Coagulative removal of polystyrene microplastics from aqueous matrices using FeCl3-chitosan system: Experimental and artificial neural network modeling.
J Hazard Mater
; 468: 133818, 2024 Apr 15.
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ABSTRACT
Effluent from sewage treatment plants (STPs) is a significant source of microplastics (MPs) re-entry into the environment. Coagulation-flocculation-sedimentation (CFS) process as an initial tertiary treatment step requires investigation for coagulative MPs removal from secondary-treated sewage effluents. In this study, experiments were conducted on synthetic water containing 25 mg/L polystyrene (PS) MPs using varying dosages of FeCl3 (1-10 mg/L) and chitosan (0.25-9 mg/L) to assess the effect of process parameters, such as pH (4-8), stirring speed (0-200 rpm), and settling time (10-40 min). Results revealed that â¼89.3% and 21.4% of PS removal were achieved by FeCl3 and chitosan, respectively. Further, their combination resulted in a maximum of 99.8% removal at favorable conditions FeCl3 2 mg/L, chitosan 7 mg/L, pH 6.3, stirring speed 100 rpm, and settling time 30 min, with a statistically significant (p < 0.05) effect. Artificial neural network (ANN) validated the experimental results with RMSE = 1.0643 and R2 = 0.9997. Charge neutralization, confirmed by zeta potential, and adsorption, ascertained by field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), were primary mechanisms for efficient PS removal. For practical considerations, the application of the FeCl3-chitosan system on the effluents from moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) and sequencing batch reactor (SBR)-based STPs, spiked with PS microbeads, showed > 98% removal at favorable conditions.
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Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Compostos Férricos
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Cloretos
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Quitosana
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J Hazard Mater
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2024
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