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UG-12 Group 6
UG-12 Group 6
PROBLEM
STATEMENT 2 7 METHODOLOGY
LITERATURE
REVIEW 4 9 TIMELINE
OBJECTIVES 5 10 REFERENCES
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BACKGROUND Microplastics have been detected in almost
Microplastics every environment including aquatic,
Plastic particles with size <5mm terrestrial, and atmospheric environment
Primary & Secondary
Different sources are industries, municipal solid
waste, hospitals, factories, and other human
activities
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BACKGROUND
Tributaries and boating/fishing
area in Rawal Lake had the
highest MP abundance.
Highest discharge of
4.32 million tonnes/year
7 billion pieces/day
plastic waste produced
Within 24 h, about 2.4
Annual plastic consumption billion MPs travel from a
of 5.5 kg/person single water channel into
the River Ravi
Microplastics contaminated with viruses can be more toxic than normal microplastics.
microplastics can act as a transmitting vector of viruses such as COVID-19
(Abuwatfa et al., 2021)
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PROBLEM STATEMENT
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MPs REMOVAL METHODS
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MPs REMOVAL METHODS
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WHY MAGNETIC BIOCHAR
Efficiency to
Relatively easy &
adsorb dissolved
cheap to prepare
compounds
Magnetic
biochar
Improved sorption
Easy separation
to adsorb anionic
from solution
pollutants
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TOBACCO STEM WASTE BIOCHAR-
A POTENTIAL RESOURCE?
Tobacco-an important cash crop of Pakistan
Largest producers-100,000 tonnes/year
Slow Pyrolysis
Environmental Pollution prevention/minimization
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LITERATURE REVIEW
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LITERATURE REVIEW
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OBJECTIVES
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SCOPE
An effective solution for removal of microplastics
Biochar will be prepared in accordance with conditions required for high adsorption
capacity and yield
Three size ranges of MPs and shapes to be decided as per the previous studies for the
occurrence of microplastics in the Rawal Lake
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INNOVATION
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METHODOLOGY
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Fe Zn
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A potential opportunity for - - An eco-friendly,
low-cost adsorbent
industry-academia
collaborations - -
Potential removal of
other anionic
pollutants along with
MPs
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REFERENCES
Jun, Chen, et al.(2021). Adsorption and thermal degradation of microplastics from aqueous solutions by
Mg/Zn modified magnetic biochars. Journal of Hazardous Materials, Volume 419,126486, ISSN 0304-3894
Waad, Dana, et al.(2021). Insights into the removal of microplastics from water using biochar in the era of
COVID-19. A mini review, Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Volume 4,100151,ISSN
2666-0164
Irfan, Tahira, et al.(2020). Plastic driven pollution in Pakistan: the first evidence of environmental exposure to
microplastic in sediments and water of Rawal Lake. Environmental Science and Pollution Research Volume
27,13, ISSN 15083-15092
Nisha, Nitin,et al.(2021). Eco-friendly magnetic biochar: An effective trap for nano plastics of varying surface
functionality and size in the aqueous environment. Chemical Engineering Journal, Volume 418,129405, ISSN
1385-8947
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REFERENCES
Chen, Hanping, et al.(2016). Physicochemical properties and hygroscopicity of tobacco stem biochar
pyrolyzed at different temperatures. Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy Volume 8.1,013112.
Irfan, Muhammad, et al.(2020). An unintended challenge of microplastic pollution in the urban surface
water system of Lahore, Pakistan. Environmental science and pollution research Volume 27,14, ISSN
16718-16730.
Ali, Najabat, et al.(2015). The Economic Analysis of Tobacco Industry: A Case Study of Tobacco Production
in Pakistan (January 5, 2015). International Journal of Research (IJR), Volume 2,3.
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