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Polymer supports for the removal and degradation of hazardous organic pollutants: an overview
Author(s) -
Urbano Bruno F,
Bustamante Saúl,
Palacio Daniel A,
Vera Myleidi,
Rivas Bernabé L
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
polymer international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-0126
pISSN - 0959-8103
DOI - 10.1002/pi.5961
Subject(s) - pollutant , hazardous waste , degradation (telecommunications) , environmental science , bioremediation , hazardous air pollutants , adsorption , organic chemicals , environmental chemistry , waste management , biochemical engineering , chemistry , contamination , computer science , organic chemistry , engineering , telecommunications , ecology , biology
Over the last decades, the presence of highly organic pollutants has increased and become an environmental problem that affects all forms of life. To solve or reduce this problem, multiple strategies have been proposed for the elimination and degradation of organic compounds in aqueous media. This review aims to revise and critically discuss the most recent advances in polymer supports to be used for the adsorption and degradation of organic pollutants. However, the greatest challenge with respect to this issue is the industrial scale‐up of bioremediation processes that allow the removal and degradation of compounds in a continuous and large‐scale manner. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry