BMC Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Oct. 22, 2020
Abstract
The
presence
of
emerging
contaminants
such
as
pharmaceutical
and
personal
care
products
in
many
aqueous
matrices
have
been
reported.
One
matrix
is
streams
wastewater,
including
wastewater
treatment
plants
inflows
outflows
flow
by-passing
plants.
Their
persistence
arises
from
their
resistant
to
breakdown,
hence
they
may
remain
the
environment
over
long
time,
with
a
potential
cause
adverse
effects
endocrine
disruption,
gene
toxicity,
imposition
sex
organs,
antibiotic
resistance
others
some
aquatic
organisms
exposed
arrays
residues
products.
Among
techniques,
advanced
oxidation
processes
reported
be
better
technique
through
which
these
PPCPs
can
degraded
WWTPs.
Heterogeneous
photocatalysis
using
various
photocatalyst
immobilized
on
solid
support
activated
carbon,
graphene
carbon
nanotubes
AOPs
shown
viable
efficient
method
degradation.
This
because,
performance
most
WWTPs
limited
since
were
not
designed
degrade
toxic
recalcitrant
PPCPs.
review
highlight
occurrence,
concentration
removal
efficiency
heterogeneous
TiO
2
supports.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
119(6), P. 3510 - 3673
Published: March 4, 2019
In
the
last
few
decades,
pharmaceuticals,
credited
with
saving
millions
of
lives,
have
emerged
as
a
new
class
environmental
contaminant.
These
compounds
can
both
chronic
and
acute
harmful
effects
on
natural
flora
fauna.
The
presence
pharmaceutical
contaminants
in
ground
waters,
surface
waters
(lakes,
rivers,
streams),
sea
water,
wastewater
treatment
plants
(influents
effluents),
soils,
sludges
has
been
well
doccumented.
A
range
methods
including
oxidation,
photolysis,
UV-degradation,
nanofiltration,
reverse
osmosis,
adsorption
used
for
their
remediation
from
aqueous
systems.
Many
commercially
limited
by
toxic
sludge
generation,
incomplete
removal,
high
capital
operating
costs,
need
skilled
maintenance
personnel.
Adsorption
technologies
are
low-cost
alternative,
easily
developing
countries
where
there
is
dearth
advanced
technologies,
personnel,
available
capital,
appears
to
be
most
broadly
feasible
removal
method.
integrated
(WWTPs).
Herein,
we
reviewed
literature
(1990–2018)
illustrating
rising
contamination
concerns
efforts
emphasizing
adsorption.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
122(16), P. 13547 - 13635
Published: July 29, 2022
Agricultural
development,
extensive
industrialization,
and
rapid
growth
of
the
global
population
have
inadvertently
been
accompanied
by
environmental
pollution.
Water
pollution
is
exacerbated
decreasing
ability
traditional
treatment
methods
to
comply
with
tightening
standards.
This
review
provides
a
comprehensive
description
principles
applications
electrochemical
for
water
purification,
ion
separations,
energy
conversion.
Electrochemical
attractive
features
such
as
compact
size,
chemical
selectivity,
broad
applicability,
reduced
generation
secondary
waste.
Perhaps
greatest
advantage
methods,
however,
that
they
remove
contaminants
directly
from
water,
while
other
technologies
extract
contaminants,
which
enables
efficient
removal
trace
pollutants.
The
begins
an
overview
conventional
drive
or
physical
transformations
via
Faradaic
reactions
at
electrodes,
proceeds
detailed
examination
two
primary
mechanisms
are
separated
in
nondestructive
processes,
namely
electrokinetics
electrosorption.
In
these
sections,
special
attention
given
emerging
shock
electrodialysis
Given
importance
generating
clean,
renewable
energy,
may
sometimes
be
combined
also
discusses
inverse
conversion
based
on
reverse
electrosorption,
electrowetting,
electrokinetic
phenomena.
concludes
discussion
technology
comparisons,
remaining
challenges,
potential
innovations
field
process
intensification
technoeconomic
optimization.
