School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, 14300, Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia.
Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University, P.O. Box 2713, Doha, Qatar.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Dec;30(60):124459-124473. doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-19829-0. Epub 2022 Mar 22.
The presence of emerging contaminants (ECs) originating from pharmaceutical waste in water, wastewater, and marine ecosystems at various geographical locations has been clearly publicised. This review paper presents an overview of current monitoring data on the occurrences and distributions of ECs in coastal ecosystem, tap water, surface water, ground water, treated sewage effluents, and other sources. Technological advancements for EC removal are also presented, which include physical, chemical, biological, and hybrid treatments. Adsorption remains the most effective method to remove ECs from water bodies. Various types of adsorbents, such as activated carbons, biochars, nanoadsorbents (carbon nanotubes and graphene), ordered mesoporous carbons, molecular imprinting polymers, clays, zeolites, and metal-organic frameworks have been extensively used for removing ECs from water sources and wastewater. Extensive findings on adsorptive performances, process efficiency, reusability properties, and other related information are thoroughly discussed in this mini review.
新兴污染物（ECs）来源于制药废物，已在不同地理位置的水、废水和海洋生态系统中被明确检出。本综述论文概述了沿海生态系统、自来水、地表水、地下水、处理后的污水以及其他来源中 ECs 的存在情况和分布的最新监测数据。还介绍了 EC 去除的技术进展，包括物理、化学、生物和混合处理。吸附仍然是从水体中去除 ECs 的最有效方法。各种类型的吸附剂，如活性炭、生物炭、纳米吸附剂（碳纳米管和石墨烯）、有序介孔碳、分子印迹聚合物、粘土、沸石和金属-有机骨架，已被广泛用于从水源和废水中去除 ECs。本小型综述深入讨论了关于吸附性能、工艺效率、可重复使用性能和其他相关信息的广泛研究结果。
