Occurrence and removal of antibiotics from industrial wastewater

Akhil, Dilipkumar; Lakshmi, D. Vidhya; Kumar, P. Senthil; Vo, Dai‐Viet N.; Kartik, Ashokkumar

doi:10.1007/s10311-020-01152-0

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“…The applied technology should also eliminate the other chemicals used in the synthesis, such as heavy metals and organic solvents. The techniques of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment (Fenton, electro-Fenton, ozonation, biodegradation, sonochemical techniques, among others) are presented in the reviews (Tran et al 2015a;Prabakar et al 2018;Akhil et al 2021). An example of a plant for the removal of pharmaceuticals in an industrial district in China can be found in the literature (Ma et al 2016).…”

Section: Industrial Wastewatermentioning

confidence: 99%

How to decrease pharmaceuticals in the environment? A review

Caban

Stepnowski

2021

Environ Chem Lett

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The global problem of the presence of human and veterinary pharmaceuticals in the environment is under investigation. Despite the increase in the knowledge of its sources, fates and impacts, the assessment of risks and the derived prevention actions are limited to single cases. The predicted increasing trend in the usage of pharmaceuticals forces the various parties involved to think about comprehensive mitigation actions. There are many areas of daily human life and industrial operations where such actions should take place. Thereby, in the presented review, such actions were summarized and divided into the following groups: A. design, synthesis and production of pharmaceuticals, B. prescription, sales and waste handling, C. control of the sources with advanced technologies. As the total amount of proposed actions was found to be quite high, a ranking according to the term of effects was proposed using the pyramid of needs. The advantages of actions taken in the first steps of the pharmaceutical life cycle (acting on the upstream) over end-of-pipe actions and the application of advanced technologies (the downstream option) were discussed, with reference to expert opinions.

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Section: Industrial Wastewatermentioning

confidence: 99%

How to decrease pharmaceuticals in the environment? A review

Caban

Stepnowski

2021

Environ Chem Lett

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“…Antibiotics are one of the most emergent pollutants in natural aqueous environments worldwide due to the increased antibiotic abuse, resulting from the increased demand of the pharmaceuticals and the rapid development of the drug and medical industry (Akhil et al 2021 ; Kumar et al 2021 ; Madhura et al 2018 ; Shi et al 2019 ; Wei et al 2020 ; Yang et al 2021b ). Tetracycline, one of the highly effective broad-spectrum prescribed antibiotics, is extensively used in the therapeutic treatment, and livestock and poultry industry (Daghrir and Drogui 2013 ; Peng et al 2021 ; Zheng et al 2021 ).…”

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Heterojunction photocatalysts for degradation of the tetracycline antibiotic: a review

2021

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Antibiotic pollution is a major health issue inducing antibiotic resistance and the inefficiency of actual drugs, thus calling for improved methods to clean water and wastewater. Here we review the recent development of heterojunction photocatalysis and application in degrading tetracycline. We discuss mechanisms for separating photogenerated electron–hole pairs in different heterojunction systems such as traditional, p–n, direct Z-scheme, step-scheme, Schottky, and surface heterojunction. Degradation pathways of tetracycline during photocatalysis are presented. We compare the efficiency of tetracycline removal by various heterojunctions using quantum efficiency, space time yield, and figures of merit. Implications for the treatment of antibiotic-contaminated wastewater are discussed.

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“…Membrane processes have been widely used in the removal of both organic and inorganic contaminants; however, in recent years, they have been highly used for the removal of pharmaceutical compounds in wastewater [161]. The use of different types of membrane technologies in these specific applications is reported, among which the membranes of nanofiltration, ultrafiltration, microfiltration, and direct osmosis are highlighted [161].…”

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Removal of Antibiotic Emerging Pollutants: An Overview

Palacio

Aranda

Rivas

2022

J. Chil. Chem. Soc.

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In recent decades the presence of pollutants has grown considerably around the world, along with the scarcity of fresh water. One of the environmental problems that has intensified lately is the presence of antibiotic resistant strains and the appearance of resistant genes due to the misuse and high worldwide consumption of this type of pharmaceutical products. Therefore, the number of investigations has been intensified to address these great problems that can affect public health and cause great economic losses around the world. For this reason, in this review, different antibiotics removal techniques in water have been compiled and analyzed critically.

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Occurrence and removal of antibiotics from industrial wastewater

Cited by 109 publications

References 260 publications

How to decrease pharmaceuticals in the environment? A review

How to decrease pharmaceuticals in the environment? A review

Heterojunction photocatalysts for degradation of the tetracycline antibiotic: a review

Removal of Antibiotic Emerging Pollutants: An Overview

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