Removal of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in water using carbon nanotubes: A review

Removal of endocrine disrupting compounds, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products in water using carbon nanotubes: A review

Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) havebeen extensively detected in various surface water and wastewater. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) havearoused great research attention as a new type of adsorbent due to their unique properties and potentialapplications for the removal of various inorganic and organic EDCs and PPCPs. This review summarizesthe current research on the removal of EDCs and PPCPs with various CNTs, and provides valuableinformation for CNT applications in the water industry. The removal of various EDCs and PPCPs wasreviewed based on the existing literature to address the effects of process parameters, including CNTproperties, EDC/PPCP properties, and water chemistry conditions. Regulatory issues, analytical methods,and EDC/PPCP removal in water and wastewater treatment processes were also briefly addressed. Additionally, further research work on CNTs is suggested for the removal of EDCs and PPCPs from water.

Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) havebeen extensively detected in various surface water and wastewater. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) havearoused great research attention as a new type of adsorbent due to their unique properties and potentialapplications for the removal of various inorganic and organic EDCs and PPCPs. This review summarizesthe current research on the removal of EDCs and PPCPs with various CNTs, and provides valuableinformation for CNT applications in the water industry. The removal of various EDCs and PPCPs wasreviewed based on the existing literature to address the effects of process parameters, including CNTproperties, EDC/PPCP properties, and water chemistry conditions. Regulatory issues, analytical methods,and EDC/PPCP removal in water and wastewater treatment processes were also briefly addressed. Additionally, further research work on CNTs is suggested for the removal of EDCs and PPCPs from water.