Differences in removal rates of virgin/decayed microplastics, viruses, activated carbon, and kaolin/montmorillonite clay particles by coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, and rapid sand filtration during water treatment
Yoshifumi Nakazawa, Taketo Abe, Yoshihiko Matsui, Koki Shinno, Sakiko Kobayashi, Nobutaka Shirasaki, Taku Matsushita
Topics & Concepts
FlocculationMicroplasticsFiltration (mathematics)TurbidityCoagulationSedimentationWater treatmentParticle sizeParticle (ecology)MontmorillonitePowdered activated carbon treatmentChemistryZeta potentialEnvironmental chemistryEnvironmental engineeringEnvironmental scienceChemical engineeringActivated carbonAdsorptionGeologySedimentNanoparticleEngineeringStatisticsPsychiatryMathematicsOceanographyPsychologyPaleontologyPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionMembrane Separation TechnologiesRecycling and Waste Management Techniques