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Practice on treating pharmaceutical compounds (antibiotics) present in wastewater using biosorption techniques with different biowaste compounds. A review
Author(s) -
Magesh N.,
Annam Renita A.,
Senthil Kumar P.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
environmental progress and sustainable energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.495
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1944-7450
pISSN - 1944-7442
DOI - 10.1002/ep.13429
Subject(s) - wastewater , biosorption , pollutant , flocculation , waste management , contamination , environmental science , sewage treatment , bioaccumulation , adsorption , chemistry , environmental chemistry , environmental engineering , biology , ecology , engineering , organic chemistry , sorption
Pharmaceutical and Public Care Products (PPCP) enable a healthy lifestyle for individuals, but the non‐metabolized components get released to the environment, which creates an adverse impact on the environment, especially the aquatic ecosystem. PPCP is considered a secondary pollutant, but it has the potential to become a primary pollutant due to its bioaccumulation and lasting detrimental effects. Primary wastewater treatments like coagulation, sedimentation, and flocculation are not suitable for the exclusion of these contaminants due to their low density and ability to form an emulsion with other constituents. Adsorption is a promising technique due to ease of application, low‐cost, and comparatively good efficiency. Adsorbents made from the biological waste make process economical, and proper selection of adsorbent material for the removal of PPCP components reduces the discharge of solid waste to the environment. This review briefly analysis and explain the adsorbents used for seven commonly used second‐generation antibiotics, which are used for tract infection.