A Review on Advanced Treatment of Pharmaceutical Wastewater

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 12025 - 12030
• Main Authors: Guo, Y, Qi, P S, Liu, Y Z
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.05.2017
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Activated carbon adsorption; Biological activity; Biological treatment; Coagulation; Dissolved organic matter; Effluents; Flotation; Medical wastes; Membrane separation; Membranes; Microorganisms; Oxidation; Pharmaceutical industry wastes; Pharmaceuticals; Separation; Solid suspensions; Suspended solids; Toxicity; Wastewater treatment

The composition of pharmaceutical wastewater is complex, which is high concentration of organic matter, microbial toxicity, high salt, and difficult to biodegrade. After secondary treatment, there are still trace amounts of suspended solids and dissolved organic matter. To improve the quality of pha...