We can't find the internet
Attempting to reconnect
Something went wrong!
Hang in there while we get back on track
Title Perniciousness of microplastics in the ocean and electrocoagulation in microplastic removal in effluent treatmentprocess.
Summary
This report reviews the environmental harm of ocean microplastics and evaluates electrocoagulation as a wastewater treatment technology for microplastic removal, examining its dissolution, coagulation, and flocculation mechanisms and the factors affecting its efficiency.
In recent years, the awareness of microplastic pollution has been rising gradually. Unpredicted phenomenon, facts and reports on perniciousness prompt more researches of removal microplastics from water circulation. Since the doubtful feasibility of direct removal in ocean and finding a perfect alternative for plastic, and obvious human impact on microplastic distribution, wastewater treatment represents a more practical solution. This report will mainly focus on electrocoagulation, which is one of the technologies used to remove microplastics in effluent treatment. There are three main stages of the mechanism: dissolution, coagulation and flocculation, and during this process many factors including electric current, temperature, initial pH and electrode material would influence the removal efficiency. Electrocoagulation exceeds other technologies in environmental compatibility, operational cost and good application etc., while drawbacks such as high electric consumption, unstable yield and sacrificial electrode affects the applied range, where future researches can make efforts on by optimizing on the existing foundation and fostering new technical combination.
Sign in to start a discussion.
More Papers Like This
Title Perniciousness of microplastics in the ocean and electrocoagulation in microplastic removal in effluent treatment process
This study reviewed the environmental harms of microplastics in the ocean and assessed electrocoagulation as a removal technology for wastewater treatment. Electrocoagulation showed promise as an effective and scalable method for removing microplastics from wastewater before ocean discharge.
Coagulation technologies for separation of microplastics in water: current status
This review examines how coagulation water treatment technologies can remove microplastics from water. Conventional coagulation achieves 8-98% removal efficiency while electrocoagulation achieves 8-99%, depending on conditions, offering a potentially effective approach for reducing microplastics in drinking water and wastewater.
Examining Current and Future Applications of Electrocoagulation in Wastewater Treatment
This review provides a comprehensive look at electrocoagulation, an electricity-based water treatment technique that can remove a wide range of pollutants including microplastics from wastewater. The analysis covers decades of research showing the method is effective, relatively low-cost, and environmentally friendly compared to chemical treatments. The authors identify microplastic removal as one of the promising newer applications of this technology.
Removal of microplastics from wastewater through electrocoagulation-electroflotation and membrane filtration processes
Researchers investigated electrocoagulation-electroflotation and membrane filtration for removing microplastics from wastewater, finding that combining these processes effectively recovers microplastic particles from treatment plant effluent.
Removal of Microplastics from Wastewater by Methods of Electrocoagulation and Adsorption
This review examines electrocoagulation and adsorption methods for removing microplastics from wastewater, comparing them against conventional physical, chemical, and biological approaches in terms of removal efficiency, cost, and practical scalability.