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Microplastics Degradation in Water: A Review of Advanced Oxidative Processes and Ozonation for Effective Treatment

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2025.33269
Cimanga
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa Campus, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8678-1108
V.S.R. Rajasekhar Pullabhotla
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering, University of Zululand, KwaDlangezwa Campus, South Africa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0093-460X

Corresponding Author(s) : V.S.R. Rajasekhar Pullabhotla

pullabhotlav@unizulu.ac.za

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 37 No. 7 (2025): Vol 37 Issue 7, 2025

Abstract

In the backdrop of the increasing microplastics (MPs) production and the global concern into the emergence of pollution, a pressing need to develop extensive implementations of the advanced oxidative processes (AOPs) is in the rise. In line with this, the challenges and competencies of MPs degradation techniques including the identification and quantification technologies used in drinking water and wastewater treatment procedures were analyzed. Assessment of the MPs degradation techniques has shown that photocatalytic processes, Fenton systems and the electrochemical oxidation processes present more challenges than ozone-based technology. Given a much greater solubility of ozone in water that surpasses oxygen, its vigorous reactive properties and the ozone reliable generation, we propose a steady application of ozonation reactions more especially in the disinfection of drinking water, industrial wastewater and river water pharmaceuticals pollution treatment.

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Pollution Water treatment Ozonation Advanced oxidation processes Microplastics
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Cimanga, L.; Pullabhotla, V. R. Microplastics Degradation in Water: A Review of Advanced Oxidative Processes and Ozonation for Effective Treatment. ajc 2025, 37, 1535-1544.
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