Process Technology and Sustainability Assessment of Wastewater Treatment

Tran, Nam Nghiep and Escriba-Gelonch, Marc and Sarafraz, Mohammad Mohsen and Pho, Quoc Hue and Sagadevan, Suresh and Hessel, Volker (2023) Process Technology and Sustainability Assessment of Wastewater Treatment. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 62 (3). pp. 1195-1214. ISSN 0888-5885, DOI https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.2c03471.

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Abstract

Removal of heavy metals in wastewater treatment is crucial to protect the environment, wildlife, and human health. Various techniques have been developed focusing on removal of heavy metal ions, pharmaceuticals, and other contaminants from different wastewater sources. The main methods include adsorption, filtration, ion exchange, electrochemical, reverse osmosis, precipitation, flotation/coagulation/ flocculation, and photocatalytic-based treatments. This paper compre-hensively assesses the sustainability of those common technologies used for wastewater process treatment. The sustainability profile depends mostly on the exact approach followed for each technology, including its energy consumption, type of radiation (where appropriate), auxiliary materials used (e.g., catalysts, adsorbents), and further specific experimental process settings. Thus, while sustainability inevitably provides a multifaceted answer, the review finally aims for sustainability benchmarking of all technologies, by compressing the manifold outcomes toward a compact information set, such as a table and radar plot.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions: Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 18 Sep 2025 03:45
Last Modified: 18 Sep 2025 03:45
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/50464

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