Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes

Emerging Technologies for Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: State of the Art, Challenges and Future Perspectives

1st Edition - February 29, 2024
Editors: Maulin P. Shah, Pooja Ghosh
Language: English
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Development in Wastewater Treatment Research and Processes: Emerging Technologies for Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: State of the Art, Challenges and Future Perspectives provides a holistic overview on the recent advances and challenges associated with pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) removal from water and wastewater. The book covers advanced remediation technologies such as microbial fuel cells (MFCs), microalgae, and hybrid technologies, and focuses on the environmental sustainability of each technology, using lifecycle assessment.

This book will help students and researchers in carrying out research on further advancements in the field, also helping them apply this to the real-world conditions.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Preface
Chapter 1 Pharmaceutical and personal care products as emerging contaminants: Categorization, prevalence, removal, and their impacts on ecosystem
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Categorization and prevalence of PPCPs
3 Impact of PPCPs on ecosystem
4 Removal mechanisms of PPCPs
5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 2 Fate and PPCPs transport to agricultural soils receiving reused water
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 PPCPs in soil receiving wastewater irrigation
3 Fate and transport of PPCPs in soil-plant system
4 Effect of PPCPs
5 Impact of PPCPs on human health
6 Methods for PPCPs removal
7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3 Ecotoxicology and health risk assessment due to pharmaceuticals and personal care products in different environmental grids
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Types of PPCPs
3 Sources and pathway of PPCPs
4 PPCPs affecting aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems
5 Interactions between microplastics and PPCPs
6 Health risks of PPCPs
7 Health risk assessments of PPCPs and its methodology
8 Detection of parabens and other compounds in cosmetics
9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4 Efficiency of conventional wastewater treatment technologies for removal of PPCPs
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)
3 Conclusions and recommendations
References
Chapter 5 A review on pharmaceutical wastewater treatment using biological process-benefits and opportunities
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Hazardous industrial chemicals and drug-related substances
3 Pharmaceutical operations
4 Charging and discharging solids and liquids
5 Solid dosage-form manufacturing
6 Biphasic reactor
7 Challenges and opportunities of the Indian pharmaceutical industry
8 Benefits to India from modernizing the Indian pharmaceutical industry
9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 6 Agro waste based adsorbents: Application in cleaning of pharmaceuticals and personal care products from wastewater
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Mechanism
3 Biosorbents
4 Nanomaterials: Potential use in wastewater treatment
5 Evaluation of the present scenario and future recommendations
References
Chapter 7 Metal-organic frameworks as adsorbents for removal of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs)
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Background and properties of MOFs
3 Synthesis and applications of MOFs
4 PPCPs in the environment
5 Impact of PPCPS on the environment and health issues
6 Ecological and geological aspects of PPCPs
7 Techniques for the removal of PPCPs by MOFs as an adsorbent
8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 8 Nanotechnology-driven sustainable solutions for effective removal of PPCPs
Abstract
Acknowledgment
1 Introduction
2 Nanosorption
3 Nanofiltration
4 Nanophotocatalysis
5 Magnetic nanomaterials
6 Conclusions and future perspectives
References
Chapter 9 Microalgae in removal of emerging contaminants from wastewater environment: A case of potentially toxic pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) as emerging contaminants
3 Ecotoxicity and health risk of PPCPs
4 Mechanisms employed by microalgae for PPCPs removal from effluents
5 Microalgae-based integrated remediation technologies for PPCPs removal
6 Factors affecting PPCPs removal by microalgae
7 Challenges and opportunities
8 Conclusion and recommendations
References
Chapter 10 Omics insight into the bacterial PPCPs removal mechanisms
Abstract
Acknowledgment
1 Introduction
2 Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)
3 Removal of PPCPs
4 Omics technologies
5 Omics in bioremediation
6 Conclusion and future remarks
References
Chapter 11 Constructed wetlands for removal of PPCPs
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Constructed wetlands: An overview
3 Conclusion
References
Chapter 12 Advanced oxidation processes for removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Fundamentals of direct electrooxidation and electrocatalytic oxidations
3 Fundamentals of electrochemical advanced oxidation processes (EAOPs)
4 Mechanism and anodic materials used in AOPs
5 Effect of molecular oxygen during degradation by EAOPs
6 Indirect EAOPs
7 Advantages and disadvantages of EAOPs
8 Application of EAOPs for removal of PPCPs
9 Summary and future perspectives
References
Chapter 13 Ozone-based oxidation processes for the removal of pharmaceutical products from wastewater
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Ozonation in water treatment
3 Mechanism of ozonation process
4 Integrated ozonation processes for the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)
5 Integration with conventional processes
6 Application of ozonation process at pilot and full scale
7 Challenges of ozone-based oxidation process
8 Conclusion and future perspectives
References
Chapter 14 The imminent potential of microbial surfactants in PPCP waste removal
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Switching to environment-friendly strategies
3 Effects of pharmaceutical and personal care products
4 Need for wastewater treatment
5 Techniques involved in wastewater treatment
6 Existing biobased water treatment techniques
7 Utilization of biosurfactants in water treatment
8 Biosurfactants
9 Research reports on microbial surfactants for wastewater treatment
10 PPCP and why PPCP should be treated
11 Microbial surfactant’s role in PPCP waste treatment
12 Conclusion
References
Chapter 15 Challenges and future perspectives for tackling PPCPs
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 New insights regarding the removal of PPCPs
3 What’s new in the development of detection methods for PPCPs
4 New perspectives in monitoring PPCPs
5 Conclusions
References
Index

Maulin P. Shah

Dr. Maulin P. Shah is an active researcher and microbial biotechnologist with diverse research interest. His primary interest is the environment, the quality of our living resources and the ways that bacteria can help to manage and degrade toxic wastes and restore environmental health. Consequently, His work has been focused to assess the impact of industrial pollution on microbial diversity of wastewater following cultivation dependant and cultivation independent analysis.

Affiliations and expertise

Environmental Microbiology Consultant, Gujarat, India

Pooja Ghosh

Pooja Ghosh did her Masters in Environmental Biology from University of Delhi, India followed by her doctorate in Environmental Microbiology and Biotechnology from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Her doctoral work involved risk assessment of landfill leachate from unengineered landfill sites and its treatment and detoxification. It contributed significantly in aiding policymakers, environmentalists, scientists, students, and most importantly, citizens, in realizing the problem of unengineered landfill sites of India. Currently, she is working as a DST-Inspire Faculty at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India and carrying out her post-doctoral research on energy recovery from municipal solid wastes using bioreactor landfill technology and assessing the environmental profiles and greenhouse gas emissions in the bioreactor landfill and comparing it with the alternative waste management options used in India using Life Cycle Assessment methodology. Her broad research interests include Solid waste management, Bioremediation, Wastewater treatment, Toxicology, Life cycle assessment and sustainability. She has published in over 20 peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, being cited 385 times with an h index of 11 and an i10 index of 12. She is a reviewer of Bioresource Technology, Science of the total environment, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Chemosphere and Journal of Environmental Management.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Centre for Rural Development and Technology Indian Institute of Technology Delhi.

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