Simultaneous decontamination of multi-pollutants: A promising approach for water remediation

Jingtao Bi; Qingqing Tao; Xin Huang; Jingkang Wang; Ting Wang; Hongxun Hao

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131270

Simultaneous decontamination of multi-pollutants: A promising approach for water remediation

Chemosphere. 2021 Dec:284:131270. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131270. Epub 2021 Jun 23.

Authors

Jingtao Bi¹, Qingqing Tao¹, Xin Huang², Jingkang Wang³, Ting Wang⁴, Hongxun Hao⁵

Affiliations

¹ National Engineering Research Center of Industry Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
² National Engineering Research Center of Industry Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Co-Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China. Electronic address: x_huang@tju.edu.cn.
³ National Engineering Research Center of Industry Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Co-Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China; State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
⁴ National Engineering Research Center of Industry Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Co-Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China.
⁵ National Engineering Research Center of Industry Crystallization Technology, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China; Co-Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tianjin, 300072, China; State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China. Electronic address: hongxunhao@tju.edu.cn.

PMID: 34323782
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131270

Abstract

Water remediation techniques have been extensively investigated due to the increasing threats of soluble pollutants posed on the human health, ecology and sustainability. Confronted with the complex composition matrix of wastewater, the simultaneous elimination of coexisting multi-pollutants remains a great challenge due to their different physicochemical properties. By integrating multi-contaminants elimination processes into one unit operation, simultaneous decontamination attracted more and more attention under the consideration of versatile applications and economical benefits. In this review, the state-of-art simultaneous decontamination methods were systematically summarized as chemical precipitation, adsorption, photocatalysis, oxidation-reduction, biological removal and membrane filtration. Their applications, mechanisms, mutual interactions, sustainability and recyclability were outlined and discussed in detail. Finally, the prospects and opportunities for future research were proposed for further development of simultaneous decontamination. This work could provide guidelines for the design and fabrication of well-organized simultaneous decontaminating system.

Keywords: Coexisting hazardous materials; Mutual interactions; Simultaneous decontamination; Water remediation.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Decontamination
Environmental Pollutants*
Humans
Wastewater
Water
Water Purification*

Substances

Environmental Pollutants
Waste Water
Water