Removal characteristics of engineered nanoparticles by activated sludge

Hee-Jin Park1, Hee Yeon Kim, Seoeun Cha

  • 1World Class University (WCU) Program of Chemical Convergence for Energy & Environment (C2E2), School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, College of Engineering, Institute of Chemical Process, Seoul National University (SNU), Daehak-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-744, Republic of Korea.

Chemosphere
|May 11, 2013
PubMed
Summary

Engineered nanoparticles (NPs) are increasingly released into the environment. Activated sludge effectively removes NPs, with removal rates influenced by NP properties, sewage chemistry, and extracellular polymeric substances (EPS).