Solar light-induced photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment

Snehamol Mathew; Priyanka Ganguly; Vignesh Kumaravel; John Bartlett; Suresh C. Pillai

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-818598-8.00004-3

Solar light-induced photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceuticals in wastewater treatment

Snehamol Mathew, Priyanka Ganguly, Vignesh Kumaravel, John Bartlett, Suresh C. Pillai

Atlantic Technological University

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Abstract

The use of pharmaceutical products (PP) has increased significantly within the last decade. Many pharmaceutical products are water soluble and nonbiodegradable, and conventional wastewater and water treatment technologies are not designed to remove them. While they provide many advantages in improving the quality of human and animal health, the potential for the release of pharmaceuticals into the environment makes them an emerging pollutant of concern. New technologies are required for the effective removal of these contaminants. This chapter presents a discussion on a number of solar light-driven catalytic materials for the degradation of pharmaceuticals, with an emphasis on the advantages of using heterocatalysts for wastewater treatment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Nano-Materials as Photocatalysts for Degradation of Environmental Pollutants
Subtitle of host publication	Challenges and Possibilities
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	65-78
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Print)	9780128185988
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-818598-8.00004-3
Publication status	Published - 2 Dec 2019

Keywords

Endocrine disruptors
Heterocatalysts
Photocatalytic degradation
TiO
Water treatment

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Nano-Materials as Photocatalysts for Degradation of Environmental Pollutants: Challenges and Possibilities. Elsevier, 2019. p. 65-78.

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