Rosal et al.
(2010)
CBZ at 129 ng/L; IBP at
2687 ng/L; DCF at
232 ng/L
Real
wastewater
Biological treatment (3000
m
3
h
À1
) followed by ozonation
Gas
flow of 0.36 Nm
3
h
À1
pH
¼ 8.5
Æ 0.1
Bench
Organic compounds,
TOC, COD, BOD, and
inorganic anions
O
3 with doses lower than
90 mM allowed the
removal of many individual pollutants including some of those more
refractory to biological
treatments
MirallesCuevas et al.
(2013)
CBZ and IBP at 100
μg/L Natural
water
Combined nanofiltration
(5.2 m
2
; 50 Lh
À1
) and solar
photo-Fenton treatment
pH 5
[Fe
+2
]
¼ 5 mg/L
Pilot
plant
Target compounds, TOC
and ions concentrations
Higher initial concentrations of micropollutants,
H
2 O
2 was used more
efficiently and
t
NF
pretreatment reduced the
photo-Fenton treatment
time
Nguyen et al.
(2013)
CBZ, IBP and DCF at
5
μg/L
Synthetic
wastewater
Combined MBR (0.074 m
2
;
0.4
μm) with UV oxidation
LP 80 W hg-lamp
Bench
Target compounds, TOC,
and TN
The combination of
MBR with UV oxidation
resulted in a removal
ranging from 85% to
complete removal of
selected compounds
MirallesCuevas et al.
(2014c)
CBZ and IBP at
15–150
μg/L
Real
municipal
wastewater
NF (5.2 m
2
; 50 L/h) combined with mild solar photoFenton
pH
¼ 5–6
[Fe
+2
]
¼5 mg/L
[H
2 O
2 ]
¼ <25 mg/L
Pilot
plant
Organic compounds,
DOC, TIC and ions
concentration
NF produced a permeate
containing less than 1.5%
of the initial concentration of pharmaceuticals.
Solar photo-Fenton process applied to this
stream led to a reduction
of 88% and 89% in treatment time
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(2010)
CBZ at 129 ng/L; IBP at
2687 ng/L; DCF at
232 ng/L
Real
wastewater
Biological treatment (3000
m
3
h
À1
) followed by ozonation
Gas
flow of 0.36 Nm
3
h
À1
pH
¼ 8.5
Æ 0.1
Bench
Organic compounds,
TOC, COD, BOD, and
inorganic anions
O
3 with doses lower than
90 mM allowed the
removal of many individual pollutants including some of those more
refractory to biological
treatments
MirallesCuevas et al.
(2013)
CBZ and IBP at 100
μg/L Natural
water
Combined nanofiltration
(5.2 m
2
; 50 Lh
À1
) and solar
photo-Fenton treatment
pH 5
[Fe
+2
]
¼ 5 mg/L
Pilot
plant
Target compounds, TOC
and ions concentrations
Higher initial concentrations of micropollutants,
H
2 O
2 was used more
efficiently and
t
NF
pretreatment reduced the
photo-Fenton treatment
time
Nguyen et al.
(2013)
CBZ, IBP and DCF at
5
μg/L
Synthetic
wastewater
Combined MBR (0.074 m
2
;
0.4
μm) with UV oxidation
LP 80 W hg-lamp
Bench
Target compounds, TOC,
and TN
The combination of
MBR with UV oxidation
resulted in a removal
ranging from 85% to
complete removal of
selected compounds
MirallesCuevas et al.
(2014c)
CBZ and IBP at
15–150
μg/L
Real
municipal
wastewater
NF (5.2 m
2
; 50 L/h) combined with mild solar photoFenton
pH
¼ 5–6
[Fe
+2
]
¼5 mg/L
[H
2 O
2 ]
¼ <25 mg/L
Pilot
plant
Organic compounds,
DOC, TIC and ions
concentration
NF produced a permeate
containing less than 1.5%
of the initial concentration of pharmaceuticals.
Solar photo-Fenton process applied to this
stream led to a reduction
of 88% and 89% in treatment time
(continued)
10 Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment and. . .
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