Journal of Environmental Management,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
353, P. 120170 - 120170
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
The
stress
of
pharmaceutical
and
personal
care
products
(PPCPs)
discharging
to
water
bodies
the
environment
due
increased
industrialization
has
reduced
availability
clean
water.
This
poses
a
potential
health
hazard
animals
human
life
because
contamination
is
great
issue
climate,
plants,
humans,
aquatic
habitats.
Pharmaceutical
compounds
are
quantified
in
concentrations
ranging
from
ng/Lto
μg/L
environments
worldwide.
According
(Alsubih
et
al.,
2022),
carbamazepine,
sulfamethoxazole,
Lutvastatin,
ciprofloxacin,
lorazepam
were
616–906
ng/L,
16,532–21635
694–2068
734–1178
2742–3775
ng/L
respectively.
Protecting
preserving
our
must
be
well-driven
by
all
sectors
sustain
development.
Various
methods
have
been
utilized
eliminate
emerging
pollutants,
such
as
adsorption
biological
advanced
oxidation
processes.
These
their
benefits
drawbacks
removal
pharmaceuticals.
Successful
wastewater
treatment
can
save
bodies;
integrating
green
initiatives
into
main
purposes
actor
firms,
combined
with
continually
periodic
awareness
current
implications
environmental/water
pollution,
will
play
major
role
conservation.
article
reviews
key
publications
on
adsorption,
biological,
processes
used
remove
environment.
It
also
sheds
light
capability
methods,
efficacy
concentration
removal.
A
research
gap
identified
for
researchers
explore
order
problem
associated
wastes.
Therefore,
future
study
should
focus
combining
an
excellent
way
products,
even
at
low
concentrations.
Biological
ideal
circumstances
microbial
that
enable
simultaneous
effects
diverse
efficiency.
ACS Applied Nano Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6(15), P. 14049 - 14062
Published: May 26, 2023
In
this
work,
we
synthesized
and
characterized
carbon
nitride
(CN)
nanoparticles
obtained
by
the
thermal
treatment
(550
°C)
of
urea,
melamine,
dicyandiamine,
dicyandiamine-barbituric
acid
in
an
open
reactor
evaluated
effect
different
precursors
on
photocatalytic
performance.
CNs
from
were
3D
melon-type
structures.
On
other
hand,
CN
urea
was
a
2D
microporous,
amorphous
structure
whose
melon
or
graphitic
arrangement
could
not
be
determined.
The
presence
structural
defective
states
(mainly
C
radicals)
corroborated
EPR
studies
solids.
activity
powders
for
methyl
orange
(MO)
discoloration
investigated
using
350
nm
simulated
solar
light
(SSL)
irradiation.
MO
removal
efficiencies
correlated
with
particle's
energy
gap,
specific
surface
area,
degree
crystallinity,
radical
defects
produced
upon
Moreover,
conduction
valence
band
potentials
range
−0.60
+
2.14
V
vs
NHE
(pH
=
7),
respectively,
evidence
capacity
to
oxidize
water
hydroxyl
radicals
(HO•)
reduce
O2
superoxide
anions
(O2•–).
formation
both
SSL
irradiation
suspensions
confirmed
experiments.
largest
highest
charge
carrier
density,
amount
observed
(CNu)
account
their
However,
estimated
CNu
photonic
efficiency
ca.
8%
still
indicates
deficient
separation/migration
photoinduced
carriers.
Despite
performance
being
higher
than
those
simple
precursors,
further
environmentally
friendly
strategies
are
needed
overcome
intrinsic
disadvantages
before
it
may
employed
technological
applications.
A
discussion
probable
mechanisms
forming
reactive
species
leading
decolorization
is
given.
Environmental Technology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 16
Published: April 2, 2025
This
study
evaluated
the
suitability
of
wastewater
treatment
from
tanneries
located
in
city
Arequipa,
Peru.
The
growth
microalgae-bacteria
consortium
enriched
ponds
high
altitude
(2300
m
above
sea
level)
and
areas
with
ultraviolet
radiation,
was
characterized
under
different
dilutions,
nutrient-corrected
various
light
periods
a
laboratory-scale
air-lift
system
over
9-day
cultivation
period
.
results
indicate
higher
COD
removal
at
low
dilutions
(50%)
both
16L:8D
24L:0D
photoperiods,
achieving
43.63%
42.93%,
respectively,
however,
daily
consumption
rate
observed
treatments
75%
100%
tannery
wastewater,
highest
recorded
photoperiod,
85.50
mg
L⁻¹
d⁻¹.
Regarding
nitrogen
consumption,
significant
were
obtained
photoperiod
values
55.46%
3.81
L-1
d-1
while
for
phosphorus
all
had
removals
(>95%).
On
other
hand,
productivity
occurred
24;0
value
52.85
64.28
d
-1
respectively.
Finally,
by
phosphorous
supplementation
medium,
improved,
obtaining
maximum
biomass
95,714
d-1.
accumulation
lipids
18.7%
effluent
100%,
photoperiod.
These
confirm
that
microalgae
technology
is
an
ecofriendly
alternative
to
treat
beam
house
wastewaters.
