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Fatigue resistance, re-usable and biodegradable sponge materials from plant protein with rapid water adsorption capacity for microplastics removal
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In this article, a natural and biodegradable sponge material with high mechanical properties was fabricated from plant protein through chemical crosslinking with a compressive strength of 176kPa and Young's modulus of 60.1kPa.About:
This article is published in Chemical Engineering Journal.The article was published on 2021-07-01. It has received 46 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Water environment & Plant protein.read more
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Micro- and nanoplastics in wastewater treatment plants: Occurrence, removal, fate, impacts and remediation technologies – A critical review
Imran Ali,Tengda Ding,Changsheng Peng,Changsheng Peng,Iffat Naz,Huibin Sun,Juying Li,Jingfu Liu +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the up-to-date status on occurrence and removal of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are comprehensively evaluated.
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Removal of heavy metals and dyes from wastewater using graphene oxide-based nanomaterials: A critical review
TL;DR: Graphene oxide based nanomaterials and their composites are considered as promising adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals, dyes, and other hazardous pollutants from aqueous environments due to its distinctive physicochemical properties, such as chemical stability, huge surface area, high adsorption capacity and recyclability as mentioned in this paper .
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Role of chitosan-based hydrogels in pollutants adsorption and freshwater harvesting: A critical review
TL;DR: A comprehensive review of the various applications of CH-based hydrogels in water treatment including various pollutant adsorption, oil-water separation, seawater desalination, and atmospheric condensation is presented in this article.
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Removal of polystyrene nanoplastics from aqueous solutions using a novel magnetic material: Adsorbability, mechanism, and reusability
Hanghang Zhao,Xunrong Huang,Lu Wang,Xin Zhao,Fan Yan,Yue Yang,Guanghua Li,Pengcheng Gao,Puhui Ji,Puhui Ji +9 more
TL;DR: In this paper, fly ash is modified with Fe ions, and a new magnetic material (NMA) is synthesized to remove polystyrene nanoplastics (PNPs) from aqueous solutions.
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Emerging Materials to Prepare Mixed Matrix Membranes for Pollutant Removal in Water.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide an overview of the research progresses and trends on the emerging materials used to prepare MMMs for pollutant removal from water in the recent five years, and the most preferred materials to prep MMMs were weighed up based on the research trend.
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Microplastics in the marine environment
TL;DR: The mechanisms of generation and potential impacts of microplastics in the ocean environment are discussed, and the increasing levels of plastic pollution of the oceans are understood, it is important to better understand the impact of microPlastic in the Ocean food web.
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Lost at sea: where is all the plastic?
Richard C. Thompson,Ylva S. Olsen,Richard P. Mitchell,Anthony Davis,Steven J. Rowland,Anthony W. G. John,Daniel F. McGonigle,Andrea E. Russell +7 more
TL;DR: It is shown that microscopic plastic fragments and fibers are also widespread in the marine environment and may persist for centuries.
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Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea
Marcus Eriksen,Laurent Lebreton,Henry S. Carson,Martin Thiel,Charles J. Moore,Jose C. Borerro,François Galgani,Peter G. Ryan,Julia Reisser +8 more
TL;DR: The total number of plastic particles and their weight floating in the world's oceans is estimated from 24 expeditions across all five sub-tropical gyres, costal Australia, Bay of Bengal and the Mediterranean Sea conducting surface net tows and visual survey transects of large plastic debris.
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Plastic and Human Health: A Micro Issue?
TL;DR: There is potential for microplastics to impact human health, and assessing current exposure levels and burdens is key to guide future research into the potential mechanisms of toxicity and hence therein possible health effects.
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Solutions to microplastic pollution - Removal of microplastics from wastewater effluent with advanced wastewater treatment technologies.
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