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Application of Supported Fenton and Fenton-Like Catalysts in the Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater—A Review of New Technologies in the Last Decade

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Abstract

The last decade has seen vast technological advances in the pharmaceutical industry with many new drugs being developed and brought to the market. Although this advancement within the pharmaceutical industry brings many positives, the most difficult issue facing pharmaceutical companies is the amount of harmful waste generated during their manufacture and subsequent accumulation of these pollutants in water systems. In many cases, the municipal wastewater authorities are unable to remove all pharmaceuticals which result in their discharge into the environment. Pharmaceutic companies that produce drugs and other products may try to deal with waste by incineration. However, in less developed countries, this waste stream may well be discharged to the environment. To combat this problem, significant research has been invested into the development of new technologies with the purpose of degrading these pollutants to less harmful levels. Advanced oxidation processes involving Fenton and Fenton-like catalysts supported on secondary matrices have been especially researched due to their improved efficiencies compared to traditional Fenton’s. This review will analyse some of the new technologies developed in the last decade, the problems they were designed to solve, their applicability to the treatment of pharmaceutical wastewater as well considering their effectiveness and relative cost. This review will also consider potential future applications as well as any outstanding issues in pharmaceutical wastewater treatment, to which more research needs to be conducted.

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Rashid, S., Bale, D., Huddersman, K. (2023). Application of Supported Fenton and Fenton-Like Catalysts in the Degradation of Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater—A Review of New Technologies in the Last Decade. In: Debik, E., Bahadir, M., Haarstrick, A. (eds) Wastewater Management and Technologies. Water and Wastewater Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-36298-9_8

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