Investigation of Microplastic Removal Efficiency of Advanced Wastewater Treatment Methods

Year 2022, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 207 - 215, 30.06.2022

Ceyhun Akarsu

https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.1092149

Abstract

Microplastics, an anthropogenic pollutant, pass to wastewater treatment plants through sewage and then meet with the receiving environment. For this reason, wastewater treatment plants are seen as the primary source of microplastics in the aquatic environment and studies are carried out to determine the treatment efficiency of processes in existing plants. However, since it is not one of the microplastic facility design criteria, the removal efficiencies are not at the desired levels, so it is necessary to determine alternative treatment methods. In this context, studies are carried out on the determination of microplastic removal efficiency with advanced wastewater treatment methods in the literature. In this review, the treatment technologies used in these studies, which are quite new, are compared on their removal efficiencies and details about the removal mechanisms are given.

Keywords

Advanced wastewater treatment technologies, microplastic, membrane filtration, electrochemical treatment

İleri atıksu arıtma metotlarının mikroplastik giderim veriminin incelenmesi

Abstract

Antropojenik kaynaklı bir kirletici olan mikroplastikler, kanalizasyon aracılığıyla atıksu arıtma tesislerine geçmekte devamında ise alıcı ortam ile buluşmaktadır. Bu nedenle atıksu arıtma tesisleri, su ortamındaki mikroplastiklerin birincil kaynağı olarak görülmekte ve mevcut tesislerdeki proseslerin arıtma verimlerinin belirlenmesi üzerine çalışmalar gerçekleşmektedir. Ancak mikroplastik tesis tasarım kriterlerinden biri olmadığı için giderim verimleri istenilen seviyelerde olmamakta dolayısıyla alternatif arıtma metotların belirlenmesine ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır. Bu kapsamda literatürde ileri atıksu arıtma metotları ile mikroplastik giderim verimliliğinin belirlenmesi üzerine çalışmalar gerçekleştirilmektedir. Bu derlemede de oldukça yeni olan bu çalışmalarda kullanılan arıtma teknolojileri giderim verimleri üzerinden kıyaslanmış ve giderim mekanizmaları hakkında detaylar verilmiştir.

Keywords

İleri atıksu arıtma teknolojileri, mikroplastik, membran filtrasyon, elektrokimyasal arıtım

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