Water,
Journal Year:
2019,
Volume and Issue:
11(8), P. 1555 - 1555
Published: July 27, 2019
The
occurrence
and
fate
of
pharmaceuticals
in
the
aquatic
environment
is
recognized
as
one
emerging
issues
environmental
chemistry.
Conventional
wastewater
treatment
plants
(WWTPs)
are
not
designed
to
remove
(and
their
metabolites)
from
domestic
wastewaters.
treatability
pharmaceutical
compounds
WWTPs
varies
considerably
depending
on
type
compound
since
biodegradability
can
differ
significantly.
As
a
consequence,
they
may
reach
environment,
directly
or
by
leaching
sludge
produced
these
facilities.
Currently,
technologies
under
research
for
removal
pharmaceuticals,
namely
membrane
advanced
oxidation
processes,
have
high
operation
costs
related
energy
chemical
consumption.
When
reactions
involved,
other
aspects
consider
include
formation
harmful
reaction
by-products
management
toxic
produced.
Research
needed
order
develop
economic
sustainable
such
bioremediation
biosorption.
use
low-cost
materials,
biological
matrices
(e.g.,
algae
fungi),
has
advantages
low
capital
investment,
easy
operation,
costs,
non-formation
degradation
by-products.
An
extensive
review
existing
this
subject
presented.
Heliyon,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
6(6), P. e04087 - e04087
Published: June 1, 2020
Pharmaceutical
and
personal
care
products
(PPCPs)
are
the
one
of
sub-class
under
emerging
organic
contaminants
(EOCs).
Ibuprofen
is
world's
third
most
consumable
drug.
This
drug
enters
into
our
water
system
through
human
pharmaceutical
use.
It
attracts
attention
environmentalist
on
basis
risk
associated,
presence
transformation
in
environment.
The
detection
removal
two
key
area
where
we
need
to
focus.
concentration
such
compounds
waterbodies
detected
conventional
also
by
advanced
methods.
review
described
available
technologies
including
chemical,
physical
biological
methods,
etc
used
for
Ibuprofen.
pure
culture
based
method,
mixed
approach
activated
sludge
focused
pathway
degradation
ibuprofen
was
deciphered
using
various
methods
structure
determination.
discussed.
coupled
with
physical,
biological,
chemical
like
ozonolysis,
oxidation
adsorption,
nanotechnology
nanocatalysis
use
nonosensors
detect
small
amount
can
enhance
future
this
necessary
develop
new
pollutants.
With
developments
GC-MS//MS,
HPLC,
LC/MS
sensors
makes
easier
these
which
even
very
minute
great
sensitivity
less
time.
Also,
isolation
characterization
more
potent
microbial
strains
nano-photocatalysis
will
significantly
increase
harmful
from
Water,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
12(6), P. 1551 - 1551
Published: May 29, 2020
Presence
of
pharmaceutically
active
compounds
(PACs)
as
emerging
contaminants
in
water
is
a
major
concern.
Recent
reports
have
confirmed
the
presence
PACs
natural
and
wastewater
systems,
which
caused
several
problems
indicating
urgent
need
for
their
removal.
The
current
review
evaluates
role
chemically
modified
biosorbents
removal
water.
Reported
include
plant
animal
solid
waste,
microorganisms
bio-composite.
Bio-composites
exhibited
better
prospects
when
compared
with
other
biosorbents.
Types
chemical
treatment
reported
acid,
alkaline,
solvent
extraction,
metal
salt
impregnation
surface
grafting,
alkaline
exhibiting
results
treatments.
biosorption
processes
mostly
obeyed
pseudo-second-order
model
Langmuir
isotherm
process
described
mainly
by
ionic
interaction.
Desorption
regeneration
capacity
are
very
important
selecting
an
appropriate
biosorbent
process.
Depending
on
type
biosorbent,
cost
per
million
liters
was
estimated
US
$10–US
$200,
presents
cheap
to
known
processes.
However,
there
conduct
large-scale
studies
removing
Environmental Chemistry Letters,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
21(1), P. 97 - 152
Published: Oct. 8, 2022
Abstract
The
development
and
recycling
of
biomass
production
can
partly
solve
issues
energy,
climate
change,
population
growth,
food
feed
shortages,
environmental
pollution.
For
instance,
the
use
seaweeds
as
feedstocks
reduce
our
reliance
on
fossil
fuel
resources,
ensure
synthesis
cost-effective
eco-friendly
products
biofuels,
develop
sustainable
biorefinery
processes.
Nonetheless,
in
several
biorefineries
is
still
infancy
stage
compared
to
terrestrial
plants-based
lignocellulosic
biomass.
Therefore,
here
we
review
seaweed
with
focus
production,
economical
benefits,
feedstock
for
anaerobic
digestion,
biochar,
bioplastics,
crop
health,
food,
livestock
feed,
pharmaceuticals
cosmetics.
Globally,
could
sequester
between
61
268
megatonnes
carbon
per
year,
an
average
173
megatonnes.
Nearly
90%
sequestered
by
exporting
deep
water,
while
remaining
10%
buried
coastal
sediments.
500
gigatonnes
replace
nearly
40%
current
soy
protein
production.
Seaweeds
contain
valuable
bioactive
molecules
that
be
applied
antimicrobial,
antioxidant,
antiviral,
antifungal,
anticancer,
contraceptive,
anti-inflammatory,
anti-coagulants,
other
cosmetics
skincare
products.
