Urban wastewater treatment plants as hotspots for the release of antibiotics in the environment: a review

I Michael, L Rizzo, CS McArdell, CM Manaia, C Merlin… - Water research, 2013 - Elsevier
Urban wastewater treatment plants (UWTPs) are among the main sources of antibiotics'
release into various compartments of the environment worldwide. The aim of the present …

A critical review on paracetamol removal from different aqueous matrices by Fenton and Fenton-based processes, and their combined methods

M Pacheco-Álvarez, RP Benítez… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Paracetamol (PCT), also known as acetaminophen, is a drug used to treat fever and mild to
moderate pain. After consumption by animals and humans, it is excreted through the urine to …

Review on the main advances in photo-Fenton oxidation system for recalcitrant wastewaters

SR Pouran, ARA Aziz, WMAW Daud - Journal of Industrial and Engineering …, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the main advances in photo-Fenton oxidation treatment for recalcitrant
wastewaters. This oxidation method is able to produce biodegradable intermediates and …

Application of advanced oxidation processes for the treatment of recalcitrant agro-industrial wastewater: A review

C Amor, L Marchão, MS Lucas, JA Peres - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Agro-industrial wastewaters are characterized by the presence of multiple organic and
inorganic contaminants of environmental concern. The high pollutant load, the large …

Recent advances in nano-Fenton catalytic degradation of emerging pharmaceutical contaminants

A Kumar, A Rana, G Sharma, M Naushad… - Journal of Molecular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The voluminous anthropogenic activities and non-regulated discharge of emerging
pharmaceutical pollutants have led to deterioration of water quality characteristics and …

Comparison of solar TiO2 photocatalysis and solar photo-Fenton for treatment of pesticides industry wastewater: operational conditions, kinetics, and costs

MG Alalm, A Tawfik, S Ookawara - Journal of Water Process Engineering, 2015 - Elsevier
Solar photo-Fenton and solar TiO 2 photocatalysis processes were investigated for
degradation of pesticides from real industrial wastewater. Chlorpyrifos, lambda-cyhalothrin …

Degradation of four pharmaceuticals by solar photo-Fenton process: kinetics and costs estimation

MG Alalm, A Tawfik, S Ookawara - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Solar photo-Fenton process for degradation of four types of pharmaceuticals namely
amoxicillin, ampicillin, diclofenac, and paracetamol was studied. Experiments were carried …

Enhancement of photocatalytic activity of TiO2 by immobilization on activated carbon for degradation of pharmaceuticals

MG Alalm, A Tawfik, S Ookawara - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work evaluates the photocatalytic activity of bare TiO 2 and TiO 2 immobilized on
activated carbon (TiO 2/AC) for degradation of pharmaceuticals. Four selected …

Confined conductive and light-adsorbed network in metal organic frameworks (MIL-88B (Fe)) with enhanced photo-Fenton catalytic activity for sulfamethoxazole …

H He, Y Wang, J Li, S Jiang, S Sidra, W Gong… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
High light adsorption and fast charge separation are crucial for photo-Fenton catalytic
activity of MOFs. Herein, bottom-up design was proposed to fabricate polypyrrole (PPy C) …

Electrochemical oxidation of paracetamol in water by graphite anode: effect of pH, electrolyte concentration and current density

S Periyasamy, M Muthuchamy - Journal of environmental chemical …, 2018 - Elsevier
Paracetamol is one of the micropollutant in water and most frequently used drugs as
moderate pain reliever. These micropollutants are serious threat to human and environment …