Recent advances in using of chitosan-based adsorbents for removal of pharmaceutical contaminants: A review

• Published in: Journal of cleaner production Vol. 291; p. 125880
• Main Authors: Karimi-Maleh, Hassan, Ayati, Ali, Davoodi, Reza, Tanhaei, Bahareh, Karimi, Fatemeh, Malekmohammadi, Samira, Orooji, Yasin, Fu, Li, Sillanpää, Mika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2021
• Subjects: adsorbents; Adsorption; amoxicillin; Biopolymers; Chitosan-based adsorbent; diclofenac; ecotoxicology; hydroquinone; ibuprofen; information; laboratories; Micro-pollutants; moieties; Pharmaceutical contaminants; pollutants; temperature; wastewater treatment; water; Water and wastewater treatment; Micro-pollutants; Chitosan-based adsorbent; Water and wastewater treatment; Adsorption; Biopolymers; Pharmaceutical contaminants

During recent years, the pharmaceutical compounds have been considered as an emerging water micro-pollutant, due to their potential eco-toxicity. Among the various treatment approaches, the adsorption method has been found an attractive, simple and powerful tool for the removal of these compounds. R...