Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes
Emerging Technologies for Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: State of the Art, Challenges and Future Perspectives
Published on 29. February 2024
550 pages
978-0-443-19208-1 (ISBN)
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Emerging Technologies for Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: State of the Art, Challenges and Future Perspectives provides a holistic overview on the recent advances and challenges associated with pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) removal from water and wastewater. The book covers advanced remediation technologies such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs), microalgae and hybrid technologies and focuses on the environmental sustainability of each technology, using life cycle assessment. The book helps students and researchers in carrying out research on further advancements in the field and to how apply this to the real-world conditions.
- Offers a comprehensive discussion of PPCP management and remediation, highlighting future perspectives
- Provides access to the latest and novel information on PPCPs
- Delivers easy access to state-of-the-art literature at one place
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Maulin P. Shah | Pooja Ghosh
Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes
Emerging Technologies for Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: State of the Art, Challenges and Future Perspectives
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03/2024
Elsevier
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Section I: Environmental risk of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products1. Global prevalence of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in the environment2. Fate and transport of PPCPs to agricultural soils receiving reclaimed water3. Uptake and translocation of PPCPs to fruits and vegetables4. Ecotoxicology and health risk assessment due to exposure to PPCPs from different environmental matrices5. Regulatory frameworks for PPCP pollution in the environmentSection II: Analytical tools for detection of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products6. Present challenges in detection of PPCPs and advancementsSection III: Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in aquatic environment7. Efficiency of conventional wastewater treatment technologies for removal of PPCPs8. Advances in removal of PPCPs from aquatic environmentSection IV: Adsorption based technologies for removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products9. Development and application of Agro-waste based adsorbents for removal of PPCPs10. Metal-organic frameworks as adsorbents for removal of PPCPs11. Nanoadsobents for enhanced removal of PPCPsSection V: Bioremediation for removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products12. Potential of Microalgae for removal of PPCPs13. Application of Bacteria for removal of PPCPs: Insights into the mechanism using omics14. Microbial fuel cells for augmented removal of PPCPs15. Constructed wetlands for removal of PPCPsSection VI: Chemical remediation technologies for removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products16. Advanced oxidation processes for removal of PPCPs17. Photocatalytic degradation of PPCPs18. Surfactants-based remediation for removal of PPCPsSection VII: Emerging technologies for removal of Pharmaceuticals and personal care products19. Hybrid technologies for enhanced removal of PPCPsSection VIII: Sustainability of PPCP removal technologies20. Field scale feasibility, Challenges, and future perspectives for tackling PPCPs21. Life cycle assessment for understanding the sustainability of PPCP remediation technologies
