A newly developed technology for microplastics removal from wastewater
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Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985858%3A_____%2F23%3A00576825" target="_blank" >RIV/67985858:_____/23:00576825 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0346221" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0346221</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
A newly developed technology for microplastics removal from wastewater
Original language description
Nowadays, the issue of microplastics is becoming one of the most followed topics. Regarding their increasing occurrence, it is necessary to find new ways to eliminate them. This work is focused on a newly technology development for removal of microplastic from wastewater by na sorption process. The process would be suitable not only as a tertiary treatment stage in WWTP but also for other types of water, such as industrial and surface water. For this reason, cheap natural materials, such as bentonites and zeolites, were tested as possible sorbents. This study focuses on the selection of possible sorbents as well as on their possible modification to improve the efficiency and durability of sorption. Microplastic particles of the majority of common types of plastics were prepared by an abrasion technique from a variety of plastic items used at home. The abrasion was designed to be similar in microplastic particle sizes and shapes corresponding to the real microplastics found in waters. nThe evaluation of the capture efficiency and characterization of microplastics were carried out using a developed methodology consisting of a combination of Raman spectroscopy and SEM/EDX methods. The microplastics removal from waste water was tested not only at the laboratory scale with prepared microplastic particles but also in a developed semi-operational sorption unit under real conditions at a municipal WWTP in the Czech Republic during the year 2022 with the efficacy of over 90%.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
20402 - Chemical process engineering
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/TN02000044" target="_blank" >TN02000044: Biorefining and circular economy for sustainability</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Article name in the collection
Symposium Proceedings
ISBN
9788862650335
ISSN
2282-0027
e-ISSN
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Number of pages
9
Pages from-to
H01
Publisher name
EUROWASTE Srl
Place of publication
Padova
Event location
Cagliari
Event date
Oct 9, 2023
Type of event by nationality
EUR - Evropská akce
UT code for WoS article
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