Membrane processes for removal of pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) from water and wastewaters

M Taheran, SK Brar, M Verma, RY Surampalli… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs), which find their way easily into the water
sources, are emerging as a major concern for drinking water quality and aquatic species …

Membrane bioreactors for industrial wastewater treatment: a critical review

H Lin, W Gao, F Meng, BQ Liao, KT Leung… - Critical reviews in …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology has been extensively employed for various
industrial wastewater treatments due to its distinct advantages over conventional …

Acetaminophen micropollutant: Historical and current occurrences, toxicity, removal strategies and transformation pathways in different environments

HNP Vo, GK Le, TMH Nguyen, XT Bui, KH Nguyen… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Acetaminophen (ACT) is commonly used as a counter painkiller and nowadays, it is
increasingly present in the natural water environment. Although its concentrations are …

Biofilm-mediated wastewater treatment: a comprehensive review

S Saini, S Tewari, J Dwivedi, V Sharma - Materials Advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Global industrialization has increased and so has the pollution generated by industries.
Although all types of pollutions are a major concern for the environment, wastewater …

Removal of acetaminophen and ibuprofen from aqueous solutions by activated carbon derived from Quercus Brantii (Oak) acorn as a low-cost biosorbent

H Nourmoradi, KF Moghadam, A Jafari… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Acetaminophen (ACT) and ibuprofen (IBP) are two of the drugs which consume a lot in
different countries. These compounds are not completely metabolized in the body and enter …

Treatment innovation using biological methods in combination with physical treatment methods

A Noor, SRM Kutty, MH Isa, IH Farooqi… - The treatment of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Freshwater is one of the most vital aspects of human existence, and the need for this
essential resource is soaring which is attributed to the exponentially growing world …

Trace organic contaminants in biosolids: impact of conventional wastewater and sludge processing technologies and emerging alternatives

GU Semblante, FI Hai, X Huang, AS Ball… - Journal of hazardous …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper critically reviews the fate of trace organic contaminants (TrOCs) in biosolids, with
emphasis on identifying operation conditions that impact the accumulation of TrOCs in …

Degradation of paracetamol by pure bacterial cultures and their microbial consortium

L Zhang, J Hu, R Zhu, Q Zhou, J Chen - Applied microbiology and …, 2013 - Springer
Three bacterial strains utilizing paracetamol as the sole carbon, nitrogen, and energy source
were isolated from a paracetamol-degrading aerobic aggregate, and assigned to species of …

Acetaminophen degradation by electro-Fenton and photoelectro-Fenton using a double cathode electrochemical cell

MDG de Luna, ML Veciana, CC Su, MC Lu - Journal of hazardous materials, 2012 - Elsevier
Acetaminophen is a widely used drug worldwide and is one of the most frequently detected
in bodies of water making it a high priority trace pollutant. This study investigated the …

Emerging organic contaminant removal depending on primary treatment and operational strategy in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands: influence of …

C Ávila, C Reyes, JM Bayona, J García - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
This study aimed at assessing the influence of primary treatment (hydrolytic upflow sludge
blanket (HUSB) reactor vs. conventional settling) and operational strategy (alternation of …