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 …

Removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from wastewater: a review

J Wang, S Wang - Journal of environmental management, 2016 - Elsevier
The pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are emerging pollutants which
might pose potential hazards to environment and health. These pollutants are becoming …

High-efficiency ultrathin porous phosphorus-doped graphitic carbon nitride nanosheet photocatalyst for energy production and environmental remediation

D Li, C Wen, J Huang, J Zhong, P Chen, H Liu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Herein, we designed and constructed an ultrathin porous phosphorus-doped gC 3 N 4
nanosheet (PCN) bifunctional photocatalytic system for efficient production of H 2 O 2 and …

Enhanced photocatalytic degradation of diclofenac by UiO-66/MgAl-LDH: excellent performances and mechanisms

JH Wang, F Kong, BF Liu, SN Zhuo, NQ Ren… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The expeditious augmentation of industry and economics has brought about an increase in
the pollution of the aquatic environment, and as a result, there is a prerequisite to remit a …

Removal of pharmaceuticals from water by homo/heterogonous Fenton-type processes–a review

A Mirzaei, Z Chen, F Haghighat, L Yerushalmi - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
The presence of emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals in natural waters has
raised increasing concern due to their frequent appearance and persistence in the aquatic …

A critical review of advanced oxidation processes for emerging trace organic contaminant degradation: Mechanisms, factors, degradation products, and effluent …

A Tufail, WE Price, M Mohseni, BK Pramanik… - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
The persistent nature and low biodegradability of a large number of trace organic
contaminants (TrOCs) reduce effectiveness of their removal by conventional wastewater …

The role of reactive phosphate species in the abatement of micropollutants by activated peroxymonosulfate in the treatment of phosphate-rich wastewater

J Ren, Y Huang, J Yao, S Zheng, Y Zhao, Y Hou… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the mechanisms of forming reactive species to degrade
micropollutants through the activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) by phosphate, a …

Hydroxyl radicals based advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) for remediation of soils contaminated with organic compounds: a review

M Cheng, G Zeng, D Huang, C Lai, P Xu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) constitute a promising technology for the remediation
of soils contaminated with non-easily removable organic compounds. This review provides …

Pharmaceuticals as emerging contaminants and their removal from water. A review

J Rivera-Utrilla, M Sánchez-Polo, MÁ Ferro-García… - Chemosphere, 2013 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to conduct an exhaustive review of the literature on the
presence of pharmaceutical-derived compounds in water and on their removal. The most …

Simultaneous removal of antibiotic resistant bacteria, antibiotic resistance genes, and micropollutants by a modified photo-Fenton process

Y Ahmed, J Zhong, Z Yuan, J Guo - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Although photo-driven advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) have been developed to treat
wastewater, few studies have investigated the feasibility of AOPs to simultaneously remove …