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.
Ultrasonics Sonochemistry,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
55, P. 117 - 124
Published: March 12, 2019
The
aim
of
the
present
investigation
was
combination
ZnO
nanostructures
with
nano-cellulose
(NC)
for
efficient
degradation
tetracycline
(TC)
antibiotic
under
ultrasonic
irradiation.
removal
efficiency
12.8%
obtained
by
sole
use
ultrasound
(US),
while
increased
up
to
70%
US/ZnO
treatment
process.
Due
integration
NC,
87.6%
within
45
min.
substantially
decreased
in
presence
tert-butyl
alcohol
(more
than
25%
reduction),
indicating
that
radOH-mediation
oxidation
is
responsible
TC
molecules.
Peroxymonosulfate
(PMS)
led
most
enhancing
effect
on
among
percarbonate,
persulfate
and
periodate
ions.
addition
PMS
caused
96.4%
short
contact
time
15
bio-toxicity
examination
basis
inhibition
test
conducted
activated
sludge
revealed
diminishing
oxygen
consumption
percent
[IOUR
(%)]
from
33.6
22.1%
during
US/ZnO/NC
Consequently,
utilization
process
can
convert
molecules
less
toxic
compounds.
However,
longer
reaction
required
complete
conversion
into
non-toxic
substances.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
8(31), P. 15513 - 15546
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
This
review
summarizes
the
typical
progress
in
nanostructured
semiconductor
supported
iron
catalysts
and
their
applications
heterogeneous
photo-Fenton
oxidation.
Emerging contaminants,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 179 - 193
Published: Jan. 1, 2020
This
paper
presents
a
bibliometric
analysis
of
peer-reviewed
scientific
literature
on
emerging
contaminants
published
from
2000
through
2019.
A
total
4968
documents
(among
research
articles
and
review
papers)
collected
Scopus
database
were
analyzed
using
the
VOSviewer
1.6.11
software.
According
to
our
results,
this
topic
has
been
capturing
researchers'
attention
over
years
latter
five
timespan
corresponds
period
highest
productivity
subject,
when
70.4%
all
published.
United
States,
China,
Spain,
Italy
Canada
top–5
most
productive
countries
in
terms
number
works,
while
Science
Total
Environment,
Chemosphere,
Environmental
Pollution
Research,
Water
Research
stood
out
as
journals
with
publications,
gathering
31%
papers
34%
citations.
frequency
author
keywords,
main
specific
assessed
by
researchers
are
occurrence
pharmaceuticals
personal
care
products
wastewater
removal
such
pollutants
application
adsorption
advanced
oxidation
processes.
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.
