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ArticleRSC advances2021

Development of a schwarzite-based moving bed 3D printed water treatment system for nanoplastic remediation.

Bramha Gupta, Rushikesh S Ambekar, Raphael M Tromer, Partha Sarathi Ghosal, Rupal Sinha, Abhradeep Majumder, Partha Kumbhakar, P M Ajayan, Douglas S Galvao, Ashok Kumar Gupta and 1 more

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Article in RSC advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Bramha GuptaSchool of Water Resources, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India.
Rushikesh S AmbekarMetallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India chandra.tiwary@metal.iitkgp.ac.in.
Raphael M TromerApplied Physics Department, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP 13083-859-Campinas SP Brazil galvao@ifi.unicamp.br.
Partha Sarathi GhosalSchool of Water Resources, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India.
Rupal SinhaSchool of Water Resources, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India.
Abhradeep MajumderSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India.
Partha KumbhakarMetallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India chandra.tiwary@metal.iitkgp.ac.in.
P M AjayanDepartment of Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University Houston Texas 77005 USA.
Douglas S GalvaoApplied Physics Department, State University of Campinas - UNICAMP 13083-859-Campinas SP Brazil galvao@ifi.unicamp.br.
Ashok Kumar GuptaEnvironmental Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India agupta@civil.iitkgp.ac.in.
Chandra Sekhar TiwaryMetallurgical and Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Kharagpur 721302 India chandra.tiwary@metal.iitkgp.ac.in.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9760-9768
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur · INUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRRice University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The impact of micro and nanoplastic debris on our aquatic ecosystem is among the most prominent environmental challenges we face today. In addition, nanoplastics create significant concern for environmentalists because of their toxicity and difficulty in separation and removal. Here we report the development of a 3D printed moving bed water filter (M-3DPWF), which can perform as an efficient nanoplastic scavenger. The enhanced separation of the nanoplastics happens due to the creation of a charged filter material that traps the more surface charged nanoparticles selectively. Synthetic contaminated water from polycarbonate waste has been tested with the filter, and enhanced nanoplastic removal has been achieved. The proposed filtration mechanism of surface-charge based water cleaning is further validated using density function theory (semi-empirical) based simulation. The filter has also shown good structural and mechanical stability in both static and dynamic water conditions. The field suitability of the novel treatment system has also been confirmed using water from various sources, such as sea, river, and pond. Our results suggest that the newly developed water filter can be used for the removal of floating nanoparticles in water as a robust advanced treatment system.

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PMID35479224
PMCPMC9033670
OpenAlexW3167786461

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