New Approach Boosts Microplastic Removal From Wastewater

New approach boosts microplastic removal from wastewater

RMIT University researchers have tested a more effective way to capture microplastics from wastewater, using a combination of microbubbles and nanobubbles to achieve removal rates of more than 90%.

Scientists use microbubbles and nanobubbles to remove 90% of microplastics from water

Plastic fragments smaller than a grain of rice are everywhere in modern wastewater, washed in from cosmetics, clothing, food packaging, and urban runoff. Treatment plants catch much of that material, but not all of it, and the smallest pieces can be the hardest to stop. A team at RMIT University says one adjustment could make a sizable difference. By combining microbubbles and nanobubbles in a standard dissolved air flotation process, the resear…

RMIT improves wastewater treatment with new microplastics removal method

RMIT researchers have developed a wastewater treatment method that removes more than 90% of microplastics using a dual-bubble approach. The post RMIT improves wastewater treatment with new microplastics removal method appeared first on Innovation News Network.

RMIT study finds dual-bubble method boosts microplastic removal from wastewater

Researchers at RMIT University have developed and tested a wastewater treatment approach that removed more than 90 per cent of microplastics by combining microbubbles and nanobubbles during the treatment process.

Dual-bubble method removes more microplastics from wastewater

Researchers at RMIT University found more effective way to capture microplastics from wastewater using a combination of microbubbles and nanobubbles.