Abbas, Naseem, Sajjad, Uzair, Hamid, Khalid
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 29.02.2024
Elsevier
Subjects
Microplastic
Pollution
Polymers
Removal
Review
Wastewater
Removal
Pollution
Microplastic
Wastewater
Polymers
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Summary:Plastics are becoming a pervasive pollutant in every environmental matrix, particularly in the aquatic environment. Due to increased plastic usage and its impact on human and aquatic life, microplastic (MP) pollution has been studied extensively as a global issue. The production of MP has been linked to both consumer and commercial practices. There is a significant amount of MP's that must be removed by wastewater treatment plants before they can be bioaccumulated. Many researchers have recently become interested in the possibility of eliminating MPs in wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Many studies have analyzed MP's environmental effects, including its emission sources, distribution, and impact on the surrounding environment. The effectiveness of their removal by various wastewater treatment technologies requires a critical review that accounts for all these methods. In this review, we have covered the most useful technologies for the removal of MP during WWTP. The findings of this review should help scientists and policymakers move forward with studies, prototypes, and proposals for significant remediation impact on water quality.
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Authors are equally contributed to this work.
Present Address: Key Laboratory for Power Machinery and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Research Center for Renewable Synthetic Fuel, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China.
ISSN:2405-8440
2405-8440
DOI:10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e25883