Simultaneous enhanced removal of pharmaceuticals and hormone from wastewaters using series combinations of ultra-violet irradiation, bioremediation, and adsorption technologies

Sayed, Khalid and Mohtar, Wan Hanna Melini Wan and Hanafiah, Zarimah Mohd and Wan-Mohtar, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad and Abd Manan, Teh Sabariah Binti and Sharif, Sarah Athirah Binti Mohamad (2024) Simultaneous enhanced removal of pharmaceuticals and hormone from wastewaters using series combinations of ultra-violet irradiation, bioremediation, and adsorption technologies. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 57. ISSN 2214-7144, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104589.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104589

Abstract

Pharmaceuticals and hormones presence in effluent of conventional municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been widely reported. Medicinal mushrooms such as Ganoderma species and bentonite clay were recently found to have promising results in wastewater treatment with potential advantages in the removal of pharmaceuticals. Here we investigated a hybrid treatment comprising of three separate processes (no chemicals) i.e., UV irradiation, biological, adsorption (bentonite + dolomite) in a series to enhance the simultaneous removal pharmaceuticals and hormone from wastewaters (real and synthetic). In this study, fungal species Ganoderma lucidum (GLSB) and Ganoderma neo-japonicum (GJSG) are used separately in bioreactors. The work investigated removal efficiencies of four (4) pharmaceuticals and a hormone. The results showed that all investigated pharmaceuticals and hormone were removed in hybrid treatment during 54.5 h treatment. Both GLSB and GJSG reactor series treatments achieved maximum removal in both synthetic and real domestic wastewater. Overall, this study provides promising suggestions for the upgrade and design of WWTPs to simultaneous complete removal of pharmaceuticals and hormone. Present study is a beginning for future development of sustainable tertiary hybrid treatment process in addition to existing WWTPs processes to completely remove the emerging pollutants.

Item Type: Article
Funders: UNSPECIFIED
Uncontrolled Keywords: Emerging pollutants; Pharmaceuticals (PhACs); Hormone; Ganoderma lucidum; Ganoderma neo-japonicum
Subjects: S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General)
T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Science > Institute of Biological Sciences
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 27 Jun 2024 06:13
Last Modified: 27 Jun 2024 06:13
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/44252

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