Article
Engineering, Chemical
Motasem Y. D. Alazaiza, Ahmed Albahnasawi, Murat Eyvaz, Dia Eddin Nassani, Salem S. Abu Amr, Mohammed Shadi S. Abujazar, Omar Al-Maskari
Summary: Healthcare facility wastewater significantly increases the levels of micropollutants in municipal wastewater. Electrochemical advanced oxidation (EAO) is considered a promising technology for treating pharmaceutical-contaminated wastewater. However, most current research focuses on artificially prepared single-component wastewater, while actual healthcare facility wastewater is more complex.
DESALINATION AND WATER TREATMENT
(2023)
Review
Engineering, Environmental
Alena Kulist'akova
Summary: The majority of current wastewater treatment technologies are ineffective in removing pharmaceutical micropollutants, resulting in their discharge into surface water bodies and causing significant harm to fragile ecosystems. The European Commission has published an expansion of legislation for surface water that includes the monitoring and limitation of the discharge of nine pharmaceuticals. Photochemical advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have shown promise in efficiently removing micropollutants and could potentially reduce the pharmaceutical burden in wastewater. However, there are challenges that limit their widespread use in treatment plants. This review fills the gap in summarizing and assessing the current trends in the utilization of photochemical AOPs for pharmaceutical micropollutant removal in wastewater treatment, representing the first attempt to address this topic.
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Radhakrishnan Yedhu Krishnan, Sivasubramanian Manikandan, Ramasamy Subbaiya, Muniyandi Biruntha, Muthusamy Govarthanan, Natchimuthu Karmegam
Summary: This review summarizes recent studies on the removal of PPCPs by advanced oxidation processes and discusses the degradation of different classes of PPCPs as well as key factors affecting their removal.
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Chemical
Yan Zhao, Yangbo Qiu, Natalie Mamrol, Longfei Ren, Xin Li, Jiahui Shao, Xing Yang, Bart van der Bruggen
Summary: Hospital wastewater contains harmful substances that require effective treatment. Membrane technology is utilized for molecular separation, with MBR technology demonstrating high removal efficiency. The development of hybrid MBR and integrated MBR-membrane systems can improve wastewater treatment efficiency and material recovery.
FRONTIERS OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Eva Domingues, Eryk Fernandes, Joao Gomes, Rui C. Martins
Summary: Pork production generates wastewater with high pollutant load and the intensive use of pharmaceuticals leads to effluents rich in these compounds. Traditional biological depuration treatments are effective on organic load removal but are time-consuming and inefficient on abating persistent contaminants like pharmaceutical compounds, necessitating the pursuit of alternative technologies.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
J. Meijide, G. Lama, M. Pazos, M. A. Sanroman, P. S. M. Dunlop
Summary: Contaminants of emerging concern, including pharmaceuticals, are detected at low concentrations in surface waters, posing potential risks to aquatic life and the food chain. This review focuses on the removal of active pharmaceutical ingredients using ultraviolet processes, such as photo-Fenton, photocatalysis, and photoelectrocatalysis. However, there is limited research on scaling up the systems and testing their effectiveness in real water matrices.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Angela Moratalla, Salvador Cotillas, Engracia Lacasa, Pablo Canizares, Manuel A. Rodrigo, Cristina Saez
Summary: The inefficiency of conventional biological processes in removing pharmaceutical compounds (PhCs) from wastewater leads to their accumulation in aquatic environments, posing serious environmental risks. Technologies such as filtration, adsorption, biological processes, advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), and electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs) have been developed to address this issue in hospital wastewater.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
G. Lofrano, M. Faiella, M. Carotenuto, S. Murgolo, G. Mascolo, L. Pucci, L. Rizzo
Summary: By comparing the efficiency of different solar-driven advanced oxidation processes, this study found that solar photo Fenton (SPF) with Fe2+-EDDS/H2O2 was the most effective in removing emerging contaminants from hospital wastewater, achieving removal rates ranging from 70% to 100%.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Chemical
P. V. Nidheesh, G. Divyapriya, Fatima Ezzahra Titchou, Mohamed Hamdani
Summary: This article extensively discusses various aspects of sulfate radicals based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) in treating textile wastewaters, including activation processes, reactive molecules and radicals species, performance evaluations, comparisons with other AOPs, and studies on experimental scales.
SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Barbara Munoz-Palazon, Aurora Rosa-Masegosa, Ramiro Vilchez-Vargas, Alexander Link, Susanna Gorrasi, Jesus Gonzalez-Lopez, Alejandro Gonzalez-Martinez
Summary: This study investigated the effect of low and high temperatures on the removal of pharmaceuticals in aerobic granular sludge reactors. The results showed that pharmaceutical removal was more efficient at high temperature, while oscillations were observed at low temperature. Naproxen was the most difficult compound to degrade, and trimethoprim had the highest removal ratios for both temperatures. The microbial community composition was highly dependent on the operational temperature, with Flavobacterium and Leadbetterella being detected in reactors with drug amendment. The metabolically active bacterial community had lower diversity compared to the total community. The statistical analysis confirmed that temperature had a more decisive impact on the microbial community than pharmaceutical treatment.
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
M. Pariente, Y. Segura, S. Alvarez-Torrellas, J. A. Casas, Z. M. de Pedro, E. Diaz, J. Garcia, M. J. Lopez-Munoz, J. Marugan, A. F. Mohedano, R. Molina, M. Munoz, C. Pablos, J. A. Perdigon-Melon, A. L. Petre, J. J. Rodriguez, M. Tobajas, F. Martinez
Summary: This review assesses different technologies for the on-site treatment of hospital wastewater from 2014 to 2020, focusing on the removal of pharmaceutical compounds. Antibiotics and psychiatric drugs were the main PhCs detected, with MBR and ozonation technologies showing promising results, but requiring further optimization for full-scale implementation.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Yerkanat N. Kanafin, Ardak Makhatova, Kulyash Meiramkulova, Stavros G. Poulopoulos
Summary: In this study, different chemical species were used to treat poultry slaughterhouse wastewater under UV-C light. The combination of UV with 15mM of K2S2O8 resulted in the highest TOC removal efficiency and the lowest electric energy per order. The UV/K2S2O8 process could be used as a post-treatment after biological treatment to meet discharge water standards and reuse the wastewater.
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Huiling Xia, Chengwei Li, Guoying Yang, Zhiang Shi, Chenxi Jin, Wenzhi He, Jingcheng Xu, Guangming Li
Summary: This paper provides a detailed classification and comprehensive review of microwave-assisted advanced oxidation processes (MW-AOPs) in wastewater treatment. The latest applications of microwave in different advanced oxidation systems are discussed, along with the discussion of reaction parameters, performance, and operating costs of MW-AOPs. Recommendations for future research on MW-AOPs are also provided, highlighting the potential development and evolution of this technology.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Amit K. Thakur, Rahul Kumar, Ashutosh Kumar, Ravi Shankar, Nadeem A. Khan, Kaushal Naresh Gupta, Mahendra Ram, Raj Kumar Arya
Summary: The presence of pharmaceutical compounds (PCs) in aqueous systems poses a significant threat to ecological systems. Advanced oxidation-based integrated techniques have emerged as promising solutions for the effective degradation of PCs. This study provides a critical review of these techniques, including their integration with adsorption, membrane filtration, and biological methods, and conducts a comparative study to assess their treatment efficiency, versatility, complexity, energy consumption, and treatment cost.
JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Nawal Taoufik, Wafaa Boumya, Mounia Achak, Mika Sillanpaa, Noureddine Barka
Summary: Pharmaceuticals are at the forefront of environmental research due to their complex bioactivity, and conventional wastewater treatment methods are inadequate for their removal. Advanced oxidation processes offer efficient solutions for pharmaceutical degradation, but face challenges with operating costs. Combining AOPs with biological treatments can provide a comprehensive solution for complete pharmaceutical degradation with advantages including low energy costs and generation of non-toxic by-products.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Salar Haghighatafshar, Elin Ossiansson, Konrad Koch, Hamse Kjerstadius, Jes la Cour Jansen, Asa Davidsson
WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH
(2015)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tobias Hey, Janne Vaananen, Nicolas Heinen, Jes la Cour Jansen, Karin Jonsson
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tobias Hey, Agata Zarebska, Niada Bajraktari, Jorg Vogel, Claus Helix-Nielsen, Jes la Cour Jansen, Karin Jonsson
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Salar Haghighatafshar, Britt-Marie Wilen, Andreas Thunberg, Marinette Hagman, Annika Nyberg, Jonas Grundestam, Maria Mases, Jes la Cour Jansen
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tobias Hey, Niada Bajraktari, Jorg Vogel, Claus Helix Nielsen, Jes la Cour Jansen, Karin Jonsson
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Anna Bernstad Saraiva Schott, Henrik Wenzel, Jes la Cour Jansen
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2016)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Hamse Kjerstadius, Jo de Vrieze, Jes la Cour Jansen, Asa Davidsson
Article
Engineering, Environmental
F. Stenstrom, J. la Cour Jansen
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
J. Vaananen, M. Cimbritz, J. la Cour Jansen
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2016)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Tobias Hey, Niada Bajraktari, Asa Davidsson, Jorg Vogel, Henrik Taekker Madsen, Claus Helix-Nielsen, Jes la Cour Jansen, Karin Jonsson
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
(2018)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
J. Vaananen, S. Memet, T. Gunther, M. Lilja, M. Cimbritz, J. la Cour Jansen
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
F. Stenstrom, J. la Cour Jansen
WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Salar Haghighatafshar, Beatrice Nordlof, Maria Roldin, Lars-Goran Gustafsson, Jes la Cour Jansen, Karin Jonsson
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2018)
Article
Water Resources
F. Nilsson, M. Ekblad, J. la Cour Jansen, K. Jonsson
WATER PRACTICE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2017)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
H. El-taliawy, M. Ekblad, F. Nilsson, M. Hagman, N. Paxeus, K. Jonsson, M. Cimbritz, J. la Cour Jansen, K. Bester
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2017)