TY - JOUR
T1 - Ultrasonic treatment of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in water
T2 - An updated review
AU - An, Sujin
AU - Nam, Seong Nam
AU - Choi, Jong Soo
AU - Park, Chang Min
AU - Jang, Min
AU - Lee, Ji Yi
AU - Jun, Byung Moon
AU - Yoon, Yeomin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024
PY - 2024/8/5
Y1 - 2024/8/5
N2 - Pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs), and endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) have seen a recent sustained increase in usage, leading to increasing discharge and accumulation in wastewater. Conventional water treatment and disinfection processes are somewhat limited in effectively addressing this micropollutant issue. Ultrasonication (US), which serves as an advanced oxidation process, is based on the principle of ultrasound irradiation, exposing water to high-frequency waves, inducing thermal decomposition of H2O while using the produced radicals to oxidize and break down dissolved contaminants. This review evaluates research over the past five years on US-based technologies for the effective degradation of EDCs and PPCPs in water and assesses various factors that can influence the removal rate: solution pH, temperature of water, presence of background common ions, natural organic matter, species that serve as promoters and scavengers, and variations in US conditions (e.g., frequency, power density, and reaction type). This review also discusses various types of carbon/non-carbon catalysts, O3 and ultraviolet processes that can further enhance the degradation efficiency of EDCs and PPCPs in combination with US processes. Furthermore, numerous types of EDCs and PPCPs and recent research trends for these organic contaminants are considered.
AB - Pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs), and endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) have seen a recent sustained increase in usage, leading to increasing discharge and accumulation in wastewater. Conventional water treatment and disinfection processes are somewhat limited in effectively addressing this micropollutant issue. Ultrasonication (US), which serves as an advanced oxidation process, is based on the principle of ultrasound irradiation, exposing water to high-frequency waves, inducing thermal decomposition of H2O while using the produced radicals to oxidize and break down dissolved contaminants. This review evaluates research over the past five years on US-based technologies for the effective degradation of EDCs and PPCPs in water and assesses various factors that can influence the removal rate: solution pH, temperature of water, presence of background common ions, natural organic matter, species that serve as promoters and scavengers, and variations in US conditions (e.g., frequency, power density, and reaction type). This review also discusses various types of carbon/non-carbon catalysts, O3 and ultraviolet processes that can further enhance the degradation efficiency of EDCs and PPCPs in combination with US processes. Furthermore, numerous types of EDCs and PPCPs and recent research trends for these organic contaminants are considered.
KW - Endocrine-disrupting compounds
KW - Pharmaceuticals and personal care products
KW - Sonodegradation
KW - Ultrasonic treatment
KW - Water treatment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85195403458&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134852
DO - 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134852
M3 - Review article
C2 - 38852250
AN - SCOPUS:85195403458
SN - 0304-3894
VL - 474
JO - Journal of Hazardous Materials
JF - Journal of Hazardous Materials
M1 - 134852
ER -