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The removal of microplastics from water by coagulation: A comprehensive review
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This review comprehensively examined coagulation as a technology for removing microplastics from drinking water and wastewater treatment plants, analyzing the mechanisms, influencing factors, and effectiveness of different coagulants for microplastic removal.
Drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are the first and last hurdles for the prevention of microplastics (MPs) pollution, respectively. With coagulation as one of the most critical technologies for the removal of MPs in water treatment plants, there is an urgent need to gain an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms and influencing factors of MPs removal during coagulation. In this paper, the research progress of adopting coagulation in MPs removal in recent years is reviewed, the removal effect of coagulation in water treatment plants are compared, and the role of three coagulation mechanisms, i.e., charge neutralization, adsorption bridging, and sweep flocculation in MPs removal process are identified. The effect of coagulant performance, MPs characteristics, operation conditions and other parameters on the removal of MPs are systematically analyzed. It is found that the combined coagulation techniques have better removal efficiency, can better decrease MP pollution and meet strict discharge standards. Moreover, flaws in the application of coagulation technology are pointed out, and strategies to deal with them are also proposed. Hopefully, this review can not only contribute to a better understanding of the mechanism of MPs removal by coagulation technology, but also serve as a useful guide for future research on MPs removal.
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