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Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds from Hospital Wastewaters Using Nanomaterials: A Review

(2016) Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds from Hospital Wastewaters Using Nanomaterials: A Review. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Research. pp. 1-18. ISSN 2383-093X

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Abstract

Over the past few years, residual pharmaceuticals (antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antipyretics drugs, hormones) have begun to be considered as emerging environmental pollutants due to their continuous input and persistence to aquatic ecosystem even at low concentrations. Therefore, the development of efficient, cost-effective, and stable methods and materials for the wastewaters treatment have gained more recognition in recent years. In the path of meeting these developments, nanomaterials have attracted much attention as economical, convenient and ecofriendly tools for removing of pharmaceuticals from the hospital wastewaters because of their unique properties. The present review deals with recent advances in removal and/or destruction of residual pharmaceutical in wastewater samples using nanomaterials including metal nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes and nanofilters. In spite of using a variety of nanomaterials to remove the residual of pharmaceuticals, there is still a dearth of successful applicability of them in industrial processes. Therefore, some defects of nanomaterials to be used for the removal of pharmaceutical contaminate in environmental samples and their impacts on human health and environment is briefly discussed.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Hospital wastewater Pharmaceutical Nanomaterials Wastewater Nanoparticles Carbon nanotube Removal walled carbon nanotubes heterogeneous photocatalytic degradation waste-water treatment advanced oxidation processes natural organic-matter drinking-water reverse-osmosis titanium-dioxide nanofiltration membrane adsorption-kinetics Chemistry
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Page Range: pp. 1-18
Journal or Publication Title: Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry Research
Journal Index: ISI
Volume: 3
Number: 1
ISSN: 2383-093X
Depositing User: مهندس مهدی شریفی
URI: http://eprints.bmsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4782

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