ArticleNature communications2024
Advanced nanobubble flotation for enhanced removal of sub-10 µm microplastics from wastewater.
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- Sticky Yet Slippery: Molecular Ordering Reconciles Bubble-Surface Affinity With Ultralow Friction at the Nanoscale.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Formation and Transformation of Micro(nano)plastics: Mechanisms and Environmental Health Implications.Environment & health (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- MagNanoTrap Enrichment Empowers Ultra-Sensitive Quantification of Mixed Nanoplastic Particles From Environmental Water Samples.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026Article
- Design and development of a modified nanobubble-assisted advanced oxidation process (M-AOP) for high-efficiency wastewater treatment.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Sustainable coagulative removal of microplastic from aquatic systems: recent progress and outlook.RSC advances · 2025Review
- Supramolecular nanocrystalline membranes with well-aligned subnanochannels for enhanced reverse osmosis desalination.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Ultrasonic Dispersion for Iron Recovery from Slime Tailings: Microprocesses Unveiled through Molecular Dynamics Simulations.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2025Article
- A review of fundamentals, challenges, prospects, and emerging trends in hydrate-based desalination.NPJ clean water · 2025Review
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Abstract
Sub-10 µm microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments pose significant ecological and health risks due to their mobility and potential to carry harmful microcontaminants. Our effluent analysis from a Hong Kong Sewage Treatment Works shows that traditional treatment often fails to effectively remove these MPs. These small-sized MPs are commonly neglected due to challenges in accurate quantification, analysis, and removal. This study introduces a nanobubble-assisted flotation process that enhances the removal efficiency of both regular and irregular small-sized MPs from wastewater. The proposed process outperforms the traditional flotation process by fostering a more effective interaction between bubbles and MPs, increasing removal rates of MPs from 1 µm to 10 µm by up to 12% and providing a total efficiency boost of up to 17% for various particle sizes. Improvements are attributed to enhanced collision and adhesion probabilities, hydrophobic interactions, as well as better floc flotation. Supported by empirical evidence, mathematical models, and Molecular Dynamics simulations, this research elucidates the nanoscale mechanisms at play. The findings confirm the nanobubble-assisted flotation technique as an innovative and practical approach to removing sub-10 µm MPs in water treatment processes.
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