Review on Physicochemical, Chemical, and Biological Processes for Pharmaceutical Wastewater

3rd International Conference on Advances in Energy Resources and Environment Engineering

能源学;生态环境科学

Li, Zhenchen^1 ; Yang, Ping^1

School of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu

610065, China^1

关键词: Biological toxicity;    Chemical and biologicals;    Complex compositions;    Environmental problems;    Pharmaceutical industry;    Pharmaceutical wastewater;    Treatment technologies;    Wastewater treatment plants;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/113/1/012185/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/113/1/012185

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Due to the needs of human life and health, pharmaceutical industry has made great progress in recent years, but it has also brought about severe environmental problems. The presence of pharmaceuticals in natural waters which might pose potential harm to the ecosystems and humans raised increasing concern worldwide. Pharmaceuticals cannot be effectively removed by conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) owing to the complex composition, high concentration of organic contaminants, high salinity and biological toxicity of pharmaceutical wastewater. Therefore, the development of efficient methods is needed to improve the removal effect of pharmaceuticals. This review provides an overview on three types of treatment technologies including physicochemical, chemical and biological processes and their advantages and disadvantages respectively. In addition, the future perspectives of pharmaceutical wastewater treatment are given.