Pharmaceuticals of emerging concern in aquatic systems: chemistry, occurrence, effects, and removal methods

M Patel, R Kumar, K Kishor, T Mlsna… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
In the last few decades, pharmaceuticals, credited with saving millions of lives, have
emerged as a new class of environmental contaminant. These compounds can have both …

Occurrence and removal of pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment plants

OFS Khasawneh, P Palaniandy - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical compounds, such as antibiotics, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
(NSAIDs), anticonvulsants, β-blocker, etc. have emerged as new classes of water pollutants …

In-situ pyrolysis of Enteromorpha as carbocatalyst for catalytic removal of organic contaminants: Considering the intrinsic N/Fe in Enteromorpha and non-radical …

C Chen, T Ma, Y Shang, B Gao, B **, H Dan… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2019 - Elsevier
An environmentally friendly, facile, and economical Fe/N co-doped carbonaceous material
(Fe-N@ C) was prepared by the in-situ pyrolysis of Fe/N rich Enteromorpha biomass for …

Occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants in water environment: A review

A Gogoi, P Mazumder, VK Tyagi… - Groundwater for …, 2018 - Elsevier
Emerging contaminants (ECs), such as personal care products (PCPs), endocrine disrupting
compounds (EDCs), pharmaceuticals (PhACs) and their transformation products, whose …

Visible-light activation of persulfate by TiO2/g-C3N4 photocatalyst toward efficient degradation of micropollutants

X Du, X Bai, L Xu, L Yang, P ** - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract A novel TiO 2/gC 3 N 4-PS system was proposed, in which a TiO 2/gC 3 N 4
heterojunction was used to activate persulfate (PS) to enhance pollutant photodegradation …

Recent advances in advanced oxidation processes for removal of contaminants from water: A comprehensive review

A Giwa, A Yusuf, HA Balogun, NS Sambudi… - Process Safety and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water reuse for drinking, irrigation, district cooling, process heating/cooling, landsca**,
etc. remains pivotal to water security and sustainability. Advanced oxidation processes …

A review on approaches for addressing the limitations of Fenton oxidation for recalcitrant wastewater treatment

MM Bello, AAA Raman, A Asghar - Process Safety and Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fenton oxidation is an effective technology for the degradation of recalcitrant organic
pollutants. However, conventional Fenton oxidation possesses some drawbacks such as the …

Observable removal of pharmaceutical residues by highly porous photoactive cellulose acetate@ MIL-MOF film

HE Emam, M El-Shahat, RM Abdelhameed - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical products are used tremendously worldwide and subsequently released into
wastewater even at very low concentration caused serious environmental problem due to …

A review of catalytic performance of metallic glasses in wastewater treatment: Recent progress and prospects

LC Zhang, Z Jia, F Lyu, SX Liang, J Lu - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Metallic glasses (MGs), with their unique disordered atomic packing structure and superior
catalytic capabilities, have gradually been realized with their significance in the field of …

Enhancement of Cr (VI) removal efficiency via adsorption/photocatalysis synergy using electrospun chitosan/g-C3N4/TiO2 nanofibers

QH Li, M Dong, R Li, YQ Cui, GX **e, XX Wang… - Carbohydrate …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Chitosan/gC 3 N 4/TiO 2 (CS/CNT) nanofibers were fabricated by electrospinning
technique for Cr (VI) removal through the adsorption and photocatalytic processes. The …