Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A Review

Persistent pharmaceutical pollutants (PPPs) have been identified as potential endocrine disruptors that mimic growth hormones when consumed at nanogram per litre to microgram per litre concentrations. Their occurrence in potable water remains a great threat to human health. Different conventional te...

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Main Authors:	Emile S. Massima Mouele, Jimoh O. Tijani, Kassim O. Badmus, Omoniyi Pereao, Omotola Babajide, Cheng Zhang, Tao Shao, Eduard Sosnin, Victor Tarasenko, Ojo O. Fatoba, Katri Laatikainen, Leslie F. Petrik
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Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:	pharmaceutical residues water wastewater dielectric barrier discharge advanced oxidation technologies chemicals/contaminants of emerging concern (CEC)
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/1683

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spelling	doaj-f5f71d320de448aa880c52ce31f7bfac2021-02-11T00:00:54ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-02-01181683168310.3390/ijerph18041683Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A ReviewEmile S. Massima Mouele0Jimoh O. Tijani1Kassim O. Badmus2Omoniyi Pereao3Omotola Babajide4Cheng Zhang5Tao Shao6Eduard Sosnin7Victor Tarasenko8Ojo O. Fatoba9Katri Laatikainen10Leslie F. Petrik11Environmental Nano Science Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South AfricaEnvironmental Nano Science Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South AfricaEnvironmental Nano Science Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South AfricaEnvironmental Nano Science Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South AfricaEnvironmental Nano Science Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South AfricaBeijing International S&T Cooperation Base for Plasma Science, Energy Conversion, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaBeijing International S&T Cooperation Base for Plasma Science, Energy Conversion, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, ChinaInstitute of High Current Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634055 Tomsk, RussiaInstitute of High Current Electronics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 634055 Tomsk, RussiaEnvironmental Nano Science Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South AfricaDepartment of Separation Science, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT, P.O. Box 20, FI-53851 Lappeenranta, FinlandEnvironmental Nano Science Research Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, Cape Town 7535, South AfricaPersistent pharmaceutical pollutants (PPPs) have been identified as potential endocrine disruptors that mimic growth hormones when consumed at nanogram per litre to microgram per litre concentrations. Their occurrence in potable water remains a great threat to human health. Different conventional technologies developed for their removal from wastewater have failed to achieve complete mineralisation. Advanced oxidation technologies such as dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) based on free radical mechanisms have been identified to completely decompose PPPs. Due to the existence of pharmaceuticals as mixtures in wastewater and the recalcitrance of their degradation intermediate by-products, no single advanced oxidation technology has been able to eliminate pharmaceutical xenobiotics. This review paper provides an update on the sources, occurrence, and types of pharmaceuticals in wastewater by emphasising different DBD configurations previously and currently utilised for pharmaceuticals degradation under different experimental conditions. The performance of the DBD geometries was evaluated considering various factors including treatment time, initial concentration, half-life time, degradation efficiency and the energy yield (G<sub>50</sub>) required to degrade half of the pollutant concentration. The review showed that the efficacy of the DBD systems on the removal of pharmaceutical compounds depends not only on these parameters but also on the nature/type of the pollutant.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/4/1683pharmaceutical residueswaterwastewaterdielectric barrier dischargeadvanced oxidation technologieschemicals/contaminants of emerging concern (CEC)
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author	Emile S. Massima Mouele Jimoh O. Tijani Kassim O. Badmus Omoniyi Pereao Omotola Babajide Cheng Zhang Tao Shao Eduard Sosnin Victor Tarasenko Ojo O. Fatoba Katri Laatikainen Leslie F. Petrik
spellingShingle	Emile S. Massima Mouele Jimoh O. Tijani Kassim O. Badmus Omoniyi Pereao Omotola Babajide Cheng Zhang Tao Shao Eduard Sosnin Victor Tarasenko Ojo O. Fatoba Katri Laatikainen Leslie F. Petrik Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A Review International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health pharmaceutical residues water wastewater dielectric barrier discharge advanced oxidation technologies chemicals/contaminants of emerging concern (CEC)
author_facet	Emile S. Massima Mouele Jimoh O. Tijani Kassim O. Badmus Omoniyi Pereao Omotola Babajide Cheng Zhang Tao Shao Eduard Sosnin Victor Tarasenko Ojo O. Fatoba Katri Laatikainen Leslie F. Petrik
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title	Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A Review
title_short	Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A Review
title_full	Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A Review
title_fullStr	Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A Review
title_full_unstemmed	Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A Review
title_sort	removal of pharmaceutical residues from water and wastewater using dielectric barrier discharge methods—a review
publisher	MDPI AG
series	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
issn	1661-7827 1660-4601
publishDate	2021-02-01
description	Persistent pharmaceutical pollutants (PPPs) have been identified as potential endocrine disruptors that mimic growth hormones when consumed at nanogram per litre to microgram per litre concentrations. Their occurrence in potable water remains a great threat to human health. Different conventional technologies developed for their removal from wastewater have failed to achieve complete mineralisation. Advanced oxidation technologies such as dielectric barrier discharges (DBDs) based on free radical mechanisms have been identified to completely decompose PPPs. Due to the existence of pharmaceuticals as mixtures in wastewater and the recalcitrance of their degradation intermediate by-products, no single advanced oxidation technology has been able to eliminate pharmaceutical xenobiotics. This review paper provides an update on the sources, occurrence, and types of pharmaceuticals in wastewater by emphasising different DBD configurations previously and currently utilised for pharmaceuticals degradation under different experimental conditions. The performance of the DBD geometries was evaluated considering various factors including treatment time, initial concentration, half-life time, degradation efficiency and the energy yield (G<sub>50</sub>) required to degrade half of the pollutant concentration. The review showed that the efficacy of the DBD systems on the removal of pharmaceutical compounds depends not only on these parameters but also on the nature/type of the pollutant.
topic	pharmaceutical residues water wastewater dielectric barrier discharge advanced oxidation technologies chemicals/contaminants of emerging concern (CEC)
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Removal of Pharmaceutical Residues from Water and Wastewater Using Dielectric Barrier Discharge Methods—A Review

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