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Assessment of Electrocoagulation Process Efficiency in the Removal of PVC Microplastics from Synthetic Seawater

Researchers investigated and optimized electrocoagulation as a method for removing PVC microplastics from marine environments, evaluating its efficiency compared to other treatment approaches and identifying suitable operating parameters.

2025 Repository of the Faculty of Chemistry and Technology, University of Split
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Degradation of microplastics by electrocoagulation technology: Combination oxidation and flocculation effects

Researchers evaluated electrocoagulation technology for removing four common types of microplastics from water and discovered that the process works through both oxidation and flocculation mechanisms. Flocculation accounted for the majority of removal (69-77%), while electrochemical oxidation via hydroxyl radicals contributed an additional 8-21% depending on the plastic type. The study found that PVC and polypropylene were removed most effectively due to their hydrophilic properties, and a neutral pH of 7 provided the best balance between the two removal mechanisms.

2025 Journal of Hazardous Materials 8 citations
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Removal of Microbeads from Wastewater Using Electrocoagulation

Researchers tested electrocoagulation as a method for removing microbeads from wastewater, finding it effectively reduced microbead concentrations and offering it as a promising complement to conventional wastewater treatment technologies.

2018 ACS Omega 403 citations
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Reduction of Microplastic in Wastewater Via Electrocoagulation Process

This review examines how electrocoagulation, a water treatment process that uses electrical current to clump contaminants together, can remove microplastics from wastewater. Researchers found that the technique can achieve high removal rates for various types and sizes of microplastic particles. The study highlights electrocoagulation as a promising and relatively simple addition to conventional wastewater treatment for addressing microplastic pollution.

2024 IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science 8 citations
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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.

2023 Water 130 citations
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Removal of microplastics from polyvinyl chloride (pvc) by clarification with ferric chloride for water supply treatment

Researchers investigated the removal of microplastics from polyvinyl chloride (PVC)-containing water using clarification with ferric salts, evaluating the method's effectiveness as a treatment approach for emerging microplastic contaminants in aquatic environments.

2024 LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)
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Evaluating the performance of electrocoagulation system in the removal of polystyrene microplastics from water

Researchers tested electrocoagulation, a water treatment method that uses electric current to clump particles together, for removing polystyrene microplastics from water. Using aluminum electrodes at neutral pH, they achieved over 90% removal efficiency. This technology could provide a practical and effective way to remove microplastics from drinking water and wastewater, reducing human exposure to these contaminants.

2023 Environmental Research 40 citations
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Elimination of a Mixture of Microplastics Using Conventional and Detergent-Assisted Coagulation

Researchers tested coagulation as a method to remove microplastics from tap water, evaluating how microplastic type (PE and PVC), water pH, coagulant dose, and microplastic concentration affect removal efficiency, and finding that detergent-assisted coagulation improves performance.

2023 Materials 20 citations
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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.

2021 Water Science & Technology 149 citations
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A Comprehensive Review of the Developments in Electrocoagulation for the Removal of Contaminants from Wastewater

This comprehensive review covers electrocoagulation, an emerging water treatment technology that uses electrical current to remove pollutants including microplastics from wastewater. The method offers advantages like smaller equipment size, simpler operation, and lower chemical use compared to traditional approaches. As concerns about microplastics in water grow, electrocoagulation represents a promising tool for cleaner water treatment.

2023 Separations 44 citations
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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.

2024 Science and Technology of Engineering Chemistry and Environmental Protection
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Utilizing Electrosorptionfor Efficient Removal ofPolyethylene Microplastics from Water: Critical Factors and MechanisticInsights

An electrosorption method was developed to remove polyethylene microplastics from wastewater, demonstrating improved removal efficiency compared to conventional treatment, especially for smaller particles that typically escape standard wastewater treatment plants.

2025 Figshare
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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.

2025 Journal of Water Chemistry and Technology 3 citations
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Title Perniciousness of microplastics in the ocean and electrocoagulation in microplastic removal in effluent treatmentprocess.

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.

2024 Science and Technology of Engineering Chemistry and Environmental Protection
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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.

2023 Journal of Physics Conference Series
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Fate and transformation of microplastics due to electrocoagulation treatment: Impacts of polymer type and shape

Researchers tested how electrocoagulation, a cost-effective water treatment method, removes and transforms different types and shapes of microplastics. They found that the technique removed over 88 percent of microplastics overall, with fibers being captured more effectively than fragments. The treatment also caused physical and chemical changes to the plastic surfaces, indicating that electrocoagulation both removes and partially degrades microplastic pollutants.

2023 Environmental Pollution 60 citations
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Electrocoagulation Assessment to Remove Micropolystyrene Particles in Wastewater

Researchers evaluated the use of electrocoagulation for removing micropolystyrene particles from synthetic wastewater, testing variables like electrode material, current density, and particle size. They found that the process was effective at removing microplastics, with aluminum electrodes and higher current densities achieving the best results. The study supports electrocoagulation as a viable treatment technology for reducing microplastic loads in wastewater.

2024 ACS ES&T Water 18 citations
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Analysis of the presence of surfactante in the removal of microplastics by electrocoagulation

This study examined how the presence of surfactants in wastewater affects the removal of microplastics by electrocoagulation treatment. Understanding how co-pollutants interact is crucial for designing more effective wastewater treatment systems.

2023 LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)
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Electrocoagulation as a Possible Treatment for Wastewater Contaminated with Microplastics - A Review

This review examined electrocoagulation and hybrid membrane technologies as innovative approaches for removing microplastics from wastewater, noting that MPs are omnipresent pollutants capable of biomagnification. The review covered the effectiveness of electrochemical processes, advanced oxidation, and membrane filtration systems including their combination for enhanced microplastic removal.

2024 BIO Web of Conferences 1 citations
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Chemical methods to remove microplastics from wastewater: A review

This review examines three chemical approaches for removing microplastics from wastewater: coagulation (clumping particles together), electrocoagulation (using electrical current), and advanced oxidation (breaking plastics down chemically). Each method has strengths and weaknesses in terms of cost, effectiveness, and potential byproducts. The research is important because wastewater treatment plants are a major pathway through which microplastics reach rivers, lakes, and ultimately human drinking water sources.

2024 Environmental Research 55 citations
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Innovative prototype for the mitigation of water pollution from microplastics to safeguard the environment and health

Researchers developed an innovative prototype device for removing microplastics from water through a combination of filtration and electrocoagulation, demonstrating high MP removal efficiency from both synthetic and real water samples in controlled trials.

2025 The Science of The Total Environment
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Enhancement of Water Quality Parameters with Microplastics via Electrocoagulation

Researchers investigated the use of electrocoagulation to enhance water quality parameters and remove microplastics from water, comparing primary and secondary microplastic types. They found that electrocoagulation effectively reduced microplastic concentrations alongside other water quality parameters, demonstrating its potential as an integrated treatment technology for microplastic-contaminated water.

2025 Malaysian Journal on Composites Science and Manufacturing
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Electrocoagulation Applied for Removal of Microplastic Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) with Aluminium-Aluminium (Al-Al) Electrode in Wastewater

Researchers tested electrocoagulation using aluminum electrodes to remove polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) microplastics—the plastic film used in laundry pods—from wastewater, finding that surfactant additives influenced removal efficiency. Since PVA dissolves in water and is a growing source of microplastic contamination in domestic wastewater, effective removal methods are needed before it enters waterways.

2026 Indonesian Journal of Chemistry
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The Enhancement Effect and Mechanism of Natural Clay on the Removal of Polyethylene Microplastics by Electrocoagulation

Adding natural clay minerals — particularly montmorillonite — to an electrocoagulation water treatment process dramatically improved the removal of polyethylene microplastics, achieving 84.4% removal by helping plastic particles clump together into large, dense flocs that settle out of water. This low-cost enhancement (natural clay is cheap and widely available) could make electrocoagulation a more practical and effective technology for removing microplastics from industrial and municipal wastewater.

2026 CLEAN - Soil Air Water