ReviewUltrasonics sonochemistry2021
A review on pharmaceuticals removal from waters by single and combined biological, membrane filtration and ultrasound systems.
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- Synergies of Quorum Sensing and Biofilm Dynamics in the Bioremediation of Emerging Medical Organic Pollutants.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2026Review
- Advanced microbial engineering approaches for biodegradation of pharmaceutical pollutants.Biodegradation · 2025Review
- Preparation and Application of Sulfamethoxazole-Imprinted Polymer on Solid-Phase Extraction of Pharmaceuticals from Water.Polymers · 2025Article
- Adsorptive removal of pimavanserin from water using β-cyclodextrin polymer coated PVDF nanofibers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Adsorbent Materials Based on Modified Chitosan for Purification of Aqueous Media from Pharmaceutical Residues, Primarily Antibiotics.Polymers · 2025Review
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- Photoelectrochemical properties of magnetic amine-based MIL-101(Cr) hybrid material and its application in the degradation of acebutolol in water.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Sunlight-Induced Photocatalytic Removal of Paracetamol Using Au-TiONanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Enhanced degradation of Ciprofloxacin (CIP) antibiotic and methylene blue (MB) dye using ZnO/GO nanocomposites under solar irradiation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Fabrication of BiVORSC advances · 2024Article
- Temporal Analysis of Pharmaceuticals as Emerging Contaminants in Surface Water and Wastewater Samples: A Case Study.Journal of xenobiotics · 2024Article
- Elaboration of an innovative plant biomaterial for its valorization in the treatment of wastewater.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2024Article
- The unveiling of a dynamic duo: hydrodynamic cavitation and cold plasma for the degradation of furosemide in wastewater.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The performance of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment system of electrocoagulation assisted adsorption using perforated electrodes to reduce passivation.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Article
- Sono-processes: Emerging systems and their applicability within the (bio-)medical field.Ultrasonics sonochemistry · 2023Review
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Abstract
Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) such as pharmaceuticals commonly found in urban and industrial wastewater are a potential threat to human health and have negative environmental impact. Most wastewater treatment plants cannot efficiently remove these compounds and therefore, many pharmaceuticals end up in aquatic ecosystems, inducing problems such as toxicity and antibiotic-resistance. This review reports the extent of pharmaceutical removal by individual processes such as bioreactors, advanced oxidation processes and membrane filtration systems, all of which are not 100% efficient and can lead to the direct discharge of pharmaceuticals into water bodies. Also, the importance of understanding biotransformation of pharmaceutical compounds during biological and ultrasound treatment, and its impact on treatment efficacy will be reviewed. Different combinations of the processes above, either as an integrated configuration or in series, will be discussed in terms of their degradation efficiency and scale-up capabilities. The trace quantities of pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater and scale-up issues of ultrasound highlight the importance of membrane filtration as a concentration and volume reduction treatment step for wastewater, which could subsequently be treated by ultrasound.
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