TY - JOUR
T1 - Phthalates in the environment
T2 - characteristics, fate and transport, and advanced wastewater treatment technologies
AU - Tuan Tran, Huu
AU - Lin, Chitsan
AU - Bui, Xuan Thanh
AU - Ky Nguyen, Minh
AU - Dan Thanh Cao, Ngoc
AU - Mukhtar, Hussnain
AU - Giang Hoang, Hong
AU - Varjani, Sunita
AU - Hao Ngo, Huu
AU - Nghiem, Long D.
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Phthalates are well-known emerging contaminants that harm human health and the environment. Therefore, this review aims to discuss about the occurrence, fate, and phthalates concentration in the various environmental matrices (e.g., aquatic, sediment, soil, and sewage sludge). Hence, it is necessary to treat sources containing phthalates before discharging them to aqueous environment. Various advanced wastewater treatments including adsorption process (e.g., biochar, activated carbon), advanced oxidation processes (e.g., photo-fenton, ozonation, photocatalysis), and biological treatment (membrane bioreactor) have been successfully to address this issue with high removal efficiencies (70–95%). Also, the degradation mechanism was discussed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the phthalate removal for the reader. Additionally, key factors that influenced the phthalates removal efficiency of these technologies were identified and summarized with a view towards pilot-scale and industrial applications.© 2021 Elsevier Ltd.
AB - Phthalates are well-known emerging contaminants that harm human health and the environment. Therefore, this review aims to discuss about the occurrence, fate, and phthalates concentration in the various environmental matrices (e.g., aquatic, sediment, soil, and sewage sludge). Hence, it is necessary to treat sources containing phthalates before discharging them to aqueous environment. Various advanced wastewater treatments including adsorption process (e.g., biochar, activated carbon), advanced oxidation processes (e.g., photo-fenton, ozonation, photocatalysis), and biological treatment (membrane bioreactor) have been successfully to address this issue with high removal efficiencies (70–95%). Also, the degradation mechanism was discussed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the phthalate removal for the reader. Additionally, key factors that influenced the phthalates removal efficiency of these technologies were identified and summarized with a view towards pilot-scale and industrial applications.© 2021 Elsevier Ltd.
KW - Aquatic environment
KW - Biodegradation
KW - Plasticizer
KW - Toxicity
KW - Wastewater treatment
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U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126249
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126249
M3 - RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal
C2 - 34732372
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 344
JO - Bioresource Technology
JF - Bioresource Technology
IS - Part B
M1 - 126249
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