Microplastics removal from aquatic environment by coagulation: Selecting the best coagulant based on variables determined from a systematic review.

ABSTRACT: The present study was carried out in the two phases of systematic review and experimental research. First, for the systematic review phase, Web of Science, Scopus, and PubMed as electronic databases were utilized to find research articles distributed up to March 5, 2021, related to the removal of microplastics by coagulation. In total, 104 publications were found, of which 14 were reviewed for deriving the variables and research design. Then, in the experimental phase, the experiment was carried out based on the variables derived from the systematic phase for three microplastic types (polyethylene, polystyrene, and polyamide) and five coagulants (polyaluminum chloride (PAC), ferric chloride (FeCl₃), aluminum chloride (AlCl₃), alum (Al(OH)₃) and aluminum sul

SUBMITTER: Azizi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10176030 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature