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ClearEmerging Materials to Prepare Mixed Matrix Membranes for Pollutant Removal in Water
This review examines how mixed matrix membranes made by embedding functional materials into polymer substrates can be used to remove various water pollutants including microplastics. The study highlights emerging nanomaterials such as metal-organic frameworks and carbon nanotubes that enhance membrane performance, offering a promising approach for advanced wastewater treatment.
Developments in the Application of Nanomaterials for Water Treatment and Their Impact on the Environment
This review covers the application of nanomaterials for water treatment and remediation, evaluating how nanomaterial properties enable removal of pollutants including heavy metals, organic contaminants, and microplastics. It surveys the current state of research and discusses practical challenges for scaling up nanomaterial-based water treatment.
Optimized Polymeric Membranes for Water Treatment: Fabrication, Morphology, and Performance
This review examines advances in polymer membrane design for water purification, focusing on how chemical functionalization and fabrication methods determine membrane performance. Researchers highlight promising developments incorporating metal-organic frameworks, covalent organic frameworks, and graphene into polymer membranes for selectively removing toxic metals and chemicals. The study emphasizes that choosing the right polymer chemistry and morphology is critical for developing efficient water treatment systems.
Advanced Nanotechnology in Wastewater Treatment: Investigating the Role of Nanoparticles in Pollutant Removal, Water Recovery, and Environmental Sustainability
This review examines how nanotechnology-based approaches — including nanoparticle adsorbents, nanofiltration membranes, and photocatalysts — can address persistent water pollutants including pharmaceuticals, microplastics, and heavy metals more effectively than conventional treatment methods.
Harnessing Nanomaterials for Water Decontamination: Insights into Environmental Impact, Sustainable Applications, and the Emerging Role of Polymeric Nanostructures
This review examines how nanomaterials can be used for water decontamination, including the removal of microplastics from aquatic environments. Researchers found that properties like large surface area and high reactivity make nanomaterials effective at addressing water pollution, though concerns remain about the environmental persistence and potential secondary effects of the nanomaterials themselves.
Next-Generation Water Treatment: Exploring the Potential of Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites in Adsorption and Membrane Filtration
This review explores how nanocomposites made from natural biopolymers combined with materials like graphene oxide and carbon nanotubes can improve water treatment through better adsorption and membrane filtration. Researchers found these materials are effective at removing heavy metals, organic pollutants, and emerging contaminants from water. The study highlights biopolymer-based nanocomposites as a promising, more sustainable approach to addressing water scarcity and contamination challenges.
Nanotechnology-Based Approaches for the Removal of Emerging Contaminants from Water: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
This review examines nanotechnology-based approaches for removing emerging contaminants including pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors, and microplastics from water, comparing the removal efficiencies of nanomaterial adsorbents, photocatalysts, and membrane systems against conventional treatment methods.
Effects of microplastic on submerged nanofiltration for advanced drinking water treatment
Researchers investigated how microplastics in reservoir water affect the performance of submerged nanofiltration membranes used for drinking water treatment. The study found that the presence of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics influenced the removal of dissolved organic matter by the membrane, with implications for optimizing advanced water treatment processes.
A review of microplastic removal from water and wastewater by membrane technologies
This review examines how membrane filtration technologies can remove microplastics from drinking water and wastewater. Researchers found that advanced membranes like nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and membrane bioreactors are among the most effective methods for capturing microplastic particles that conventional treatment plants miss. The study compares membrane approaches with other removal methods and discusses the challenges of membrane fouling caused by microplastic accumulation.
Advancements in Sustainable Membrane Technologies for Enhanced Remediation and Wastewater Treatment: A Comprehensive Review
This review covers membrane filtration technologies—reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, and ultrafiltration—as methods for removing contaminants from water, with relevance to microplastic and nanoplastic removal from drinking water and wastewater. Advancing membrane-based treatment is critical for reducing the microplastic load in treated water that humans and ecosystems are ultimately exposed to.
Nano/microplastics: Fragmentation, interaction with co-existing pollutants and their removal from wastewater using membrane processes
This review explores how nano- and microplastics fragment from larger plastic debris and interact with other pollutants like heavy metals and pharmaceuticals in water environments. Researchers examined how these tiny particles can adsorb hazardous substances onto their surfaces, potentially increasing health risks for humans and aquatic organisms. The study also evaluates membrane-based filtration technologies as promising methods for removing these combined contaminants from wastewater.
Novel Materials for the Removal of Microplastics and Nanoplastics in Drinking Water Treatment: A Comprehensive Review
This review systematically assessed novel materials—including metal-organic frameworks, bio-based adsorbents, and advanced membranes—for removing microplastics and nanoplastics from drinking water. The authors found that conventional treatment removes as little as 48.4% of particles and that emerging nanomaterial-based approaches can achieve higher efficiencies, though scalability and cost remain barriers.
A review on metal organic frameworks (MOFs) modified membrane for remediation of water pollution
This review covers how metal-organic framework (MOF) materials can be incorporated into membranes to improve filtration of pollutants from contaminated water. The technology shows promise for removing microplastics and chemical contaminants, though most applications remain at laboratory scale.
Current Trend of MOFs Incorporated Membranes for Advanced Wastewater Treatment
This review covers the use of metal-organic framework (MOF) nanoparticles incorporated into membrane filters to improve wastewater treatment performance, including better rejection of persistent pollutants. Advanced membrane technologies incorporating nanomaterials also show potential for removing microplastics from water, making this treatment research broadly relevant.
The impact of nanomaterials in enhancing wastewater treatment processes: A review
This review examines how nanomaterials can improve wastewater treatment, including the removal of emerging contaminants like microplastics that traditional methods struggle to capture. Nanoparticles, nanocomposites, and nanocatalysts can enhance pollutant removal through better filtering, chemical breakdown, and adsorption. While promising, the review also notes that nanomaterials themselves could pose environmental risks if not managed carefully during and after the treatment process.
Nanotechnology-based approaches for the removal of microplastics from wastewater: a comprehensive review
This review summarizes how nanotechnology-based approaches could help remove microplastics from wastewater, since conventional treatment plants are not very effective at capturing the smallest particles. Materials like metal-organic frameworks, carbon nanomaterials, and advanced membranes show promise in lab settings for filtering out microplastics. However, scaling these technologies for real-world use and ensuring the nanomaterials themselves are safe remain major challenges.
Remediation of Micro- and Nanoplastics by Membrane Technologies
This review examined how membrane filtration technologies can remove micro- and nanoplastics from water and wastewater, since conventional treatment plants cannot fully eliminate these particles. Researchers found that techniques like ultrafiltration, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, and membrane bioreactors are highly effective at capturing microplastics, though each has trade-offs related to cost, fouling, and energy use. The study also raises the concern that polymeric membranes themselves could potentially release plastic particles during the filtration process.
Graphene materials in pollution trace detection and environmental improvement.
This review examines how graphene oxide materials can be used to remove contaminants from water, including heavy metals and organic pollutants. While the focus is on water purification broadly, graphene-based materials may also have potential for removing micro- and nanoplastics from water supplies.
Emerging micropollutants in aquatic ecosystems and nanotechnology-based removal alternatives: A review
This review examines emerging micropollutants in water systems, including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and heavy metals, and how nanotechnology-based approaches can help remove them. These contaminants threaten drinking water safety and aquatic ecosystems worldwide. The paper evaluates various nanomaterial-based filtration and degradation methods as promising solutions for cleaning up contaminated water.
Innovative Materials and Mechanistic Insights in Membrane Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment
This review covers innovations in membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for wastewater treatment, including the use of advanced materials like graphene oxide and chitosan to improve membrane performance. Emerging contaminants highlighted include microplastics, which MBRs can effectively remove alongside pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and antibiotics. The review also discusses anti-fouling strategies, AI-assisted system optimization, and energy recovery integration. While broad in scope, it reinforces that MBRs are among the most promising existing technologies for preventing microplastics from reaching rivers and oceans via treated wastewater.