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:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
122(3), P. 2981 - 3121
Published: Dec. 7, 2021
Presently,
conventional
technologies
in
water
treatment
are
not
efficient
enough
to
completely
mineralize
refractory
contaminants.
In
this
context,
the
implementation
of
catalytic
processes
could
be
an
alternative.
Despite
advantages
provided
terms
kinetics
transformation,
selectivity,
and
energy
saving,
numerous
attempts
have
yet
led
at
industrial
scale.
This
review
examines
investigations
different
scales
for
which
controversies
limitations
must
solved
bridge
gap
between
fundamentals
practical
developments.
Particular
attention
has
been
paid
development
solar-driven
some
other
emerging
processes,
such
as
microwave
assisted
catalysis,
plasma-catalytic
or
biocatalytic
remediation,
taking
into
account
their
specific
drawbacks.
Challenges
a
better
understanding
related
complexity
systems
coexistence
various
solid-liquid-gas
interfaces
identified.
ChemEngineering,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
6(1), P. 8 - 8
Published: Jan. 18, 2022
Advanced
oxidation
procedures
(AOPs)
refer
to
a
variety
of
technical
that
produce
OH
radicals
sufficiently
oxidize
wastewater,
organic
pollutant
streams,
and
toxic
effluents
from
industrial,
hospital,
pharmaceutical
municipal
wastes.
Through
the
implementation
such
procedures,
(post)
treatment
waste
leads
products
are
more
susceptible
bioremediation,
less
possess
load.
The
basic
mechanism
produces
free
other
reactive
species
as
superoxide
anions,
hydrogen
peroxide,
etc.
A
classification
AOPs
is
presented
in
this
short
review,
analyzing
processes
UV/H2O2,
Fenton
photo-Fenton,
ozone-based
(O3)
processes,
photocatalysis
sonolysis
chemical
equipment
points
view
clarify
nature
each
AOP
their
advantages.
Finally,
combined
implementations
favored
through
literature
an
efficient
solution
addressing
issue
global
environmental
management.
